Active directory organizational unit-based deployment of computing systems

A system for deploying a distributed computing system, wherein the system comprises:

• a hardware processor configured to:
• receive a system configuration of a distributed directory-service-based system, wherein the system configuration specifies a path to a root organizational unit (OU) within a domain of a domain controller, wherein the domain comprises a plurality of computer objects each having an assigned system role, wherein each of the plurality of computer objects represents a node configured to run a service of a plurality of services of the distributed computing system, and wherein the assigned system role represents a type of system service provided by a corresponding node;
• generate, within the domain, one or more group policy objects based on system requirements for each system role, wherein the one or more group policy objects specify settings and permissions for computer objects of a given system role;
• create, in the root OU of the domain, an organizational unit (OU) for each assigned system role;
• link, in the domain, each of the group policy objects for each assigned system role to the corresponding created OU;
• move, in the domain, the computer objects to at least one OU according to the system role assigned to each computer object;
• generate a distribution scheme according to a number of the system roles and computer objects of each system role retrieved from the domain;
• and
• deploy a plurality of nodes of the distributed directory-service-based system according to the generated distribution scheme.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions for deploying a distributed computing system, including instructions for:

• receiving a system configuration of a distributed directory-service-based system, wherein the system configuration specifies a path to a root organizational unit (OU) within a domain of a domain controller, wherein the domain comprises a plurality of computer objects each having an assigned system role, wherein each of the plurality of computer objects represents a node configured to run a service of a plurality of services of the distributed computing system, and wherein the assigned system role represents a type of system service provided by a corresponding node;
• generating, within the domain, one or more group policy objects based on system requirements for each system role, wherein the one or more group policy objects specify settings and permissions for computer objects of a given system role;
• creating, in the root OU of the domain, an organizational unit (OU) for each assigned system role;
• linking, in the domain, each of the group policy objects for each assigned system role to the corresponding created OU;
• moving, in the domain, the computer objects to at least one OU according to the system role assigned to each computer object;
• generating a distribution scheme according to a number of the system roles and computer objects of each system role retrieved from the domain;
• and
• deploying a plurality of nodes of the distributed directory-service-based system according to the generated distribution scheme.