Overview
This five-day course teaches participants how to deploy and configure Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in a distributed environment, how to implement Group Policy, how to perform backup and restore, and how to monitor and troubleshoot Active Directory related issues, such as Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS).
What You'll Learn
- Install and configure domain controllers
- Manage objects in AD DS by using graphical tools and Windows PowerShell
- Implement AD DS in complex environments
- Implement and administer Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)
- Implement AD DS sites, and configure and manage replication
- Implement and manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
- Manage user settings by using GPOs
- Secure AD DS and user accounts
- Implement and manage a certificate authority (CA) hierarchy with AD CS
- Deploy and manage certificates
- Implement and administer AD FS
- Implement synchronization between AD DS and Azure AD
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and establish business continuity for AD DS services
Curriculum
- Overview of AD DS
- Overview of AD DS domain controllers
- Deploying a domain controller
- Lab : Deploying and administering AD DS
- Deploying AD DS
- Deploying domain controllers by performing domain controller cloning
- Administering AD DS
- Managing user accounts
- Managing groups in AD DS
- Managing computer objects in AD DS
- Using Windows PowerShell for AD DS administration
- Implementing and managing OUs
- Lab : Managing AD DS objects
- Creating and managing groups in AD DS
- Creating and configuring user accounts in AD DS
- Managing computer objects in AD DS
- Lab : Administering AD DS
- Delegate administration for OUs
- Creating and modifying AD DS objects with Windows PowerShell
- Overview of advanced AD DS deployments
- Deploying a distributed AD DS environment
- Configuring AD DS trusts
- Lab : Domain and trust management in AD DS
- Implementing forest trusts
- Implementing child domains in AD DS
- Overview of AD DS replication
- Configuring AD DS sites
- Configuring and monitoring AD DS replication
- Lab : Implementing AD DS sites and replication
- Modifying the default site
- Creating additional sites and subnets
- Configuring AD DS replication
- Monitoring and troubleshooting AD DS replication
- Introducing Group Policy
- Implementing and administering GPOs
- Group Policy scope and Group Policy processing
- Troubleshooting the application of GPOs
- Lab : Implementing a Group Policy infrastructure
- Creating and configuring GPOs
- Managing GPO scope
- Lab : Troubleshooting Group Policy infrastructure
- Verify GPO application
- Troubleshooting GPOs
- Implementing administrative templates
- Configuring Folder Redirection, software installation, and scripts
- Configuring Group Policy preferences
- Lab : Managing user settings with GPOs
- Using administrative templates to manage user settings
- Implement settings by using Group Policy preferences
- Configuring Folder Redirection
- Planning Group Policy (optional)
- Securing domain controllers
- Implementing account security
- Implementing audit authentication
- Configuring managed service accounts
- Lab : Securing AD DS
- Implementing security policies for accounts, passwords, and administrative groups
- Deploying and configuring an RODC
- Creating and associating a group MSA
- Deploying CAs
- Administering CAs
- Troubleshooting and maintaining CAs
- Lab : Deploying and configuring a two-tier CA hierarchy
- Deploying an offline root CA
- Deploying an enterprise subordinate CA
- Deploying and managing certificate templates
- Managing certificate deployment, revocation, and recovery
- Using certificates in a business environment
- Implementing and managing smart cards
- Lab : Deploying and using certificates
- Configuring certificate templates
- Enrolling and using certificates
- Configuring and implementing key recovery
- Overview of AD FS
- AD FS requirements and planning
- Deploying and configuring AD FS
- Web Application Proxy Overview
- Lab : Implementing AD FS
- Configuring AD FS prerequisites
- Installing and configuring AD FS
- Configuring an internal application for AD
- Configuring AD FS for federated business partners
- Overview of AD RMS
- Deploying and managing an AD RMS infrastructure
- Configuring AD RMS content protection
- Lab : Implementing an AD RMS infrastructure
- Installing and configuring AD RMS
- Configuring AD RMS templates
- Using AD RMS on clients
- Planning and preparing for directory synchronization
- Implementing directory synchronization by using Azure AD Connect
- Managing identities with directory synchronization
- Lab : Configuring directory synchronization
- Preparing for directory synchronization
- Configuring directory synchronization
- Managing Active Directory users and groups and monitoring directory synchronization
- Monitoring AD DS
- Managing the Active Directory database
- Active Directory backup and recovery options for AD DS and other identity and access solutions
- Lab : Recovering objects in AD DS
- Backing up and restoring AD DS
- Recovering objects in AD DS
Who should attend
The course is highly recommended for –
- Network administrators
- System administrators
- Windows Server administrators
- Server system administrators
- Server administrators
- Desktop support engineers
Prerequisites
Participants for this course need to have –
- Some exposure to and experience with AD DS concepts and technologies in Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2016
- Experience working with and configuring Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2016
- Experience and an understanding of core networking technologies such as IP addressing, name resolution, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
- Experience working with and an understanding of Microsoft Hyper-V and basic server virtualization concepts
- An awareness of basic security best practices
- Hands-on working experience with Windows client operating systems such as Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10
- Basic experience with the Windows PowerShell command-line interface
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Certification
The ICAgile Certified Professional in Business Agility Foundations (ICP-BAF) is intended to jumpstart the organizational and individual transformation towards a more responsive, value-driven reality. Earning this cerfitication shows that the participant has the mindset and skills to make Agile business decisions in today’s dynamic and fast-paced business climate. ICP-BAF certified individuals will be prepared to gear an Agile practice towards customer satisfaction and continuous improvement.
There is no ICAgile official examination associated with this course.
