relationship of Group policy and Active Directory

D-boy

I am stuck on page 303 of my 70-218 ms press book...
I can't get my head around page 303, figure 9.9
it shows a picture of the relationship of group policy and active directory

I understand how GPO's are processed:

1. Local GPO
2. Site GPO
3. Domain GPO
4. OU GPO

in figure 9.9 it says

group policy processing order for the marketing OU = A3, A1, A2, A5

I'm not sure what the A3, A1, A2, etc stands for
would it A3 mean level 3 in active directory?

I'm ,I really wanna get this down......

I know it's something simple, but it's just not clicking!

If anyone has the book and can explain it to me i'm sure I'll get it......

Also the same figure is in the ms press book for 70-217 on page 403 figure 12.5

please help i have to get my head around this before my exam next weekend....

D-boy

D-boy

Ok I think I got it now........

the first GPO that applies to Marketing OU is GPO A3 which is at the Site level

GPO A1 & A2 would be next at the domain level
Then GPO A5 would be next as it is at the OU level

could someone confirm this?

To make sure i'm on the right track!

keatron

I don't have the MS Press book for 218, but my guess would be that A3 etc, are just generic names they're giving the group policies.

D-boy

Thanks for your reply keatron!

I'm also thinking it's just the name of the GPO....

Thanks,
D-boy