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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

	Design an Active Directory naming strategy in Windows 2003 that accommodates the organisational structure of a business;
	Develop a plan to secure and delegate administrative authority over Windows 2003 Active Directory objects based on the administrative model of an organisation.
	Create a Windows 2003 Active Directory design based on administrative Group Policy requirements defined by business needs.
	Integrate your existing DNS with Windows 2003 DNS.
	Identify situations where a multiple-domain Active Directory structure may be necessary to meet the administrative and security needs of an organisation, and then design a struc-ture that meets those needs.
	Design a site topology for managing Active Directory replication that fulfils the admin-istrative needs of an organisation, and that optimises the available bandwidth of the physical network.
	Migrate from NT/2000 to Windows 2003

ASSUMED KNOWLEDGE

Interesting for anybody migrating to Windows 2003.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

	Senior support professionals, architects, and consultants responsible for developing a Windows 2003 Active Directory design based on the business needs of an organisation.
	Support Personnel responsible for supporting end users in a Windows 2003 domain.

Windows 2003 Active Directory Domain (3 days)

Module 1. Install Windows 2003

In this module students prepare for and install a Windows 2003 Advanced Server. The different versions of Windows Servers are compared.

Lab : Install Windows 2003 Advanced Server

Module 2. DNS

This module explains the Domain Naming System standard for Name Resolution. Students will understand basic concepts like zones, zone transfer, resource records and the DNS Namespace. Nslookup is used as a DNS troubleshooting tool.

Lab : Install a DNS Server
Lab : Play with Nslookup

Module 3. DNS en AD

This module explains the Name Server requirements for Active Directory and discusses recommended features like dynamic update and AD integrated zones.

Lab : Prepare DNS for Active Directory

Module 4. Active Directory

This module explains the Active Directory physical (tree, forest, domain, OU) and logical (sites, replication) structure and prepares students to install Active Directory.

Lab : Install Active Directory
Lab : Verify AD installation

Module 5. OU's and Users

This module clarifies the built-in User Accounts and prepares the students for User Account Management.

Lab : Create User Accounts
Lab : Delegate OU control
Lab : Create a Helpdesk Taskpad

Module 6. Groups

This modules explains Active Directory Group types and scopes and the new built-in groups. Students will discuss the AGLP and AGGUDLP group strategies.

Lab : Identify Group Rights
Lab : Group Strategy
Lab : Advanced Group Strategy

Module 7. Active Directory Domain Controllers

This module takes a deep look into the different domain controller master roles (RID, PDC…) Global Catalog functionality and trusts are explained.

Lab : Domain Controller Master Roles

Module 8. Group policy

This module starts with defining Group Policy Objects, Settings, GPO Linking, and then explains the GPO application, inheritence, processing and GPO Conflicts. The module uses a 'real life' scenario throughout all the labs, where students will setup many group policies.

Lab : Planning Group Policies
Lab : Delegating GPO Control
Lab : Securing the Desktop
Lab : GPO Scripts
Lab : Folder Redirection
Lab : Software Installation (Acrobat)

Module 9. Deploying Windows

This module shows the switches that can be used to install Windows and explains how to create Answer Files with the Setup Manager. The second part explains Disk Duplication and the third part handles RIS, explaining CD-based and riprep images.

Lab : Create Answer Files
Lab : Sysprep
Demo : Norton Ghost and RIS

Module 10. AD Sites

This module explains the Active Directory concept of Sites. Students will learn how to properly setup sites, and how this affects replication and authentication.

Lab : Planning Sites
Lab : Implementing Sites

Module 11. Disaster recovery

This module shows the Backup Tool and discusses different backup strategies. Students will perform a normal restore and an Authoritative Restore of an Active Directory Object with ntdsutil.

Lab : Simple Backup and Restore
Lab : Authoritative Restore