70-294: Lab Manual for MCSE Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory

by DiNicolo, Dan; Aubert, Mike

• ISBN13: 9780619130190
• ISBN10: 0619130199
• Edition: Lab
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-04
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

This lab manual provides you with the hands-on instruction you'll need to prepare for the MCSE certification exam and succeed as a Microsoft network administrator or network support professional. Designed for classroom-led or self-paced study, these labs offer a unique, practical approach to learning that is a key component to the MCSE exams.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Active Directory	1	(22)
Lab 1.1 Identifying the Primary Tools Used to Manage Active Directory	2	(3)
Objectives	2	(1)
Materials Required	2	(1)
Activity Background	2	(3)
Certification Objectives	5	(1)
Review Questions	5	(1)
Lab 1.2 Connecting to a Server with Remote Desktop	6	(4)
Objectives	6	(1)
Materials Required	6	(1)
Activity Background	6	(3)
Certification Objectives	9	(1)
Review Questions	10	(1)
Lab 1.3 Searching Active Directory	10	(3)
Objectives	10	(1)
Materials Required	10	(1)
Activity Background	10	(3)
Certification Objectives	13	(1)
Review Questions	13	(1)
Lab 1.4 Using Saved Queries	13	(3)
Objectives	13	(1)
Materials Required	14	(1)
Activity Background	14	(2)
Certification Objectives	16	(1)
Review Questions	16	(1)
Lab 1.5 Browsing Active Directory Using the Command Prompt	17	(2)
Objectives	17	(1)
Materials Required	17	(1)
Activity Background	17	(2)
Certification Objectives	19	(1)
Review Questions	19	(1)
Lab 1.6 Using Help and Support to Learn About Active Directory	20	(2)
Objectives	20	(1)
Materials Required	20	(1)
Activity Background	20	(1)
Certification Objectives	21	(1)
Review Questions	22	(1)
Name Resolution and DNS	23	(26)
Lab 2.1 Using NBTSTAT and IPCONFIG	24	(3)
Objectives	24	(1)
Materials Required	24	(1)
Activity Background	24	(3)
Certification Objectives	27	(1)
Review Questions	27	(1)
Lab 2.2 Refreshing and Verifying Domain Controller DNS Records	28	(3)
Objectives	28	(1)
Materials Required	28	(1)
Activity Background	28	(3)
Certification Objectives	31	(1)
Review Questions	31	(1)
Lab 2.3 Creating a Primary and Secondary Forward Lookup Zone	31	(4)
Objectives	31	(1)
Materials Required	31	(1)
Activity Background	32	(3)
Certification Objectives	35	(1)
Review Questions	35	(1)
Lab 2.4 Creating a Primary Reverse Lookup Zone	36	(2)
Objectives	36	(1)
Materials Required	36	(1)
Activity Background	36	(2)
Certification Objectives	38	(1)
Review Questions	38	(1)
Lab 2.5 Adding Records to a DNS Zone	39	(3)
Objectives	39	(1)
Materials Required	39	(1)
Activity Background	39	(3)
Certification Objectives	42	(1)
Review Questions	42	(1)
Lab 2.6 Modifying DNS Zone Settings	43	(4)
Objectives	43	(1)
Materials Required	43	(1)
Activity Background	43	(3)
Certification Objectives	46	(1)
Review Questions	47	(2)
Active Directory Design Philosophy	49	(14)
Lab 3.1 Locating Additional MSF Information	50	(1)
Objectives	50	(1)
Materials Required	50	(1)
Activity Background	50	(1)
Certification Objectives	51	(1)
Review Questions	51	(1)
Lab 3.2 Locating Additional MOF Information	52	(1)
Objectives	52	(1)
Materials Required	52	(1)
Activity Background	52	(1)
Certification Objectives	53	(1)
Review Questions	53	(1)
Lab 3.3 Locating the Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit	53	(2)
Objectives	53	(1)
Materials Required	54	(1)
Activity Background	54	(1)
Certification Objectives	55	(1)
Review Questions	55	(1)
Lab 3.4 Identifying and Setting the Manager of a Directory Object	55	(3)
