AD Development and Testing:

Working Documents

• Unit Common and OU Names 5Dec2003 revision (71KB Excel file)
• Physically Securing Domain Controllers for UF Active Directory rev.1.02 (140KB Word document)

Diagrams of Proposed Forest/Domain/OU structure

• If you do not have Visio, download a copy of the Visio Viewer application (3790KB) to view the following links:
• Forest/Domain diagram #1 (Visio format, 611KB)
• Forest/Domain diagram #2 (Visio format, 623KB)
• Forest/Domain diagram #3 (Visio format, 617KB)
• IFAS OU proposal (Visio format, 706KB)

Documentation Templates

• Group Policy Settings Map worksheet
  (Excel document, 77KB)
• Group Policy Object Settings worksheet
  (Excel document, 101KB)

Background Readings

Overview

• Best Practices for Active Directory Design and Deployment
• Best Practice Active Directory Design for Managing Windows Networks

DNS design

• MS Technical Documents on Name & Address Management
  
• Dynamic DNS and Windows 2000 at Yale University
  

Authentication

• Global Catalog Server Requirement for User and Computer Logon Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - Q216970
  
• Windows 2000 Authentication book chapter by Jan de Clerq covering Kerberos details
  

Group Policy design and management

• Windows 2000 Group Policy whitepaper
  (Word document, 4061KB)
• Troubleshooting Group Policy in Windows 2000 whitepaper
  (Word document, 248KB)
• Managing Windows XP in a Windows 2000 Server Environment whitepaper
  (Word document, 301KB)
• Implementing Registry-Based Group Policy for Applications whitepaper
  (Word document, 472KB)
• FullArmor's FAZAM 2000
  - utility for managing group policies
• Implementing Common Desktop Management Scenarios
  - six common group policy scenarios
• Designing a Group Policy Infrastructure
  - Microsoft Windows .NET Server Deployment Guide, Beta Chapter

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