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DNS Support for Active Directory Technical Reference - Directory Services: Windows Server 2003
Introduces how Active Directory depends on DNS: DNS used by Active Directory for domain controller location;

DNS naming leveraged by Active Directory for domain naming.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsserv/2003/all/techref/en-us/w2k3tr_addns_intro.asp

Service Publication and Service Principal Names Technical Reference - Directory Services: Windows Server 2003
Describes service publication and service principal names (SPNs) in Active Directory as a means by which client applications

can identify and authenticate services. Introduces service objects (connection point objects) and Kerberos authentication of SPNs.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsserv/2003/all/techref/en-us/w2k3tr_adspn_intro.asp

Data Store Technical Reference - Directory Services: Windows Server 2003
Introduces the Active Directory data store, which contains database files and processes that store and manage directory information

for users, services, and applications, and which provides access to directory information through the Directory System Agent (DSA).
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsserv/2003/all/techref/en-us/w2k3tr_adstr_intro.asp

Active Directory Functional Levels Technical Reference - Directory Services: Windows Server 2003
Introduces the Active Directory Functional Levels Technical Reference
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsserv/2003/all/techref/en-us/w2k3tr_fnlvl_intro.asp

Domains and Forests Technical Reference - Directory Services: Windows Server 2003
Introduces Active Directory domain and forest concepts and explains their role within the

Active Directory logical structure.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsserv/2003/all/techref/en-us/w2k3tr_logic_intro.asp

Active Directory Replication Model Technical Reference - Directory Services: Windows Server 2003
Introduces the Active Directory multimaster replication model, including how Active Directory updates are propagated and tracked

utomatically between domain controllers.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsserv/2003/all/techref/en-us/w2k3tr_repup_intro.asp

Active Directory Replication Topology Technical Reference - Directory Services: Windows Server 2003
Introduces Active Directory replication topology generation, including how sites, site links, and other configuration data are used by

the replication system to generate the connections between domain controllers that enable replication of Active Directory updates.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsserv/2003/all/techref/en-us/w2k3tr_repto_intro.asp

Active Directory Schema Technical Reference - Directory Services: Windows Server 2003
Introduces the Active Directory schema, which defines all the classes, objects, and attributes that the directory service uses to

tore data.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsserv/2003/all/techref/en-us/w2k3tr_schem_intro.asp

Domain Rename Technical Reference - Directory Services: Windows Server 2003
Explains the rationale, requirements, and implementation details of the process of renaming domains and restructuring domain trees

in a Windows Server 2003 forest.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsserv/2003/all/techref/en-us/w2k3tr_domrn_intro.asp

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