Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Training Courses | Microsoft Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure

Publisher:	Microsoft
Version:	2003
Length:	5 day s
Course-ID:	MS2279

Prerequisites
Course AM2278: Planning and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure, or have the equivalent knowledge and skills.

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
This course is appropriate for individuals 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 the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification.


Introduction to Active Directory Infrastructure The Architecture of Active Directory How Active Directory Works Examining Active Directory The Active Directory Design, Planning, and Implementation Processes Implementing an Active Directory Forest and Domain Structure Creating a Forest and Domain Structure Examining and Configuring Active Directory Integrated DNS Raising Forest and Domain Functional Levels Creating Trust Relationships Securing Trusts Using SID Filtering Implementing an Organizational Unit Structure Managing Organizational Units Delegating Administrative Control for Organizational Units Planning an Organizational Unit Strategy Implementing User, Group, and Computer Accounts 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 Implementing Group Policy Creating and Configuring Group Policy objects (GPOs) Configuring When Group Policy Is Applied Managing GPOs Verifying and Troubleshooting Group Policy Delegating Administrative Control of Group Policy Planning a Group Policy Strategy for the Enterprise Deploying and Managing Software by Using Group Policy Introduction to Managing Software Deployment Deploying Software Configuring Software Deployment Maintaining Deployed Software Troubleshooting Software Deployment Planning a Software Deployment Strategy Implementing Sites to Manage Active Directory Replication Introduction to Active Directory Replication Creating and Configuring Sites Managing Site Topology Troubleshooting Replication Failures Planning a Site Implementing Placement of Domain Controllers Implementing the Global Catalog in Active Directory Determining the Placement of Domain Controllers in Active Directory Planning the Placement of Domain Controllers Managing Operations Masters Introduction to Operation Master Roles Transferring and Seizing Operations Master Roles Planning the Placement of Operations Masters Maintaining Active Directory Availability Introduction to Maintaining Active Directory Moving and Defragmenting the Active Directory Database Backing Up Active Directory Restoring Active Directory Planning for Monitoring Active Directory Planning and Implementing an Active Directory Infrastructure Creating the Active Directory Implementation Plan for Tailspin Toys Implementing the Active Directory Infrastructure for Tailspin Toys

Introduction to Active Directory Infrastructure
The Architecture of Active Directory
How Active Directory Works
Examining Active Directory
The Active Directory Design, Planning, and Implementation Processes

Implementing an Active Directory Forest and Domain Structure
Creating a Forest and Domain Structure
Examining and Configuring Active Directory Integrated DNS
Raising Forest and Domain Functional Levels
Creating Trust Relationships
Securing Trusts Using SID Filtering

Implementing an Organizational Unit Structure
Managing Organizational Units
Delegating Administrative Control for Organizational Units
Planning an Organizational Unit Strategy

Implementing User, Group, and Computer Accounts
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

Implementing Group Policy
Creating and Configuring Group Policy objects (GPOs)
Configuring When Group Policy Is Applied
Managing GPOs
Verifying and Troubleshooting Group Policy
Delegating Administrative Control of Group Policy
Planning a Group Policy Strategy for the Enterprise

Deploying and Managing Software by Using Group Policy
Introduction to Managing Software Deployment
Deploying Software
Configuring Software Deployment
Maintaining Deployed Software
Troubleshooting Software Deployment
Planning a Software Deployment Strategy

Implementing Sites to Manage Active Directory Replication
Introduction to Active Directory Replication
Creating and Configuring Sites
Managing Site Topology
Troubleshooting Replication Failures
Planning a Site

Implementing Placement of Domain Controllers
Implementing the Global Catalog in Active Directory
Determining the Placement of Domain Controllers in Active Directory
Planning the Placement of Domain Controllers

Managing Operations Masters
Introduction to Operation Master Roles
Transferring and Seizing Operations Master Roles
Planning the Placement of Operations Masters

Maintaining Active Directory Availability
Introduction to Maintaining Active Directory
Moving and Defragmenting the Active Directory Database
Backing Up Active Directory
Restoring Active Directory
Planning for Monitoring Active Directory

Planning and Implementing an Active Directory Infrastructure
Creating the Active Directory Implementation Plan for Tailspin Toys
Implementing the Active Directory Infrastructure for Tailspin Toys