Windows Server® 2008 R2 Unleashed

Chapter 8. Creating Federated Forests and Lightweight Directories

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Keeping a Distributed Environment in Sync

• Active Directory Federation Services

• Synchronizing Directory Information with Forefront Identity Manager (FIM)

• Harnessing the Power and Potential of FIM

Windows Server 2008 R2 not only contains the traditional directory services known as Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), but it also includes a version of directory services meant for specific applications and smaller, more lightweight applications. This directory services version is known as Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS).

Keeping information and identities synchronized across these directories can be a challenge, so Microsoft ...