Course: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring section 2
September 21, 2013 | By Boyd |
Course Outline
Day 1: Introduction to Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
- What is Active Directory?
- AD components and concepts.
- Installing Server 2008 and AD.
- Server 2008 Core installation.
- DNS and Active Directory.
- Configure zones.
- Configure DNS server settings.
- Configure zone transfers and replication.
- DHCP with Server 2008.
Day 2: The Active Directory infrastructure
- All about Forests and Domains.
- Configuring Trusts and Sites.
- AD Replication.
- Global Catalogs and Operations Masters.
- NTDSUTIL, ADSI Edit, and other useful utilities.
- Security and Authentication.
- Password policies: account lockouts and best practices.
- File sharing and permissions.
- Application control policies.
- Auditing: learn how to keep track of what’s happening on your network.
Day 3: Active Directory Roles, Services, and Objects
- Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS).
- Active Directory Rights Management Service (AD RMS).
- Read-only domain controllers (RODC).
- Active Directory Federation Services (AD FSv2).
- Active Directory objects
- Automate creation of Active Directory accounts.
- Maintain Active Directory accounts.
- Create and apply Group Policy objects (GPOs).
- Configure GPO templates.
- Deploy and manage software by using GPOs.
- Configure account policies.
- Configure audit policy by using GPOs.
Day 4-5: Certificate Services, Troubleshooting AD
- Install Active Directory Certificate Services.
- Configure CA server settings.
- Manage certificate templates.
- Manage enrollments.
- Manage certificate revocations.
- Active Directory maintenance and troubleshooting
- Configure backup and recovery.
- Perform offline maintenance.
- Monitor Active Directory.
- Active Directory in a mixed environment.
- Using Powershell and why it’s worth learning.