Topic Last Modified: 2010-07-09
Before you start the process of preparing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) for Microsoft Communications Server 2010, ensure that your Active Directory infrastructure meets the following prerequisites:
- All domain controllers (which includes all global catalog
servers) in the forest where you deploy Communications Server 2010
run Windows Server 2003 with SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit),
Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows
Server 2008 RTM or Windows Server 2008 with SP2 (32-bit
or 64-bit), or Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit only).
- All domains in which you deploy Communications Server 2010 are
raised to a domain functional level of Windows Server 2003,
Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2. You
cannot deploy Communications Server 2010 in a Microsoft Windows
2000 mixed, Windows 2000 native, or Windows 2003 interim
domain.
- The forest in which you deploy Communications Server 2010 is
raised to a forest functional level of Windows Server 2003,
Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2. You
cannot deploy Communications Server 2010 in a Windows 2000 mixed,
Windows 2000 native, or Windows 2003 interim forest.
Note:To change your domain or forest functional level, see "Raising domain and forest functional levels" at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125762.
Communications Server 2010 supports the universal groups in the Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 operating systems. Members of universal groups can include other groups and accounts from any domain in the domain tree or forest and can be assigned permissions in any domain in the domain tree or forest. Universal group support, combined with administrator delegation, simplifies the management of a Communications Server deployment. For example, it is not necessary to add one domain to another to enable an administrator to manage both.