Module 3 Designing an Active Directory Site Topology

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							   Module 3:
 Designing an
Active Directory
 Site Topology
Agenda


Sites
    Replication Within Sites
    Replication Between Sites
    Replication Protocols
Active   Directory Branch Office Deployment
 What Are Sites?


 The First Site Is Set Up Automatically, and Is Called
  Default-First-Site-Name
 Sites Can Consist of Zero, One, or More Subnets
 Sites Are Used to Control Replication Traffic and
  Logon Traffic
 Sites Contain Server Objects and Are Associated with
  IP Subnet Objects
Sites: Purpose and Function
   Definition:
       A set of well-connected subnets
       Contain only Server and Configuration
        objects
   Sites are used for…
       Logging on
       Group Policies
       Replication topology
           Intra-Site
           Inter-Site
     Site Boundaries
         Sites may span domains
         Domains may span sites
         OUs may span sites

Site A spans some
 components of                   dom.com
   dom.com
                Site A                Some components of
                            OU         OU exist in SiteA
                                      Some components of
                                       OU exist in Site B
                   Site B
 Site B spans all of             sub.dom.com
 sub.dom.com and
some components of
   dom.com
Replication

   Intra-Site Replication
       Automatic topology generation
       Pull-only, based on update
        notification
       Always RPC based
   Inter-Site Replication
       Semi-automatic topology generation
       Scheduled (no update notification)
       RPC or SMTP (Domain NC: RPC Only)
Intra-Site Replication
    Information that is replicated
        Domain Naming Context (NC)
        Configuration Naming Context (NC)
        Schema Naming Context (NC)
    Replication Topologies
        Domain NC
        Schema/Configuration NC always
         share the same topology
Intra-Site Replication
                                   Same Site - Single Domain
 A
 1
           SITE       A
                      2
                                    = One Replication
                                    Topology
                                   Each new DC (KCC) inserts
                                    itself into the ring
 A                    A            Replication via RPC is
 3                    4
                                    based on pull
       Legend
          Domain
                                   Topology adjusts to
       A
       3
             Server
                                    ensure a maximum of three
Domain A Topology/Connection
                                    hops (edges added at 7
Schema/Configuration Topology       servers)
                                   KCC runs every 15 minutes
Intra-Site Replication
    A
        SITE     A
    1            2
                          B
                          2            DCs within a site/domain
B
                                        will maintain distinct
1                                       Domain NC connection
                          B             objects
                          3
    A
    3
                 A
                 4
                                           Schema/Configuration
                                            replication performed
         Legend                             normally
         A Domain                          Domain NC’s topologies
         3 Server
                                            are separate for
        Domain A Topology/Connection        Domain A and
        Domain B Topology/Connection
        Schema/Configuration Topology
                                            Domain B
Intra-Site Replication
                                        Global Catalog
                                         Servers within a site
                                         will source from a DC
                      SITE
                                        Global Catalog will
          A                  A           establish a connection
          1                  2
                                 B       object to request
                                 2
                                         Domain NC from the
                                         other domain(s)
    B   Global Catalog
    1   Server & Connector



                                 B
                                 3
          A                  A
          3                  4
Inter-Site Replication
    Site Links
        Two or more sites
        Connected by common transport
        Cost associated with link
        Schedule determines window
        Frequency determines replication
    Site Link Bridges
        Two or more site links
        Transitiveness between site links
Site Links
   Transport
       IP (RPC) or SMTP
   Cost
       Smaller number is cheaper
       Based on network characteristics
   Schedule
       Configurable
       Schedule defines windows of
        replication
       Frequency defines how often
        replication will happen
             Site Links
                                                 Describe physical
                        NYC                       network
                        AB       20
              1
                           FRAME
                                                 Used for message
     RED                              BOS
     AB
                         128 128
                                      AB          route paths
                                                 Defined by:
       256




10
                                        10
                                                    Two or more sites
     SEA                       ATL
     A
       A          512
                               AB                   Cost
                   5
                                                    Transport
       512




