Re: New Active Directory configuration

AJ wrote:
I currently administer two domains each domain has one child domain (both child domains are plysically in different locations and have their own exchange server). In the near future I will need to consolidate all domains into a new domain forest.

I was contemplating how to design the new AD structure. My first design idea is to create a new forest root and then consildate both child domains into OU's rather than renaming the child OU's. Convert the child domain servers into domain controllers/GC's for the new forest. Reinstall Exchange on the these servers and add them to the new Administrative group.

Any thoughts?

Single domain \ single forest will be good if there is no other factors affecting your design like political \ legal factors.

I think that best option will be to consolidate domains to OUs as You said and migrate Exchange mailboxes from old domains to new servers in destination domain, then decommission old Exchange, DCs and domains.

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