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| worrywarm 2004-03-20, 11:58 am |
| I realize this might not be a place for this quesion, but I noticed many ms certified people here and usually I can quickest response here , so..give a try 
what is the distinction between site and domain, and how about DNS zone (concepts used in windows 2000 active directory integrated with DNS)?
I know a site does not need a domain controller, but a domain needs at least a domain controller. Therefore, can we say that a domain can have more than one site? However, it is said site is a less restrictive concept than domain...so confused.
Thanks a lot. | |
| Joe Dali 2004-03-20, 4:53 pm |
| In my company we use sites in our Windows 2000 domain to distinguish our 200+ WAN links around the US. Its a way of oraganizing remote and local subnets in a managable franework and provides the backbone of directory replication across the enterprise.
Creating a site link between two or more sites is a way to influence replication topology. By creating a site link, you provide Active Directory with information about what connections are available, which ones are preferred, and how much bandwidth is available. Active Directory uses this information to choose times and connections for replication that will afford the best performance.
A domain defines a security boundary. The directory includes one or more domains, each having its own security policies and trust relationships with other domains. Domains provide several benefits:
Security policies and settings (such as administrative rights and access control lists) do not cross from one domain to another.
Domains are units of replication. All of the domain controllers in a particular domain can receive changes and replicate those changes to all other domain controllers in the domain.
A single domain can span multiple physical locations or sites. Using a single domain greatly simplifies administrative overhead.
One domain can service many sites, multiple domains can span many sites as well. We have 6 domains and about 300 sites. Works great indeed.
Take a look at the online documentation on http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/ - its all there ... and more. | |
| worrywarm 2004-03-20, 5:11 pm |
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Originally posted by Joe Dali
Take a look at the online documentation on http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/ - its all there ... and more.
thanks a lot dali, actually that's where I'm at these days |
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