5
                               Legend
     LAX                 COST                       Schedule
     B                       Site LInk Domain
       B                                            Frequency
                        A Domain Servers
                          B
Site Link Bridges

                       NYC
                       AB      2
             1
                               0
                          FRAME BOS
                                          Provide
     RED                128128
     AB                          AB        transitiveness
                                           between site links
       256




 10
                                  10
     SEA                    ATL
                                          Similar to network
     A
       A         512
                            AB             routers
                  5
                                           All sites bridged by
       512




 5                                     
     LAX
                                           default
     B
       B                                  Defined by two or
                                           more site links
 Replication Within Sites
       Domain
    Controller A
                                Site
                                       IP Subnet

                               Replication

                   IP Subnet                       Domain
                                                   Controller B
Replication Within Sites:
Occurs Between Domain Controllers in the
 Same Site
Assumes Fast and Highly Reliable Network
 Links
Does Not Compress Replication Traffic
Uses a Change Notification Mechanism
  Replication Between Sites
Replication Between                                  ISTG
                                                                        Bridgehead
 Sites:                                                                      Server
                                                              Replication
Occurs on a
 Manually Defined                          IP Subnet
 Schedule                                              Site     IP Subnet


Is Designed to
 Optimize Bandwidth                                                   Replication

One or More
 Replicas in                           Replication
 Each Site Act As                                                    Bridgehead
 Bridgeheads        IP Subnet                                        Server, ISTG
                                Site     IP Subnet
Replication Protocols

                               RPC or SMTP


  Domain Controller A                           Domain Controller B


                        Replication Protocols
          RPC for Replication Within and Between
           Sites
          SMTP for Replication Between Sites
ISM and KCC/ISTG
   Inter-Site Messaging Service (ISM)
     Creates cost matrix for Inter-Site replication
     Sends and receives SMTP messages if SMTP
       replication is used
     Runs only when
        ISM service starts up
        Changes happen in site configuration (new
          sites, site-links, site-link-bridges)
     Information is used by
        Netlogon for auto-site coverage
        Load-Balancing tool
        Universal Group Caching
        DFS
   KCC/ISTG
     Computes least cost spanning tree Inter-Site
       replication topology
     Inter-Site component of KCC
     Runs every 15 minutes by default
Bridgehead Server Selection
   Windows 2000
       On a per site basis, for each domain, one DC
        per NC used as Bridgehead
   Windows Server 2003
       On a per site basis, for each domain, all DCs
        per NC used as Bridgehead
       KCC picks DC randomly when connection
        object is created
           For both incoming and outgoing connection
            objects
Bridgehead Server Selection

      A




 B                         A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 B3 B4


                                                    siteLink

                siteLink           siteLink



A11       B11                A12    B12       A13        B13
Bridgehead Server Selection
                Windows 2000

      A




 B                 A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 B3 B4




A11       B11         A12      B12    A13   B13
Bridgehead Server Selection
Preferred Bridgehead Server List

   Some servers should not be used as
    Bridgeheads
     PDC FSMO
     Weak hardware
   Solution: Preferred Bridgehead Server List
     Allows administrator to restrict what DCs can
       be used as Bridgehead Servers
     If Preferred Bridgehead Server List is defined
       for a site, KCC/ISTG will only use members of
       the list as Bridgeheads
   Warning:
     If Preferred Bridgehead Server List is defined,
       make sure that there are at least DCs per NC
       in the list
     If there is no DC for a specific NC in the list,
       replication will not occur out of site for this
       NC
Bridgehead Server Selection
                Preferred Bridgehead Server List

      A




 B                  A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 B3 B4




A11       B11          A12        B12              A13   B13
Bridgehead Server Selection
                Bad Bad Preferred Bridgehead Server List

      A




 B                  A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 B3 B4
                                                           Replication
                                                           to B NC
                                                           broken




A11       B11           A12         B12             A13       B13
Bridgehead Server Selection
Recommendations for Branch Office Deployments

