Mike Meyers' MCSE MCSA Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Certification Passport (Exam 70-294)

Contents......Page 8
Check-In......Page 18
1 Planning and Preparing for Active Directory......Page 22
Objective 1.01 Understanding a Directory Service......Page 24
Objective 1.02 Understanding the Components of Active Directory......Page 25
The Directory Database......Page 28
The Active Directory Namespace......Page 30
The Objects Stored in Active Directory......Page 31
Objective 1.03 Installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2003......Page 34
Running the Active Directory Setup Wizard......Page 35
CHECKPOINT......Page 43
REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 44
REVIEW ANSWERS......Page 45
2 The Physical Active Directory Components......Page 46
Objective 2.01 Manage an Active Directory Site......Page 47
Creating a Site......Page 48
Renaming and Deleting a Site......Page 51
Site Properties......Page 52
Configure Site Boundaries......Page 53
Moving a Subnet......Page 55
Objective 2.02 Implement an Active Directory Site Topology......Page 56
Replication: How and Why......Page 58
Domain Controllers......Page 68
Objective 2.03 Monitor Active Directory Replication Failures Using the Microsoft Monitoring and Management Tools......Page 69
Monitor Active Directory Replication......Page 70
Delegating Control over Physical Active Directory Objects......Page 71
Objective 2.04 Plan a Strategy for Placement of Global Catalog Servers......Page 75
Implementing a Global Catalog Server......Page 76
Adding Attributes to the Global Catalog......Page 78
Evaluate Network Traffic Considerations When Placing Global Catalog Servers......Page 79
Evaluate the Need to Enable Universal Group Caching......Page 80
Forest-wide Operations Master Roles......Page 82
Domain-wide Operations Master Roles......Page 83
Plan for Business Continuity of Operations Master Roles......Page 86
CHECKPOINT......Page 90
REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 91
REVIEW ANSWERS......Page 94
3 The Logical Active Directory Components......Page 96
Logical Active Directory Components......Page 97
Objective 3.01 Plan an Administrative Delegation Strategy......Page 104
Plan an Organizational Unit (OU) Structure Based on Delegation Requirements......Page 107
Install and Configure an Active Directory Domain Controller......Page 112
Create the Forest Root Domain......Page 113
Set an Active Directory Forest and Domain Functional Level Based on Requirements......Page 122
Establish Trust Relationships......Page 128
CHECKPOINT......Page 133
REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 134
REVIEW ANSWERS......Page 137
4 Managing and Maintaining an Active Directory Infrastructure......Page 140
The Role of the Schema......Page 141
Significance of the SYSVOL Folder......Page 153
Restore Types......Page 154
Objective 4.03 Troubleshoot Active Directory......Page 157
CHECKPOINT......Page 166
REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 167
REVIEW ANSWERS......Page 170
5 Planning and Implementing User, Computer, and Group Strategies......Page 172
Objective 5.01 Plan a Security Group Strategy......Page 173
Local vs. Domain Accounts and Groups......Page 174
Groups in Windows 2003......Page 184
Plan a Smart Card Authentication Strategy......Page 200
Objective 5.03 Secure Resources with NTFS and Share Level Resources......Page 206
Control Access to Files and Folders Using NTFS Permissions......Page 207
NTFS Permission Behavior......Page 209
Defining Access to Files and Folders......Page 212
NTFS Permissions Inheritance......Page 214
Special Access Permissions......Page 217
Objective 5.04 Implement an OU Structure......Page 221
Create an OU......Page 222
CHECKPOINT......Page 223
REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 224
REVIEW ANSWERS......Page 228
6 Planning and Implementing Group Policy......Page 230
Objective 6.01 Plan Group Policy Strategy......Page 231
Group Policy Overview......Page 232
Group Policy Scope......Page 240
Exceptions to Group Policy Processing......Page 242
Group Policy Behaviors......Page 247
Creating a GPO for Active Directory Management......Page 250
Objective 6.02 Configure the User Environment by Using Group Policy......Page 264
Automatically Enroll User Certificates......Page 265
Redirect Folders Using Group Policy......Page 267
Restricting Group Membership with Group Policy......Page 271
REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 273
REVIEW ANSWERS......Page 277
7 Manage Software and Security Using Group Policy......Page 280
Objective 7.01 Distribute Software by Using Group Policy......Page 281
Windows Installer Technology......Page 283
Publishing......Page 290
Assigning......Page 292
Maintain Installed Software by Using Group Policy......Page 298
Objective 6.02 Configure Computer Security Settings Using Group Policy......Page 302
Security Templates......Page 305
The Security Configuration and Analysis Tool......Page 311
Using Secedit......Page 315
Objective 6.03 Troubleshoot Group Policy Application and Deployment Issues......Page 316
CHECKPOINT......Page 319
REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 320
REVIEW ANSWERS......Page 323
MasterExam......Page 326
LearnKey Technical Support......Page 327
Networking Systems Exams......Page 328
Elective Exam......Page 329
Windows 2000 Upgrade Paths......Page 330
Core MCSA Exams......Page 331
Alternatives to the Elective Exam......Page 332
For All the Latest Info......Page 333
Itinerary......Page 334
DNS Components......Page 335
FQDNs......Page 336
Understanding Zones......Page 338
Resource Records Stored in a Zone File......Page 339
Resolving a Host Name......Page 340
Forward Lookup Resolution......Page 341
Reverse Queries......Page 343
Install and Configure the DNS Server Service......Page 345
Creating a Forward Lookup Zone......Page 347
Creating a Reverse Lookup Zone......Page 348
Changing the Properties of a Zone......Page 349
Stub Zones......Page 352
Configure DNS Forwarding......Page 353
Primary......Page 355
Secondary......Page 356
Integrating DNS with DHCP......Page 358
Implementing Dynamic DNS......Page 359
Changing the Zone to an Active Directory–Integrated Zone......Page 361
Benefits of Active Directory–Integration......Page 362
Transferring Zone Information......Page 363
Manage DNS Record Settings......Page 364
Nslookup......Page 366
Setting Debugging Options......Page 367
Summary......Page 369
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