Description

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully plan, implement, and troubleshoot a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory service infrastructure.

Objectives

The key topics covered in this class include:

• Forest and domain structure
• Domain Name System (DNS)
• Site topology and replication
• Organizational unit structure
• Delegation of administration
• Group Policy
• User, group, and computer account strategies

Audience

This course is appropriate for individuals employed or seeking a position as a systems engineer. This course is also appropriate for individuals who currently support a competitive platform who want to enhance their skills using Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. The course is designed to instruct technical professionals who need the skills and knowledge to:

• Describe the logical and physical components of Active Directory
• Create and configure a forest and domain structure by using an Active Directory infrastructure design
• Plan and implement an organizational unit structure
• Plan and implement Active Directory user, group, and computer accounts
• Plan and implement a Group Policy strategy to centrally manage users and computers in an enterprise
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot software that is deployed using Group Policy
• Implement sites to manage and monitor Active Directory replication
• Plan and implement the placement of domain controllers, global catalog servers, and DNS servers that are integrated with Active Directory
• Plan and manage operations masters
• Back up, restore, and maintain Active Directory
• Plan and implement an Active Directory infrastructure that is based on a directory service design that an enterprise architect provides

Prerequisites

Prior to taking this course, the student must have:

• A strong familiarity with Microsoft Windows 2000 core technologies, such as those covered in Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server Installation and Administration 3.0
• CompletedMicrosoft Windows Server 2003 Network Services Planning and Maintenance 2.0
• Or have the equivalent knowledge and skills

Included Materials

Recorded Virtual Classroom courses provide:

• Unlimited 24 x 7 access to Campus for the entire program. (All courses are launched from this personalized web site that organizes and manages your training experience.)
• Expert Now - a recorded version of the expert-led training course, for anytime anywhere access to expert instruction.
• Hands on Labs - a perfectly simulated, real-world environment to test skills without risk.
• Engaging course demos and real-world examples
• Practice Exams - Simulated certification exams designed to validate exam readiness.
• Classroom Support Materials - an online version of the classroom student guide that can be searched and printed, and the ability to record and review class notes.

Included Labs

• Installing Windows 2003 Active Directory
• Creating a Child Domain
• Creating an Inter-Forest Trust
• Creating an Organizational Unit Structure
• Migrating Active Directory Objects
• Creating a Group Policy
• Using Group Policy to Manage and Deploy Software
• Placing Domain Controllers in Local Sites for Replication
• Seizing FSMO Roles
• Active Directory Backup and Recovery

Outline

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Strategy and Implementation 2.0

• Module 1: An Overview of Active Directory Infrastructure
• The Architecture of Active Directory
• How Active Directory Works
• Examining Active Directory
• The Active Directory Design, Planning, and Implementation Processes
• Module 2: Active Directory Forest and Domain Implementation
• Creating a Forest and Domain Structure
• Examining Active Directory Integrated DNS
• Raising Forest and Domain Functional Levels
• Creating Trust Relationships
• Installing Windows 2003 Active Directory
• Creating a Child Domain
• Creating an Inter-Forest Trust
• Module 3: Organizational Unit Structure Implementation
• Creating and Managing Organizational Units
• Delegating Administrative Control of Organizational Units
• Planning an Organizational Unit Strategy
• Creating an Organizational Unit Structure
• Module 4: User, Group, and Computer Account Implementation
• Introduction to Accounts
• Creating and Managing Multiple Accounts
• Implementing User Principal Name Suffixes
• Moving Objects in Active Directory
• Planning a User, Group, and Computer Account Strategy
• Planning an Active Directory Audit Strategy
• Migrating Active Directory Objects
• Module 5: Group Policy Implementation
• Creating and Configuring GPOs
• Configuring Group Policy Refresh Rates and Group Policy Settings
• Managing GPOs
• Verifying and Troubleshooting Group Policy
• Delegating Administrative Control of Group Policy
• Planning a Group Policy Strategy for the Enterprise
• Creating a Group Policy
• Module 6: Using Group Policy to Deploy and Manage Software
• Introduction to Managing Software Deployment
• Deploying Software
• Configuring Software Deployment
• Maintaining Deployed Software
• Troubleshooting Software Deployment
• Planning a Software Deployment Strategy
• Using Group Policy to Manage and Deploy Software
• Module 7: Managing Active Directory Replication via Sites
• Introduction to Active Directory Replication
• Creating and Configuring Sites
• Managing Site Topology
• Troubleshooting Replication Failures
• Planning a Site
• Placing Domain Controllers in Local Sites for Replication
• Module 8: Placing Domain Controllers
• Implementing the Global Catalog in Active Directory
• Determining the Placement of Domain Controllers in Active Directory
• Planning the Placement of Domain Controllers
• Module 9: Operations Masters Management
• Introduction to Operations Master Roles
• Transferring and Seizing Operations Master Roles
• Planning the Placement of Operations Masters
• Seizing FSMO Roles
• Module 10: Active Directory Maintenance
• Introduction to Maintaining Active Directory
• Moving and Defragmenting the Active Directory Database
• Backing Up Active Directory
• Restoring Active Directory
• Planning for Monitoring Active Directory