   Always use Preferred Bridgehead Server
    List in hub sites
       Make sure that there are enough DCs in the
        list
       Make sure that there are enough DCs that
        are not included in the list
           Do not add PDC Operations Master
           Do not add DCs used for user logons
           Do not add DCs used by Exchange servers
   Make sure that all NCs are covered in the
    Preferred Bridgehead Server List
   If there are GCs in the branches, make all
    Bridgehead Servers GCs
Best Practices

 Place at Least One Domain Controller in Every Site


  Place At Least One DNS Server in Each Site


 Schedule Site Links for Times When Network Traffic Is Slow
Agenda


Sites
    Replication Within Sites
    Replication Between Sites
    Replication Protocols
Active   Directory Branch Office Deployment
Characteristics Of A Branch
Office Deployment
   Large number of locations
   Small number of users per location
   Hub and spoke network topology
   Slow network connections and dial
    on demand links
       WAN availability
       Bandwidth available for Active Directory
       Other services relying on the WAN
   Large number of domain controllers
    in remote locations
                                                      Branch Office Scenario
                                                           TCP/IP & DNS Settings

AD Branch Office Scenario                                  FSMO Role Placement



                                                   ROOT1- GC                   ROOT2 - DC
                                              (SM, DNM FSMO Roles)     (IM, RID, PDC FSMO Roles)
                                                 corp.hay-buv.com            corp.hay-buv.com             ROOT3 - DC
                                                     10.10.1.1                   10.10.1.2              corp.hay-buv.com
                                                 DNS P: 10.10.1.2            DNS P: 10.10.1.1               10.10.1.3
                                                 DNS A: 10.10.1.3            DNS A: 10.10.1.3           DNS P: 10.10.1.1
                                                                                                        DNS A: 10.10.1.2
                            HUBDC1 - DC
                     (IM, RID, PDC FSMO Roles)
                      branches.corp.hay-buv-com
                             10.10.20.99
                          DNS P: 10.10.20.99
                                                                                                       BH3 - GC
                          DNS A: 10.10.20.1           BH1 - GC
                                                                               BH2 - GC        branches.corp.hay-buv.com
                                              branches.corp.hay-buv-com
                                                                       branches.corp.hay-buv.com      10.10.20.3
                                                     10.10.20.1
                                                                              10.10.20.2           DNS P: 10.10.20.3        Site-HUB
                                                  DNS P: 10.10.20.1
                                                                           DNS P: 10.10.20.2       DNS A: 10.10.20.1
                                                  DNS A: 10.10.20.2
                                                                           DNS A: 10.10.20.1

       Staging - GC
 branches.corp.hay-buv.com
        10.10.30.1
     DNS P: 10.10.30.1
     DNS A: 10.10.20.1

        Site-Stage




                         Branch Office           Branch Office         Branch Office            Branch Office         Branch Office
                         Site-Branch1            Site-Branch2          Site-Branch3             Site-Branch4          Site-Branch5




                           BODC1                   BODC2                  BODC3                  BODC4                 BODC5
                             DC                      DC                     DC                     DC                    DC
                          10.10.21.1              10.10.22.1             10.10.23.1             10.10.24.1            10.10.25.1
                       DNS P: 10.10.21.1       DNS P: 10.10.22.1      DNS P: 10.10.23.1      DNS P: 10.10.24.1     DNS P: 10.10.25.1
                       DNS A: 10.10.20.1       DNS A: 10.10.20.2      DNS A: 10.10.20.3      DNS A: 10.10.20.1     DNS A: 10.10.20.2
Design Considerations For Branch
Offices

