Re: Forest Setup Question

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Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 12:43:40 -0800

"Scott McDonald" <sdgmcdon@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:eNTVkPFFFHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl:

> We are about to have a new location on the other side of the country
> that would need to have the same email addresses as we do here but
> would also need to be able to continue working if for whatever reason
> they lost their connection to us.
>
> Our existing domain is called "portland", the new domain would likely
> be "philidelphia". I was thinking the best thing to do is to create a
> forest called "company" then have the existing portland domain and the
> philidelphia domain be trees of that forest. Is this possible with an
> existing domain? Fairly straight forward to do it? Difficult?
> Documentation recommendations?
>
> Also, as for exchange, we want them to have the same email addresses,
> how would this work if their exchange server is in a different domain
> than ours?
>
> I don't have any experience in enterprise level IT so I'm not real
> sure about the best way to go about setting this stuff up, any and all
> recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
>
> thanks!
>
> Scott
>
>
>

Hi Scott --

I recommend reading the applicable parts of the Windows Server 2003
Deployment Kit, which you can purchase in hard copy form at Amazon (or
Barnes & Noble or whereever) or read free on the Web at
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/all/deplo
yguide/en-
us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/all/deployguid
e/en-us/dnsbk_ias_overview.asp.

These deployment guides cover everything you're discussing as well as
network services, security, etc, and they walk you through the planning of
your deployment -- which is nice, as it teaches you how to think about what
you are doing.

For example, in the chapter "Designing and Deploying Directory and Security
Services," the following topics are covered just in the first section:

Planning an Active Directory Deployment Project

Designing the Active Directory Logical Structure

Designing the Site Topology

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 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

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