47、Mastering Active Directory Planning: Organizational Units, Sites, and Naming Conventions

Mastering Active Directory Planning: Organizational Units, Sites, and Naming Conventions

1. Introduction to Active Directory Planning

Active Directory is a cornerstone in modern network infrastructure, offering a centralized way to manage users, computers, and resources. When planning an Active Directory, multiple factors need consideration, including the number of domains, the use of organizational units (OUs), site planning, and naming conventions.

2. Planning Organizational Units (OUs)

OUs are fundamental for hierarchically organizing objects within Active Directory. They can contain other OUs, users, groups, printers, and shared folders.

2.1 Using OUs to Manage Resources

• Hierarchical Structure