   User management and Group Policies
   Structural Planning
       Forest planning
       Domain planning
       DNS considerations
       Replication planning
   DNS configuration for branch offices
   Replication planning
    Centralized User Management
   Advantages:
     Good security control and policy enforcement
     Easy automation of common management tasks from a single
      source point
     Problems can be fixed quickly
     Changes flow from hub to branch
   Disadvantages
     Success varies directly with the availability and speed of the
      local area network (LAN) or WAN
     Propagation changes are time-consuming, depending on the
      replication infrastructure and the replication schedules
     Time to react and to fix issues might be longer
     IT organization tends to be further away from “customer”
   Recommendation
     Use centralized model
Group Policy Management
   Management of Group Policies focuses on PDC
     Group policies use both Active Directory and
       sysvol replication (NTFRS replication)
     Sysvol replicates on a per file level
     Changes are performed on PDC
   Always use centralized Group Policy model for
    Branch Office deployments
     Watch applications that change Group Polices
       (account security settings)
   Restrict administration of policies to group that
    understands impact of changes
     Avoid last writer win overwrite issues
SYSVOL Replication
   Follows AD replication topology
       Uses connection objects
   Different conflict resolution algorithm
       Replicates on a per file level
       Last writer wins
   Avoid applications that create excessive
    sysvol replication
       Do not create file system policy against
        replicated content
       Check anti-virus software
       Diskeeper
Forest Planning
   Deploy single forest for Branch Offices
   Reasons for having multiple forests
     Political/organizational reasons
       Unlikely in branch office scenarios
     Too many locations where domain controllers
      must be deployed
       Complexity of deployment
     Too many objects in the directory
       Should be partitioned on domain level
       GCs too big?
          Evaluate not deploying GCs to branch
             offices
          “Whistler”: No-GC-logon feature
Domain Partitioning
   Recommendation for Branch Office Deployment
     Use single domain
       Typically only one security area
       Central administration (users and policies)
       Replication traffic higher, but more flexible
          model (roaming users, no GC dependencies)
       Database size no big concern
     If high number of users work in central location
       Create different domains for headquarters and
          branches
     If number of users very high (> 50,000)
       Create geographical partitions
Design Considerations For Domain
Controller Placement

   Required services
       File and Print, e-mail, database, mainframe
       Most of them require Windows® logon
       Logon requires DC and GC availability
   Logon locally or over the WAN
       WAN logon requires acceptable speed
        and line availability
       Cached credentials only work for local
        workstation logon
Design Considerations For Domain
Controller Placement

   Replication versus client logon traffic
     Replication traffic more static and predictable
        Affected by domain design and GC location
        Applications using the GC can demand local
         GC
     Logon traffic affected by number of users in the
       branch and services
        Less predictable
     Security
     Management
   Alternative solutions
     Terminal Servers
     Local accounts
    Design Considerations For Global
    Catalog Placement
   No factor in single domain deployment
   Multiple Domain deployments
     GC needed for logon in native mode
       Disable GC requirement
       “Whistler” has Universal Group caching feature
     Services might require GC
       Exchange 2000
   Recommendation:
     If WAN unreliable or more than 50 users in branch,
      deploy GC to branch
     Always put GC next to services that require GC
       I.e., if there are Exchange 2000 servers in the branch,
         deploy GC to branch
    DNS Planning Considerations

