HP 2x1Ex16 HP IP Console Viewer User Guide - Page 331

Mixed Domain Mode For Windows® 2000, Mixed Domain Mode refers to a configuration of active directory that allows it to coexist in a domain that includes one or more Windows NT® 4.0 BDCs. In Mixed Mode the domain features from previous versions of Windows NT® server are still enabled, while some Windows® 2000 features are disabled. Active directory domains are installed in mixed mode by default. Nested global groups are not supported in a Mixed Mode Domain. In Mixed Mode, the active directory Domain Controller emulates the behavior of a pre-Windows® 2000 PDC when interacting with the BDCs of that domain. See also Native Domain Mode and functional levels. NOTE: Within a multi-domain forest, running a particular domain controller in Mixed Domain Mode has no bearing in any way on any other domain. It does not matter if it is the root domain or a descendant domain, because the mode only impacts the ability of that domain to replicate data to older Windows NT® servers in the same domain. Running a domain controller in the Mixed Domain Mode does not affect its ability to replicate and interact with Windows® 2000-based servers in other domains. name resolution The process of translating a name into some object or information that the name represents. Active directory forms a name space in which the name of an object in the directory can be resolved into the object itself. name space A name or group of names that are defined according to some naming convention. Any bounded area in which a given name can be resolved. Active directory is primarily thought of as a name space, as is any directory service. Native Domain Mode For Windows® 2000, Native Domain Mode refers to a configuration of active directory that allows domain controllers for a given domain to run under Windows® 2000 only. For Windows Server™ 2003, domain controllers for a given domain are allowed to run under Windows® 2000 or Windows Server™ 2003. This mode allows active directory to enable features, such as nested global groups, that are not possible under Mixed Mode operation. See also Mixed Domain Mode and functional levels. object An active directory object is a distinct, named set of attributes that represents something concrete, such as a user, a printer, a network console switch, or an application. The attributes hold data describing the thing that is identified by the directory object. Attributes of a user might include the user's given name, surname, and e-mail address. object class Each object class is a structure defined in the active directory schema and subsequently used to describe the attributes and other schema requirements associated with a particular type of object (for example, Object Class = User). Glossary 331