Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

•  Marks: 10+5+3+3+1+1
• Name of student: Subhendu Pal
• Faculty Name: Priya Sawant
• Roll No: JK-ENR-SW-1503
• Date: 13-03-2018
• Session Name:- Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

• Stores directory data
• Manages communication between users and domains
• Configurations, services & shared folders
• Server running AD DS is called domain controller

The hierarchical structure of AD DS includes:-

• Active Directory forest
• Domains in forest
• Organizational Units (OUs)

AD DS physical components:-

i) Data storage
ii) Domain controllers
iii) Global catalogue server
iv) Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC)

AD DS Logical Components:-

• Forest 
• Domains
• Schema
• Sites
• OUs
• Groups & Users
• Partitions

New features in Active Directory:-

Workplace Join- Allows applications to participate in the domain.
Web Application proxy- Allows applications to be published to the internet.
Multi-factor Authentication- Allows users to login from different ways.

Questions:-

What is Domain forest?
What are the physical & Logical components of AD DS?

Different between the a Forest & Tree?