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Active Directory Diagram

Active Directory Diagram represents the scheme of correlations of service components with the preset degree of the detailed elaboration. Such diagram lets plan and service the existing network quicker and more qualitatively and presents the clear picture of the network structure in graphical format.
With the help of ConceptDraw DIAGRAM extended with Active Directory Diagrams Solution from the Computer and Networks Area you can easily and quickly create the highly detailed Active Directory Diagram.

Active Directory, network topology, Active Directory Domain Active Directory Diagrams

Active Directory, network topology, Active Directory Domain
Active Directory Diagrams solution significantly extends the capabilities of ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software with special Active Directory samples, convenient template and libraries of Active Directory vector stencils, common icons of sites and services, icons of LDPA elements, which were developed to help you in planning and modelling network structures and network topologies, in designing excellently looking Active Directory diagrams, Active Directory Structure diagrams, and Active Directory Services diagram, which are perfect way to visualize detailed structures of Microsoft Windows networks, Active Directory Domain topology, Active Directory Site topology, Organizational Units (OU), and Exchange Server organization.
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How to Create an Active Directory Diagram

Active Directory Service represents a distributed database that contains all the domain objects. The Active Directory domain environment is a single point of authentication and authorization of users and applications across the enterprise. The domain of the organization and deployment of Active Directory Service are exactly the cornerstones of the enterprise IT infrastructure.
The logical diagrams of MS Windows Active Directory structure are used to visually support an enterprise IT infrastructure planning and management. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM allows you to make AD Diagrams quickly and easily using the set of special libraries.

Root Cause Tree Diagram

Analyze the root causes of factors that influence the problem. A diagram is constructed separately for each high priority factor. Identify the root causes for a factor and then propose possible corrective actions. The diagram displays the structure of causes for a factor and possible corrective actions. The Root Cause Analysis Tree Diagram is used for further formulation of actions.

Active Directory

Making the Active Directory Diagrams is always better with the Active Directory Diagrams solution, developed by the specialists of CS Odessa for simplifying all the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM users’ work by making it much simpler to create the needed drawing.
This AD diagram example was redesigned from the picture "Single root domain with a structured OU model" from the book "Active Directory for Dummies".
"A domain is the cornerstone that you lay whenever you create trees and forests. Regardless of whether you design a tree or a forest, the starting point is always the root domain. The root domain is the first domain that you create in your AD structure, and it sits at the top of your diagram.
The root domain of your tree, similar to any other domain, is a grouping of
resources built on the following components:
(1) Domain controllers.
(2) Security policies. ...
For many small and medium-sized companies, a single root domain with a
structured OU (organizational unit) model... provides sufficient flexibility for an AD tree. ...
However, larger companies, companies with complex organization charts, and
companies with multiple sites often find that a single domain isn’t suitable." [Steve Clines and Marcia Loughry, Active Directory® For Dummies®, 2nd Edition. 2008]
The Active Directory diagram example "Single root domain with a structured OU model" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Active Directory Diagrams solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Active Directory network diagram
Active Directory network diagram, domain, container, computer,
This Active Directory network diagram example depicts types of groups and people assignment rules.
Architecture groups in a Windows Active Directory 2003:
(1) The arrow indicates "may be a member of."
(2) Dotted: Functionality limited to Windows 2003 (without the Windows 2000 compatibility).
(3) Red: Setting possible, but not recommended.
It was drawn on the base of Wikimedia Commons file: AD2003.JPG. [commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/ File:AD2003.JPG]
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. [creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-sa/ 3.0/ deed.en]
The Active Directory network diagram example "Tree and Forest (Full Trust)" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Active Directory Diagrams solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Active Directory network diagram
Active Directory network diagram, user, group, domain, application,
This example was drawn on the base of the Figure 2 illustrating the "Active Directory FAQ" from the website "Information Management Systems & Services" (IMSS) of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) campus. [imss.caltech.edu/ node/ 412]
"By using the Active Directory® Domain Services (AD DS) server role, you can create a scalable, secure, and manageable infrastructure for user and resource management, and you can provide support for directory-enabled applications, such as Microsoft® Exchange Server. ...
AD DS provides a distributed database that stores and manages information about network resources and application-specific data from directory-enabled applications. Administrators can use AD DS to organize elements of a network, such as users, computers, and other devices, into a hierarchical containment structure. The hierarchical containment structure includes the Active Directory forest, domains in the forest, and organizational units (OUs) in each domain. A server that is running AD DS is called a domain controller." [technet.microsoft.com/ en-us/ library/ 9a5cba91-7153-4265-adda-c70df2321982]
The Active Directory Domain Services diagram example was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Active Directory Diagrams solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Active Directory hierarchical structure
Active Directory hierarchical structure, volume, print queue, policy, organizational unit, group, domain, computer,
The vector stencils library "Active Directory Sites and Services" contains 12 symbol icons of Active Directory Sites and Services design elements for drawing high-level network topology plan diagrams.
"Active Directory® Sites and Services is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that you can use to administer the replication of directory data among all sites in an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) forest. This snap-in also provides a view of the service-specific objects that are published in AD DS. ...
Administrators who are responsible for forest-wide service administration can use Active Directory Sites and Services to manage the intersite replication topology for the forest. Administrators who are responsible for application services can be delegated responsibility for the service containers into which application-specific objects are published.
When you add the Active Directory Domain Services server role to a server, Active Directory Sites and Services is added to the Administrative Tools menu." [technet.microsoft.com/ en-us/ library/ cc730868.aspx]
The symbols example "Active Directory Sites and Services - Vector stencils library" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Active Directory Diagrams solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
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Site or Subnet
Site or Subnet, site, subnet,
Site Link
Site Link, site link,
WAN
WAN, WAN,
Site Link Bridge
Site Link Bridge, site link bridge,
Domain
Domain, domain,
Domain controller
Domain controller, domain controller,
Application
Application, application,
Database
Database, database,
Comm-link
Comm-link, Comm-link,
Client
Client, client,
Replication connection, unidireactional
Replication connection, unidireactional, replication connection,
Replication connection, bi-directional
Replication connection, bi-directional, replication connection,

Organizational Units

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM extended with Active Directory Diagrams Solution from the Computer and Networks Area is the best diagramming and vector drawing software for designing professional looking Active Directory diagrams illustrating the Organizational Units.