Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003 Unleashed

Chapter 8. Global Catalog and Domain Controller Placement

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Active Directory Structure

• Examining the Role of Domain Controllers in AD

• Defining the Global Catalog

• Exploring DSAccess, DSProxy, and the Categorizer

• Understanding AD Functionality Modes and Their Relationship to Exchange Groups

• Best Practices

There is simply no way around it; Active Directory is a critical and necessary component of any Exchange Server 2003 deployment. When Exchange lost its directory component with the introduction of Exchange 2000, the result was a lot of grumbling about the learning curve associated with Active Directory. The advent of Windows Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2003, brought the optimization and simplification of the Active Directory environment. ...