Designing a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Infrastructure and Services (Exam 70-647)
Course ID: HLT 6436
Course Length: 5 days
Course Description:
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.
Target Student:
This course is intended for Windows Server 2008 IT professionals who want to become Windows Server 2008 enterprise administrators and move into the role of designing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) environments.
Prerequisites:
To ensure your success, we recommend you first have equivalent knowledge:
- Completion of Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) Windows Server 2008 curriculum or equivalent knowledge and skills.
- Knowledge of Windows Vista Terminal Services or Deployment Terminal Services
Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Designing an Active Directory Forest Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008
Topic 1A: Determining Active Directory Forest Design Requirements
Topic 1B: Designing an Active Directory Forest
Topic 1C: Designing Active Directory Forest Trusts
Topic 1D: Managing the Active Directory Schema
Topic 1E: Understanding Windows Time Service
Lesson 2: Designing an Active Directory Domain Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008
Topic 2A: Designing Active Directory Domains
Topic 2B: Designing the Integration of DNS Namespaces
Topic 2C: Designing the Placement of Domain Controllers
Topic 2D: Designing Active Directory Domain Trusts
Lesson 3: Designing Active Directory Sites and Replication in Windows Server 2008
Topic 3A: Designing Active Directory Sites
Topic 3B: Designing AD DS Replication
Topic 3C: Designing the Placement of Domain Controllers in AD DS Sites
Lesson 4: Designing Active Directory Domain Administrative Structures in Windows Server 2008
Topic 4A: Planning an Active Directory Domain Administrative Structure
Topic 4B: Designing Organizational Unit Structures
Topic 4C: Designing an Active Directory Group Strategy
Topic 4D: Planning for User and Computer Account Management
Lesson 5: Designing Active Directory Group Policy in Windows Server 2008
Topic 5A: Gathering Information for Group Policy Deployment
Topic 5B: Designing Group Policy Settings
Topic 5C: Designing Group Policy Processing
Topic 5D: Designing Group Policy Management
Lesson 6: Designing AD DS Security in Windows Server 2008
Topic 6A: Designing Active Directory Security Policies
Topic 6B: Designing Active Directory Domain Controller Security
Topic 6C: Designing Administrator Security and Delegation
Lesson 7: Designing Active Directory High Availability in Windows Server 2008
Topic 7A: Understanding AD DS High Availability
Topic 7B: Designing an AD DS High Availability Strategy
Lesson 8: Designing AD DS Disaster Recovery in Windows Server 2008
Topic 8A: Designing an Active Directory Database Maintenance Strategy
Topic 8B: Designing an Active Directory Backup and Recovery Strategy
Topic 8C: Designing an AD DS Monitoring Strategy
Lesson 9: Designing Public Key Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008
Topic 9A: Overview of PKI and Active Directory Certificate Services
Topic 9B: Designing a Certification Authority Hierarchy
Topic 9C: Designing Certificate Template
Topic 9D: Designing Certificate Distribution and Revocation
Lesson 10: Designing an AD RMS Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008
Topic 10A: Gathering Information for an Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) Design
Topic 10B: Designing AD RMS Clusters and Access
Topic 10C: Designing AD RMS Backup and Recovery
Lesson 11: Designing an Active Directory Federation Services Implementation in Windows Server 2008
Topic 11A: Overview of an Active Directory Federation Services Design
Topic 11B: Designing a Business-to-Business Federation
Topic 11C: Designing Active Directory Federation Services Claims and Applications
Lesson 12: Designing an AD LDS Implementation
Topic 12A: AD LDS Deployment Scenarios
Topic 12B: Overview of an AD LDS Implementation Design
Topic 12C: Designing AD LDS Schema and Replication
Topic 12D: Integrating AD LDS with AD DS
Lesson 13: Designing Active Directory Migrations in Windows Server 2008
Topic 13A: Choosing an Active Directory Migration Strategy
Topic 13B: Designing a Domain Upgrade Strategy
Topic 13C: Designing a Domain Restructure Strategy