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MCSE 70-294 Implementing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Study Guide
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0-619-20579-2 © 2005 Publish date: July 20, 2004 654 pages |
CBT Planet presents one of our computer training books designed to help you prepare for and pass your MCSE 70-294 certification exam. The MCSE 70-294 study guide will give you the skills and knowledge you need to successfully work with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network infrastructures including the implementation, administration, management, and maintenance of these infrastructures.
You'll enjoy the interactive exercises that are included with the MCSE 70-294 courseware as they let you practice what you've learned and challenge you. Each unit of this comprehensive study guide closely follows the exam's objectives which ensure that you are learning what Microsoft wants you to learn in order to achieve certification. By following this course, you will be ready for the exam and have skills that you can use on the job too.
This MCSE 70-294 courseware is comprised of fourteen units that will take you from one concept to the next in a logical, easy-to-follow format. The typical student will take about five days to work through this study guide but because it is a self-directed course feel free to take as long as you need to thoroughly master the material. You'll have all the tools you need right in this book to prepare yourself for the exam.
Course Objectives
By following this course you will gain an understanding of directory services, security models, the roles Windows Server 2003 plays in each security model, Active Directory, and the Active Directory features found in Windows Server 2003.
You will learn about valid NetBIOS and DNS names, how DNS resolves names, and installing and configuring DNS Server service so that it works with Active Directory.
You'll learn about design philosophies, the roles of service and data owners, how to determine which individuals are given access to Active Directory, Active Directory design decisions, starting design projects, and the importance of sharing a vision for Active Directory design projects.
The course teaches you about the underlying database of Active Directory, Active Directory schema, and Active Directory partitions and their functions.
You'll learn about picking the best DNS name for domains, how to make Active Directory forest design decisions, how to make domain design decisions, the roles and characteristics of trusts and organizational units, the functionality levels of Active Directory, and upgrading Windows NT and 2000 domains.
Other topics include the objects and components of Active Directory related to the physical structure, planning physical structures, and topology considerations that affect designs.
The courseware covers how Active Directory identifies data in need of replication, how replication topology is generated, how to control when replication occurs, monitoring and troubleshooting replication, and SYSVOL and the difference between how it replicates compared to Active Directory replication.
You will also learn about forest-wide and domain-wide operations masters roles, where they should be placed, and transferring and seizing roles from operations masters. Finally you will learn about security principles, the user authentication process in an Active Directory domain (with NTLM and Kerberos authentication protocols), using DACLs for controlling access to objects in Active Directory, and protecting network resources using security based on Active Directory.
Course Contents
Unit 1 introduces Active Directory
- Planning and implementing directory services
- Windows networking concepts
- Introducing Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
- New features in Windows Server 2003
Unit 2 covers name resolution and DNS
- Name resolution
- Understanding DNS (Domain Name System)
- Configuring DNS
Unit 3 discusses design philosophy
- Introduction to design philosophy and ownership roles
- How to make design decisions
- How to start design projects
- The need for a vision
Unit 4 covers architecture
- Physical database storage
- Schema
- Partitions
Unit 5 discusses logical design
- Choosing DNS names
- How to design forests
- How to design domains
- Trust relationships
- How to design organizational units
- How to upgrade Windows NT or Windows 2000 domains
Unit 6 covers physical designs
- Physical objects
- How to plan and design the physical structure
Unit 7 discusses replication
- Identifying data for replication
- How to determine replication topology
- How to control replication frequency
- How to monitor and troubleshoot replication
- SYSVOL
Unit 8 covers Active Directory operations masters
- Forest-wide roles
- Domain-wide roles
- Transferring and seizing roles
Unit 9 discusses Active Directory authentication and security
- Security principles
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Auditing
- Protecting network resources
Unit 10 covers managing users, groups, computers, and resources
- How to plan and administer user accounts
- How to plan and administer groups
- How to create and manage computer accounts
- Publishing resources
- How to organize objects in the directory
Unit 11 goes over Group Policy for corporate policy
- Group Policy
- Group Policy processing
- Desktop management
- Security management
- Group Policy Management Console
- How to troubleshoot Group Policy
Unit 12 covers software management with Group Policy
- How to prepare software for deployment
- How to configure software deployment
- How to maintain and remove software
- How to troubleshoot software deployment
Unit 13 goes over monitoring and optimizing Active Directory
- Monitoring Active Directory with performance counters
- How to maintain Active Directory databases
- How to optimize the location of Active Directory files
- How to work with application directory partitions
Unit 14 covers disaster recovery
- Backing up Active Directory
- Identifying corruption in Active Directory
- Recovering Active Directory
- How to create disaster recovery plans