   DNS – AD root domain
   Distributing forest wide locator records
   Island problem
   Domain controller SRV record configuration
   Auto Site Coverage
   NS records
DNS Configuration
Of Root Domain
   If DNS already exists
       Delegate AD root domain to Windows 2000
        DNS server (i.e., corp.microsoft.com)
       Use Active Directory integrated DNS zones
   If not
       Use Windows 2000 DNS server on domain
        controllers
       Use Active Directory integrated DNS zones
       Create internal root, or Configure forwarders
    Distributing Forest Wide Records
   CNAME records for replication and GC records are forest
    wide records
   Stored in _msdcs domain in the AD root domain
     I.e., two domains, corp.microsoft.com and
       sales.corp.microsoft.com
        A records for DCs in corp.microsoft.com are stored
          in the corp.microsoft.com DNS domain
        A records for DCs in sales.corp.microsoft.com are
          stored in sales.corp.microsoft.com
        CNAMEs for replication for DC in corp.microsoft.com
          are stored in the _msdcs.corp.microsoft.com DNS
          domain
        CNAMEs for replication for DC in
          sales.corp.microsoft.com are stored in the
          _msdcs.corp.microsoft.com DNS domain
   By default, this domain exists only on root domain
    controllers
   Create separate zone for _msdcs.<ForestRootDomain>
    and transfer zone to all DCs in child domains
The Island Problem
   A domain controller that is also a DNS server can isolate
    itself from replication
     Can only happen if
        DC points to itself as preferred or alternate DNS
           server
        DC has writeable copy of
           _msdcs.<forestRootDomain> DNS domain
   Recommendation
     Domain controllers that are DNS servers AND are
       domain controllers in the forest root domain should
       point to another DC as preferred and alternate
       DNS server
     All other domain controllers (especially child domain
       controllers) can point to themselves as preferred or
       alternate DNS server
    Managing Service Records
   SRV records are published by netlogon in DNS
     On site level and domain level
     Clients search for services in the client site first,
      and fall back to domain level
   Branch Office deployments require specific configuration
     Large number of domain controllers creates scalability problem
      for domain level registration
       If more than 850 branch office DCs want to register SRV records
         on domain level, registration will fail
     Registration on domain level is in most cases meaningless
       DC cannot be contacted over WAN / DOD link anyways
       If local look-up in branch fails, client should always fallback to
         hub only
   Configure netlogon service to register SRV records for Branch Office
    DCs on site level only
     Follow Q267855
     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netl
      ogon\Parameters
      Registry value: DnsAvoidRegisterRecords
      Data type: REG_MULTI_SZ
Mnemonic           Type   DNS record
Dc                 SRV    _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.<DnsDomainName>
                          _ldap._tcp.<SiteName>._sites.dc._msdcs.<DnsDomainNam
DcAtSite           SRV    e>
                          _ldap._tcp.<DomainGuid>.domains._msdcs.<DnsForestNa
DcByGuid           SRV    me>
Pdc                SRV    _ldap._tcp.pdc._msdcs.<DnsDomainName>
Gc                 SRV    _ldap._tcp.gc._msdcs.<DnsForestName>
GcAtSite           SRV    _ldap._tcp.<SiteName>._sites.gc._msdcs.<DnsForestName
GenericGc          SRV    _gc._tcp.<DnsForestName>
GenericGcAtSite    SRV    _gc._tcp.<SiteName>._sites.<DnsForestName>
GcIpAddress        A      _gc._msdcs.<DnsForestName>
                   CNA
DsaCname           ME     <DsaGuid>._msdcs.<DnsForestName>
Kdc                SRV    _kerberos._tcp.dc._msdcs.<DnsDomainName>
                          _kerberos._tcp.dc._msdcs.<SiteName>._sites.<DnsDomain
KdcAtSite          SRV    Name>
Ldap               SRV    _ldap._tcp.<DnsDomainName>
LdapAtSite         SRV    _ldap._tcp.<SiteName>._sites.<DnsDomainName>
LdapIpAddress      A      <DnsDomainName>
Rfc1510Kdc         SRV    _kerberos._tcp.<DnsDomainName>
Rfc1510KdcAtSite   SRV    _kerberos._tcp.<SiteName>._sites.<DnsDomainName>
Rfc1510UdpKdc      SRV    _kerberos._udp.<DnsDomainName>
AutoSite Coverage
   AutoSite coverage allows DCs to
    advertise for sites without DCs, if they
    are in the closest site to the DC
   Not practical for Branch Office
    deployments
       Root DCs would advertise for all sites
       If client cannot connect to a local DC,
        it will fall back to hub site anyways
        (configuration of SRV records)
Planning For Replication
   Concepts
     Connection objects
     KCC
     Site-links
     Site-link bridges
     Sysvol replication
   Planning steps
     Planning for Bridgehead Servers
     Determine number of Sites
     Decide whether to use the KCC or create replication
      topology manually
