Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Insider Solutions

Chapter 12. Implementing Microsoft Active Directory

In this Chapter

• Taking Advantage of Functional Levels

• Improving Domain Controller Installation

• Getting the Most Out of Global Catalog Servers

• Maximizing Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) Roles

• Expanding the Enterprise by Interconnecting Forests and Domains

• Enhancing Flexibility with Renaming Domains

• Managing the Active Directory Schema

• Improving Replication with Application Partitions

• BEST PRACTICES

• Install and Configure the DNS Infrastructure Before the Domain Controller Promotion

Even though many organizations can benefit from features present in Windows Server 2003 as member servers in an existing directory structure, the true defining characteristic of a Windows Server 2003 network is Active Directory. ...