Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Part 4 of 4

Course description

This course will cover the Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory. You will learn to configure many parts of Microsoft Server 2008 including the DNS (Domain Name System), Active Directory Domain Service, Objects and Trusts, and Sites and Replication. Then course will then move on to creating as well as configuring Group Policies. From the Group Policy you will learn how to configure the user environments and implement security. From there you will move on to Domain Services monitoring and maintenance planning. Then you will work on Lightweight Directory Service. You will learn deploying and managing certificates. To finish up this course you will see Federation Services, Rights Management Services, Domain Services for users and computer objects, and last but not least Managing Access to Resources in the Active Directory Domain Services.

Each LearnNowOnline training course is made up of Modules (typically an hour in length). Within each module there are Topics (typically 15-30 minutes each) and Subtopics (typically 2-5 minutes each). There is a Post Exam for each Module that must be passed with a score of 70% or higher to successfully and fully complete the course.

Prerequisites

The users must have an understanding of computers and computer networks. Previous experience with Microsoft Server is helpful.

Meet the expert

Robert O'Neill

Robert O'Neill has been a consultant and a Microsoft Certified Trainer for Quality Training Services since 1996. He has worked with Fortune 1000 companies and training companies throughout the United States and the Caribbean. Robert holds numerous certifications including MCT, MCAD, MCTS, MCITP, EA, and MCPD. His expertise focuses on Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows SharePoint, Visual Studio .NET, and CompTIA.

Video Runtime

238 Minutes

Time to complete

298 Minutes

Course Outline

Module 10

AD Certificate Services (33:22)

• Introduction (01:02)
• AD Certificate Services (01:37)
• Management Tools (00:34)
• AD CS Components (00:47)
• Certificate Services (02:06)
• Setting up PKI Infrastructure (01:03)
• Subordinate CA (00:36)
• Enterprise CA (00:59)
• Stand-alone CA (00:36)
• CA Hierarchy Installation (02:16)
• Things to think about (00:41)
• Certificate Templates (05:35)
• Version 1 (00:36)
• Version 2 (01:13)
• Cert Template Permissions (00:46)
• Read (02:15)
• Demo: Install CS (03:36)
• Demo: Add Role for CS (06:02)
• Summary (00:52)

Configuring Certificates (37:49)

• Introduction (01:00)
• AD Certificate Services (01:03)
• Changes to Web Enrollment (01:03)
• To use Web Enrollment (00:58)
• Manual Certificate Enrollment (00:55)
• Autoenrollment (00:29)
• Restricted Enrollment (01:34)
• Network Devices (00:46)
• NDES Considerations (01:06)
• Upgrade CA to Server 2008 AD CS (02:55)
• CRL Publishing (02:49)
• Publishing CRL (01:17)
• Configuring AIA (02:39)
• CRL vs. Online Responder (02:50)
• Protecting Keys (01:24)
• Recovery Process (00:46)
• Automatic Key Archival (00:42)
• Recover an Archived Key (01:17)
• Demo: Request a Certificate (11:11)
• Summary (00:55)

Federation Services (27:06)

• Introduction (01:02)
• AD Federation Services (01:58)
• Federation Trust (00:48)
• What You"ll Need (01:35)
• AD FS Claims (01:24)
• Group Claims (00:48)
• Claims Mapping (01:47)
• Securing Communication (00:55)
• Consider the Infrastructure (03:06)
• Deployment Options (01:10)
• Deployment (01:28)
• Things You"ll Need (02:01)
• Getting Started (00:48)
• Federation Service Config (00:37)
• Configuration Tasks (02:19)
• Demo: Install FS (04:40)
• Summary (00:32)

Module 11

Rights Management Overview (23:44)

• Introduction (01:09)
• AD RMS (01:50)
• What is Needed (02:04)
• Server 2008 Features (00:50)
• ACL Document Example (00:50)
• How it works (02:01)
• Certificates & Licenses (01:27)
• Deployment Considerations (00:54)
• Deployment Considerations (01:13)
• Service Connection Points (01:27)
• Demo: Install RMS (05:12)
• Demo: Create the Alias (04:18)
• Summary (00:23)

RMS Protected Data (20:14)

• Introduction (00:43)
• How to Access AD RMS Data (00:48)
• How Data is Protected (00:54)
• Distributing Templates (02:09)
• Templates for Offline Use (01:54)
• Trust Policy Type Definitions (01:04)
• Trusted User Domains (00:29)
• Windows Live ID (04:02)
• Why use AD RMS with AD FS (00:55)
• Deployment Steps (00:55)
• Demo: AD RMS (05:53)
• Summary (00:22)

Module 12

Monitoring & Maintaining AD (31:46)

• Introduction (00:41)
• What are AD DS Admin Tasks (01:25)
• Monitoring Tools (01:30)
• Administration Tools (00:29)
• Task Manager (02:31)
• Resource Monitor (00:36)
• Event Log View (02:24)
• Event Viewer Logs (00:21)
• Event Types (00:33)
• Event Viewer (01:20)
• Configuring Forwarded Events (00:32)
• Collecting Computer Config. (02:31)
• Custom Configuration (02:27)
• Demo: Task Manager (05:22)
• Demo: Resource Monitor (02:47)
• Demo: Event Logs (05:06)
• Summary (01:01)

AD DS Performance (22:55)

• Introduction (00:51)
• Performance Monitor (01:56)
• Objects to Monitor (00:38)
• Baseline Performance Data (03:27)
• Create New Data Collector Sets (01:25)
• Customize a Data Collector Set (00:39)
• Data Collector Types (01:42)
• Reliability Monitor (01:30)
• Demo: Performance Monitor (09:58)
• Summary (00:44)

AD Database Management (29:34)

• Introduction (00:43)
• AD DS Database Security (01:51)
• AD DS Database Management (01:09)
• Transaction Commitment Process (01:12)
• AD DS Database Maintenance (03:02)
• Offline Defragmentation (00:32)
• New Features of Server 2008 AD (03:40)
• Demo: Compact NTDS (16:50)
• Summary (00:32)

AD DS Backup & Restore (12:00)

• Introduction (00:40)
• Restoring AD Objects (02:15)
• System State Backup (01:11)
• Restore Options (03:52)
• Normal Restore (02:24)
• Authoritative Restore (01:10)
• Summary (00:26)