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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

• Perform secure and efficient administration of Active Directory
• Implement a Group Policy infrastructure
• Improve the security of authentication in an AD DS Domain
• Monitor, maintain, and back up Directory Services to ensure continuity

Course Outline

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

• Active Directory, Identity, and Access
• Active Directory Components and Concepts
• Install AD DS

2. Administer Active Directory Securely and Efficiently

• Work with Active Directory Administration Tools
• Custom Consoles and Least Privilege
• Find Objects in Active Directory
• Use Windows PowerShell to Administer Active Directory

3. Manage Users and Service Accounts

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

4. Managing Groups

• Administer Groups
• Best Practices for Group Management

5. Manage Computer Accounts

• Create Computers and Join the Domain
• Administer Computer Objects and Accounts
• Perform an Office Domain Join

6. Implement a Group Policy Infrastructure

• Understand Group Policy
• Implement Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
• Explore GPO 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
• Software Restriction Policy and AppLocker

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
• Configure a Fine-Grained Password Policy

10. Configure Domain Name System (DNS)

• Review DNS Concepts, Components, and Processes
• Install and Configure DNS Server in an AD DS Domain
• Integration of 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
• Active Directory Recycle Bin
• 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
• Move Objects between Domains and Forests

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