     Define site structure of hub site
     Define replication schedule
     Create Site-Links
     Create connection objects (if KCC disabled)
    Planning For Bridgehead
    Servers
   How many bridgehead servers do I need?
   How to configure bridgehead servers
   Things you need to know:
     Centralized or decentralized change model
     Data update requirements formulated by customer
       How many times a day do we need to replicate?
     How many changes happen in a branch per day
     Total number of domain controllers
     Time needed to establish dial-on-demand
      network connectivity
Inbound Versus Outbound
Replication
   Different threading model
     Outbound replication is multi-threaded
        Bridgehead server can have multiple
         replication partners
        Bottleneck is most likely CPU (monitor!)
     Inbound replication is single-threaded
        Replication of changes from branches
         to hub is serialized
        Bottleneck is most likely the network
Replication Traffic
   Documented in Notes from the Field,
    Building Enterprise Active Directories
   Replication overhead for branch office deployments
     Overhead if there are two domain controllers:
      21 KB
       13 KB to setup the replication sequence
       5 KB to initiate replication of the domain naming
         context, including the changed password
       1.5 KB for each schema and configuration
         naming context (where no changes occurred)
     Each DC will add 24 Bytes
       Overhead for 1,002 DCs: 162 KB
Example – Outbound Replication
Partners
   Requirements:
     Replication twice a day (= K)
     WAN 8 hours available (= H)
     High performance hardware (= 30 concurrent
      connections) (= O)
     Outbound replication will always finish within 1
      hour (= T)
   Applying the formula:
     OC = (H * O) / (K * T) = (8 * 30) / (2 * 1) = 120
     Each bridgehead server can support 120 branch
      office DCs (outbound)
     If number is too high/low, change parameters:
       I.e., WAN available for 12 hours: 180 branches
       I.e., replicating only once a day: 240 branches
Example – Inbound Replication
Partners
   Let’s assume slow WAN with DOD lines
       Factors
           Replication traffic (time to submit changes
            like password changes)
           Time to setup DOD connections
       4 minutes per branch is conservative
   IC = R / N = 480 / 4 = 120 Branches
Example – Inbound Replication
Partners
   Number of branches supported by one bridgehead
    servers is lower value of results
     Outbound: 120 branches
     Inbound: 120 branches
     Result: One bridgehead can support 120 branches
     If you have 1,200 branches, you need 10 bridgehead
       servers
   Plan for disasters and special cases!
     Leave headroom for hub outbound replication
     Have spare machine available
     Create multiple connections from branch to hub DCs
Bridgehead Server Overload
   Symptoms
     Bridgehead cannot accomplish replication requests
      as fast as they come in
     Replication queues are growing
     Some DCs NEVER replicate from the bridgehead
       Once a server has successfully replicated from
        the bridgehead, its requests are higher prioritized
        than a request from a server that has never
        successfully replicated
   Monitoring
     Repadmin /showreps shows NEVER on last
      successful replication
     Repadmin /queue <DCName>
    Bridgehead Server Overload
   Can be caused by
     Unbalanced site-links (if ISTG is enabled)
     Unbalanced connection objects
     Replication schedule too aggressive
     Panic trouble-shooting
       Like changing replication interval on all site-links
          to a drastic shorter interval to accommodate
          applications
   Solution
     If ISTG is enabled
       Turn off ISTG (prevent new connections from
          being generated)
       Delete all inbound connection objects
       Correct site-link balance and schedule
       Enable ISTG again
    Bridgehead Server Hardware
   Processor
     Dual/quad Pentium III or Xeon recommended for
      bridgehead servers and servers supporting large
      numbers of users
   Memory
     Minimum of 512 MB
   Disks
     Configure the operating system and logs on separate
      drives that are mirrored. Configure directory database
      on Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) 5
      or RAID 0+1
     Use larger number of smaller drives for
      maximum performance
     Drive capacity will depend on your specific
      requirements
Determine Number Of Sites
   Rule for creating sites:
       For each physical location that has WAN
        connection (less than 10 MBit) to hub
           If there is a DC in the location
               Create a new site
           If not, if there is a service that uses the site model
            (DFS shares)
               Create a new site
           If not, create subnet for the location and add subnet
            to hub site (or next closest site)
Use Of KCC For Inter-Site Replication
Topology Generation