Objectives	55	(1)
Materials Required	56	(1)
Activity Background	56	(2)
Certification Objectives	58	(1)
Review Questions	58	(1)
Lab 3.5 Querying Active Directory about Managers	59	(2)
Objectives	59	(1)
Materials Required	59	(1)
Activity Background	59	(2)
Certification Objectives	61	(1)
Review Questions	61	(2)
Active Directory Architecture	63	(22)
Lab 4.1 Creating an Auxiliary Class	64	(3)
Objectives	64	(1)
Materials Required	64	(1)
Activity Background	64	(3)
Certification Objectives	67	(1)
Review Questions	67	(1)
Lab 4.2 Adding an Auxiliary Class to a Structural Class	68	(2)
Objectives	68	(1)
Materials Required	68	(1)
Activity Background	68	(2)
Certification Objectives	70	(1)
Review Questions	70	(1)
Lab 4.3 Modifying an Attribute	71	(2)
Objectives	71	(1)
Materials Required	71	(1)
Activity Background	71	(2)
Certification Objectives	73	(1)
Review Questions	73	(1)
Lab 4.4 Schema Modification Using LDIFDE	74	(3)
Objectives	74	(1)
Materials Required	74	(1)
Activity Background	74	(3)
Certification Objectives	77	(1)
Review Questions	77	(1)
Lab 4.5 Reloading the Schema Cache and Viewing Permissions	78	(2)
Objectives	78	(1)
Materials Required	78	(1)
Activity Background	78	(2)
Certification Objectives	80	(1)
Review Questions	80	(1)
Lab 4.6 Locating the Guide to Securing the Schema	81	(2)
Objectives	81	(1)
Materials Required	81	(1)
Activity Background	81	(2)
Review Questions	83	(2)
Active Directory Logical Design	85	(18)
Lab 5.1 Verifying a Trust Relationship	86	(3)
Objectives	86	(1)
Materials Required	86	(1)
Activity Background	86	(2)
Certification Objectives	88	(1)
Review Questions	89	(1)
Lab 5.2 Examining Default Containers and Organizational Units	89	(4)
Objectives	89	(1)
Materials Required	89	(1)
Activity Background	90	(3)
Certification Objectives	93	(1)
Review Questions	93	(1)
Lab 5.3 Renaming and Reorganizing Organizational Units	93	(3)
Objectives	93	(1)
Materials Required	94	(1)
Activity Background	94	(2)
Certification Objectives	96	(1)
Review Questions	96	(1)
Lab 5.4 Working with Organizational Units by Using Command-Line Tools	97	(3)
Objectives	97	(1)
Materials Required	97	(1)
Activity Background	97	(3)
Certification Objectives	100	(1)
Review Questions	100	(1)
Lab 5.5 Locating Information on Unattended Promotion and Demotion of Domain Controllers	100	(2)
Objectives	100	(1)
Materials Required	100	(1)
Activity Background	101	(1)
Certification Objectives	102	(1)
Review Questions	102	(1)
Active Directory Physical Design	103	(20)
Lab 6.1 Testing IP Connectivity	104	(2)
Objectives	104	(1)
Materials Required	104	(1)
Activity Background	104	(1)
Certification Objectives	105	(1)
Review Questions	106	(1)
Lab 6.2 Determining if the ``Bridge all site links'' Option Is Enabled	106	(2)
Objectives	106	(1)
Materials Required	106	(1)
Activity Background	106	(2)
Certification Objectives	108	(1)
Review Questions	108	(1)
Lab 6.3 Creating and Modifying Site Link Bridges	109	(2)
Objectives	109	(1)
Materials Required	109	(1)
Activity Background	109	(2)
Certification Objectives	111	(1)
Review Questions	111	(1)
Lab 6.4 Working with Subnets	112	(3)
Objectives	112	(1)
Materials Required	112	(1)
Activity Background	112	(3)
Certification Objectives	115	(1)
Review Questions	115	(1)
Lab 6.5 Enabling Universal Group Caching	116	(2)
Objectives	116	(1)
Materials Required	116	(1)
Activity Background	116	(1)
Certification Objectives	117	(1)
Review Questions	118	(1)
Lab 6.6 Identifying Replication Partners	119	(3)
Objectives	119	(1)
Materials Required	119	(1)
Activity Background	119	(2)
Certification Objectives	121	(1)
Review Questions	122	(1)
