Finding Additional Resources for Deploying the Windows Server 2008 Forest Root Domain
Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
You can find the following documentation about Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) on the Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 TechCenter Web sites:
For more information about AD DS logical structure, see Designing the Logical Structure for Windows Server 2008 AD DS.
For more information about AD DS site topology design, see Designing the Site Topology for Windows Server 2008 AD DS.
For more information about AD DS functional levels, see Enabling Advanced Features for AD DS.
For more information about deploying AD DS regional domains, see Deploying Windows Server 2008 Regional Domains.
For more information about upgrading Active Directory domains to Windows Server 2008, see Upgrading Active Directory Domains to Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 AD DS Domains.
For more information about restructuring AD DS domains within and between forests, see Active Directory Migration Tool version 3.1 Migration Guide (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93678).
For more information about installing and removing AD DS, see Step-by-Step Guide for Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services Installation and Removal (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=100492).
For more information about installing and configuring a DNS server, see Deploying Domain Name System (DNS) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93656).
For more information about DNS resource records, see Resource records reference (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93657).
For more information about additional methods of installing a new Windows Server 2008 forest, see Installing a New Windows Server 2008 Forest (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=101704).
For more information about tests that you can perform by using Dcdiag.exe, see Dcdiag Overview (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93660).
For more information, see Verifying Active Directory Installation (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=68736.
For more information about configuring and deploying the Windows Time Service, see Administering the Windows Time Service (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93658).
For more information about DNS server forwarders, see Using Forwarders to Manage DNS Servers (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93659).
For information about using media to install the domain controller, see Installing AD DS From Media (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93104).
For more information about alternate methods of installing additional Windows Server 2008 domain controllers in an existing forest, see Installing an Additional Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=92692).
For more information about aging and scavenging, see Using DNS Aging and Scavenging (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93661).
For more information about configuring DNS Client services, see Configuring and Managing DNS Clients (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93662).
For more information about creating a group, see Create a new group (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=98721)
For more information about adding members to a group, see Add a member to a group (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=88434).
For more information about group scope in Active Directory Domain Services, see Group scope (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93663).
For a procedure to help you transfer operations master roles, see Transfer Operations Master Roles (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93664).
For more information about Operations Master Role placement, see Planning Operations Master Role Placement (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93665).