Creating an OU Structure
In this exercise, you will create an OU structure that you will use for the rest of the labs in this chapter.
- Open the Active Directory Users And Computers by clicking Start > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users And Computers.
- Right-click the name of the local domain, and choose New > Organizational Unit. Notice that this box shows you the current context within which the OU will be created. In this case, you’re creating a top-level OU, so the full path is simply the name of the domain.
- Type North America for the name of the first OU. Click OK to create this object.
- Create the following top-level OUs by right-clicking the name of the domain and choosing New > Organizational Unit:
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- South America
- Note that the order in which you create the OUs is not important.
- Create the following second-level OUs within the North America OU by right-clicking the North America OU and selecting New > Organizational Unit:
- Austin
- Boston
- Canada
- Chicago
- Corporate
- Los Angeles
- Mexico
- New York
- San Francisco
- Create the following OUs under the Asia OU:
- China
- India
- Malaysia
- Vietnam
- Create the following OUs under the Europe OU:
- France
- Germany
- Spain
- UK
- Create the following OUs under the South America OU:
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Chile
- Peru
- Create the following third-level OUs under the India OU by right-clicking India within the Asia OU, and selecting New ? Organizational Unit:
- Bombay
- New Delhi
- Within the North America > Corporate OU, create the following OUs:
- Engineering
- HR
- Marketing
- Research
- Sales