Active Directory Replication	123	(20)
Lab 7.1 Using Event Viewer to Troubleshoot Active Directory Replication	124	(3)
Objectives	124	(1)
Materials Required	124	(1)
Activity Background	124	(3)
Certification Objectives	127	(1)
Review Questions	127	(1)
Lab 7.2 Using DNSLint to Troubleshoot Active Directory Replication	128	(2)
Objectives	128	(1)
Materials Required	128	(1)
Activity Background	128	(2)
Certification Objectives	130	(1)
Review Questions	130	(1)
Lab 7.3 Using REPADMIN to Troubleshoot Active Directory Replication	131	(2)
Objectives	131	(1)
Materials Required	131	(1)
Activity Background	132	(1)
Certification Objectives	133	(1)
Review Questions	133	(1)
Lab 7.4 Generating a Replication Report Using REPLMON	134	(2)
Objectives	134	(1)
Materials Required	134	(1)
Activity Background	134	(2)
Certification Objectives	136	(1)
Review Questions	136	(1)
Lab 7.5 Using Event Viewer to Troubleshoot SYSVOL Replication	137	(3)
Objectives	137	(1)
Materials Required	137	(1)
Activity Background	137	(3)
Certification Objectives	140	(1)
Review Questions	140	(3)
Active Directory Operations Masters	143	(12)
Lab 8.1 Identifying the Domain-Wide FSMO Role Holders for Another Domain	144	(2)
Objectives	144	(1)
Materials Required	144	(1)
Activity Background	144	(1)
Certification Objectives	145	(1)
Review Questions	146	(1)
Lab 8.2 Using REPLMON to Identify and Test Operations Masters	147	(2)
Objectives	147	(1)
Materials Required	147	(1)
Activity Background	147	(2)
Certification Objectives	149	(1)
Review Questions	149	(1)
Lab 8.3 Using NETDOM to Identify Operations Masters	150	(1)
Objectives	150	(1)
Materials Required	150	(1)
Activity Background	150	(1)
Certification Objectives	151	(1)
Review Questions	151	(1)
Lab 8.4 Using NTDSUTIL to Identify Operations Masters	152	(2)
Objectives	152	(1)
Materials Required	152	(1)
Activity Background	152	(1)
Certification Objectives	153	(1)
Review Questions	154	(1)
Active Directory Authentication and Security	155	(18)
Lab 9.1 Configuring Permissions on a Folder	156	(3)
Objectives	156	(1)
Materials Required	156	(1)
Activity Background	156	(2)
Certification Objectives	158	(1)
Review Questions	159	(1)
Lab 9.2 Configuring Auditing on a Folder	160	(4)
Objectives	160	(1)
Materials Required	160	(1)
Activity Background	160	(3)
Certification Objectives	163	(1)
Review Questions	164	(1)
Lab 9.3 Working with the Security Log	165	(3)
Objectives	165	(1)
Materials Required	165	(1)
Activity Background	165	(2)
Certification Objectives	167	(1)
Review Questions	168	(1)
Lab 9.4 Configuring Permissions on a Registry Key	168	(3)
Objectives	168	(1)
Materials Required	169	(1)
Activity Background	169	(1)
Certification Objectives	170	(1)
Review Questions	171	(2)
Managing Users, Groups, Computers, and Resources	173	(20)
Lab 10.1 Creating a User Account Template	174	(3)
Objectives	174	(1)
Materials Required	174	(1)
Activity Background	174	(3)
Certification Objectives	177	(1)
Review Questions	177	(1)
Lab 10.2 Exporting Active Directory User Accounts Using CSVDE	178	(2)
Objectives	178	(1)
Materials Required	178	(1)
Activity Background	178	(2)
Certification Objectives	180	(1)
Review Questions	180	(1)
Lab 10.3 Importing Active Directory User Accounts Using CSVDE	181	(3)
Objectives	181	(1)
Materials Required	181	(1)
Activity Background	181	(3)
Certification Objectives	184	(1)
Review Questions	184	(1)
Lab 10.4 Creating Groups Using DSADD	185	(2)
Objectives	185	(1)
Materials Required	185	(1)
Activity Background	185	(2)
Certification Objectives	187	(1)
Review Questions	187	(1)
Lab 10.5 Modifying Groups Using DSMOD	188	(3)
Objectives	188	(1)
Materials Required	188	(1)
