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    The Active Directory architecture consists of four main parts: domains and forests, DNS, schema, and data store. Domains and forests make up the logical structure, DNS provides name resolution, the schema defines object types, and the data store manages storage and retrieval of directory data across domain controllers.

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    The Active Directory architecture consists of four main parts: domains and forests, DNS, schema, and data store. Domains and forests make up the logical structure, DNS provides name resolution, the schema defines object types, and the data store manages storage and retrieval of directory data across domain controllers.

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    The Active Directory architecture consists of four main parts: domains and forests, DNS, schema, and data store. Domains and forests make up the logical structure, DNS provides name resolution, the schema defines object types, and the data store manages storage and retrieval of directory data across domain controllers.

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    AD Data Structures and Storage

    Architecture
    The Active Directory structure and storage architecture consists of four parts:

    Active Directory domains and forests.

    Domain Name System (DNS)

    Schema

    Data store
    Active Directory Domains and
    Forests
    Forests, domains, and organizational units (OUs) make up the core

    elements of the Active Directory logical structure. A forest defines

    a single directory and represents a security boundary. Forests

    contain domains.
    Domain Name System

    DNS provides a name resolution service for domain

    controller location and a hierarchical design that Active

    Directory can use to provide a naming convention that

    can reflect organizational structure.


    Schema

    The schema provides object definitions that are used to

    create the objects that are stored in the directory.


    Data Store

    The data store is the portion of the directory that

    manages the storage and retrieval of data on each domain

    controller.
    AD Data Structures and Storage
    Architecture
    Active Directory Domains and
    Forest
    Domains partition the directory into smaller sections within a single forest.

    This partitioning results in more control over how data is replicated so that

    an efficient replication topology can be established and network bandwidth is

    not wasted by replicating data where it is not required.

     OUs make it possible to group resources in a domain for management

    purposes, such as applying Group Policy or delegating control to

    administrators.
    Active Directory Domains and
    Forest
    Logical Structure Architecture: Relationship
    among Forest, Domains and OU’s
    DNS support for Active Directory

    Active Directory uses DNS as its domain controller location

    mechanism.

    When any of the principal Active Directory operations,

    such as authentication, updating, or searching, is performed,

    domain joined computers use DNS to locate Active Directory

    domain controllers, and these domain controllers use DNS to

    locate each other.


    Active Directory Schema

    The Active Directory schema contains definitions for all the


    objects that are used to store information in the directory.
     There is one schema per forest. However, a copy of the schema
    exists on every domain controller in the forest.
    This way, every domain controller has quick access to any object
    definition that it might need, and every domain controller uses the
    same definition when it creates a given object.
    The data store relies on the schema to provide object definitions,
    and the data store uses those definitions to enforce data integrity.
    Active Directory Data Stores
    The Active Directory data store is made up of several components that together
    provide directory services to directory clients. These components include the
    following:
    Four interfaces:
    Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
    Replication (REPL) and domain controller management interface
    Messaging API (MAPI)
    Security Accounts Manager (SAM)
    Three service components:
    Directory System Agent (DSA)
    The database layer
    Extensible Storage Engine (ESE)
    The directory database where the data is actually stored
    Data store Architecture

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