Microsoft Exchange Server 2013: Mailbox and High Availability

Types of Active Directory deployment that support Exchange

Active Directory implementations in use today extend from a single forest to multiple forests, and there are many variations in between. Some companies deployed Active Directory early and have an implementation that features a root domain that contains a small number of servers, such as the schema master, with applications and users deployed into a set of geographic or business-centric domains. Other companies have deployed multiple Active Directory forests because different businesses require separate security contexts. Yet other companies have acquired multiple forests through buying companies and are merging applications, domains, and forests into a more streamlined design. Some companies ...