Active Directory Windows 2000 Fuhu Xia Southeastern University Operating System Spring 2000 Active Directory in Windows 2000 Fuhu Xia, Southeastern University
Active Directory Windows 2000 Fuhu Xia Southeastern University Operating System Spring 2000 Table of Contents Windows 2000 Operating System Family What is Active Directory Active Directory Architecture Active Directory Benefits Conclusion
Active Directory Windows 2000 Fuhu Xia Southeastern University Operating System Spring 2000 The Windows 2000 Family ProfessionalServerAdvanced Server DataCenter Server Target audience Power users, business desktops, workstations Small- to medium-sized businesses or departments Larger businesses or departments Data warehouses; large-scale, critical applications No. of CPUs supported in one system Memory supported 4GB 8GB64GB Recommended system requirements Pentium-133, 64MB RAM, 650MB disk space Pentium-133, 256MB RAM, 1GB disk space To be announced
Active Directory Windows 2000 Fuhu Xia Southeastern University Operating System Spring 2000 Windows 2000 Active Directory Active Directory provides a focal point for management, security and interoperablity
Active Directory Windows 2000 Fuhu Xia Southeastern University Operating System Spring 2000 Active Directory Architecture Company DevicesMachines UsersAppz Sales Personnel = Container = Object Tree Structure
Active Directory Windows 2000 Fuhu Xia Southeastern University Operating System Spring 2000 Windows 2000 Active Directory
Active Directory Windows 2000 Fuhu Xia Southeastern University Operating System Spring 2000 Active Directory Architecture Company DevicesMachines UsersAppz Sales Name: Joe mail.com Phone: SSN: Personnel Object-oriented Storage
Active Directory Windows 2000 Fuhu Xia Southeastern University Operating System Spring 2000 Active Directory Architecture DC4 DC3 DC6 DC5 DC1 DC2 USA site Europe site Multi-Master Replication
Active Directory Windows 2000 Fuhu Xia Southeastern University Operating System Spring 2000 Active Directory Benefits Company DevicesMachines UsersAppz Sales Personnel (1) Simplify Management (2) Strengthens Security (3) Extends Interoperability
Active Directory Windows 2000 Fuhu Xia Southeastern University Operating System Spring 2000 Conclusion Active Directory is a central component of the Windows 2000 operating system platform, it provides a focal point for managing and securing Windows user account, clients, servers, and applications.