Networking Series Course:

Designing a MS Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure (MS1561)

Target Audience

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to design a Microsoft Windows® 2000 directory services infrastructure in an enterprise network. Strategies are presented to assist the student in identifying the information technology needs of an organization, and then designing an Active Directory™ structure that meets those needs.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must meet the following requirements:

  • Course 1560, Updating Support Skills from Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 to Microsoft Windows 2000, or equivalent knowledge and skills.

OR

  • Course 2154, Implementing and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services, or equivalent knowledge and skills.

Examinations

This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:

Topics
Module 1: Introduction to Designing a Directory Services Infrastructure
Role of Active Directory in an Enterprise Network
Conducting an Organizational Analysis
Architectural Elements of Active Directory
Module 2: Designing an Active Directory Naming Strategy
Identifying Business Needs
DNS and Active Directory
Planning Active Directory Domain Names
Designing a DNS Naming Strategy for Active Directory
Module 3: Designing Active Directory to Delegate Administrative Authority

Identifying Business Needs
Characterizing the IT Organization
Developing a Strategy for Administrative Design
Developing a Strategy for Delegation
Module 4: Designing a Schema Policy
Identifying Business Needs
Schema Fundamentals
Implications of Modifying the Schema
Planning for Schema Modification
Module 5: Designing Active Directory to Support Group Policy
Identifying Business Needs
Applying Group Policy in Active Directory
Planning for Group Policy
Module 6: Designing an Active Directory Domain
Identifying Business Needs
Designing the Initial Active Directory Domain
Planning for Security Groups
Planning for Ous
Module 7: Designing a Multiple Domain Structure
Identifying Business Needs
Accessing Resources Between Domains
Planning for Multiple-Domain Trees
Planning for Multiple-Tree Forests
Planning for Multiple Forests
Module 8: Designing an Active Directory Site Topology
Using Sites in Active Directory
Assessing the Need for Active Directory Sites
Using Site Links in a Network
Planning the Inter-Site Replication Topology
Planning for Server Placement in Sites
Module 9: Designing an Active Directory Infrastructure
Conducting an Organizational Analysis
Designing an Active Directory Structure
Creating a Functional Specification