What is Active Directory why We need active directory on Exchange server

[Bodhost-Andy]

Active Directory first introduced with Windows 2000 server. Active Directory allows administrators to create a more flexibility Network structure. Active Directory is a Directory services. Active Directory services are based approach to Network design it allows for large distributed network environment that have a common centralized authority for network security.

2> Active Directory provides a single point of management for Windows- based user account clients and application.

Domain tree: - In Windows 2000, a domain can be a child of another domain (e.g., child.domain.com is a child of domain.com). A child domain name always includes the complete parent domain name. A child domain and its parent share a two-way transitive trust. A domain tree exists when one domain is the child of another domain. A domain tree must have a contiguous namespace

Domain forest: - A forest is a collection of trees that don’t necessarily form a contiguous namespace (although each tree must be contiguous). This arrangement might be useful if your company has multiple root DNS addresses.Each forest has admin Group. Members of the group have authority over all the Domain trees in the forest .Each domain has a Domain admin
Group and administrator in a parent Domain automatically transitive trust relationship .This type of structure is known as a hierarchical structure

Why we need to Install Active Directory for Exchange server.

Exchange server is fully integrated with AD Exchange server Is a Prerequisite, it will not install unless AD is there.

[jason s]

what window server components shld be enabled on the server at the time of
installing exchange server??

[Bodhost-Andy]

Hello Jason,

Thanks for quick reply for the post.
Prior to Installing Exchange Server there are certain Windows Server 2003 components should be enabled on the server Because of level of integration Exchange has with active Directory and the windows Operating systems

Following services should be enabled on the server.

1> Microsoft .NET frameworks.

2> Microsoft ASP.NET

3> World Wide Web services.

4> SMTP only for Exchange server (2003)

5> NNTP only for Exchange server (2003)

6> Windows Poweshell (Exchange server 2007)

7 > Microsoft Management Console version 3.

[jason s]

thanks for your assistance.....bro..

[Bodhost-Andy]

Your Most welcome Jason S.

[Windac]

I'm not quite sure I understand what AD is about. I remember at one time, at my old job, they used AD. But it was so everyone had access to the same programs and everyone had their own "s" drives. There were also common drives that allowed everyone to look at it. I'm not sure if these are the same things.

[jason s]

Active Directory is a technology created by Microsoft and it provides many network services, like

# Kerberos-based authentication
# DNS – based naming and other network information
# LDAP-like directory services

Active Directory also allows administrators to deploy software, assign policies, and apply critical updates to an organization, using the same database for use primarily in Windows environments. All the information and settings are stored in a central database. Network varies for Active Directory from small installation with a few computers, users and printers to ten of thousands of users. It also varies for many different domains and large server farms spanning many geographical locations.

[Lazlo90]

Ah interesting, I always wondered where the DNS came from in Windows.. I believe XP had some sort of service to enable DNS too right?

It's been a while so I could be wrong though..Also, out of curiosity, what's the Linux equivalent to this (in regards to DNS management)?

[jason s]

Bind is the package name of the dns service on linux and actual service name to start stop is named.

[bluetrance05]

So it must be something similar to a telephone directory? Like capable of storing information such as home addresses and telephone numbers for a certain area?

[jason s]

Yes you are correct Active Directory is similar to Phone directory....