Hi, the windows-hied list (there is a link from http://windows.stanford.edu) discusses these issues for hied. There is an archive at:
http://admin.ufl.edu/windows/discussions/windows-hied/ search in the subject for "OU design". Empty root is certainly a design option but I do not believe that is regarded as a "best practice" as is sometimes implied in design reviews, it's just an option. If you are a school within a larger organization you would want to check if that organization has any (possibly un-exercised) active directory planning or guidleines in place. Lee Flight Network Support, Computer Centre University of Leicester > --------------------------------------------------------- > > From: "Wohlgehagen, Max W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [ActiveDir] Back to Basics - Design Pros and Cons > Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 12:20:28 +1100 > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > There is so much material out there on AD now it is almost > scary [in many ways > it is not too dissimilar to NDS 'cepting the DNS component] > My problem is design > for a new network, being in a school we have the luxury of > starting from scratch > without business fallout problems. We are multi-campus and > have a fairly > substantial network with an 11MB "Spread Spectrum" Microwave > link between > campuses. List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
