Active Directory Domain Services 2008 How-To

by Policelli, John

• ISBN13: 9780672330452
• ISBN10: 0672330458
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-12
• Publisher: Sams Publishing

Summary

When time is of the essence, Active Directory 2008 administrators can turn to this book first, to get reliable, easy-to-implement solutions you can trust -- and use immediately. This book brings together tested, step-by-step procedures for planning, installing, customizing, and managing AD DS in any production environment. Completely up-to-date, it fully reflects the brand-new version of Active Directory introduced in Windows Server 2008, which contains the most significant changes to Active Directory it was first introduced a decade ago. This hands-on, step-by-step how-to guide walks you through performing approximately 200 tasks, with clear and accurate steps and diagrams for each one. Active Directory MVP John Policelli walks through preparing for and installing AD; then managing trusts, domain controllers; operations master roles, sites, replication, schema, AD DS data, group policy, backup/recovery, auditing, time services, and more. A concise, task-based guide to the most crucial Active Directory 2008 administration tasks: both common and rarely used techniques Practical techniques that will help you lower IT management costs, streamline identity management, strengthen security, and improve compliance Authored by an expert who has earned Microsoft's prestigious MVP designation for Directory Services

Author Biography

John Policelli (Microsoft MVP for Directory Services, MCTS, MCSA, ITSM, iNet+, Network+, and A+) is a solutions-focused IT consultant with more than a decade of combined success in architecture, security, strategic planning, and disaster recovery planning. John has designed and implemented dozens of complex directory service, e-messaging, web, networking, and security enterprise solutions.

 

John has spent the past nine years focused on identity and access management and providing thought leadership for some of the largest installations of Active Directory in Canada. He has been involved as an author, a technical reviewer, and a subject matter expert for more than 50 training, exam writing, press, and whitepaper projects related to Windows Server 2008 Identity and Access Management, networking, and collaboration. John maintains a blog at http://policelli.com/blog.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Prepare for Active Directory Domain Services Installation

Install and Uninstall Active Directory Domain Services

Manage Trusts

Manage Domain Controllers

Manage Operations Master Roles

Manage Sites and Replication

Manage the Schema

Manage Active Directory Domain Services Data

Manage Group Policy

Manage Password Replication Policies

Manage Active Directory Domain Services Backup and Recovery

Manage Active Directory Domain Services Auditing

Manage the Windows Time Service

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