MCTS Windows Server® 2008 R2 Complete: Study Guide

Creating OUs

Now that you have looked at several different ways in which OUs can be used to bring organization to the objects within Active Directory, it’s time to look at how you can create and manage them.

Through the use of the Active Directory Users and Computers administrative tool, also called the MMC (Microsoft Management Console), you can quickly and easily add, move, and change OUs. This graphical tool makes it easy to visualize and create the various levels of hierarchy an organization requires.

Figure 7.3 shows a geographically based OU structure that a multinational company might use. Note that the organization is based in North America and it has a corporate office located there. In general, the other offices are much smaller than ...