First Look: Getting Started with Branch Office Management in Windows Server 2008 Hands-On Lab
Hands-On Lab # 6403B: Two days; Instructor-Led
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Introduction
Note: This is a companion lab for Clinic 6402A – First Look: Getting Started with Branch Office Management in Windows Server 2008.
This one and a half hour lab provides hands-on experience with the following Windows Server 2008 Branch Office functionality: Branch Office Server Deployment and Administration, Branch Office Security.
Audience
IT Professionals currently experienced on the technologies included in Microsoft Windows Server 2000 and/or Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and who hold an MCSE or MCSA certification and/or equivalent knowledge.
Prerequisites
| • | Experience administering Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003. |
| • | MCSA/MCSE Certification or equivalent knowledge. |
At Hands-On Lab Completion
After completing this lab, you will be able to:
| • | Implement a Read-Only Domain Controller |
| • | Work with restartable Microsoft Active Directory |
| • | Implement DFS replication and a read-only DFS at the branch |
Hands-On Lab Outline
Exercise 1: Deploying a Read-Only Domain Controller
After completing this exercise, students will be able to:
| • | Run ADPrep on NYC-DC-01 to prepare the domain for RODC installation. |
| • | Install RODC in a Branch Office site. |
| • | Review RODC Allowed and Denied groups. |
| • | Create a new Active Directory group and add to Allow group. |
| • | View and Add cached credentials to a RODC. |
| • | Verify the Cached Credential Functions in the event of WAN failure. |
| • | Configure Administrator Role Separation for a RODC. |
| • | Reset all cache credentials on the RODC. |
Exercise 2: Using Restartable Active Directory
After completing this exercise, students will be able to:
| • | Review the state of Active Directory Domain Services. |
| • | Stop the Active Directory Domain Services and perform an offline defragmentation of the Directory Database. |
Exercise 3: Implementing DFS in a Branch Office
After completing this exercise, students will be able to:
| • | Install DFS components. |
| • | Configure the DFS Namespace. |
| • | Delegate management permissions. |
| • | Add folders to the Namespace. |
| • | Implement Intelligent Replication. |
| • | Share and publish replicated folders in a Namespace. |
| • | Force Active Directory Replication and connect to DFS |
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