Appendix: Design Job Aid

Published: February 25, 2008   This job aid summarizes the decision and task results. Additional job aids included with the Windows Server 2008 Deployment Kit can be found at https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6cde6ee7-5df1-4394-92ed-2147c3a9ebbe&displaylang=en.   How many forests? Number ____ Names ________ How many domains per forest? Forest 1____ Forest N____ Assign domain names (DNS and NetBIOS) for each domain (add columns for additional forests). Domain Forest 1 Forest N 1     2     3     N     List the forest root domain for each forest. Forest 1_____ Forest N______ Design the OU structure for each domain. OU name Domain Purpose Controls                                 Determine the domain controller placement for each domain. Sketch out the domain controller placement. Determine the number of domain controllers for each location. Location Number of domain controllers             Plan global catalog server placement for each forest. Sketch out the global catalog server placement.     Plan the FSMO role placement for each forest and domain. Sketch out FSMO placement.     Create a site design. Sketch out site design.     Create a site link design. Sketch our site links.     Establish the physical server design. Server name CPU Disk size/configuration Memory

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