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Project 06Greenfield Windows Server environment with AD DS, replication, DNS and DHCP

A Windows Server environment built from scratch — Active Directory Domain Services, multi-site replication, DNS and DHCP — forming the identity and core services layer for a distributed organisation.

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Overview

A Windows Server environment built from scratch — Active Directory Domain Services, multi-site replication, DNS and DHCP — forming the identity and core services layer for a distributed organisation.

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Technical challenge

A new environment needed identity and name resolution that worked the same way at every site, with replication designed for the links between them rather than assumed to be a single LAN.

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Architecture

  • 01Active Directory Domain Services as the identity foundation of the environment.
  • 02Multi-site replication topology reflecting the physical site layout.
  • 03DNS designed alongside the directory so name resolution and replication stay consistent.
  • 04DHCP scoped per site and aligned to the VLAN segmentation model.
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Implementation

  • Built the Windows Server infrastructure from scratch.
  • Deployed Active Directory Domain Services and the domain structure.
  • Configured multi-site Active Directory replication.
  • Deployed and configured DNS and DHCP as core network services.
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Outcome

A greenfield directory and core services layer serving multiple sites from a consistent, replicated identity foundation.

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