Planning & Implementing an Active Directory Infrastructure (70-294)


Full Description
In this new course, you will learn how to plan and implement Active Directory Services in your Windows 2003 Server environment. You will also learn how to plan and implement an Active Directory Infrastructure. You will also get a study guide for each of the five levels of study.


Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to plan and implement an Active Directory Infrastructure in a Windows 2003 server environment. Student should be prepared sufficient to pass the Microsoft MCSE exam #70-294 upon successful completion of this course.


Assessment:
Pre and post exams and course quizzes are part of the assessment for this course level. Additional exam aids such as test preparation software and labratory simulations and mentoring are available for purchase separately.
Course Information (see above or below lessons, outlines, activities, etc.)

Instructor: Kevin Wolford
Kevin Wolford started his computer career in 1983. He has been a technical writer, network administrator, and trainer. Kevin spent many years with Novell and is a CNI and Master CNE. In 1998 Kevin founded Tech Training, giving him a chance to test his training ideas on live labs. He is also an MCSE, MCT, and is certified in SMS, SQL Server, TCP/IP, NT Workstation, NT Server, Exchange Server, Windows 9x and 2000. Kevin has authored Microsoft certification books for New Riders and Sybex. He also owns a consulting company dedicated to teaching complex technical topics in a simple way.




Course Outline:





Lesson 1: Installation


Active Directory Structure


  • What is Active Directory?

  • Logical Structure

  • Physical Structures

  • Server Roles

  • Working with Active Directory



Installing Active Directory


  • Requirements and Process

  • Forest Root Domain

  • Child Domain

  • Domain Tree

  • Replica Domain Controllers

  • Renaming Domain Controllers

  • Removing Domain Controllers




Lesson 2: Configuration

Active Directory/DNS Integration


  • Locating Active Directory Resources

  • AD Integrated Zones



Trusts


  • Functional Levels

  • Trusts Types

  • Creating Trusts

  • Managing Trusts



Organizational Units (OU)


  • Overview of OUs

  • Planning OUs

  • Creating OUs

  • OU Delegation




Lesson 3: Management


Active Directory Accounts


  • Groups

  • User Account Management

  • CSVDE

  • LDIFDE

  • Windows Script Host



Active Directory Management


  • User Principle Name

  • Moving Objects

  • Moving Within Domains

  • Moving Between Domains



Planning Account Strategy


  • Naming

  • Password Policy

  • Authentication

  • Group Strategy

  • Auditing




Lesson 4: Group Policy

Group Policy Objects


  • Purpose

  • Controls

  • Creating GPOs



Managing GPOs


  • Refresh Interval

  • Working With GPOs

  • Troubleshooting

  • Delegation

  • Planning



Software Management


  • Windows Installer

  • Deploying Applications

  • Specialized Deployment

  • Deployment Maintenance




Lesson 5: Infrastructure Design

Sites


  • Replication

  • Creating Sites

  • Site Planning

  • Troubleshooting



Server Roles


  • Global Catalog Servers

  • Domain Controller Placement

  • Operations Master Roles



Maintenance


  • Database

  • Backup

  • Restore





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