Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Training Course

The Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure course from LearnKey prepares you with the knowledge and skills needed to plan, implement, and maintain a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure. Expert instructor Dale Brice-Nash demonstrates how to set up and maintain Active Directory structure and topology, and how to plan and implement user, computer, and group security. At the conclusion of the course, you will understand the skills required to manage and maintain an Active Directory infrastructure within a Windows Server 2003 environment.

£180 per user + vat

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Course outline

Session 1

Section A: AD Introduction
· Overview
· Objectives
· Overview Continued

Section B: AD Foundations & CIA Model
· Foundations Overview
· Active Directory
· Directory Service in AD
· Directory Service Char.
· AD Interoperability
· CIA Model
· CIA Responsibility

Section C: Logical & Physical Components
· AD Definitions
· Logical Components
· More Logical Component
· Logical Structure
· Physical Components
· Physical Structure

Section D: FSMO Roles of AD
· Master Roles Overview
· Understanding Schema
· Schema Master
· Schema Master Seizure
· Viewing Schema
· Schema User Class
· New User Attributes
· Role Transition

Section E: Additional FSMO Roles of AD
· Domain Naming Master
· Domain Naming Seizure
· Domain Specific Masters
· Domain Naming Controls
· Domain Specific Controls
· Infrastructure Roles

Section F: Uniqueness Rules & Global Catalog
· Uniqueness Rules
· Global Catalog
· Distinguished Name
· Relative Name
· Domain & Forest Summary

Section G: Administrative Tools
· Create New User Object
· New User Password
· Change New User Object
· Windows Support Tools
· ADSI Edit
· NetBIOS Commands

Session 2
Section A: DNS Concepts
· Installation Overview
· AD Authentication
· DNS Components
· DNS & AD
· DNS Structure
· DNS Namespace
· DNS Types
· DNS Queries

Section B: DNS Zone Types
· Zone Types Overview
· Primary & Secondary
· Zone Transfers
· Stub Zone vs. Secondary
· Delegation & Integration
· Excumination & Identification
· Zone Identification
· Create & Integrate

Section C: Installation Requirements
· Domains & Forests
· Checklist
· Preparation
· Operating Systems
· Information Required

Section D: Installation Process
· Installation of AD
· Installation Upgrade
· ADPREP Forest
· ADPREP Domain
· Installation Specifics
· Installation Decisions

Section E: AD Replica
· Add a Replica
· IFM
· IFM Rules
· Adding a Replica

Section F: Validate Installation
· Validate Process
· Validate Tools
· Validate Steps
· Validation
· SYSVOL & SRV Records

Section G: Post Installation Process
· Post Checklist
· Zone Integration
· New Group Policy
· SMB Signing Policy

Session 3
Section A: Forest & Domain Levels
· Forest Functional Levels
· Domain Functional Levels
· Enhancements
· Raising

Section B: Trust & Decommissioning a DC
· Trust Relationships
· Relationship Types
· Create a Trust
· Trust Direction
· Trust Password
· Complete Trust
· Decommissioning Steps

Section C: Organizational Unit Structure
· OU Overview
· OU's Role in AD
· OU Phases
· OU Hierarchy
· Organizational Factors
· Guidelines
· Creating OU's
· Using DS add

Section D: OU Delegation
· Delegation of Control
· Security & Permissions

Section E: Implementing Users & Groups
· Implementing Concepts
· SID, RID, & GUID
· SIDHistory
· SIDHistory Tool
· Exploring SID & RID

Section F: User Acct & Group Types
· Account Types
· Group Types & Scopes
· Group Scopes
· Universal Groups
· Enterprise Model
· Single Domain Forest
· Creating & Managing
· User Admin Tools

Session 4

Section A: UPN & Password Policies
· UPN Suffixes
· Alternate UPN
· Password Strategies
· Securing Auth
· Password & Auth

Section B: Group Policy Objects in AD
· GPO Settings
· GPO Concepts
· GPO Application
· GPO Planning

Section C: Create, Configure, & Manage GPOs
· Exploring GPO's
· User Settings

Section D: Tools & Delegating GPO
· GPO Tools
· Using GPO Tools
· Delegate Control
· Validate & Test

Section E: Software Deployment with GPOs
· Windows Installer
· Software Life Cycle
· Deployment Process
· Assignment vs. Publishing
· Deployment

Section F: Software Management & Removal with GPOs
· Management Overview
· Management Options
· Removing Software

Section G: Replication in AD
· Sites & Replication
· Replication Notification
· Update Notification
· Replication Process
· Replication Conflicts

Section H:
· Intrasite & Intersite in AD
· Sites in AD
· Intrasite
· Intersite
· Intersite Replication
· Create Site
· Intrasite Replication

Session 5

Section A: Security Settings
· GPO Editor
· Smart Card Auth
· User Certificates
· IP Security Policies
· Local Group Policy

Section B: Highly Available DNS
· DNS Role
· DNS in AD
· Global Catalog Servers
· Enable Global Catalog
· Universal Group Caching
· DC Best
· Capacity Planning

Section C: FSMO Rules
· Schema & Domain Naming
· PDC Emulator & RID
· Infrastructure Master
· Transfer Roles
· Seizing Roles
· ntdsutil

Section D: Backup, Analysis, & Monitor
· NTBackup
· Backing up AD
· Restoring AD
· Restore Process
· Replication Tools
· Performance Analysis
· Replication Monitor

Section E: Directory Serv Models & Bus Req
· Directory Serv Models
· Project Life Cycle
· AD Project Documents
· Resources