Microsoft Configuring Active Directory Services

Active Directory is the most valuable and complex feature of Windows 2000, providing vastly improved new functionality for organizations of all sizes. Organizations that want to take advantage of the ease of administration and scalability that Windows 2000 provides will need a thorough understanding of how to implement Active Directory Services. After taking this hands-on course, you will be able to plan, design install, configure, and administer a Windows 2000 Active Directory structure for your organization.

Become a Microsoft Certified Professional in Configuring Active Directory Services by passing Microsoft Exam #70-217 or Exam #70-219.
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This course can be delivered by the methods below:
Classroom Learning $2595 USD
Virtual e-Learning $1995 USD

You Learn...
Directory replication within a site and between sites.
DNS in Active Directory
Change and Configuration Management
Active Directory Security Solutions
To Implement Group Policies
Schema modification
To Design a Directory Service Architecture
To Prepare to pass Microsoft exams 70-217 and 70-219.

Who Would Benefit

Professionals responsible for system/network administration and design; and Windows 2000 MCSE candidates.

 

Course Outline

1. Understanding Active Directory

X.500 Conventions and Attributes
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

2. Active Directory Architecture

Objects, Organizational Units (OU) and Attributes
Partitioning With Domains and Schema
Understanding Single Master Operations
Global Catalog Servers

3. DNS and Active Directory

DNS and LDAP Integration
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)
DNS and Wins Integration

4. Domains and Active Directory

Multiple Domain Concepts
• Transitive Trusts
Global Catalog Server Operations

5. Sites and Active Directory

Locating Domain Controllers and Global Catalogs
Replicating Domain, Schema, and Configuration Data Changes

6. Trees and Forests

Creating Trees and Forests
Defining the Domain Namespace
Trust Relationships

7. Active Directory and Schema Management

Planning Physical and Logical Structures
Schema Structure
Naming Conventions

8. Managing User Accounts and Group Resources

Access Control Lists
Group Accounts
Delegation of Network Connections
Network Authentication With Kerberos 5
Distribution and Security Groups

9. Group Policy

Managing and Deploying Software Distribution
Roaming User Desktops
Intellimirror
Creating, Managing, and Editing Group Policy

10. Troubleshooting and Optimizing Active Directory

Active Directory Domain and Trust Tool
Controlling Replication Collisions
Defining a New Site Link

11. Active Directory and Replication

Partial Domain Replication
Replication Within a Single Site and Multiple Sites
Updating Sequence Numbers

12. Backing Up and Restoring Active Directory

Backing Up the Active Directory Database
Recovery Without Restore

13. Understanding the Directory Service Hierarchy

Domains, OUs, Trees, and Forests
Designing Active Directory

14. Active Directory Naming Strategy

Active Directory and DNS Naming Rules
Public and Private Network Strategies
Naming Strategy for Active Directory Objects

15. Active Directory and Administration

Current Administrative Structure
Planning and Designing Requirements
Planning and Assigning Permissions

16. Designing Schema Policy

Schema Components
Changing and Extending Schema
Replication Issues

17. Administering With Group Policy

Delegating Administrative Permissions
Optimizing Group Policy Deployment

18. Multiple Domain Structure

Deploy Security Groups
Accessing Resources Between Domains
Planning for Multiple Domain Trees, Tree-Forests, and Forests

19. Multiple Sites and Replication

Using Site Links
Inter-Site Replication
Creating Site Link Bridges

20. Design a Complete Active Directory Topology

Planning the Active Directory Structure
Planning for Growth and Expansion

Hands-On Lab 1: Install and populate a custom MMC with Active Directory tools. Install Active Directory on a Windows 2000 server.

Hands-On Lab 2: Install and configure DNS and test the installation.

Hands-On Lab 3: Add several Domains together to create a site, to create a tree, and join a forest.

Hands-On Lab 4: Modify objects in the directory and set access control lists on objects.

Hands-On Lab 5: Create users and groups in local and remote domains. Enable roaming user profiles and folder redirection.

Hands-On Lab 6: Use Group Policy to configure the Registry, and deploy security and administrative templates.

Hands-On Lab 7: Use the Active Directory Sites and Services snap-in to create site links.

Hands-On Lab 8: Force replication between Domain controllers.

Hands-On Lab 9: Backup and restore the Active Directory database.

Hands-On Lab 10: Use resource kit tools for backup procedures.

Hands-On Lab 11: Analyze a private network Active Directory mode and a mixed NetWare/AD design for successful naming strategies.

Hands-On Lab 12: Pinpoint areas in the hierarchy to delegate administration.

Hands-On Lab 13: Modify the schema.

Hands-On Lab 14: Design and implement Group Policy for the Site, Domain, and OU structure.

Hands-On Lab 15: Design a single Domain and assign a security group.

Hands-On Lab 16: Design a multiple Domain structure.

Hands-On Lab 17: Plan sites with AD Sizer.

Hands-On Lab 18: Create a replication plan for a company.

 

Suggested Prerequisites

Our Windows 2000 Server or equivalent knowledge is required before taking this course.

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

 

Suggested Follow-ons

Students followed up Microsoft Configuring Active Directory Services by attending these popular classes:

Microsoft Implementing Windows 2000 Networking
Microsoft Windows 2000 Security
Microsoft Windows 2000 Troubleshooting
Microsoft Upgrading to Exchange 2000
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database Administration

 

Certifications

Windows 2000 MCSE Track