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TREE

Tree is a set of one or more domains with contiguous names. If more than one domain exists, you can combine the multiple domains into hierarchical tree structures. The first domain created is the root domain of the first tree. Other domains in the same domain tree are child domains. A domain immediately above another domain in the same domain tree is its parent.

TREE

ZOOM.COM

(Parent Domain)

MCSE.ZOOM.COM

(Child Domain)

MCP.MCSE.ZOOM.COM

(Grand Child Domain)

FOREST

Multiple domain trees within a single forest do not form a contiguous namespace Although trees in a forest do not share a namespace, a forest will have a single root domain, called the forest root domain. The forest root domain is the first domain created in the forest. These two forest-wide predefined groups reside in forest root domain. Enterprise Admins Schema Admins

FOREST

Forest

ZOOM.COM

(Forest/Tree Root)

SOFT.COM

(Tree Root)

TREE
MCSE.ZOOM.COM

TREE

(Child Domain)

Directory Partitions

Forest-wide replication (every DC in forest has a replica)

Schema

Configuration

Domain-wide replication Configurable Replication

Zoom.com

Contains Contains definitions definitions and and rules rules for for creating creating and and manipulating manipulating all all objects objects and and attributes attributes Contains Contains information information about about Active Active Directory Directory structure structure Contains Contains information information about about all all domain-specific domain-specific objects objects created created in in Active Active Directory Directory Contains Contains application application data data ForestDNSZone ForestDNSZone DomainDNSZone DomainDNSZone

Application

All Partitions Together Comprise the Active Directory Database

Physical Components of Active Directory

Domain Controllers

Sites

SITES

A set of well-connected IP subnets Site can be generally used for Locating Services (e.g. Logon), Replication, Group Policy Application Sites are connected with Site Links
Sys1 Sys2 Comp1 Comp2

Sys3

India

Site Site Link

USA

SITES A site can span multiple domains

ZOOM.COM

India

MCSE.ZOOM.COM

SITES A domain can Span multiple sites

DC India

ZOOM.COM

ADC

USA
Site Site Link Link

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