Introduction
This five-day instructor-led course provides
students with the knowledge and skills to design a Microsoft Active
Directory® directory service and network infrastructure for a Microsoft
Windows Server™ 2003 environment. The course is intended for systems
engineers who are responsible for designing directory service and/or
network infrastructures.
Audience
This course is intended for individuals
who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems engineer in a
Windows Server 2003-based environment.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be
able to:
- Describe the process of designing an Active Directory
infrastructure and a network infrastructure that supports Active
Directory.
- Design a forest and domain infrastructure that
meets the needs of an organization.
- Design a site infrastructure that meets the needs
of an organization.
- Design a Group Policy structure that meets the
needs of an organization.
- Design an administrative structure that meets the
needs of an organization.
- Design a physical network structure that supports
Active Directory and meets the needs of an organization.
- Design a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
structure that supports Active Directory and meets the needs of
an organization.
- Create a design for network connectivity that supports
Active Directory and meets the needs of an organization.
- Design a name resolution strategy that supports
Active Directory and meets the needs of an organization.
- Design a network access infrastructure that supports
Active Directory and meets the needs of an organization.
Prerequisites
This course requires that students meet
the following prerequisites:
- They have taken Course 2278, Planning and Maintaining
a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure and Course
2279, Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
—OR—
They have equivalent knowledge and experience
Microsoft Certified Professional
Exams
This workshop will help students prepare
for this Microsoft Certified Professional exam:
- Exam 70-297: Designing a Microsoft Windows Server
2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure
Course Materials
The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other
necessary materials for this class.
Course Outline
- Module 1: Introduction to Designing an Active Directory
and Network Infrastructure
- Module 2: Designing a Forest and Domain Infrastructure
- Module 3: Designing a Site Infrastructure
- Module 4: Designing the Administrative Structure
- Module 5: Designing for Group Policy
- Module 6: Designing the Physical Network
- Module 7: Designing for Network Connectivity
- Module 8: Designing a Name Resolution Strategy
- Module 9: Designing the Network Access Infrastructure