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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory MCSE 70-294 Online Course Tutorial Details

Total Lessons: 12
Total Time: 37 hour(s)
Subscription Term: 12 month(s)

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Summary:

Microsoft's Active Directory is the foundation of an enterprise-level Windows network, and Windows Server 2003 includes a number of improvements and enhancements to its directory services that will make a network administrator's job easier. This series will teach learners the basics of how directory services work and the role they play in the network, and specifically how the directory services concept is implemented in Microsoft's Active Directory. The goal of this series is to prepare the learner for the MCSE 70-294 exam.

Features and Benefits of our Tutorial:
* Exercises that allow users to practice the application
* A file containing the text of the exercises
* Activities that allow users to apply course concepts in an interactive questioning environment
* Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to the application
* A glossary
* A Skill Assessment

Lesson 1 Active Directory Infrastructure Overview - 4 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Identify and describe basic Active Directory terms, concepts, and components
* Install Active Directory to create a domain controller
* Use graphical and command-line administrative tools
* Set permissions on Active Directory objects

Lesson 2 Working with User, Group, and Computer Accounts - 5 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Understand Active Directory security principal accounts
* Work with Active Directory user accounts
* Work with Active Directory group accounts
* Work with Active Directory computer accounts
* Manage multiple accounts

Lesson 3 Creating User and Group Strategies - 3 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Create a password policy for domain users
* Plan a user authentication strategy
* Plan a smart card authentication strategy
* Plan a security group strategy

Lesson 4 Working with Forests and Domains - 5 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Implement and manage an Active Directory forest and domain structure
* Create the forest root domain and a child domain
* Create and configure application data partitions

Lesson 5 Restructuring a Forest and Renaming Domains - 3 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Prepare for a domain rename
* Execute a domain rename
* Perform the appropriate steps after a domain rename

Lesson 6 Working with Trusts and Organizational Units - 2 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Establish and manage trust relationships
* Create organizational units
* Plan OU structures and strategies
* Delegate OU permissions

Lesson 7 Working with Active Directory Sites - 3 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Discuss the role of sites in the Active Directory infrastructure
* Create sites, subnets, and site links
* Configure bridges, and bridgehead servers
* Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot site replication

Lesson 8 Working with Domain Controllers - 2 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Install and configure an Active Directory domain controller
* Plan flexible operations master role placement
* Diagnose and resolve issues related to operations master role failure
* Plan for business continuity of operations master roles
* Identify operations master roles dependencies

Lesson 9 Working with Global Catalog Servers and Schema - 2 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Work with the GC and GC Servers
* Plan a strategy for placing GC servers
* Work with the Active Directory schema
* Use the Schema MMC snap-in

Lesson 10 Working with Group Policy - 3 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Plan a Group Policy strategy
* Manage and maintain Group Policy
* Configure the user environment by using Group Policy
* Troubleshoot issues related to Group Policy application deployment

Lesson 11 Deploying Software Via Group Policy - 2 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Describe Group Policy software installation options
* Identify Group Policy software installation components
* Prepare for Group Policy software installation
* Assign and publish applications
* Manage applications
* Troubleshoot software deployment

Lesson 12 Ensuring Active Directory Availability - 3 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Diagnose and resolve issues related to the Active Directory database
* Restore Active Directory directory services
* Perform an authoritative restore operation
* Perform a nonauthoritative restore operation