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In this comprehensive course you will not only discuss the crucial concepts and best practices of Active Directory, but you will also discover through hands-on exercises the Active Directory roles available in Windows Server 2008. You will gain the knowledge and skills to configure Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in a distributed environment, and you will create and configure Group Policies, perform backup and restore, and monitor and troubleshoot Active Directory-related issues.

This course incorporates materials from the Official Microsoft Learning Product 6425: Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services.

Highlights

• Implement and configure Active Directory domain services in your enterprise environment
• Administer a Group Policy infrastructure
• Back up, restore, monitor, and troubleshoot AD configuration
• Ensure trouble-free AD operation

Course Outline

1. Introduction to Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

• Active Directory, Identity, and Access
• Active Directory Components and Concepts
• Install AD DS
• Extend IDA with Active Directory Services

2. Secure and Efficient Administration of Active Directory

• Work with Active Directory Snap-Ins
• Custom Consoles and Least Privilege
• Find Objects in Active Directory
• Use DS Commands to Administer Active Directory

3. Manage Users

• Create and Administer User Accounts
• Configure User Object Attributes
• Automate User Account Creation

4. Manage Groups

• Manage an Enterprise with Groups
• Administer Groups
• Best Practices for Group Management

5. Support Computer Accounts

• Create Computers and Join the Domain
• Administer Computer Objects and Accounts

6. Implement a Group Policy Infrastructure

• Understand Group Policy
• Implement a Group Policy
• Explore Group Policy Settings and Features
• Manage Group Policy Scope
• Group Policy Processing
• Troubleshoot Policy Application

7. Manage Enterprise Security and Configuration with Group Policy Settings

• Delegate the Support of Computers
• Manage Security Settings
• Manage Software with GPSI
• Auditing

8. Secure Administration

• Delegate Administrative Permissions
• Audit Active Directory Changes

9. Improve the Security of Authentication in an AD DS Domain

• Configure Password and Lockout Policies
• Audit Authentication
• Configure Read-Only Domain Controllers

10. Configure Domain Name System (DNS)

• Review DNS Concepts, Components, and Processes
• Install and Configure DNS Server in an AD DS Domain
• AD DS, DNS, and Windows
• Advanced DNS Configuration and Administration

11. Administer AD DS Domain Controllers

• Domain Controller Installation Options
• Install a Server Core DC
• Manage Operations Masters
• Configure DFS Replication of SYSVOL

12. Manage Sites and Active Directory Replication

• Configure Sites and Subnets
• Configure the Global Catalog and Application Partitions
• Configure Replication

13. Directory Service Continuity

• Monitor Active Directory
• Manage the Active Directory Database
• Back Up and Restore AD DS and Domain Controllers

14. Manage Multiple Domains and Forests

• Configure Domain and Forest Functional Levels
• Manage Multiple Domains and Trust Relationships

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