Active Directory Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Introduction

• Chapter 1: The Importance of a Domain
• In the Beginning
• Who's SAM?
• Domain Controllers
• Joining a Domain
• What do I Need the Active Directory For?
• Trust Relationships
• Domain Models
• Single Domain Model
• Single Master Domain Model
• Multiple Master Domain Model
• Complete Trust Model
• The Main Event—Active Directory
• The Directory Service Implementation
• The Blueprint of the Active Directory
• Creating a Domain Controller
• Domain Controller Farm
• Kerberos
• Domains
• Trees
• Forests
• Organizational Units
• Sites
• FSMO Roles
• Global Catalog
• Domain and Forest Modes
• Group Policy
• Summary

• Chapter 2: The Small Accountancy Firm
• What Have We Here?
• Domains and Their Controllers
• Other Services
• Sites
• Policy Requirements
• Administration
• The Big Design
• Migrate or In-Place?
• What's in a Name?
• Domain Requirements
• Forest and Tree Requirements
• Number of Domain Controllers, FSMO Role Placement, and Global Catalog Placement
• Organizational Unit Requirements
• Geography as a Basis
• Business Area as a Basis
• Object Type as a Basis
• The Real World
• The Other Services
• DNS
• WINS
• DHCP
• The Domain/Forest Mode
• The Final Server Picture
• The Clients
• Do as I Say, Not as I Do (Policies)
• Other Services
• Summary

• Chapter 3: Step-By-Step Migration
• Preparing for the Upgrade
• Performing the Upgrade
• Ensure the Current PDC Is Patched
• Installing Your New PDC
• Post-Upgrade Steps
• Summary

• Chapter 4: The Regional Legal Firm
• What Have We Here?
• The Main Objects
• The Physical Structure
• Other Services
• DNS
• WINS
• DHCP
• The New Infrastructure Design
• New Domain Structure
• The Name
• Sites
• Domain Controller Placement
• Service Placement
• OU Design
• The Upgrade Path
• Performing the Upgrade
• Preparing the New Domain
• Raise Domain and Forest Level
• Create Subnets and Sites
• Create OU Structure
• Add Additional Domain Controllers in Sites as Required
• Move FSMO Roles and GC Assignment
• Ensure Policies (Group Policy) Configured
• Migrate the Resources
• Post Migration Tasks

• Chapter 5: The Retail-Based Company
• Discovery
• Domain, Forest, and Trust Discovery
• Types of Trusts
• Sites, Subnets, and Site Links
• Domain Controller Placement, FSMO, and GC Structure
• Identify FSMO Role Holders
• Identify Global Catalogs in the Forest
• Final Current View
• DNS Infrastructure
• Active Directory Usage and Enhancements
• Objects in Domains
• Discovery Management
• Design
• Site Links
• Exchange 2000 Schema "Feature"
• The London and Stores Requirements
• Domain Controller Placement
• DNS
• Upgrade
• Practice Makes Perfect
• Performing the Upgrade
• Post-Upgrade Tasks
• Summary

• Chapter 6: The International Financial Company
• Discovery
• Task 1: Enable Authentication Between the Two Companies
• Trust Options
• DNS Configuration
• Creating the Forest Root Trust
• UPN
• Task 2: Rename and Move the Domestic Domain
• Task 3: Improve Branch Office Resource Access
• The Domain
• The Sites
• Placing the Domain Controllers
• Redundant Replication Connection Objects and Load Balancing
• DNS
• Additional Information
• Additional Account Information
• The Group Policy Management Console
• Modifying the Default Container for Users and Computers
• Moving Objects Between Domains in a Forest
• Performing an Offline Defragmentation of the Active Directory Database
• Importance of Backing Up the Active Directory
• Conclusion

• Index