Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Servers Course
Course DescriptionCourse Code: M6432
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage and maintain Windows Server 2008 Active Directory servers. The course focuses on the Active Directory server lifecycle by creating baselines, monitoring the system health, and maintaining security for the Active Directory servers. The course also focuses on managing Active Directory Domain Services and Active Directory service roles. This course is intended for Server Administrators who are familiar with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and who are, or will be, responsible for the daily management and maintenance of Server 2008 Active Directory servers. It is also intended for IT professionals who could benefit from acquiring the skills required by a Server 2008 Active Directory Server Administrator, such as a Server Administrator who is responsible for Network Application servers and works closely with the Active Directory Server Administrator, or an Enterprise Administrator who wants to understand the operational requirements of Server 2008 Active Directory Servers before designing a network server infrastructure. |
£750 2 day course Scheduled Dates: |
Course pre-requisites:
In addition to their professional experience, students who at tend this training should have technical knowledge equivalent to the following courses:
- 6424 Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
- 6425 Configuring Windows Server 2008 AD DS
- 6426 Configuring Identity and Access Solutions with Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
- 6430 Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers
Topics covered on the 2 day Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Servers course
Managing an Active Directory Server Lifecycle
- Planning an Active Directory Server Deployment
- Active Directory Server Deployment Technologies
- Adding Active Directory Domain Services Server Roles
- Removing Active Directory Services Server Roles
Creating Baselines for Active Directory Servers
- Methodologies for Implementing Baselines
- Using the Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor to Create Baselines
- Creating Baselines for Active Directory Servers
- Using the Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor to Create Baselines
- Creating Baselines for Active Directory Servers
Monitoring the System Health of the Active Directory Servers
- Overview of System Health
- Using Long-Term Monitoring to Identify Trends
- Setting Thresholds and Alerts for Short-Term Monitoring
- Choosing the Appropriate Server 2008 Monitoring Tools
Managing Active Directory Domain Services
- Restarting and Restoring the Active Directory
- Overview of the Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) Roles
- Evaluating Sites and Replication
- Managing Read-Only Domain Controllers (RODCs)
- Methods of Managing the Server Core
- Best Practices for Group Policy Objects and Links
Maintaining Security for Active Directory Servers
- Server Hardening Techniques
- Using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer to Discover and Remove Security Holes
- Using Fine-Grained Password Policies to Simply Network Organization
- Planning Security Auditing
- Enhancing Physical Security
Managing Active Directory Service Roles
- Using Server 2008 Tools for Certificate Services
- Implementing Lightweight Directory Services
- Overview of Active Directory Federation Services
- Overview of Rights Management Services
- Delegating the Active Directory Administration
Course Classification:
Technical Training Course
This is an instructor led training course taught in a classroom based environment.
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If you would prefer to run this course at your premises as you have several employees to place on the course perhaps, then we are also able to offer onsite Windows Server 2008 Training and bespoke Windows Server 2008 courses