Windows Server 2003 / 2008 Advanced Active Directory Design and Implementation

HH9308 : 5 Day Instructor-Led Class

Design and Deploy Enterprise Active Directory Environments

This course is intended for IT Professionals who are responsible for designing, deploying, implementing and troubleshooting Active Directory on an enterprise level, with multiple deployments in multiple locations.

Prerequisites:

This is an advanced, hands-on class. We expect that students are comfortable with configuring and designing networks, TCP/IP and DNS and Active Directory administration. Our classes that teach the prerequisite knowledge are:
A+ teaches core technical concepts
CCNA210 teaches best practices of modern networks
HH9108 teaches Active Directory administration


Module  : Single Forest and Domain Implementation

  •  Architecture of Active Directory
  •  The database files
  •  Transaction processing
  •  AD Structure
  •  AD Replication
  •  DNS namespace
  •  Integrated DNS zones
  •  DNS SRV for AD
  •  DCPROMO
  •  Troubleshooting a basic implementation

Module : Enterprise Forest and Domain

  •  Planning and design forest and domain structure
  •  Security considerations
  •  DNS in a multi forest/domain structure
  •  Domain/Forest functional levels
  •  Trusts and cross-forest trusts
  •  Implementing and troubleshooting multi forest/domain structure

Module : Sites and Replication

  •  AD partitions and replication
  •  Replication Topology
  •  Physical site determination
  •  Planning and designing for sites
  •  Implementing and troubleshooting a site topology
  •  Securing replication

Module : Domain controller placement

  •  Capacity planning for DCs
  •  Placement of DCs
  •  Global catalog servers
  •  Customizing Global catalog servers
  •  Capacity planning Active directory

Module : Operations Master’s

  •  FSMO
  •  Schema master
  •  Changing the Schema
  •  Domain naming master
  •  PDC emulator
  •  RID Master
  •  Infrastructure master
  •  Disaster planning
  •  Transferring Roles
  •  Seizing Roles

Module : Maintaining Active Directory

  •  Disaster planning for AD
  •  Backup/Restore AD
  •  Authoritative/non-authoritative restore
  •  Online/offline defragmentation
  •  Moving AD
  •  Resetting restore password
  •  Removing ghost servers, OU’s, and Domains
  •  AD debugging
  •  AD Performance tuning

Module : Migrations

  •  The migration process and tools
  •  Migrating Windows NT 4.0 to AD
  •  Migrating Windows 2000 to AD
  •  Migrating multi forest/domains to a single forest/domain

Module : Disaster planning and recovery