Introducing Active Directory

Active Directory and the Business Environment

Logical Structure of Active Directory

Physical Structure of Active Directory

Administering a Windows 2008 Network

Introduction to Trees and Forests

Trust Relationships in Trees and Forests

Designing an Active Directory Naming Strategy

 

Planning and Implementing a Server 2008 Domain Infrastructure

Planning the Domain Structure

Security Groups and Organisational Units

Create a Windows 2008 Domain

 

Implementing DNS to Support Active Directory

The Need for DNS in Active Directory

DNS and Active Directory Integration

Active Directory DNS Name Resolution

Active Directory Integrated Zones

Configuring DNS to Support Active Directory

Maintaining and Monitoring DNS

 

Creating Trees and Forests

Introduction to Multiple Forests, Trees and Domains

Creating and Managing Trees and Forests

What are Read Only Domain Controllers (RODCs)

Installing and Deploying RODCs

Managing Password Replication Policies

Viewing and Managing Credentials on a RODC

Removing Active Directory

 

Installing Windows 2008 Active Directory

Install a new Windows Server 2008 forest

Install a new Windows Server 2008 domain in an existing Forest

Understanding and Using ADPREP

ADPREP Switches

Understanding the Active Directory Structure

Active Directory Post Installation Tasks

 

Creating an Organizational Unit Structure

Folders V Organizational Units

Planning Organizational Unit Structure

Creating and Editing Organizational Units

Object Permissions in Active Directory

 

Administering and Configuring Users and Groups

Setting Up and Administering Domain User Accounts

Setting Up and Administering Groups in a Single Domain

Strategies for Using Groups in Trees and Forests

Create Multiple User Accounts by Importing User Information into Active Directory

Using Security Groups to Manage Access to Resources

Troubleshooting User Accounts and Groups

 

Administrative Control and Active Directory Security

Introduction to Object Security in Active Directory

Securing Active Directory Objects

Designing an Administrative Control Strategy

Delegating Administrative Control of Active Directory Objects

Best Practices for Delegating Administrative Control

 

Managing Active Directory Replication

Introduction to Active Directory Replication

The Replication Processes

Examining Replication Topology

Monitoring Replication Traffic

Configuring Replication Times

Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication

 

Introduction to Group Policy

The Structure of Group Policy

Group Policy Objects

Understanding Group Policy Inheritance

Administrative Control of Group Policy

Group Policy Planning and Strategies

Monitoring and Troubleshooting Group Policy

 

Managing User Environments with Group Policy

Understanding Group Policy

Introduction to User Environments and Group Policy

Best Practices when Designing Group Policy

Group Policy Inheritance

Using Administrative Templates

Creating Startup, Shutdown, Logon, and Logoff Scripts in Group Policy

Redirecting User Folders

Securing the User Environment

Troubleshooting Policy Management

Modelling Policies for Planning Purposes

Backing up and Restoring Policies

 

Group Policy Software Deployment

Introduction to Software Deployment

Understanding Windows Installer

Deploying Software with Group Policy

Maintaining Deployed Software

Removing Deployed Software

Troubleshooting Software Deployment

 

Active Directory Operations Masters

Introduction to the Roles of Operations Masters

Determine the Holder of an Operations Master Role

Managing Operations Master Failures

What is the Global Catalog?

Installing a Global Catalog Server

 

Active Directory Schema

Introduction to the Active Directory Schema

Accessing the Schema

Adding / Modifying Attributes

Troubleshooting the Schema

 

The Active Directory Database

Introduction to the Active Directory Database

Modifying Data in Active Directory

Moving the Active Directory Database

Backing Up and Restoring Active Directory

Maintaining the Active Directory Database