Mastering Active Directory - Second Edition

AD sites and replication

AD components represent the physical and logical structure of a business. AD forests, domains, organization units, and AD objects, such as computers and users, represent the logical structure of the business. AD roles and features, such as AD CS, AD RMS, and AD FS, can be used to represent the organization's operational and security requirements. In an infrastructure, all these components are connected together using physical connections such as copper or fiber. Without the physical connection, there is no possibility for these AD components to communicate with each other and perform a logical structure. Based on the business requirements, connectivity may have to be extended to remote geographical locations. This ...