   Always disable transitiveness
   Windows 2000:
     Less than 500 sites: Use KCC
       But test your hardware first
       Follow guidelines in KB article Q244368
     More than 500 sites: Create connection
      objects manually
     Branch Office deployment guide
      recommends manual topology for more
      than 100 sites
   Windows Server 2003: Use KCC
Define Site Structure Of Hub Site

   If KCC is disabled, create single site
   If KCC is enabled, create one site per
    Bridgehead Server
       KCC has no concept of Inter-Site load
        balancing between servers in one site
       Create artificial sites in hub site to spread load
        between Bridgehead Servers
       Create Site-Links with staggered schedules
        between branches and hub sites
Load Balancing With Sites
        Site-link: Schedule 2am – 4am, cost 100
        Site-link: Schedule 4am – 6am, cost 100
        Site-link: Schedule: Always (Notification enabled), cost 1


                       Hub Site-Link


               SiteA         SiteB          SiteC




                                                        BranchC2
 BranchA1


            BranchA2   BranchB1      BranchB2   BranchC1
Load Balancing Manually
(With Redundancy)

   Replicate on
    alternating
    schedule                      Hub Site


                         DC1        DC2        DC3




     Branch1                                                     Branch6



               Branch2                                 Branch5
                               Branch3       Branch4
    Building The Hub Site
   Building the root domain
     Availability of root domain
        Only needed for special configuration tasks
           Adding new domains
           Schema changes
        Kerberos trusts and dynamic registration of forest
          wide resource records might depend on root
          domain
     Operations Masters
        Typically not critical for root domain
     Server Sizing
        Empty root domain does not require high-end
          hardware
        Kerberos referrals and dynamic DNS updates
     Disaster Recovery
        Root is critical for forest
        Make sure that you perform regular backups
Building The Hub Site
   Building the Branch Office Domain
     Operations Master
       Off-load PDC operations master
       Move Infra-structure master off GC
       RID master is the most critical operations master
          - monitor this machine very closely
     Bridgehead Servers
       If Branch Office DC are GCs, then Bridgehead
          Servers should be GCs
       If DNS runs on Branch Office DCs, don’t run DNS
          on Bridgehead Servers
       Disaster recovery
           State on Bridgehead server not very
             interesting - not an ideal candidate for backup
           Leave headroom on Bridgehead, or have
             spare machine in place
Staging Site
   Most companies use outsource partners to
    build servers and domain controllers
       Machines are built at the factories
       Server usually build from image and promoted
        later
   Where to promote domain controllers
       Staging site: Less network traffic, better
        control of process, opportunity to run QA
        scripts while machine is accessible
       In branch: Configuration less complex
        (domain controller finds its site)
    Building The Staging Site
   Staging Site needs to be permanently connected
    to production environment
     New DCs must be advertised
     New DCs need RID pool
   Fully control replication topology in the staging site
     Only case where KCC should be disabled for Intra-
        Site replication topology generation
     Reason is that once machines are moved out,
        domain controllers that have not learned that will
        try to replicate or re-route (DOD lines)
   Capacity planning for domain controller used as
    source
     Usually not a high-end machine
     Depends on how many DCs are installed in parallel
   Software installation
     Add Service Packs and QFEs to image
     Include Resource Kit, Support Tools and scripts for
        management and monitoring
     Document what is loaded on DC before
        machine is shipped
Domain Controller Build Process
   Use dcpromo answer file to promote the domain
    controllers
   Do not turn off DCs before shipping them
     Best practice is to build DCs when they are needed,
       not months before
     If they are off-line for too long, they get out-of-sync
       with production
        Tombstone lifetime
        Domain controller passwords
   Install monitoring tools and make sure that monitoring
    processes are in place
   Configure domain controller for new site
   Clean-up old connection objects before shipping
    the machine
   React if you find issues with domain controllers during
    the deployment
     Don’t keep processes in place if they are broken
General Considerations For
Branch Office Deployments
   Ensure that Your Hub is a Robust Data Center
   Do Not Deploy All Branch Office Domain
    Controllers Simultaneously
     Monitor load on Bridgehead servers as more and
       more branches come on-line
     Verify DNS registrations and replication
   Balance Replication Load Between Bridgehead
    Servers
   Keep Track of Hardware and Software Inventory
    and Versions
   Include Operations in Your Planning Process
     Monitoring plans and procedures
     Disaster recovery and troubleshooting strategy
     Personnel assignment and training
   Personnel Assignment and Training

						
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