Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Starting an OU Design

As with AD DS domain design, OU design should be kept simple and expanded only if a specific need makes the creation of an OU necessary. As you will see, compelling reasons to create of are generally limited to delegation of administration, in most cases.

As with domain design, it is important to establish a frame of reference and common design criteria when beginning design of the OU structure. Organizational units are often graphically represented by a folder that looks like the icon in Figure 6.4.

Figure 6.4. Organization Unit representation

Another common method of displaying OU structure is represented by simple text ...