Course 1561B:

Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure

Length:3 Days
Published:February 02, 2000
Language(s):English, Spanish
Audience(s):IT Professionals
Level:300
Technology:Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Type:Course
Delivery Method:Instructor-led (classroom)
About this Course
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to design a Microsoft Windows 2000 directory services infrastructure in an enterprise network. Strategies are presented to assist the student in identifying the information technology needs of an organization, and then designing an Active Directory structure that meets those needs.
At Course Completion
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
  • Describe guidelines for gathering business and administrative information from an organization, and explain how an architect uses that information to design an Active Directory structure for an enterprise.
  • Design an Active Directory naming strategy that accommodates the organizational structure of a business.
  • Develop a plan to help protect and delegate administrative authority over Active Directory objects based on the administrative model of an organization.
  • Identify business needs and scenarios that may require modification of the Active Directory schema, and plan a policy to govern schema modification.
  • Create an Active Directory design based on administrative Group Policy requirements defined by business needs.
  • Design an Active Directory domain and the organizational unit hierarchy within the domain.
  • Identify situations where a multiple-domain Active Directory structure may be necessary to meet the administrative and security needs of an organization, and then design a structure that meets those needs.
  • Design a site topology for managing Active Directory replication that fulfills the administrative needs of an organization, and that optimizes the available bandwidth of the physical network.
  • Plan for the design of an Active Directory structure that combines administrative, replication, and naming requirements of an organization.
Course OutlineModule 1: Introduction to Designing a Directory Services InfrastructureLessons
  • Role of Active Directory in an Enterprise Network
  • Conducting an Organizational Analysis
  • Architectural Elements of Active Directory
Module 2: Designing an Active Directory Naming StrategyLessons
  • Identifying Business Needs
  • DNS and Active Directory
  • Planning Active Directory Domain Names
  • Designing a DNS Naming Strategy for Active Directory
Lab : Lab:
  • Designing an Active Directory Naming Strategy
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Determine the directory naming needs of an organization.
  • Plan for directory-integrated DNS to reduce overall network traffic.
  • Select appropriate domain names for Active Directory.
  • Design a DNS naming strategy for Active Directory.
Module 3: Designing Active Directory to Delegate Administrative AuthorityLessons
  • Identifying Business Needs
  • Characterizing the IT Organization
  • Developing a Strategy for Administrative Design
  • Developing a Strategy for Delegation
Lab : Designing Delegated Administration
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Identify the administrative needs of an organization that impact an Active Directory design.
  • Characterize the type of Information Technology (IT) organizational support as it impacts the design of an Active Directory structure.
  • Plan for hierarchical design of Active Directory structure to support different IT organizational types.
  • Develop a strategy for delegating administrative authority.
Module 4: Designing a Schema PolicyLessons
  • Identifying Business Needs
  • Schema Fundamentals
  • Implications of Modifying the Schema
  • Planning for Schema Modification
Lab : Lab:
  • Modifying the Schema
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Identify organizational needs that require schema modification.
  • Describe schema components and fundamentals of schema modification.
  • Describe how schema modification impacts Active Directory and network performance.
  • Design policies for governing schema modifications.
Module 5: Designing Active Directory to Support Group PolicyLessons
  • Identifying Business Needs
  • Applying Group Policy in Active Directory
  • Planning for Group Policy
Lab : Designing Group Policy and a Supporting Active Directory Structure
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Identify administrative needs that can be addressed through Group Policy.
  • Determine the appropriate site, domain, or organizational unit level at which to apply Group Policy.
  • Design a Group Policy plan based on the administrative needs of an organization and design an Active Directory
Module 6: Designing an Active Directory DomainLessons
  • Identifying Business Needs
  • Designing the Initial Active Directory Domain
  • Planning for Security Groups
  • Planning for OUs
Lab : Designing a Group and Organizational Unit Strategy
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Identify business needs that impact a domain design.
  • Design the initial Active Directory domain, and explain the importance of the initial root domain.
  • Develop a security group strategy.
  • Develop a hierarchical OU structure within a domain.
Module 7: Designing a Multiple Domain StructureLessons
  • Identifying Business Needs
  • Accessing Resources Between Domains
  • Planning for Multiple-Domain Trees
  • Planning for Multiple-Tree Forests
  • Planning for Multiple Forests
Lab : Lab:
  • Designing a Multiple-Domain Structure
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Identify criteria for determining whether a single or multiple domain structure is necessary to meet business needs.
  • Describe the trust relationships inherent in multiple domain structures.
  • Plan a multiple-domain tree.
  • Plan a multiple-tree forest.
  • Plan multiple forests.
Module 8: Designing an Active Directory Site TopologyLessons
  • Using Sites in Active Directory
  • Assessing the Need for Active Directory Sites
  • Using Site Links in a Network
  • Planning the Inter-Site Replication Topology
  • Planning for Server Placement in Sites
Lab : Planning Sites to Control Active Directory Replication
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Describe the purpose of sites and their role in Active Directory replication.
  • Assess the need for Active Directory sites.
  • Plan for the creation of site links and site link bridges.
  • Plan an inter-site replication topology.
  • Plan the placement of servers running Active Directory to manage replication traffic.
Module 9: Designing an Active Directory InfrastructureLessons
  • Conducting an Organizational Analysis
  • Designing an Active Directory Structure
  • Creating a Functional Specification
Lab : Designing an Active Directory Infrastructure
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Form a team to conduct an organizational analysis to determine business and administrative needs that impact the design of an Active Directory structure.
  • Design an Active Directory structure that satisfies the business and administrative needs of an organization.
  • Complete the design process by creating a functional specification that establishes an agreement between the architect planning team and the organization.
Before attending this course, students must meet the following requirements:
The course materials, lectures, and lab exercises are in English. To benefit fully from our instruction, students need an understanding of the English language and completion of the prerequisites.
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