Windows 2000 Active Directory Design: Planning a Domain Structure in Windows 2000 Active Directory Services

This course helps you with planning the domain structure of an organization, and identifying the factors affecting the domain model and the optimum plan of implementing a domain. Learn about delegating administration in a Windows 2000 network, implementing Active Directory security and defining access, mapping the administrative model of an organization to the IT structure, and delegation tools. The course covers planning and designing an organizational unit (OU) structure, with a discussion of the use of OUs, domains, security groups, administrative models, and the various types of group scopes and their behaviors. Learn about designing the domain, single and multiple domain structures, guidelines for selecting the optimum domain model based on organizational requirements, and accessing inter-domain resources. Learn how to promote the first server to a domain controller, create new domains and OUs, manage objects in a domain, and publish objects in Active Directory.

Planning a Domain Structure in Windows 2000 Active Directory Services training covers such topics as:

Designing Delegation of Administrative Authority
Planning an Organizational Units (OUs) Structure
Designing a Multiple Domain Structure
Integrating a Domain Structure

This course addresses the training needs of system administrators, network designers, and IT consultants. This course also addresses the needs of IT professionals who want to be certified under the new MCSE track.

Completion of this course and the other Course titles from this curriculum prepares the learner for Microsoft Exam #70-219: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure.

Description
This course helps you with planning the domain structure of an organization, and identifying the factors affecting the domain model and the optimum plan of implementing a domain. You will learn about delegating administration in a Windows 2000 network, implementing Active Directory security and defining access, mapping the administrative model of an organization to the IT structure, and delegation tools. The course covers planning and designing an organizational unit (OU) structure, with a discussion of the use of OUs, domains, security groups, administrative models, and the various types of group scopes and their behaviors. You will also learn about designing the domain, single and multiple domain structures, guidelines for selecting the optimum domain model based on organizational requirements, and accessing inter-domain resources. Finally, you will learn how to promote the first server to a domain controller, create new domains and OUs, manage objects in a domain, and publish objects in Active Directory. Related Exam: Microsoft Exam #070-219: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure
Audience
This course addresses the training needs of system administrators, network designers, and IT consultants. This course also addresses the needs of IT professionals who want to be certified under the new MCSE track.
Prerequisites
This course assumes the learners are experienced technical support personnel or network administrators, and have prior knowledge of creating and maintaining user accounts and computer accounts on Microsoft operating system platforms. They should know how to configure network services such as DHCP, DNS, and domains. The learners should also have a working knowledge of software installation over a network.
Course Duration
» 5 hours
Topics Include
Unit 1: Designing Delegation of Administrative Authority
» Introducing Active Directory Security
» Defining Access Level for OU Administration
» Selecting Delegation Methods
» Identifying Delegation Tools
Everything Courseware
Windows 2000 Active Directory Design:
Planning a Domain Structure in Windows 2000 Active Directory Services
Unit 2: Planning an Organizational Units (OUs) Structure
» Deciding between OUs and Domains
» Introducing Security Groups
» Developing an OU Delegation Plan
» Creating a Domain Controller
Unit 3: Designing a Multiple Domain Structure
» Designing a Multiple Domain Tree
» Designing Multiple Tree Forest
» Designing Multiple Forests
» Accessing Inter-domain Resources
Unit 4: Integrating a Domain Structure
» Creating a New Domain
» Creating OUs
» Managing Objects in a Domain
» Publishing Objects in Active Directory

System Requirements CD-Based » Pentium class computer » 200 MHz processor (266 MHz recommended) » 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended) » CD-ROM drive » Any one of Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or Windows XP (both Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 require at least 64 MB RAM) » SVGA monitor capable of 16-bit color and 800 x 600 screen resolution » Sound card with speakers or headphones (optional)