Advanced Sounds is engaging in a full upgrade of its Windows Server 2003 network to Windows Server 2008. The upgrade includes using Windows Server 2008 Active Directory. Advanced Sounds has pioneered many technological innovations and is very concerned about keeping its network and computer systems secure. Advanced Sounds Information Technology (IT) Department hires you to help them implement Windows Server 2008 Active Directory. Assume the following:
All email servers have been consolidated back in the New York City Complex.
Most all the other applications running on Windows Servers are distributed at all sixteen locations.
Each location at minimum has a file server, a print server and a local application server.
All locations have adequate Wide Area network connections with available capacity; 10 Mbps links
The New York location has enough network capacity to serve all 16 locations.
There are 500 people at the New Your City complex.
There are 200 people at the Quebec City location and 200 at the Montreal location.
There are 40-50 people at each outlet store.
Advanced Sounds IT Department has formed a small installation planning committee consisting of the IT server operations manager, two system programmers, the current Active Directory administrator, and you. After the first meeting they have asked you to prepare a small report to address the following questions:
A. What information is required as input to the initial installation involving Active Directory? a=
B. How many Active directory servers do you propose?
C. Where will the Active directory server(s) be located?