Exercise 18.

Exercise 18.1

Design an Active Directory Sites Topology

Overview

In this written exercise, you will read the background information for the Contoso Corporation provided in Appendix A, then read the information below, and then answer the questions. 

Mindset

Active Directory domains, trees, and forests provide a logical representation of your network organization, which allows you to organize them in the best way to manage them. To identify domains, trees, and forests, Active Directory is closely tied to DNS. Sites and domain controllers, however, represent the physical structure of your network.

Completion time

20 minutes

Question 1

You just started working at the Contoso Corporation. Before you determine what the Active Directory Sites Topology should be, what should you do?

Question 2

You determine that not every site needs a domain controller. Why will you need to have a local domain controller? 

Question 3

What are the primary reasons for creating multiple AD DS sites?

Question 4

What is the minimum bandwidth for a site link to be considered well connected?

512 Kbps or more

Question 5

When you create a site, how is the site defined so that it knows which hosts are part of a site?

Question 6

Which type of replication should be used for the Contoso Corporation:, Intersite replication or intrasite replication? Why?

Question 7

Which replication model should be used for the Contoso Corporation? Why? 

Question 8

Which links would have the lowest site costs for the Contoso Corporation?

Question 9

How many domain controllers should be placed at the Miami site? Why?

Question 10

How many domain controllers should be placed in a sales office?