Active Directory For Dummies
Whether you’re new to Active Directory (AD) or a savvy system administrator looking to brush up on your skills, Active Directory for Dummies, 2nd Edition will steer you in the right direction! Since its original release, Microsoft’s implementation of the lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) for the Windows Server line of networking software has become one of the most popular directory service products in the world. If you are involved with the design and support of Microsoft directory...
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Active Directory, a fundamental component of Windows 2000, is revolutionizing the way people design and manage networks. Whether you are a savvy system administrator or are new to networking and information technology, Active Directory For Dummies helps you understand this wonderful new operating system technology. This unpretentious resource presents the fundamentals of Active Directory and then moves right into planning, implementing, and managing it. Active Directory For Dummies offers a clear explanation of the program and a cataloging of its benefits and buzzwords. Explore the following topics in easy-to-understand language: Prepare your environment for a shift to Active Directory. Consider logical structure issues like planning the DNS namespace, designing the tree, and defining an organizational unit (OU) model. Build a model of an Active Directory domain and create your first objects. Migrate from an existing environment to an Active Directory environment. Manage security, users, resources, and replication traffic within the Active Directory tree. Understand how the Active Directory Services Interface works with other Microsoft technology. Active Directory For Dummies also includes cool Web links for information on the program as well as a special section on troubleshooting common problems that may arise during installation and operation of Active Directory. The enclosed CD-ROM offers you 60-day test-drive versions of Visio Professional and Visio Enterprise as well as trial versions of Entevo DirectMigrate2000, EtherPeek 4.0, EtherHelp, TokenPeek, and TokenHelp
Pt. I Getting Started 5Ch. 1 Understanding Active Directory 7Ch. 2 Analyzing Requirements for Active Directory 23Ch. 3 Designing an Active Directory Implementation Plan 41Pt. II Planning and Deploying with Active Directory Domain Services 53Ch. 4 Playing the Name Game 55Ch. 5 Creating a Logical Structure 71Ch. 6 Getting Physical 83Ch. 7 Ready to Deploy! 103Pt. III New Active Directory Features 127Ch. 8 AD LDS: Active Directory on a Diet 129Ch. 9 Federating Active Directory 141Ch. 10 AD Certificate Services and Rights Management Services 157Pt. IV Managing Active Directory 173Ch. 11 Managing Users, Groups, and Other Objects 175Ch. 12 Managing Active Directory Replication 203Ch. 13 Schema-ing! 219Ch. 14 Managing Security with Active Directory Domain Services 233Ch. 15 Maintaining Active Directory 253Pt. V The Part of Tens 271Ch. 16 The Ten Most Important Active Directory Design Points 273Ch. 17 Ten Cool Web Sites for Active Directory Info 279Ch. 18 Ten Troubleshooting Tips for Active Directory 285Pt. VI Appendixes 291App. A Windows 2008 AD Command Line Tools 293App. B Glossary 305Index 315
