NT Architecture
a) Based on Single Master – Slave Architecture
b) No Active Directory concept was present
c) Domain Database used was known as SAM
d) Disadvantage: NT supports only for 1 or 2 locations
e) Primary DC – Read/write copy of Domain database
f) If an User transfers from one location to other, his credentials, security and permissions are to be configured again.
Active Directory Concepts
a) AD started from Windows Server 2000
b) Based on Multi Master architecture
c) AD concept was taken from Novell (NDS)
d) AD is based on TCP/IP, whereas NDS was based on IPX/SPX
a) Based on Single Master – Slave Architecture
b) No Active Directory concept was present
c) Domain Database used was known as SAM
d) Disadvantage: NT supports only for 1 or 2 locations
e) Primary DC – Read/write copy of Domain database
f) If an User transfers from one location to other, his credentials, security and permissions are to be configured again.
Active Directory Concepts
a) AD started from Windows Server 2000
b) Based on Multi Master architecture
c) AD concept was taken from Novell (NDS)
d) AD is based on TCP/IP, whereas NDS was based on IPX/SPX