2 Day Course
Introduction
This five-day instructor-led course includes self-paced and
instructor-facilitated components. It provides students with the knowledge and
skills to successfully plan, implement, and troubleshoot a Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Active Directory directory service infrastructure. The course
focuses on a Windows Server 2003 directory service environment, including
forest and domain structure, Domain Name System (DNS), site topology and
replication, organizational unit structure and delegation of administration,
Group Policy, and user, group, and computer account strategies.
This is the sixth course in the Windows Server 2003 Systems Engineer
curriculum.
Audience Profile
This course is appropriate for individuals who are employed or seeking a
position as a systems engineer. This course is also appropriate for individuals
who currently support a competitive platform who want to enhance their skills
using Windows Server 2003 Active Directory.
Professionals who take this course should meet the following entry criteria:
•
New to implementing Windows Server 2003 Active
Directory.
•
Preparing for MCP exam 70-294: Planning,
Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
Infrastructure, which is a core requirement for the MCSE certification.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
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Describe the logical and physical components of
Active Directory.
•
Create and configure a forest and domain
structure by using an Active Directory infrastructure design.
•
Plan and implement an organizational unit
structure.
•
Plan and implement Active Directory user, group,
and computer accounts.
•
Plan and implement a Group Policy strategy to
centrally manage users and computers in an enterprise.
•
Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot software that
is deployed using Group Policy.
•
Implement sites to manage and monitor Active
Directory replication.
•
Plan and implement the placement of domain
controllers, global catalog servers, and DNS servers that are integrated with
Active Directory.
•
Plan and manage operations masters.
•
Back up, restore, and maintain Active Directory.
•
Plan and implement an Active Directory
infrastructure that is based on a directory service design that an enterprise
architect provides
Prerequisites
Before attending this course,
students must have completed:
- Course
2278: Planning and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network
Infrastructure, or have the equivalent knowledge and skills
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to Active Directory Infrastructure
This module introduces students
to the Active Directory infrastructure, its logical and physical structure, and
its function as a directory service. The module also introduces the
command-line tools and snap-ins that you can use to examine the components of
Active Directory and the Active Directory design, planning, and implementing
process.
Lessons
- The Architecture of Active Directory
- How Active Directory Works
- Examining Active Directory
- The Active Directory Design, Planning, and Implementation Processes
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
- Describe the architecture of Active Directory.
- Describe how Active Directory works.
- Use command-line tools, scripts, snap-ins, and other methods to
examine the components of Active Directory.
- Describe the Active Directory design, planning, and implementation
processes.
Module 2: Implementing an Active Directory Forest and Domain Structure
This module discusses Active
Directory installation requirements, how to create a forest and domain
structure by using the Active Directory Installation Wizard, and the
post-installation tasks you must perform. It also explains how to configure DNS
in an Active Directory environment, raise forest and domain functional levels,
and create trust relationships.
Lessons
- Creating a Forest and Domain Structure
- Examining and Configuring Active Directory Integrated DNS
- Raising Forest and Domain Functional Levels
- Creating Trust Relationships
Lab : Implementing Active Directory
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
- Create a forest and domain structure.
- Configure DNS in an Active Directory environment.
- Raise the functional level of a forest and a domain.
- Create trust relationships between domains.
- Secure trusts by using SID filtering.
Module 3: Implementing an Organizational Unit Structure
This module discusses how to
create organizational units, how to delegate common administrative tasks, how
to customize the delegation of administrative tasks for an organizational unit,
and how to plan the implementation of an organizational unit structure.
Lessons
- Creating and Managing Organizational Units
- Delegating Administrative Control for Organizational Units
- Planning an Organizational Unit Strategy
Lab : Implementing an Organizational Unit Structure
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
- Create and manage organizational units.
- Delegate control of an organizational unit.
- Plan an organizational unit strategy.
Module 4: Implementing User, Group, and Computer Accounts
This module explains how to plan
and implement Active Directory user, group, and computer accounts. It also
explains how to create multiple user and computer accounts by using
command-line tools such as CSVDE and LDIFDE, and how to manage accounts by using
Windows Script Host. The module also explains how to implement User Principle
Name (UPN) suffixes.
Lessons
- Introduction to Accounts
- Creating and Managing Multiple Accounts
- Implementing User Principal Name Suffixes
- Moving Objects in Active Directory
- Planning an Account Strategy
- Planning an Active Directory Audit Strategy
Lab : Implementing an Account and Audit Strategy
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
- Describe the types of Active Directory
accounts and groups.
- Create multiple user and computer
accounts.
- Implement UPN suffixes.
- Move objects within a domain and across
domains in a forest.
- Plan a strategy for user computer and
group accounts.
- Plan an Active Directory audit strategy.
Module 5: Implementing Group Policy
This module explains how to plan
and implement a Group Policy strategy to centrally manage users and computers
in an enterprise.
