This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and implement Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services in an enterprise environment. At the end of the course, students will be able to explain how Windows 2000 Directory Services works in an enterprise environment; plan and implement an Active Directory naming strategy for an enterprise; delegate and manage administrative authority of accounts, resources, and group policies in a domain; plan ways to organize objects in a domain; plan and implement a directory with multiple domains; manage Microsoft Active Directory replication in single and multiple domain environments; use sites to manage replication traffic; backup, recover, maintain and optimize Active Directory; plan a Windows 2000 Directory Services deployment; control modifications to the Active Directory schema; plan directory synchronization between Microsoft Exchange version 5.5 and Active Directory; and plan an upgrade of directory services from the previous versions of Microsoft Windows NT operating system version to Windows 2000.

 Audience

This course is intended for site architects, senior support professionals, and consultants who plan the deployment of Microsoft Windows 2000 directory services in an organization.

Prerequisites

…   Course 1560, Upgrading Support Skills from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows 2000, or equivalent knowledge.

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Designing a Directory Services Infrastructure

Topics:

Role of Active Directory in an Enterprise Network

Conducting an Organizational Analysis

Architectural Elements of Active Directory

Skills:

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·   Describe the function and business benefits of Active Directory in an enterprise network.

·   Describe the process of gathering and documenting information from an organization that will impact the design of an Active Directory structure.

Module 2: Designing an Active Directory Naming Strategy

Topics:

Identifying Business Needs

DNS and Active Directory

Planning Active Directory Domain Names

Designing a DNS Naming Strategy for Active Directory

Lab:

Designing an Active Directory Naming Strategy

Skills:

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·   Determine the directory naming needs of an organization.

·   Plan for directory-integrated DNS to reduce overall network traffic.

·   Select appropriate domain names for Active Directory.

Module 3: Designing Active Directory to Delegate Administrative Authority

Topics:

Topics:

Identifying Business Needs

Characterizing the IT Organization

Developing a Strategy for Administrative Design

Developing a Strategy for Delegation

Lab:

Designing Delegated Administration

Skills:

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·   Identify the administrative needs of an organization that impact an Active Directory design.

·   Characterize the type of Information Technology (IT) organizational support as it impacts the design of an Active Directory structure.

·   Plan for hierarchical design of Active Directory structure to support different IT organizational types.

Module 4: Designing a Schema Policy

Topics:

Identifying Business Needs

Schema Fundamentals

Implications of Modifying the Schema

Planning for Schema Modification

Labs:

Modifying the Schema

Skills:

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·   Identify organizational needs that require schema modification.

·   Describe schema components and fundamentals of schema modification.

·   Describe how schema modification impacts Active Directory and network performance.

Module 5: Designing Active Directory to Support Group Policy

Topics:

Identifying Business Needs

Applying Group Policy in Active Directory

Planning for Group Policy

Lab:

Designing Group Policy and a Supporting Active Directory Structure

Skills:

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·   Identify administrative needs that can be addressed through Group Policy.

·   Determine the appropriate site, domain, or organizational unit level at which to apply Group Policy.

Module 6: Designing an Active Directory Domain

Topics:

Identifying Business Needs

Designing the Initial Active Directory Domain

Planning for Security Groups

Planning for OUs

Labs:

Designing a Group and Organizational Unit Strategy

Skills:

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·   Identify business needs that impact a domain design.

·   Design the initial Active Directory domain, and explain the importance of the initial root domain.

·   Develop a security group strategy.

Module 7: Designing a Multiple Domain Structure

Topics:

Identifying Business Needs

Accessing Resources Between Domains

Planning for Multiple-Domain Trees

Planning for Multiple-Tree Forests

Planning for Multiple Forests

Lab:

Designing a Multiple-Domain Structure

Skills:

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·   Identify criteria for determining whether a single or multiple domain structure is necessary to meet business needs.

·   Describe the trust relationships inherent in multiple domain structures.

·   Plan a multiple-domain tree.

·   Plan a multiple-tree forest.

Module 8: Designing an Active Directory Site Topology

Topics:

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

Labs:

Planning Sites to Control Active Directory Replication

Skills:

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·   Describe the purpose of sites and their role in Active Directory replication.

·   Assess the need for Active Directory sites.

·   Plan for the creation of site links and site link bridges.

·   Plan an inter-site replication topology.

Module 9: Designing an Active Directory Infrastructure

Topics:

Conducting an Organizational Analysis

Designing an Active Directory Structure

Creating a Functional Specification

Lab:

Designing an Active Directory Infrastructure

Skills:

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·   Form a team to conduct an organizational analysis to determine business and administrative needs that impact the design of an Active Directory structure.

·   Design an Active Directory structure that satisfies the business and administrative needs of an organization.