• Understanding Microsoft Exams
• Objectives
• Prerequisites
• Understanding Active Directory
• Active Directory in Server 2008

Section B: Installing Active Directory
 

• Active Directory Options
• Advanced Mode Installation
• Adding Active Directory
• Using dcpromo.exe
• AD Interoperability
• Upgrade Process
• Preparing Active Directory
• Forest Prep
• Domain Prep
• Completing AD Installation

Section C: Server Core
 

• Server Core Installation and Management
• Server Core DC
• Configure IP Address
• Configure DNS
• Configure DCPROMO Script

Section D: DNS
 

• Understanding DNS
• DNS Server Settings
• Managing DNS
• DC DNS Properties
• DNS Forwarding
• Configuring DNS Forwarding
• Conditional Forwarding

Section E: DNS Zones
 

• DNS Zone Basics
• Zone Types
• Forward and Reverse Zones
• Creating Forward Lookups
• Creating Reverse Lookups
• Stub Zones
• Zone Settings
• Configuring Zone Properties
• Enabling Aging and Scavenging

Section F: AD DNS Integration
 

• Zone Delegation
• Zone Transfers
• Configuring Zone Transfers
• Active Directory Integration
• Zone Replication
• Zone Replication Scope

Session 2
Section A: Domain Name Resolution
 

• WINS
• GlobalNames Zone
• Create New GlobalNames Zone

Section B: Active Directory Infrastructure
 

• Active Directory Infrastructure Review
• Operations Masters
• FSMO Roles
• Role Placement
• Transferring Roles
• Transferring Domain Roles
• Transferring Domain Naming Master
• Manage Schema Master

Section C: Active Directory Migration
 

• AD Functional Levels
• 2008 Domain Functionality
• Forest Functional Levels
• Raising Functionality
• Remove Active Directory
• Decommissioning Server 2003
• Raising Domain Functionality

Section D: Active Directory Sites
 

• Understanding Active Directory Sites
• Site Links
• Multiple Site Benefits
• Adding New AD Sites
• Creating Subnets
• Managing IP Site Links

Section E: Active Directory Replication
 

• Understanding Replication
• Configuring AD Replication

Section F: Global Catalog Server
 

• Global Catalogs
• Global Catalog Location
• Group Membership Caching
• Creating a Global Catalog
• Universal Group Caching
• User Principal Names
• Adding UPN Suffix

Session 3
Section A: Active Directory Trusts
 

• Trust Concept
• Default Trusts
• Forest Trusts
• Establishing Forest Trusts
• Trust Direction
• Trust Settings
• Verifying Trust Configuration
• Other Trust Types
• Trust Security
• Configuring Trust Security

Section B: Read-Only Domain Controllers
 

• RODC Basics
• Installing an RODC
• Creating RODC Account
• Password Replication Policy
• Configuring Password Replication Policy
• RODC Security

Section C: Active Directory Accounts
 

• Types of Users
• User Account Management
• User Account Control
• Computer Accounts
• Managing Accounts
• Using UAC

Section D: Active Directory Groups
 

• Groups
• Group Types and Scope
• Domain Local Groups
• Global and Universal Groups
• Creating Domain Local Groups

Section E: Active Directory Delegation
 

• Understanding Delegation
• Delegating OU Management
• Managing Delegate Control
• Delegate Permission Properties

Section F: Automation
 

• Automating Active Directory
• Understanding DS Tools
• Script Object Add
• Script Object Modify
• More Automation Techniques
• Using CSVDE

Section G: Active Directory Templates
 

• Template Accounts
• Creating Template Accounts

Session 4
Section A: Group Policy
 

• Implementing a Group Policy
• Applying Group Policies
• Configuring Group Policy
• Understanding Inheritance
• Tweaking Policy Application
• Modifying Inheritance
• Group Policy Loopback
• Creating GPOs
• Editing GPOs
• Verifying GPO Inheritance
• Enforcing a GPO

Section B: Managing Group Policy
 

• Administrative Templates
• ADMX Central Store
• Configuring Administrative Templates
• Enabling Administrative Templates
• Managing ADMX Central Store

Section C: Maintaining Group Policy
 

• Group Policy Highlights
• Starter Group Policies
• Creating a Starter GPO
• Administering Group Policy
• GPO Delegation

Section D: Auditing
 

• Auditing with Group Policy
• Configuring GPO Auditing
• Auditing Directory Service Access
• Software Management Policies
• Software Lifecycle Maintenance
• Creating an MIS Package

Section E: Account Policies
 

• Account Policy Components
• Configuring Default Account Policies
• Fine-Grained Security Policies
• Password Settings Objects
• Creating PSOs
• Applying PSOs

Section F: Virtualization
 

• Server Virtualization
• Virtualized Roles
• Using Hyper-V
• Create New Virtual Machine

Session 5
Section A: Lightweight Directory Services
 

• Understanding LDS
• Working with AD LDS
• Installing AD LDS
• Create AD LDS Instance
• Connecting to AD LDS
• Upgrade ADAM to AD LDS

Section B: Rights Management Services
 

• Understanding RMS
• How RMS Works
• Installing AD RMS
• AD RMS Service Account
• AD RMS Cluster Properties
• Managing AD RMS
• Extranet URLs
• AD RMS Trust Policies
• AD RMS Security Policies

Section C: Federation Services
 

• WS-Federation
• Federation Components
• Web Applications
• Installing AD FS
• Managing AD FS

Section D: Configuring AD FS
 

• Resource Partner
• Account Partner
• Configuring Resource Partner
• Account Group
• AD FS Applications
• Creating Account Partner
• Map Incoming Claim

Section E: Certificate Services
 

• Public Key Certificates
• Stand-Alone CA
• Root CA
• Installing AD CA
• CA Types
• PKI Hierarchy

Section F: Administering CAs
 

• Managing CA
• Certificate Templates
• CA Permissions
• Enrollment Agent

Section G: Certificate Enrollment
 

• User Certificates
• Device Enrollment
• Auto Enroll
• Certification Authority
• Pending Requests

Session 6
Section A: Public Key Archival
 

• Key Archival
• Key Recovery
• Preparing Key Archival
• Recovering Private Keys

Section B: Certification Revocation
 

• Certificate Authority
• Online Responder
• Revoking Certificates
• OCSP Certificates
• Configuring Online Responder

Section C: AD Maintenance
 

• Performing Maintenance
• Defragmentation
• Defragmenting AD
• Database Maintenance
• Moving Files
• Moving AD Database

Section D: Monitoring Performance
 

• AD Performance Monitoring
• Reliability Monitor
• Task Manager
• Resource Monitor
• Reliability and Performance Monitor
• Monitoring Network Activity
• Using Repadmin

Section E: Diagnostic Tools
 

• Event Viewer
• Using Event Viewer
• Creating Event Tasks
• Subscriptions
• Event Viewer Custom Views
• Allocating Resources

Section F: Backing Up
 

• Data Recovery Options
• Restoring Data
• Command-Line Backup
• WS Backup
• Backup Schedule
• Backup Once

Section G: Active Directory Recovery
 

• Recovery Types
• Object Recovery
• AD Snapshots
• Re-creating Users
• Users and Computers
• Recover AD
• Change DSRM Password