Designing and Deploying Directory and Security Services
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
Welcome to Designing and Deploying Directory and Security Services of the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit.
Whether you are designing a new Active Directory logical structure, deploying Active Directory for the first time, upgrading an existing Windows environment to Windows Server 2003 Active Directory, or restructuring your current environment to a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory environment, Part I of this book will assist you in meeting all of the Active Directory design and deployment goals for your organization.
You also need to make important decisions early in your deployment regarding the design and deployment of Windows Server 2003 distributed security services for authentication, access control, and, increasingly, certificate use. Part II of this book will assist you in preparing the design and planning documents needed to create a sound foundation of distributed security services.
This book contains the following chapters:
Part I: Designing and Deploying Directory Services
Planning an Active Directory Deployment Project
Designing the Active Directory Logical Structure
Planning Domain Controller Capacity
Enabling Advanced Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Features
Deploying the Windows Server 2003 Forest Root Domain
Deploying Windows Server 2003 Regional Domains
Upgrading Windows NT 4.0 Domains to Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
Upgrading from Windows 2000 Domains to Windows Server 2003 Domains
Restructuring Windows NT 4.0 Domains to an Active Directory Forest
Restructuring Active Directory Domains Between Forests
Restructuring Active Directory Domains Within a Forest
Part II: Deploying Distributed Security Services
Designing an Authentication Strategy
Designing a Resource Authorization Strategy