Lessons
- Creating and Configuring Group Policy
objects (GPOs)
- Configuring Group Policy Refresh Rates
and Group Policy Settings
- Managing GPOs
- Verifying and Troubleshooting Group
Policy
- Delegating Administrative Control of
Group Policy
- Planning a Group Policy Strategy for the
Enterprise
Lab : Implementing Group Policy
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
- Create and configure GPOs.
- Configure Group Policy refresh rates and
Group Policy settings.
- Manage GPOs.
- Verify and troubleshoot Group Policy.
- Delegate administrative control of Group
Policy.
- Plan a Group Policy strategy for the
enterprise.
Module 6: Deploying and Managing Software by Using Group Policy
In this module, students learn
how to deploy and manage software by using Group Policy. The module focuses on
basic concepts of deploying, configuring, and maintaining software,
troubleshooting deployed software, and planning software deployment.
Lessons
- Introduction to Managing Software
Deployment
- Deploying Software
- Configuring Software Deployment
- Maintaining Deployed Software
- Troubleshooting Software Deployment
- Planning a Software Deployment Strategy
Lab : Deploying and Managing Software Using Group Policy
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
- Explain the basic concepts of software
deployment by using Group Policy.
- Deploy software by using Group Policy.
- Configure software deployment by using
Group Policy.
- Maintain deployed software by using
Group Policy.
- Troubleshoot some common problems with
software deployment.
- Plan a software deployment strategy.
Module 7: Implementing Sites to Manage Active Directory Replication
This module explains how to
implement sites to manage and monitor replication in Active Directory. The
module presents basic concepts of replication and sites in Active Directory,
specifically: creating, configuring, and managing sites; monitoring and troubleshooting
replication failures; and planning a site strategy.
Lessons
- Introduction to Active Directory Replication
- Creating and Configuring Sites
- Managing Site Topology
- Troubleshooting Replication Failures
- Planning a Site
Lab : Implementing Sites to Manage Active Directory Replication
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
- Explain the components and the process
of replication.
- Create and configure sites.
- Manage an Active Directory site
topology.
- Monitor and troubleshoot Active
Directory replication failures.
- Plan a site strategy.
Module 8: Implementing the Placement of Domain Controllers
This module introduces students
to the placement of domain controllers. It focuses on the placement and
planning of domain controllers, including global catalog servers, and DNS
servers that are integrated with Active Directory. The module also discusses
guidelines for caching universal group membership for a site.
Lessons
- Implementing the Global Catalog in
Active Directory
- Determining the Placement of Domain
Controllers in Active Directory
- Planning the Placement of Domain
Controllers
Lab : Implementing the Placement of Domain Controllers
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
- Implement the global catalog in Active
Directory.
- Determine the placement of domain
controllers in Active Directory.
- Plan for the placement of domain
controllers in Active Directory.
Module 9: Managing Operations Masters
This module introduces students
to managing operations masters in Active Directory. It explains the purpose of
each of the five types of operations masters, how to transfer and seize
operations master roles, and how to plan a strategy for placing operations
masters.
Lessons
- Introduction to Operations Master Roles
- Transferring and Seizing Operations
Master Roles
- Planning the Placement of Operations
Masters
Lab : Managing Operations Masters
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
- Explain the purpose of each of the five operations master roles in
Active Directory.
- Transfer and seize operations master roles in Active Directory.
- Plan for the placement of operations masters in Active Directory.
Module 10: Maintaining Active Directory Availability
This module explains basic
concepts about maintaining Active Directory availability, including how to
defragment, move, back up, restore, and monitor an Active Directory database.
Lessons
- Introduction to Maintaining Active Directory
- Moving and Defragmenting an Active Directory Database
- Backing Up Active Directory
- Restoring Active Directory
- Planning for Monitoring Active Directory
Lab : Maintaining Active Directory
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
- Describe the relationship between data modification and maintenance
of the Active Directory database.
- Move and defragment an Active Directory database.
- Back up Active Directory.
- Restore Active Directory by using the primary, normal, or
authoritative restore methods.
- Apply guidelines for monitoring Active Directory.
Module 11: Planning and Implementing an Active Directory
Infrastructure
This module provides students
with the skills to plan and implement an Active Directory service
infrastructure based on the business requirements of a fictitious organization.
Lessons
- Creating an Active Directory
Implementation Plan for Tailspin Toys
- Implementing the Active Directory
Infrastructure for Tailspin Toys
Lab : Creating the Active Directory Implementation Plan for Tailspin
Toys
Lab : Implementing the Active Directory Infrastructure for Tailspin
Toys
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
- Review the Active Directory design and
create an Active Directory implementation plan for Tailspin Toys.
- Implement the Active Directory
infrastructure for Tailspin Toys
