Introduction
This four-day instructor-led course includes self-paced and instructor-facilitated components. It provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully plan, implement, and troubleshoot a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Active Directory® directory service infrastructure. The course focuses on a Windows Server 2003 directory service environment, including forest and domain structure, Domain Name System (DNS), site topology and replication, organizational unit structure and delegation of administration, Group Policy, and user, group, and computer account strategies

At Course Completion 

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the logical and physical components of Active Directory.
• Create and configure a forest and domain structure by using an Active Directory infrastructure design.
• Plan and implement an organizational unit structure.
• Plan and implement Active Directory user, group, and computer accounts.
• Plan and implement a Group Policy strategy to centrally manage users and computers in an enterprise.
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot software that is deployed using Group Policy.
• Implement sites to manage and monitor Active Directory replication.
• Plan and implement the placement of domain controllers, global catalog servers, and DNS servers that are integrated with Active Directory.
• Plan and manage operations masters.
• Back up, restore, and maintain Active Directory.
• Plan and implement an Active Directory infrastructure that is based on a directory service design that an enterprise architect provides.

Module 1: Introduction to Active Directory Infrastructure

Topic:

• The Architecture of Active Directory
• How Active Directory Works
• Examining Active Directory
• The Active Directory Design, Planning, and Implementation Processes

Lab:

Skills:

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the architecture of Active Directory.
• Describe how Active Directory works.
• Use command-line tools, scripts, snap-ins, and other methods to examine the components of Active Directory.
• Describe the Active Directory design, planning, and implementation processes.

Topic:

• Creating a Forest and Domain Structure
• Examining and Configuring Active Directory Integrated DNS
• Raising Forest and Domain Functional Levels
• Creating Trust Relationships

Lab:

Skills:

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create a forest and domain structure.
• Configure DNS in an Active Directory environment.
• Raise the functional level of a forest and a domain.
• Create trust relationships between domains.
• Secure trusts by using SID filtering.

Topic:

• Creating and Managing Organizational Units
• Delegating Administrative Control for Organizational Units
• Planning an Organizational Unit Strategy

Lab:

Skills:
After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create and manage organizational units.
• Delegate control of an organizational unit.
• Plan an organizational unit strategy

Topic:

• Introduction to Accounts
• Creating and Managing Multiple Accounts
• Implementing User Principal Name Suffixes
• Moving Objects in Active Directory
• Planning an Account Strategy
• Planning an Active Directory Audit Strategy

Lab:
Skills:
After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the types of Active Directory accounts and groups.
• Create multiple user and computer accounts.
• Implement UPN suffixes.
• Move objects within a domain and across domains in a forest.
• Plan a strategy for user computer and group accounts.
• Plan an Active Directory audit strategy.

Topic:

• Creating and Configuring Group Policy objects (GPOs)
• Configuring Group Policy Refresh Rates and Group Policy Settings
• Managing GPOs
• Verifying and Troubleshooting Group Policy
• Delegating Administrative Control of Group Policy
• Planning a Group Policy Strategy for the Enterprise

Lab:

Skills:
After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create and configure GPOs.
• Configure Group Policy refresh rates and Group Policy settings.
• Manage GPOs.
• Verify and troubleshoot Group Policy.
• Delegate administrative control of Group Policy.
• Plan a Group Policy strategy for the enterprise.

Topic:

• Introduction to Managing Software Deployment
• Deploying Software
• Configuring Software Deployment
• Maintaining Deployed Software
• Troubleshooting Software Deployment
• Planning a Software Deployment Strategy

Lab:

Skills:
After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain the basic concepts of software deployment by using Group Policy.
• Deploy software by using Group Policy.
• Configure software deployment by using Group Policy.
• Maintain deployed software by using Group Policy.
• Troubleshoot some common problems with software deployment.
• Plan a software deployment strategy.

Topic:

• Introduction to Active Directory Replication
• Creating and Configuring Sites
• Managing Site Topology
• Troubleshooting Replication Failures
• Planning a Site

Lab:

Skills:
After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain the components and the process of replication.
• Create and configure sites.
• Manage an Active Directory site topology.
• Monitor and troubleshoot Active Directory replication failures.
• Plan a site strategy.

Topic:

• Implementing the Global Catalog in Active Directory
• Determining the Placement of Domain Controllers in Active Directory
• Planning the Placement of Domain Controllers

Lab:

Skills:
After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Implement the global catalog in Active Directory.
• Determine the placement of domain controllers in Active Directory.
• Plan for the placement of domain controllers in Active Directory

Topic:

• Introduction to Operations Master Roles
• Transferring and Seizing Operations Master Roles
• Planning the Placement of Operations Masters

Lab:

Skills:
After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain the purpose of each of the five operations master roles in Active Directory.
• Transfer and seize operations master roles in Active Directory.
• Plan for the placement of operations masters in Active Directory

Module 10: Maintaining Active Directory Availability

Topic:

• Introduction to Maintaining Active Directory
• Moving and Defragmenting an Active Directory Database
• Backing Up Active Directory
• Restoring Active Directory
• Planning for Monitoring Active Directory

Lab:

Skills:
After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the relationship between data modification and maintenance of the Active Directory database.
• Move and defragment an Active Directory database.
• Back up Active Directory.
• Restore Active Directory by using the primary, normal, or authoritative restore methods.
• Apply guidelines for monitoring Active Directory.

Module 11: Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

Topic:

• Creating an Active Directory Implementation Plan for Tailspin Toys
• Implementing the Active Directory Infrastructure for Tailspin Toys

Lab:

Skills:
After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Review the Active Directory design and create an Active Directory implementation plan for Tailspin Toys.
• Implement the Active Directory infrastructure for Tailspin Toys.