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Windows 2003:
Active Directory Design and Implementation
Duration: 3 Days
Method: Hands-on, Instructor-led
W2K3ADDI

Introducing Directory Services
What is a Directory Service
Benefits of Active Directory
Active Directory Structure:Hierarchical Structure
Object-Orient Design Benefits
Multimaster Domain Replication

Directory Service Anatomy
Understanding DNS, WINS & NDS Directories
Domain Naming Service
Windows Internet Naming Service
Novell Directory Services

Examining X.500 Directory Services
What is X.500
The X.500 Specification
Designing Active Directory
The Schema
Creating a Directory

Accessing the Directory
Making Information Accessible to People
Directory Access Protocol
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

Microsoft Domain Environments
What is a Domain
Authenticating Users
Establishing Domain Trusts
The 4 Domain Models:
*Single Domain
*Master Domain
*Multiple Master Domain
*Complete Trust

Active Directory Benefits
The Goals of Active Directory
Enterprise Wide Management
Uniform Naming Conventions
Active Directory in the Windows 2003 Architecture

Designing the Active Directory
Active Directory Domains
Active Directory Trees
Active Directory Forests
Active Directory Server Functions

Implementing Active Directory
Installing Active Directory
Creating Organisational Units
Creating Users and Group Scopes:
Local, Global & Universal Groups
Creating Other Objects: Printers, Contacts and Shares

Securing the Environment
Overview of Kerberos
Kerberos Authentication
Installing Certificate Services
Object Security in Active Directory
Securing Active Directory Objects
Designing an Administrative Control Strategy
Delegating Administrative Control
Best Practices for Delegating Administrative Control

Implementing Group Policies
What are Group Policies?
Policy Objects within Active Directory
* Computer Configuration Nodes
* User Configuration Nodes
Configuring Group Policy Settings
Group Policy Inheritance
Using the RSOP Management Tool

Software Management with Group Policy
Introduction to Software Deployment
Understanding Windows Installer
Deploying Software with Group Policy
Maintaining Deployed Software
Removing Deployed Software
Troubleshooting Software Deployment

Modifying the Active Directory Schema
What is the Schema?
Setting Schema Security Settings
Modifying the Schema
Adding/Removing Attributes
Troubleshooting the Schema

Managing Active Directory Replication
Introduction to Active Directory Replication
Controlling Active Directory Replication
Active Directory Sites
The Replication Processes
Examining Replication Topology
Monitoring Replication Traffic
Configuring Replication Times
Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication

Active Directory Operations Masters
Introduction to the Roles of Operations Masters
Determine the Holder of an Operations Master Role
Managing Operations Master Failures

Backup and Recovery of Active Directory
Which files should be backed up?
Using the Windows Backup Utility
Non-Authoritative Restore
Authoritative Restore

Migrating to Active Directory
Options for Migration
Windows NT4 to Windows 2003 Migration
Using the ADMT v2 Tool

Course Overview
Delegates will learn how to install, configure, and maintain Windows 2003 Active Directory based servers in a domain based network environment. The course also covers the implementation of Group Policy and how to perform general policy-related tasks that are required to centrally manage users and computers within a Windows 2003 Domain environment.
Course Aims
Delegates will learn how to identify the components of the Active Directory service, install and configure a DNS infrastructure in readiness for installing Active Directory, install and configure Active Directory, set up and administer user accounts and groups, delegate administrative control of Active Directory objects, and manage Active Directory replication within a site and between sites. Delegates will also learn how to manage user environments by implementing and troubleshooting Group Policy, create and manage trees and forests in a Windows 2003 domain environment, manage operations masters within Active Directory, maintain and restore the Active Directory database, and implement an Active Directory Infrastructure.
Course Pre-requisites
This course assumes delegates have a good understanding of implementing Windows 2003 Servers as can be gained from our Windows 2003: Server Administration course.
Qualification Map
This course covers elements essential for the following Microsoft exams: 70-297 and 70-294
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