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Active Directory Best Practices: Migrating, Desig Ning, and Troubleshooting 24Seven

Advanced Coverage for Experienced Network Administrators

Active Directory Best Practices 24seven is written specifically to build on the practical and conceptual knowledge you've already earned. Taking a "just the facts, ma'am" approach this book provides targeted instruction and insider tips to help you quickly implement the best practices established by successful network administrators across a wide range of industries. This is also an excellent way to make a pain-free transition to the latest release of Active Directory. Coverage includes:

  • Building a complete Active Directory-based infrastructure
  • Understanding migration options, including the role of Organizational Units
  • Configuring domain controllers to support Flexible Single Master Operations
  • Understanding how Exchange affects Active Directory design
  • Using the new backup and restore options
  • Troubleshooting and optimizing the Active Directory database, File Replication Service, and Group Policy
  • Setting up and maintaining interoperation between Active Directory and DNS
  • Migrating and consolidating Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000-based domains
  • Managing patches
  • Securing the base operating system before promoting a domain controller
  • Securing DNS to protect associated domain controllers
  • Working with Active Directory security options

Biography

Brad Price, MCSE: Messaging, MCT, has been in the IT field for 15 years. Currently he works as a technical trainer specializing in Active Directory and Exchange Server 2000 and 2003.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Part 1: Design.

Chapter 1: Active Directory Forest Design.

Chapter 2: Active Directory Domain Design.

Chapter 3: Domain Name System Design.

Chapter 4: Sites, Flexible Single Master Operations, and Global Catalog Design.

Chapter 5: Organizational Unit Design.

Chapter 6: Exchange Design Considerations.

Chapter 7: Hardware Sizing and Placement.

Part 2: Deployment and Migration.

Chapter 8: Deployment.

Chapter 9: Domain Migration and Consolidation.

Chapter 10: NetWare Migration.

Part 3: Maintenance and Administration.

Chapter 11: Backup and Disaster Recovery.

Chapter 12: Optimizing the Active Directory Database.

Chapter 13: Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication.

Chapter 14: Maintaining DNS.

Chapter 15: Troubleshooting the File Replication Service.

Chapter 16: Troubleshooting Logon Failures.

Chapter 17: Troubleshooting FSMO Roles.

Chapter 18: Group Policy.

Part 4: Security in Active Directory.

Chapter 19: Securing the Base Operating System.

Chapter 20: Securing DNS.

Chapter 21: Patch Management.

Chapter 22: Securing Active Directory.

Appendix: Scripting Resources.

Index.

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