Introduction

This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, configure, and administer Microsoft Windows 2000 Active Directory™ directory services. The course also focuses on implementing Group Policy and performing the Group Policy–related tasks that are required to centrally manage users and computers.

At Course Completion 
At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Identify the concepts of the Active Directory directory service and its logical and physical structures.
• Implement a Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure in preparation for installing Active Directory.
• Install Active Directory on a computer running Windows 2000 Server, and perform post-installation tasks.
• Set up and administer domain user accounts and groups.
• Publish resources, including printers and shared folders, in Active Directory.
• Delegate administrative control of Active Directory objects in Windows 2000.
• Implement Group Policy.
• Manage user environments by using Group Policy.
• Use Group Policy to deploy software.
• Create and manage trees and forests in a Windows 2000 network, and administer forest-wide resources.
• Manage Active Directory replication within a site and between sites.
• Manage operations masters.
• Manage and restore the Active Directory database.
• Implement an Active Directory infrastructure that is based on the business requirements of a fictitious organization.

Prerequisites

• Course 1560, Updating support Skills from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Wiyndows 2000
• Course 2151, Microsoft Windows 2000 Network and Operating System Essentials, or equivalent skills and knowledge.
• Course 2152, Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Sver, or equivalent knowledge and skills. These include:
  • Installing Windows 2000
  • Using administrative tools in Windows 2000
  • Configuring hard disks and partitions
  • Creating users
  • Creating and using security groups to manage access to resources
  • Creating and administering printers
  • Setting up and administering permissions for files and folders
• Course 2153, Implementing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure, or equivalent knowledge and skills. This includes installing and configuring Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), DNS, and Certificate Services.
• A thorough understanding of DNS, including hands-on experience configuring DNS, and setting up forward and reverse lookup zones.

Module 1: Introduction to Active Directory in Windows 2000

Topics:

Skills

• Describe the function of Active Directory.
• Describe the logical structure of Active Directory.
• Describe the physical structure of Active Directory.
• Describe the methods for administering a Windows 2000 network.

Module 2: Implementing DNS to Support Active Directory

Topics:

Lab

Skills

• Install and configure DNS to support an installation of Active Directory.

Module 3: Creating a Windows 2000 Domain

Topics:

Labs

Skills

• Create a Windows 2000 domain by installing Active Directory.
• Examine the default structure of Active Directory.
• Perform post Active Directory installation tasks.
• Troubleshoot common problems that may occur when installing Active Directory.
• Remove Active Directory by using the Active Directory Installation wizard.

Module 4: Setting Up and Administering Users and Groups

Topics:

Labs

Skills

• Create multiple user accounts by importing user information into Active Directory.
• Administer user accounts.
• Use groups to manage access to domain resources.
• Implement strategies for using security groups to manage access to domain resources.
• Troubleshoot common problems with administering user accounts and groups.

Module 5: Publishing Resources in Active Directory

Topics:

Lab

Skills

• Set up and administer published printers in Active Directory.
• Set up printer locations for published printers.
• Set up and administer published shared folders in Active Directory.
• Troubleshoot common problems with publishing resources in Active Directory.

Module 6: Delegating Administrative Control

Topics:

Labs

Skills

• Manage object security in Active Directory.
• Control access to Active Directory objects.
• Delegate administrative control of Active Directory objects.
• Create and deploy customized consoles.
• Create and deploy customized taskpads.
• Apply best practices for delegating administrative control.

Module 7: Implementing Group Policy

Topics:

Labs

Skills

• Implement Group Policy.
• Modify Group Policy inheritance.
• Delegate administrative control of Group Policy objects.
• Monitor and troubleshoot Group Policy.

Module 8: Using Group Policy to Manage User Environments

Topics:

Labs

Skills

• Use Administrative Templates in Group Policy to assign registry-based Group Policy to control and configure user and computer environments.
• Assign scripts, such as startup, shutdown, logon, and logoff, with Group Policy to control user environments.
• Use Group Policy to redirect folders to a central network location.
• Use Group Policy to apply security policies to secure the user environment.
• Troubleshoot managing user environments by using Group Policy.

Module 9: Using Group Policy to Manage Software

Topics:

Labs

Skills

• Use Group Policy to deploy software.
• Use Group Policy to configure software deployment.
• Use Group Policy to maintain software.
• Use Group Policy to remove software.
• Troubleshoot common problems with software deployment.

Module 10: Creating and Managing Trees and Forests

Topics:

Labs

Skills

• Create and manage trees and forests in Windows 2000.
• Manage trust relationships in trees and forests.
• Implement group strategies to gain access to resources across trees and forests.
• Troubleshoot common problems that can occur when creating and managing trees and forests in Windows 2000.

Module 11: Managing Active Directory Replication

Topics:

Labs

Skills

• Use sites to manage Active Directory replication.
• Monitor replication traffic.
• Adjust the replication behavior to improve replication performance.
• Troubleshoot common problems with Active Directory replication.

Module 12: Managing Operations Masters

Topics:

Lab

Skills

• Determine the holder of an operations master role.
• Transfer and seize an operations master role.

Module 13: Maintaining the Active Directory Database

Topics:

Labs

Skills

• Back up the system state data by using the Backup utility.
• Restore Active Directory by restoring the system state data.
• Move the Active Directory database to a new location.
• Defragment the Active Directory database.

Module 14: Implementing an Active Directory Infrastructure

Topics:

Lab

Skills

• Perform the tasks necessary to implement an Active Directory infrastructure.