Configuring And Troubleshooting Windows Server Active Directory Domain Services

Course details

Course provides in-depth training on implementing, configuring, managing and troubleshooting Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environments. It covers core AD DS concepts and functionality as well as implementing Group Policies, performing backup and restore and monitoring and troubleshooting Active Directory related issues. After completing this course students will be able to configure AD DS in their Windows Server 2008 and Windows server 2008 R2 environments.

Course Objectives :After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the features and functionality of Active Directory Domain Services.>
• Perform secure and efficient administration of Active Directory.
• Manage users and service accounts.
• Manage groups.
• Manage computer accounts.
• Implement a Group Policy infrastructure.
• Manage User Desktops with Group Policy.
• Manage enterprise security and configuration by using Group Policy settings.
• Secure administration.
• Improve the security of authentication in an AD DS Domain.
• Configure Domain Name System.
• Administer AD DS domain controllers.
• Manage sites and Active Directory Replication.
• Monitor, maintain and back up directory Service to ensure Directory Service continuity.
• Manage multiple domains and forests.

Course Topics:

Course Outline

Module 1: Introducing Active Directory Domain Services

This module provides an overview of Active Directory components and concepts and steps through the basics of installing and configuring an Active Directory domain

Module 2: Administering Active Directory Securely and Efficiently

This module explains how to work securely and efficiently in Active Directory using Administration Tools and some best practices as well as use of Windows PowerShell.

Module 3: Managing Users and Service Accounts

This module explains how to create, manage and support user and Managed Service Accounts in Active Directory.

Module 4: Managing Groups

This module explains how to create, modify, delete, and support group objects in Active Directory.

Module 5: Managing Computer Accounts

This module explains how to create and configure computer accounts.

Module 6: Implementing a Group Policy Infrastructure

This module explains what Group Policy is, how it works, and how best to implement Group Policy in your organization.

Module 7: Managing User Desktop with Group Policy

This module explains how to manage and configure desktop environments using Administrative templates and Group Policy Preferences as well as how to deploy software using Group Policy

Module 8: Managing Enterprise Security and Configuration with Group Policy Settings

This module explains how to use Group Policy to manage a variety of components and features  of Windows. It will also explain how to audit files and folders and how to restrict access to applications using application control policies.

Module 9: Securing Administration

This module explains how to administer Active Directory Domain Services Securely.

Lessons

• Delegate Administrative Permissions
• Audit Active Directory Administration

Module 10: Improving the Security of Authentication in an AD DS Domain

This module explains the domain-side components of authentication, including the policies that specify password requirements and the auditing of authentication-related activities.

Module 11: Configuring Domain Name System

This module explains how to implement DNS to support name resolution both within your AD DS domain and outside your domain and your intranet.

Module 12: Administering AD DS Domain Controllers

This module explains how to add Windows Server 2008 domain controllers to a forest or domain, how to prepare a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 forest or domain for its first Windows Server 2008 DC, how to manage the roles performed by DCs, and how to migrate the replication of SYSVOL from the File Replication Service (FRS) used in previous versions of Windows to the Distributed File System Replication (DFS-R) mechanism that provides more robust and manageable replication.

Module 13: Managing Sites and Active Directory Replication

This module explains how to create a distributed directory service that supports domain controllers in portions of your network that are separated by expensive, slow, or unreliable links and how to configure replication amongst those servers.

Module 14: Directory Service Continuity

This module explains about the technologies and tools that are available to help ensure the health and longevity of the directory service. You will explore tools that help you monitor performance in real time, and you will learn to log performance over time so that you can keep an eye on performance trends in order to spot potential problems.

Module 15: Managing Multiple Domains and Forests