Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Preparing for MCTS Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Exam 70-640

Course Overview

The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certification is recognised internationally as the best vehicle to demonstrate your knowledge of Microsoft technologies. In this course, you gain key Active Directory configuration and administration skills and knowledge to prepare for Microsoft exam 70-640. Extensive coverage of exam topics and practice questions in small group workshops reinforces the skills you need to achieve exam success.

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Audience

Experienced IT administrators planning to take Microsoft exam 70-640. At least one year of experience implementing and administering Windows Server 2008 R2 in a complex computing environment is assumed.

Skills Gained

You Will Learn How To

• Prepare to pass the MCTS Windows Server 2008 Active Directory exam 70-640
• Align your knowledge of Active Directory (AD) with Microsoft exam topics
• Explore the key components of a successful Active Directory infrastructure
• Identify and diagnose likely causes of Active Directory failures
• Plan for effective Active Directory maintenance and monitoring
• Create a personalised self-study plan to focus your efforts after the course

Course Outline

Workshop Course

Workshops and practice exam questions help prepare you for Microsoft exam 70-640. Workshops include:

• Reviewing test procedures and the exam format
• Identifying the strengths and weaknesses in your Active Directory knowledge
• Evaluating your exam readiness
• Completing MCTS exam 70-640-style questions that cover each topic area
• Optimising your study time and focus
• Developing a personalised Active Directory self-study plan

Preparing for the Exam

• Introduction to the exam format
• Reviewing test procedures
• Avoiding exam traps and pitfalls

Reviewing Active Directory (AD) Fundamentals

Building the domain structure

• Implementing users, groups and Organisational Units (OUs)
• Assembling domains into forests

Identifying updated features

• Deploying and analysing the AD using Server Manager
• Automating administration via PowerShell cmdlets

Designing the Active Directory Infrastructure

Implementing a domain or forest

• Setting up a domain controller
• Raising the forest and domain functionality level
• Simplifying logons through multiple User Principal Names (UPNs)

Linking the Active Directory components

• Optimising the Global Catalog (GC)
• Placing Operations Masters on an appropriate server
• Connecting domains and forests with appropriate trusts

Replicating objects and attributes

• Defining site subnets
• Minimising network traffic with bridgehead servers
• Scheduling and triggering manual replication
• Monitoring topologies with ReplMon

Managing DNS for Active Directory

Creating zones

• Supporting forward and reverse lookups
• Securing records
• Scavenging stale records

Fine-tuning the DNS server

• Forwarding DNS queries
• Delegating zones

Limiting zone transfers and replication

• Restricting replication scope
• Facilitating incremental zone transfers
• Creating application directory partitions

Deploying Active Directory Certificate Services

Installing AD Certificate Services

• Determining the appropriate deployment model
• Backing up the server's private key

Managing certificates

• Rolling out and securing templates
• Revoking certificates

Configuring Active Directory Roles and Services

Lightweight Directory Services (LDS)

• Migrating to LDS
• Mounting and viewing snapshots

Rights Management Services (RMS)

• Enabling self-enrolment
• Delegating administrative responsibility

Read-only Domain Controller (RODC)

• Securing server features
• Caching credentials

Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)

• Exchanging certificates with agents
• Creating federation trusts

Creating and Maintaining AD Objects

Optimising security principals

• Automating account creation
• Managing service accounts
• Developing fine-grained password policies

Leveraging Group Policy Objects (GPO)

• Targeting GPO settings
• Publishing and assigning software
• Specifying allowable applications with AppLocker

Maintaining the Active Directory Environment

Backing up and recovering AD objects

• Enabling the AD recycle bin
• Restarting AD services

Monitoring the Active Directory

• Centralising event logs through subscriptions
• Customising data collector sets

 

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