•Describe new features of Windows Server 2012 that WAI can take advantages of.
Deployment and Server Editions
•How many total servers are needed? Which roles will be combined?
•What edition of Windows will be used for each server (e.g., Standard, Datacenter)?
•Will Server Core be used on any servers?
•Where are each of the servers located (which of the two sites)?
•How will the servers be deployed? Manual or automated?
Active Directory
•Number of AD domains?
•Will there be any Read-Only Domain Controllers?
•How will the second site factor into domain controller placement? How will AD sites be configured?
•How will AD organizational units be organized (considering how group policy will be used and users will be organized)?
DNS and DHCP
•DHCP scope design (e.g., lease times, number of scopes, address range)
•Will a form of DHCP fault tolerance be implemented?
•Will DHCP reservations be used for servers?
•DNS namespace design (e.g., domain name(s) chosen, split DNS for Internet/intranet, zones)
•How will DNS be handled for the second site?
Application Services
•How will applications be deployed? If using Group Policy, what are the details on how Group Policy will be used to deploy the software? Which software
applications will likely be needed?
File and Printer Sharing
•What shares might be needed?
