Courses & certifications

1. Introduction to Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

• Active Directory, Identity, and Access
• Active Directory Components and Concepts
• Install AD DS

2. Administering Active Directory Securely and Efficiently

• Work with Active Directory Administration Tools
• Custom Consoles and Least Privilege
• Find Objects in Active Directory
• Use Windows PowerShell to Administer Active Directory

3. Managing Users and Service Accounts

• Create and Administer User Accounts
• Configure User Object Attributes
• Automate User Account Creation
• Create and Configure Managed Service Accounts

4. Managing Groups

• Administer Groups
• Best Practices for Group Management

5. Managing Computer Accounts

• Create Computers and Join the Domain
• Administer Computer Objects and Accounts
• Perform an Office Domain Join

6. Implementing a Group Policy Infrastructure

• Understand Group Policy
• Implement Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
• Manage Group Policy Scope
• Group Policy Processing
• Troubleshoot Policy Application

7. Managing User Desktop with Group Policy

• Implement Administrative Templates
• Configure Group Policy Preferences
• Manage Software with GPSI

8. Managing Enterprise Security and Configuration with Group Policy Settings

• Manage Group Membership by Using Group Policy Settings
• Manage Security Settings
• Auditing
• Software Restriction Policy and AppLocker

9. Securing Administration

• Delegate Administrative Permissions
• Audit Active Directory Administration

10. Improving the Security of Authentication in an AD DS Domain

• Configure Password and Lockout Policies
• Audit Authentication
• Configure Read-Only Domain Controllers

11. Configuring Domain Name System (DNS)

• Install and Configure DNS Server in an AD DS Domain
• Integration of AD DS, DNS, and Windows
• Advanced DNS Configuration and Administration

12. Administering AD DS Domain Controllers

• Domain Controller Installation Options
• Install a Server Core DC
• Manage Operations Masters
• Configure DFS Replication of SYSVOL

13. Managing Sites and Active Directory Replication

• Configure Sites and Subnets
• Configure Replication

14. Directory Service Continuity

• Monitor Active Directory
• Manage the Active Directory Database
• Active Directory Recycle Bin
• Back Up and Restore AD DS and Domain Controllers

15. Managing Multiple Domains and Forests

• Configure Domain and Forest Functional Levels
• Manage Multiple Domains and Trust Relationships
• Move Objects between Domains and Forests

Lab 1: Install an AD DS DC to Create a Single Domain Forest

• Perform Post-Installation Configuration Tasks
• Install a New Windows Server 2008 Forest with the Windows Interface
• Raise Domain and Forest Functional Levels

Lab 2A: Administer Active Directory Using Administrative Tools

• Perform Administrative Tasks by Using Administrative Tools
• Create a Custom Active Directory Administrative Console
• Perform Administrative Tasks with Least Privilege, Run as Administrator, and User Account Control

Lab 2B: Find Objects in Active Directory

• Using Saved Queries

Lab 2C: Use PowerShell to Administer Active Directory

Lab 3A: Create and Administer User Accounts

• Create User Accounts
• Administer User Accounts

Lab 3B: Configure User Object Attributes

• Examine User Object Attributes
• Manage User Object Attributes
• Create Users from a Template

Lab 3C: Automate User Account Creation

• Export and Import Users with CSVDE
• Import Users with LDIFDE
• Import Users by Using Windows PowerShell

Lab 3D: Create and Administer Managed Service Accounts

Lab 4A: Administer Groups

• Implement Role-Based Management Using Groups

Lab 4B: Best Practices for Group Management

• Implement Best Practices for Group Management

Lab 5A: Create Computers and Join the Domain

• Join a Computer to the Domain with the Windows Interface
• Securing Computer Joins
• Managing Computer Account Creation

Lab 5B: Administer Computer Objects and Accounts

• Administer Computer Objects Throughout Their Lifecycle
• Administer and Troubleshoot Computer Accounts

Lab 5C: Configure an Offline Domain Join

Lab 6A: Implement Group Policy

• Create, Edit, and Link GPOs
• Use Filtering and Commenting

Lab 6B: Manage Group Policy Scope

• Configure GPO Scope with Links
• Configure GPO Scope with Filtering
• Configure Loopback Processing

Lab 6C: Troubleshoot Policy Application

• Perform RSoP Analysis
• Using the Group Policy Results Wizard
• View Policy Events

Lab 7A: Manage Administrative Templates and Central Store

Lab 7B: Manage Group Policy Preferences

• Configure Group Policy Preferences
• Verify the Application of the Group Policy Preferences

Lab 7C: Manage Software with GPSI

• Deploy Software with GPSI
• Upgrade Applications with GPSI

Lab 8A: Using Group Policy to Manage Group Membership

• Configure the Membership of Administrators by Using Restricted Group Policies

Lab 8B: Manage Security Settings

• Manage Local Security Settings
• Create a Security Template
• Use the Security Configuration Wizard

Lab 8C: Audit File System Access

• Configure Permissions and Audit Settings
• Configure Audit Policy
• Examine Audit Events

Lab 8D: Configure Application Control Policies

Lab 9A: Delegate Administration

• Delegate Permission to Create and Support User Accounts
• View Delegated Permissions
• Remove and Reset Permissions

Lab 9B: Audit Active Directory Changes

• Audit Changes to Active Directory using Default Audit Policy
• Audit Changes to Active Directory using Directory Service Changes Auditing

Lab 10A: Configure Password and Account Lockout Policies

• Configure the Domain's Password and Lockout Policies
• Configure Fine-Grained Password Policy

Lab 10B: Audit Authentication

Lab 10C: Configure Read-Only Domain Controllers (RODCs)

• Install RODC
• Configure Password Replication Policy
• Manage Credential Caching

Lab 11A: Installing the DNS Service

• Add the DNS Server Role
• Configure Forward Lookup Zones and Resource Records

Lab 11B: Advanced Configuration of DNS

• Enable Scavenging of DNS Zones
• Create Reverse Lookup Zones
• Explore Domain Controller Location
• Configure Name Resolution for External Domains

Lab 12A: Install Domain Controllers

• Create an Additional DC with the AD DS Installation Wizard
• Add a Domain Controller from the Command Line
• Remove a Domain Controller
• Create a Domain Controller from Installation Media

Lab 12B: Install a Server Core DC

• Perform Post-Installation Configuration on Server Core
• Create a Domain Controller with Server Core

Lab 12C: Transfer Operations Master Roles

• Identify Operations Masters
• Transfer Roles

Lab 12D: Configure the Global Catalog and Universal Membership Caching

• Configure a Global Catalog
• Configure Universal Group Membership

Lab 12E: Configure DFS-R Replication of SYSVOL

• Observe the Replication of SYSVOL
• Prepare to Migrate to DFS-R
• Migrate SYSVOL Replication to DFS-R
• Verify DFS-R Replication of SYSVOL