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6436A: Designing a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Infrastructure and Services

Course Length: 5 Days

Overview:
This five-day course, students will learn how to design an Active Directory Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008. Students will learn how to design Active Directory forests, domain infrastructure, sites and replication, administrative structures, group policies, and Public Key Infrastructures. Students will also learn how to design for security, high availability, disaster recovery, and migrations.

Prerequisites:
Course 6432 Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Servers
Course 6421 Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
Course 6425 Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services
Course 6426 Configuring Identity and Access Solutions with Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
Course 6420 Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure and Application Platform

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

• Design an Active Directory infrastructure and services in Windows Server 2008

Course Content

Lesson 1: Designing an Active Directory Forest Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008

• Determining Active Directory Forest Design Requirements
• Designing an Active Directory Forest
• Designing Active Directory Forest Trusts
• Managing the Active Directory Schema
• Understanding Windows Time Service
• Lab: Designing an AD DS Forest Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008

Lesson 2: Designing an Active Directory Domain Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008

• Designing Active Directory Domains
• Designing the Integration of DNS Namespaces
• Designing the Placement of Domain Controllers
• Designing Active Directory Domain Trusts
• Lab: Designing an Active Directory Domain Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008

Lesson 3: Designing Active Directory Sites and Replication in Windows Server 2008

• Designing Active Directory Sites
• Designing Active Directory Replication
• Design the Placement of Domain Controllers in Active Directory Sites
• Lab: Designing AD DS Sites and Replication in Windows Server 2008

Lesson 4: Designing Active Directory Domain Administrative Structures

• Planning an Active Directory Domain Administrative Structure
• Designing Organizational Unit Structures
• Designing an Active Directory Group Strategy
• Planning for User and Computer Account Management
• Lab: Designing AD DS Administrative Structures in Windows Server 2008

Lesson 5: Designing Active Directory Group Policy

• Gathering Information for Group Policy Deployment
• Designing Group Policy Settings
• Designing Group Policy Processing
• Designing Group Policy Management
• Lab: Designing Active Directory Administrative Structures in Windows Server 2008

Lesson 6: Designing AD DS Security in Windows Server 2008

• Designing Active Directory Security Policies
• Designing Active Directory Domain Controller Security
• Designing Administrator Security and Delegation
• Lab: Designing AD DS Security in Windows Server 2008

Lesson 7: Designing Active Directory High Availability in Windows Server 2008

• Understanding Active Directory High Availability
• Designing an Active Directory High Availability Strategy
• Lab: Designing AD DS Availability in Windows Server 2008

Lesson 8: Designing Active Directory Disaster Recovery in Windows Server 2008

• Designing an Active Directory Database Maintenance Strategy
• Designing an Active Directory Backup and Recovery Strategy
• Designing an Active Directory Monitoring Strategy
• Lab: Designing Active Directory Disaster Recovery in Windows Server 2008

Lesson 9: Designing Public Key Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008

• Overview of PKI and Active Directory Certificate Services
• Designing a Certification Authority Hierarchy
• Designing Certificate Templates
• Designing Certificate Distribution and Revocation
• Lab: Designing Public Key Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008

Lesson 10: Designing an AD RMS Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008

• Gathering Information for an Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) Design
• Designing AD RMS Clusters and Access
• Designing AD RMS Backup and Recovery
• Lab: Designing an AD RMS Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008

Lesson 11: Designing an Active Directory Federation Services Implementation in Windows Server 2008

• Overview of an Active Directory Federation Services Design
• Designing a Business-to-Business Federation
• Designing Active Directory Federation Services Claims and Applications
• Lab: Designing an Active Directory Federation Services Implementation in Windows Server 2008

Lesson 12: Designing an AD LDS Implementation

• AD LDS Deployment Scenarios
• Overview of an AD LDS Implementation Design
• Designing AD LDS Schema and Replication
• Integrating AD LDS with AD DS
• Lab: Designing an AD LDS Implementation

Lesson 13: Designing Active Directory Migrations in Windows Server 2008

• Choosing an Active Directory Migration Strategy
• Designing a Domain Upgrade Strategy
• Designing a Domain Restructure Strategy
• Lab: Designing Active Directory Migrations in Windows Server 2008

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