Mastering Active Directory for Windows Server 2003 R2 or Mike Meyers Linux Certification Passport

Mastering Active Directory for Windows Server 2003 R2

Author: Brad Pric

• Active Directory stores information about a network's users and directories, making it easier to configure, manage, and update a network

• Windows Server 2003 R2 will include a new scripting engine to make Active Directory administration quicker and easier, plus a Group Policy Management Console for managing group and user accounts

• Geared to experienced system administrators, this book focuses on serious day-to-day needs and provides real-world solutions, including scripts that can be downloaded and implemented in any AD system

Table of Contents:

	Introduction	xxi
Part 1	Active Directory Design	1
Chapter 1	Active Directory Fundamentals	3
	Do I Need Active Directory?	3
	The Basics	4
	What's New in R2?	9
	Pre-Design Criteria	10
	Coming Up Next	12
Chapter 2	Domain Name System Design	13
	Tied Together	13
	How to Resolve	14
	Internal and External Name Options	21
	Understanding the Current DNS Infrastructure	22
	That Other DNS Server	23
	Propagating the Changes	24
	Protecting DNS	27
	Keeping the System Accurate	33
	Coming Up Next	37
Chapter 3	Active Directory Forest and Domain Design	39
	Active Directory Forest Design Criteria	40
	Multiple Forests: Pros and Cons	47
	Forest Functionality Mode Features in Windows 2003	52
	Active Directory Domain Design	55
	Active Directory Domain Design Criteria	55
	Multiple Domains: Pros and Cons	58
	Coming Up Next	72
Chapter 4	Organizing the Physical and Logical Aspects of Active Directory	73
	Determining the Site Topology	73
	Understanding the Current Network Infrastructure	76
	Setting Your Sites to Support the Active Directory Design	78
	Designing Site Links and Site Link Bridges	81
	Organizational Unit Design	84
	Designing OUs for Group Policy	94
	Coming Up Next	112
Chapter 5	Flexible Single Master Operations Design	113
	What Are the FSMO Roles?	113
	Choosing Flexible Single Master Operations Placement	117
	Coming Up Next	120
Part 2	Active Directory Management	121
Chapter 6	Managing Accounts: User, Group, and Computer	123
	Account Types	123
	Utilities	147
	Coming Up Next	173
Chapter 7	Managing Access with Active Directory Services	175
	Active Directory Federation Services	176
	Configuring Clients	196
	Identity Management for Unix	198
	Coming Up Next	219
Chapter 8	Maintaining Organizational Units	221
	Organizational Units	221
	User Rights and Permissions When Accessing Resources	227
	Permissions	230
	Delegation of Control	234
	Auditing	239
	Moving Objects in Active Directory	244
	Coming Up Next	248
Chapter 9	Managing Group Policy	249
	Group Policy Management Tools	249
	Working with ADU&C or ADS&S	250
	Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)	251
	Administrative Templates	260
	Group Policy Inheritance	261
	Group Policy Storage	263
	Group Policy Processing	264
	Group Policy Troubleshooting	267
	Practical Uses of Group Policy	269
	Coming Up Next	274
Chapter 10	Managing Site Boundaries	275
	Replication within Active Directory	275
	Coming Up Next	293
Chapter 11	Managing the Flexible Single Master Operations Roles	295
	Identifying the Role Holders	295
	Maintaining the Role Holders	303
	Coming Up Next	316
Chapter 12	Maintaining the Active Directory Database	317
	The Active Directory Database	318
	The Active Directory Schema	333
	Modifying the Schema	335
	Coming Up Next	336
Part 3	Troubleshooting Active Directory	337
Chapter 13	Microsoft's Troubleshooting Methodology for Active Directory	339
	High-Level Methodology	339
	Coming Up Next	351
Chapter 14	Troubleshooting Problems Related to Network Infrastructure	353
	Components of Network Infrastructure	353
	Name Resolution Methods	353
	Methodologies of Network Troubleshooting	364
	Coming Up Next	378
Chapter 15	Troubleshooting Problems Related to the Active Directory Database	379
	Active Directory File	379
	Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication	383
	Replication Overview	383
	Determining DNS Problems	383
	Verifying Replication	386
	Controlling Replication in Large Organizations	390
	Best Practices for Troubleshooting AD Replication	391
	Troubleshooting FSMO Roles	391
	FSMO Roles and Their Importance	391
	Transferring and Seizing FSMO Roles	395
	Best Practices for Troubleshooting FSMO Roles	401
	Troubleshooting Logon Failures	401
	Auditing for Logon Problems	401
	Native Mode Logon Problems	407
	Account Lockout Problems	408
	Remote Access Issues	412
	Are You Being Attacked?	412
	Controlling WAN Communication	412
	Best Practices for Logon and Account Lockout Troubleshooting	413
	Coming Up Next	413
Chapter 16	Troubleshooting Active Directory with Microsoft Operations Manager	415
	About Microsoft Operations Manager	415
	Management Packs	431
	Coming Up Next	447
Part 4	Streamlining Management with Scripts	449
Chapter 17	ADSI Primer	451
	What Is ADSI?	451
	Active Directory Objects	454
	Common Active Directory Objects	460
	The Basic ADSI Pattern	467
Chapter 18	Active Directory Scripts	511
	Windows Script File Basics	511
	VBScript Class Basics	512
	RootDSE Scripts	516
	Domain Scripts	520
	Active Directory Query Scripts	525
	User Scripts	531
	Group Scripts	548
	Computer Scripts	557
	Organizational Unit Scripts	562
	Excel Scripts	567
	Coming Up Next	580
Chapter 19	Monitoring Active Directory	581
	OutputClass	581
	Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)	583
	WMIClass	591
	CPU Overload	595
	RegistryClass	597
	AD Database and Log File Free Space	603
	Active Directory Essential Services	605
	Active Directory Response Time	606
	Global Catalog Server Response	608
	Lost and Found Object Count	611
	PingClass	612
	Operation master Response	614
	Monitor Trust Relationships	617
	Index	619

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