Active Directory in Windows 2000

1. Active Directory in Windows 2000 Fuhu Xia, Southeastern University

2. Table of Contents • Windows 2000 Operating System Family • What is Active Directory • Active Directory Architecture • Active Directory Benefits • Conclusion

3. The Windows 2000 Family

4. Windows 2000 Active Directory Active Directory provides a focal point for management, security and interoperablity

5. Active Directory Architecture Company Tree Structure Users Appz Machines Devices Sales = Container Personnel = Object

6. Windows 2000 Active Directory

7. Active Directory Architecture Company Object-oriented Storage Users Appz Machines Devices Name: Joe Email: joe@ mail.com Phone: 555-1234 SSN: 456-789-1011 Sales Personnel

8. Active Directory Architecture Multi-Master Replication USA site Europe site DC1 DC6 DC3 DC2 DC4 DC5

9. Active Directory Benefits Company Users Appz Machines Devices Sales Personnel (1) Simplify Management(2) Strengthens Security (3) Extends Interoperability

10. 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.