Designing a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
Infrastructure and Services
Course Outline
Duration:
5 Days
Introduction: At the end of 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.
Objectives:
After
completing this course, students will be able to: After completing this course, students will
be able to design an Active Directory infrastructure and services in Windows
Server 2008.
Course Content:
Module 1: Designing an
Active Directory Forest Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008
This module explains how
to design an Active Directory forest based on business and technical
requirements.
Lessons
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Determining Active
Directory Forest Design Requirements
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Designing an Active
Directory Forest
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Designing Active
Directory Forest Trusts
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Managing the Active
Directory Schema
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Understanding Windows
Time Service
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After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Determine Active
Directory Forest Design Requirements
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Design an Active
Directory Forest
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Design Active Directory
Forest Trusts
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Manage the Active
Directory Schema
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Understand Windows Time
Service
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Module 2: Designing an
Active Directory Domain Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008
This
module explains how to design an Active Directory domain infrastructure based
on business and technical requirements.
Lessons
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Designing Active
Directory Domains
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Designing the
Integration of DNS Namespaces
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Designing the Placement
of Domain Controllers
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Designing Active
Directory Domain Trusts
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After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Design Active Directory
domains
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Design the integration
of DNS namespaces
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Design the placement of
domain controllers
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Design Active Directory
domain trusts
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Module 3: Designing Active
Directory Sites and Replication in Windows Server 2008
This module explains how
to design Active Directory sites and replication roles.
Lessons
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Designing Active
Directory Sites
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Designing Active Directory
Replication
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Design the Placement of
Domain Controllers in Active Directory Sites
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After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Design Active Directory
sites
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Design Active Directory
replication
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Design the placement of
domain controllers in Active Directory sites
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Module 4: Designing Active
Directory Domain Administrative Structures
This module explains how
to design Active Directory domain administrative structures in Windows Server
2008.
Lessons
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Planning an Active
Directory Domain Administrative Structure
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Designing Organizational
Unit Structures
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Designing an Active
Directory Group Strategy
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Planning for User and
Computer Account Management
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After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Plan an Active Directory
domain administrative structure
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Design organizational
unit structures
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Design an Active
Directory group strategy
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Plan for User and
Computer Account management
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Module 5: Designing Active
Directory Group Policy
This module explains how
to design Active Directory Group Policies in Windows Server 2008.
Lessons
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Gathering Information
for Group Policy Deployment
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Designing Group Policy
Settings
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Designing Group Policy
Processing
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Designing Group Policy
Management
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After completing this module,
students will be able to:
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Gather information for
designing the Group Policy deployment.
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Design Group Policy
settings
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Design Group Policy
processing
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Design Group Policy
management
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Module 6: Designing AD DS
Security in Windows Server 2008
This module explains how
to design AD DS security in Windows Server 2008.
Lessons
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Designing Active
Directory Security Policies
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Designing Active
Directory Domain Controller Security
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Designing Administrator
Security and Delegation
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After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Design Active Directory
security policies
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Design Active Directory
domain controller security
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Design administrator
security and delegation
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Module 7: Designing Active
Directory High Availability in Windows Server 2008
This module explains how
to design Active Directory high availability and disaster recovery in Windows
Server 2008.
Lessons
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Understanding Active
Directory High Availability
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Designing an Active
Directory High Availability Strategy
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After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Understand Active
Directory high availability
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Design an Active
Directory high availability strategy
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Module 8: Designing Active
Directory Disaster Recovery in Windows Server 2008
This module explains how
to design Active Directory disaster recovery in Windows Server 2008.
Lessons
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Designing an Active
Directory Database Maintenance Strategy
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Designing an Active
Directory Backup and Recovery Strategy
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Designing an Active
Directory Monitoring Strategy
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After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Design an Active
Directory database maintenance strategy
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Design an Active
Directory backup and recovery strategy
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Design an Active
Directory monitoring strategy
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Module 9: Designing Public
Key Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008
This module explains how
to design Public Key Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008.
Lessons
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Overview of PKI and
Active Directory Certificate Services
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Designing a
Certification Authority Hierarchy
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Designing Certificate
Templates
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Designing Certificate
Distribution and Revocation
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After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe PKI and Active
Directory Certificate Services
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Design a Certification
Authority hierarchy
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Design certificate templates
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Design certificate
distribution and revocation
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Module 10: Designing an AD
RMS Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008
This module explains how
to design AD RMS infrastructure in Windows Server 2008.
Lessons
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Gathering Information
for an Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) Design
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Designing AD RMS
Clusters and Access
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Designing AD RMS Backup
and Recovery
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After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Gather information for
an AD RMS design
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Design AD RMS Clusters
and Access
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Design AD RMS Backup and
Recovery
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Module 11: Designing an
Active Directory Federation Services Implementation in Windows Server 2008
This module explains how
to design an Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) implementation.
Lessons
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Overview of an Active
Directory Federation Services Design
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Designing a
Business-to-Business Federation
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Designing Active
Directory Federation Services Claims and Applications
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After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe an AD FS
design.
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Design a
business-to-business federation.
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Design AD FS claims and
applications.
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Module 12: Designing an AD
LDS Implementation
This module explains how
to design an AD LDS implementation.
Lessons
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AD LDS Deployment
Scenarios
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Overview of an AD LDS
Implementation Design
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Designing AD LDS Schema
and Replication
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Integrating AD LDS with
AD DS
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After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the AD LDS
deployment scenarios
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Describe the AD LDS
implementation design
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Design AD LDS schema and
replication
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Integrate AD LDS with AD
DS
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Module 13: Designing
Active Directory Migrations in Windows Server 2008
This module explains how
to design Active Directory migrations in Windows Server 2008.
Lessons
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Choosing an Active
Directory Migration Strategy
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Designing a Domain
Upgrade Strategy
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Designing a Domain
Restructure Strategy
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After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Choose an Active
Directory migration strategy
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Design a domain upgrade
strategy
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Design a domain
restructure strategy
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