Activity Background	188	(2)
Certification Objectives	190	(1)
Review Questions	191	(2)
Group Policy for Corporate Policy	193	(18)
Lab 11.1 Configuring Account Lockout Policy Settings	194	(2)
Objectives	194	(1)
Materials Required	194	(1)
Activity Background	194	(2)
Certification Objectives	196	(1)
Review Questions	196	(1)
Lab 11.2 Configuring Service Settings Using Group Policy	197	(4)
Objectives	197	(1)
Materials Required	197	(1)
Activity Background	198	(3)
Certification Objectives	201	(1)
Review Questions	201	(1)
Lab 11.3 Configuring Security Option Settings Using Group Policy	202	(2)
Objectives	202	(1)
Materials Required	202	(1)
Activity Background	202	(2)
Certification Objectives	204	(1)
Review Questions	204	(1)
Lab 11.4 Assigning Login Scripts to Users Using Group Policy	205	(3)
Objectives	205	(1)
Materials Required	205	(1)
Activity Background	205	(2)
Certification Objectives	207	(1)
Review Questions	208	(1)
Lab 11.5 Determining Group Policy Settings Using GPRESULT	208	(2)
Objectives	208	(1)
Materials Required	209	(1)
Activity Background	209	(1)
Certification Objectives	210	(1)
Review Questions	210	(1)
Deploying and Managing Software with Group Policy	211	(20)
Lab 12.1 Creating a Custom MSI Package	212	(5)
Objectives	212	(1)
Materials Required	212	(1)
Activity Background	212	(5)
Certification Objectives	217	(1)
Review Questions	217	(1)
Lab 12.2 Assigning Software to Computers	218	(3)
Objectives	218	(1)
Materials Required	218	(1)
Activity Background	218	(3)
Certification Objectives	221	(1)
Review Questions	221	(1)
Lab 12.3 Modifying a Custom MSI Package	222	(3)
Objectives	222	(1)
Materials Required	222	(1)
Activity Background	222	(3)
Certification Objectives	225	(1)
Review Questions	225	(1)
Lab 12.4 Upgrading Deployed Software	226	(3)
Objectives	226	(1)
Materials Required	226	(1)
Activity Background	226	(3)
Certification Objectives	229	(1)
Review Questions	229	(2)
Monitoring and Optimizing Active Directory	231	(16)
Lab 13.1 Collecting Baseline Data Using Performance Logs and Alerts	232	(2)
Objectives	232	(1)
Materials Required	232	(1)
Activity Background	232	(2)
Certification Objectives	234	(1)
Review Questions	234	(1)
Lab 13.2 Creating Alerts for Active Directory Using Performance Logs and Alerts	235	(4)
Objectives	235	(1)
Materials Required	235	(1)
Activity Background	235	(4)
Certification Objectives	239	(1)
Review Questions	239	(1)
Lab 13.3 Reviewing Baseline Data Using Performance Logs and Alerts	240	(3)
Objectives	240	(1)
Materials Required	240	(1)
Activity Background	240	(2)
Certification Objectives	242	(1)
Review Questions	243	(1)
Lab 13.4 Changing the Directory Services Restore Mode Password	243	(3)
Objectives	243	(1)
Materials Required	243	(1)
Activity Background	244	(1)
Certification Objectives	245	(1)
Review Questions	246	(1)
Disaster Recovery	247	(13)
Lab 14.1 Testing a Backup Type's Effect on System State Backups	248	(3)
Objectives	248	(1)
Materials Required	248	(1)
Activity Background	248	(2)
Certification Objectives	250	(1)
Review Questions	251	(1)
Lab 14.2 Scheduling System State Backups	252	(3)
Objectives	252	(1)
Materials Required	252	(1)
Activity Background	252	(3)
Certification Objectives	255	(1)
Review Questions	255	(1)
Lab 14.3 Using NETDOM to Reset a Trust Relationship	256	(2)
Objectives	256	(1)
Materials Required	256	(1)
Activity Background	256	(1)
Certification Objectives	257	(1)
Review Questions	258	(1)
Lab 14.4 Using NETDOM to Verify a Trust Relationship	258	(2)
Objectives	258	(1)
Materials Required	258	(1)
Activity Background	259	(1)
Certification Objectives	260	(1)
Review Questions	260