Networking Series Course:
This
48-hour 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.
Target 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:
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New to implementing Windows
Server 2003 Active Directory. ·
Preparing for MCP exam 70-294:
Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Active Directory Infrastructure, a core requirement for the MCSE
certification. |
Prerequisites
Before
attending this course, students must have completed:
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Course 2278: Planning and
Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure, or have the
equivalent knowledge and skills. |
This
course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified
Professional exam:
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Exam 70-294: Planning, Implementing,
and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
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Module 1: Introduction to
Active Directory Infrastructure
This
module introduces students to the Active Directory infrastructure, its
logical and physical structure, and its function as a directory service. The
module also introduces the command-line utilities and scripts that you can
use to examine the components of Active Directory and the Active Directory
design, planning, and implementing process.
Module 2: Implementing an
This
module discusses Active Directory installation requirements, how to create a
forest and domain structure by using the Active Directory Installation
Wizard, and what post-installation tasks you must perform. It also explains
how to configure DNS in an Active Directory environment, raise forest and
domain functional levels, and create trust relationships.
Module 3: Implementing an
Organizational Unit Structure
This
module discusses the creation of organizational units, how to delegate common
administrative tasks, how to customize the delegation of administrative tasks
for an organizational unit, and plan the implementation of an organizational
unit structure.
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Module 4: Implementing User,
Group, and Computer Accounts
This
module explains how to plan and implement Active Directory user, group, and
computer accounts. It also explains how to create multiple user and computer
accounts by using command-line utilities such as CSVDE and LDIFDE, and how to
manage accounts by using Windows Script Host. The module also explains how to
implement User Principle Name (UPN) suffixes.
Module 5: Implementing Group
Policy
This
module provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary for planning
and implementing a Group Policy strategy to centrally manage users and
computers in an enterprise.
Module 6: Deploying and
Managing Software by Using Group Policy
In
this module, students learn how to deploy and manage software by using Group
Policy. The module focuses on basic concepts of deploying, configuring, and
maintaining software, troubleshooting deployed software, and planning
software deployment.
Module 7: Implementing Sites
to Manage Active Directory Replication
This
module explains how to implement sites to manage and monitor replication in
Active Directory. The module presents basic concepts of replication and sites
in Active Directory, specifically: creating, configuring, and managing sites;
monitoring and troubleshooting replication failures; and planning a site
strategy.
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Module 8: Implementing
Placement of Domain Controllers
This
module introduces students to the placement of domain controllers. It focuses
on the placement and planning of domain controllers, including global catalog
servers, and DNS servers that are integrated with Active Directory. The
module also discusses guidelines for caching universal group membership for a
site.
Module 9: Managing Operations
Masters
This
module introduces students to managing operations masters in Active
Directory. It explains the purpose of each of the five types of operations
masters, how to transfer and seize operations master roles, and how to plan a
strategy for placing operations masters.
Module 10: Maintaining Active
Directory Availability
This
module explains basic concepts about maintaining Active Directory
availability, including how to defragment, move, back up, restore, and
monitor an Active Directory database.
Module 11: Planning and
Implementing an Active Directory Infrastructure
This
module provides students with the skills to plan and implement an Active
Directory service infrastructure based on the business requirements of a
fictitious organization.
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