Chapter 3 - MCSE 70-297 Developing the network services design

Abstract

This chapter explores how to develop a network services infrastructure design and discusses the design approach from the standpoint of a Windows Server 2003 rollout with Active Directory (AD). AD networks are often running one or more network services, such as domain name system (DNS), windows Internet Naming Service (WINS), dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP), and remote access services. These are common services that are used on Transmission Control Protocol or Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networks. This chapter illustrates the design process for TCP/IP-based services on a Windows Server 2003 network. It describes the incorporation of redundancy and reliability into the design. The chapter also explores how these services work within the overall Windows Server 2003 network. It is observed that a good design process starts with a blank slate and is led by the organization's business objectives. Keeping an existing service can also result in inheriting its existing problems. Once the ideal system is designed, then existing systems can be worked into the design or discarded.