Microsoft Active Directory 2008: Design and Implementation

Course Overview

The course will allow the delegate to perform the following tasks within their organisation.

• Plan and design Active Directory implementations to meets the needs of their organisations.
• Install and perform configuration of Active Directory Services within Windows Server environments.
• Manage Active Directory security, disaster recovery and maintain day-to-day running.
• Understand Operations Master and the Active Directory Schema.
• Understand other Active Directory Services within Windows 2008 such as Lightweight Directory Services and Rights Management Services.

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Related Courses

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Active Directory Domain Services
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active Directory:Managing & Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Servers
• Configurer les domaines Services Active Directory dans Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Audience

• Administrators who will be designing, implementing and managing Windows based networks with Active Directory using Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008.
• Delegates who are preparing for a Windows Server qualification.

Prerequisites

Delegates should have attended ONE of the following courses OR have equivalent knowledge.

• W2K33ADM
• Windows Server 2003 Administration

OR

• W2K83ADM
• Windows Server 2008 Administration.

Knowledge of managing Windows desktop operating systems is assumed during this course.

Course Outline

Introduction to Active Directory

• Active Directory Versions
• What is LDAP?
• Basic Structure of an Active Directory
• Introduction to Active Directory Planning

Creating Domain, Tree and Forest and Structures

• Active Directory Structural Design
• Active Directory Naming and DNS
• DNS Implementation Strategies for Active Directory
• Structural Objects
• The Global Catalog
• Read Only Domain Controllers
• Implementing Active Directory Structural Objects
• Removing Active Directory
• Domain and Forest Levels
• Using Trusts with Active Directory

Active Directory Topological Design

• Active Directory Replication Procedure
• Active Directory Connections
• Introduction to Active Directory Physical Topology
• Managing Connections and Replication
• Using Replication Monitor

Active Directory Security

• Delegation of Control Wizard
• Auditing Changes to the Active Directory
• Ownership within Active Directory
• Securing Active Directory with Read Only Domain Controllers
• Kerberos Overview

Group Policy

• Applying Group Policy
• Designing a Group Policy Strategy and Organisational Unit Structure
• Group Policy Management Console
• Using Windows Installer with Group Policy
• Configuring Password Security
• Multi-Level Local Group Policy

Managing Operations Masters

• The Five Operations Master Roles
• Default Roles and Operations Master Placement
• Administering Operations Masters
• Other Server Roles

The Schema, Classes and Attributes

• Active Directory Schema
• Adding Classes and Attributes to the Active Directory Schema
• Working with ADSIEdit and Object Attributes

Active Directory Maintenance

• Backing up/restoring Active Directory
• Un-deleting Objects in Active Directory
• Managing and Implementing Change in the Active Directory
• Using LDIFDE & CSVDE to Perform Bulk Changes Using LDAP
• Maintaining the Active Directory Database

Additional Services in Windows Server 2003 R2/2008

• Additional Services based on Active Directory and LDAP
• Implementing Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
• Understanding Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)
• Introduction to Active Directory Rights Management Services
• Exploring Active Directory RMS

Migrating or Upgrading Active Directory

• Introduction to Migration
• Guidelines for Migration
• Migrating or Upgrading Windows 2000 or 2003 Active Directory
• Tools for Active Directory Migrations
• Using ADMT v.2

Course Outline v5.2b

• This is a provisional outline and subject to change.