Mastering Active Directory for Windows Server 2008

by Price, John A.; Price, Brad; Fenstermacher, Scott

• ISBN13: 9780470249833
• ISBN10: 0470249838
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-23
• Publisher: Sybex

Summary

With over 300 pages of new material, this in-depth guide delivers exactly the information that systems administrators and network application developers need to manage and maintain Active Directory Each chapter has been revised to address the new components, enhancements, and capabilities brought by Windows Server 2008 to the directory services Covers domain name system design, Active Directory forest and domain design, maintaining organizational units, managing group policy, implementing best practices, and more; PowerShell is also addressed throughout the book to provide specific scripting solutions in context Windows Server is the leading network operating system in the world, topping Unix for first place in 2005

Author Biography

John A. Price is the Lead Architect for a Microsoft Gold consulting firm in the Midwest. He has 11 years of experience with several Microsoft products, specializing in Active Directory, Exchange Server, and the System Center line of products.

Brad Price is an MCT with 16 years of experience in the IT field, specializing in Active Directory, Exchange Server, Systems Management Server, and Operation Manager. He is the author of several books on Active Directory.

Scott Fenstermacher is an MCSE/MCDBA/MCSD, also with 16 years of experience in IT, in areas such as programming and scripting, database design and programming, and Windows and Linux network management.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Active Directory Design

Active Directory Fundamentals

Domain Name System Design

Active Directory Domain Services Forest and Domain Design

Organizing the Physical and Logical Aspects of AD DS

Flexible Single Master Operations Design

Active Directory Object Management

Managing Accounts: User, Group, and Computer

Maintaining Organizational Units

Managing Group Policy

Managing Active Directory Security

Active Directory Service Management

Managing Access with Active Directory Services

Managing Active Directory Rights Management Services

Managing Active Directory Certificate Services

Managing the Flexible Single Master Operations Roles

Maintaining the Active Directory Database

Active Directory Best Practices and Troubleshooting

Microsoft's Troubleshooting Methodology for Active Directory

Troubleshooting Problems Related to Network Infrastructure

Troubleshooting Problems Related to the Active Directory Database

Streamlining Management with Scripts

ADSI Primer

Active Directory Scripts

Monitoring Active Directory

Managing Active Directory with PowerShell

The Bottom Line

Index

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