August 2019
Intermediate to advanced
786 pages
20h 22m
English
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The number of domains
After deciding on the domain structure model, the next step is to identify the number of domains that are required. The number of domains depends on the number of objects that will be managed, the number of geographical locations, administrative requirements, and the bandwidth of links.
In the following table, I have listed the number of users that can be maintained in a domain against the replication bandwidth:
|
Bandwidth |
If 1% of bandwidth is allowed for replication |
If 10% of bandwidth is allowed for replication |
|
128 kbps |
25,000 |
100,000 |
|
256 kbps |
50,000 |
100,000 |
|
512 kbps |
80,000 |
100,000 |
|
1.5 Mbps |
100,000 |
100,000 |
Bandwidth between locations is not the only reason for multiple ...