Course Content:

Unit 1: Introduction to Active Directory

• Directory services planning and implementation
• Windows networking concepts
• Introduction to Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
• New features in Windows Server 2003

Unit 2: Name resolution and DNS

• Name resolution
• Understanding the Domain Name System
• Configuring DNS

Unit 3: Design philosophy

• Introducing design philosophy and ownership roles
• Making design decisions
• Starting a design project
• The need for a vision

Unit 4: Architecture

• Physical database storage
• Schema
• Partitions

Unit 5: Logical design

• Choosing a DNS name
• Designing forests
• Designing domains
• Understanding and implementing trust relationships
• Designing organizational units
• Upgrading Windows NT or Windows 2000 domains

Unit 6: Physical design

• Physical objects
• Planning and designing the physical structure

Unit 7: Replication

• Identifying data to replicate
• Determining replication topology
• Controlling replication frequency
• Monitoring and troubleshooting replication
• SYSVOL

Unit 8: Active Directory operations masters

• Forest-wide roles
• Domain-wide roles
• Transferring and seizing roles

Unit 9: Active Directory authentication and security

• Security principles
• Active Directory authentication
• Active Directory authorization
• Active Directory auditing
• Protecting network resources

Unit 10: Managing users, groups, computers, and resources

• Planning and administering user accounts
• Planning and administering groups
• Creating and managing computer accounts
• Publishing resources
• Organizing objects in the directory

Unit 11: Group Policy for corporate policy

• Group Policy
• Group Policy processing
• Desktop management with Group Policy
• Security management with Group Policy
• Using the Group Policy Management Console
• Troubleshooting Group Policy

Unit 12: Managing software with Group Policy

• Preparing software for deployment
• Configuring software deployment
• Maintaining and removing software
• Troubleshooting software deployment

Unit 13: Monitoring and optimizing Active Directory

• Using performance counters to monitor Active Directory
• Maintaining the Active Directory database
• Optimizing the location of Active Directory files
• Working with application directory partitions

Unit 14: Disaster recovery

• Backing up Active Directory
• Identifying Active Directory corruption
• Recovering Active Directory
• Creating a disaster recovery plan

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