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6425A: Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services

Course Length: 5 Days

Overview:
This five-day instructor-led course provides to teach Active Directory Technology Specialists with the knowledge and skills to configure Active Directory Domain Services in a distributed environment, implement Group Policies, perform backup and restore, and monitor and troubleshoot Active Directory related issues.

Prerequisites:
A+ Certification
Network+ Certification
Course 6424 Fundamentals of Microsoft Server 2008 Active Directory
Backup and Recovery

Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Implement and configure Active Directory domain services in their enterprise environment

Course Content

Lesson 1: Implementing Active Directory Domain Services

• Installing Active Directory Domain Services
• Deploying Read-Only Domain Controllers
• Configuring AD DS Domain Controller Roles
• Lab: Implementing Read-Only Domain Controllers

Lesson 2: Configuring DNS for AD DS

• Overview of Active Directory Domain Services and DNS Integration
• Configuring Active Directory Integrated Zones
• Configuring Read Only DNS
• Lab: Configuring AD DS and DNS Integration

Lesson 3: Configuring Active Directory Objects and Trusts

• Configuring Active Directory Objects
• Strategies for Using Groups
• Automating AD DS Object Management
• Delegating Administrative Access to AD DS Objects
• Configuring AD DS Trusts
• Lab A: Configuring Active Directory Objects
• Lab B: Configuring Active Directory Objects and Trusts

Lesson 4: Configuring Active Directory Sites and Replication

• Overview of AD DS Replication
• Overview of AD DS Sites and Replication
• Configuring and Monitoring AD DS Replication
• Lab: Configuring Active Directory Sites and Replication

Lesson 5: Creating and Configuring Group Policies

• Overview of Group Policies
• Configuring the Scope of Group Policy Objects
• Evaluating the Application of Group Policy Objects
• Managing Group Policy Objects
• Delegating Administrative Control of Group Policies
• Lab: Creating and Configuring GPOs

Lesson 6: Configuring User Environments Using Group Policies

• Configuring Group Policy Settings
• Configuring Scripts and Folder Redirection Using Group Policies
• Configuring Administrative Templates
• Group Policy Preferences
• Deploying Software Using Group Policy
• Lab Configuring User Environments Using Group Policies

Lesson 7: Implementing Security Using Group Policies

• Configuring Security Policies
• Implementing Fine-Grained Password Policies
• Restricting Group Membership and Access to Software
• Managing Security Using Security Templates
• Lab: Implementing Security by Using Group Policies

Lesson 8: Implementing an Active Directory Domain Services Monitoring Plan

• Monitoring Active Directory Domain Services Using Event Viewer
• Monitoring Active Directory Domain Servers by Using Reliability and Performance Monitor
• Configuring Active Directory Domain Services Auditing
• Lab: Monitoring Active Directory Domain Services

Lesson 9: Implementing an AD DS Maintenance Plan

• Maintaining the AD DS Domain Controllers
• Backing Up Active Directory Domain Services
• Restoring Active Directory Domain Services
• Lab: Implementing an Active Directory Domain Services Maintenance Plan

Lesson 10: Troubleshooting Active Directory, DNS, and Replication Issues

• Troubleshooting Active Directory Domain Services
• Troubleshooting DNS Integration with AD DS
• Troubleshooting AD DS Replication
• Lab: Troubleshooting Active Directory, DNS, and Replication Issues

Lesson 11: Troubleshooting Group Policy Issues

• Introduction to Group Policy Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting Group Policy Application
• Troubleshooting Group Policy Settings
• Lab: Troubleshooting Group Policy Issues

Lesson 12: Implementing an AD DS Infrastructure

• Overview of the AD DS Deployment
• Planning a Group Policy Strategy
• Lab A: Deploying Active Directory Domain Services
• Lab B: Configuring Forest Trust Relationships
• Lab C: Planning a Group Policy Strategy

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