AD Setup

[briteeyez]

Hi All

I know this is a Window 2000 server forum but I am hoping someone could still help me.

Background Information
At present I have two offices one located in Canada the other in the
Caribbean. Each office has its own domain and its own Active Directory
structure. The offices are connected by a VPN. A two way trust
relationship is configured between Barbados and Canada. Barbados office has
a 768Kbps internet connection, Canada office (Main office) has a T1
internet connection. There are also some home offices located throughout
Canada which also connect to the Canadian office using VPN connections.
These home offices all have T1 internet connections. The Canadian office
has 35 persons, Barbados 15 persons. Each office is presently running
Exchange 2003 and Windows 2003.

Future Network
I am seeking to integrate the offices. I am thinking of implementing a
simple network. Where I would have one domain, and two sites.

Do I need to have a domain controller in Barbados.
Do I still need to have two Exchange servers.
Should a Global Catalog server be located in each office.
Is there a way to implement a backup link to main office if internet
connection fails in Barbados.
What is the necessary Internet connection to implement this setup without
comprising bandwidth.
Does trust relationships utilise more bandwidth that using Active Directory
sites and services. Do I have to implement both of these services or just
one.

Could someone guide me on how I can implement this as I am not sure?

Thanks very much for your help

 

[Davetoo]

Hire a consultant.

I'm Certifiable, not certified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[Seaspray0]

Unless necessary, leave the two domain as they are. You've taken the proper steps to allow for interconnectivity. You have nice bandwidth between the two now and if you are not experiencing any lag issues, then don't attempt to fix something that's not broken.

If you are really convinced you want to move everything to one domain, you'll want to use the utilities like movetree that come in the tools folder on your CD.

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