Windows 2000 Active Directory Design: Advanced Active Directory Concepts

This course gives you the knowledge and skills necessary to design an Active Directory implementation plan, by covering methods of extending the schema, Active Directory data recovery and maintenance, and setup and upgrade strategies. Learn about expanding and modifying the schema, prerequisites, implications of these changes, and methods for altering schema components. The course covers Active Directory data storage, transactions, maintenance, backup and recovery. Learn about factors affecting the logical and physical design strategies for Active Directory set up. Learn about planning for the coexistence of directory services using Active Directory Connector, connection agreements, connector implementation models, and coexistence with Novell Directory service. The course explains upgrade strategies and processes, with a discussion of Windows 2000 mixed-mode environments, Windows NT domain models, and designing an upgrade plans.

Advanced Active Directory Concepts training covers such topics as:

Planning to Expand the Active Directory Schema
Planning Active Directory Data
Planning for Windows 2000 Active Directory Setup
Planning for the Coexistence of Directory Services
Planning an Upgrade Strategy

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 gives you the knowledge and skills necessary to design an Active Directory
implementation plan, by covering methods of extending the schema, Active Directory data
recovery and maintenance, and setup and upgrade strategies. First, you will learn about expanding and modifying the schema, prerequisites, implications of these changes, and methods for altering schema components. The course covers Active Directory data storage, transactions, maintenance, backup and recovery. You will lean about factors affecting the logical and physical design strategies for Active Directory set up. You will also learn about planning for the coexistence of directory services using Active Directory Connector, connection agreements, connector
implementation models, and coexistence with Novell Directory service. Lastly, the course explains upgrade strategies and processes, with a discussion of Windows 2000 mixed-mode environments, Windows NT domain models, and designing an upgrade plans. Related 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: Planning to Expand the Active Directory Schema
» Identifying the Prerequisites for Expanding the Schema
» Expanding the Schema
» Discussing the Implications of Expanding the Schema
» Altering the Schema Components
Everything Courseware
Windows 2000 Active Directory Design: Advanced Active Directory Concepts
Unit 2: Planning Active Directory Data
» Recovery and Maintenance
» Active Directory Data-Storing Process
» Maintaining Active Directory Data
» Backing Up Active Directory Data
» Recovering Active Directory Data
Unit 3: Planning for Windows 2000 Active Directory Setup
» Collecting Information About the Organization
» Developing a Logical Design Strategy
» Developing a Physical Design Strategy
Unit 4: Planning for the Coexistence of Directory Services
» Implementing Active Directory Connector
» Setting Up Connection Agreements
» Considering Active Directory Connector Implementation Models
» Coexistence with Novell Directory Service
Unit 5: Planning an Upgrade Strategy
» Explaining the Windows 2000 Mixed-Mode Environment
» Analyzing Windows NT Domain Models
» Explaining the Upgrade Process
» Designing the Upgrade Plan

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)