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.

This course includes material from Microsoft Official Courses 6426 and 6436.

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

 Course Outline

 Documentation and Standards

  • Documentation and Project Management
  • Gathering Business Requirements
  • Functional Requirements
  • Constraints
  • Rick Analysis
  • LAB: Getting Started

 Forest and Domain Implementation

  • Active Directory Review
  • Transaction Processing
  • Logical versus Physical
  • DNS Design for AD
  • Read-Only DNS
  • Best Practices AD DS Implementation
  • LAB

Enterprise Forest and Domain Design

  • Forest Model Design
  • Multiple Forest Design
  • Multiple Domain Design
  • Considerations for RDOC
  • Trusts
  • LAB

DS Objects and Design

  • User Account Design 
  • Computer Account Design
  • Tools for Automation
  • Group Design
  • Delegation of Control
  • Administrative Models
  • LAB

 Sites and Replication

  • How Replication works
  • Tools for Replication management
  • Tools for Replication troubleshooting
  • Site Design
  • Implementing Site topologies
  • LAB

DC Placement and FSMO

  • Domain Controller Placement Design
  • Scaling for Domain Controllers
  • Deploying RDOC
  • Deploying Core
  • Operational Masters
  • Managing Operational Masters
  • Troubleshooting Operational Masters
  • LAB

 Maintaining AD and High Availability

  • Performing backup and restore operations for AD DS
  • Managing AD DS with NTDSUTIL
  • Designing High Availability for AD DS
  • Implementing and troubleshooting High availability for AD DS
  • LAB

AD DS Enhancement Overview

  • Examining IDA Solutions
  • Designing and Implementing AD Certificate Services
  • Designing and Implementing AD Lightweight Directory Services
  • Designing and implementing AD Federation Services
  • Designing and implementing AD Rights Management Services
  • LAB

 Migration

  • Design and implementing DNS name changes
  • Designing and Implementing migration restructuring
  • Troubleshooting Migration strategies
  • LAB