Description

This five-day instructor-led course teaches IT Pros 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 with Windows Server 2016. Additionally, this course teaches how to deploy other Active Directory server roles such as Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS).

Course Outline

Module 1: Installing and configuring DCs

Lessons

• Overview of AD DS
• Overview of AD DS DCs
• Deploying DCs

Lab: Deploying and administering AD DS

Module 2: Managing objects in AD DS

Lessons

• Managing user accounts
• Managing groups in AD DS
• Managing computer accounts
• Using Windows PowerShell for AD DS administration
• Implementing and managing organizational units

Lab: Deploying and administering AD DS

Lab: Administering AD DS

Module 3: Advanced AD DS infrastructure management

Lessons

• Overview of advanced AD DS deployments
• Deploying a distributed AD DS environment
• Configuring AD DS trusts

Lab: Domain and trust management in AD DS

Module 4: Implementing and administering AD DS sites and replication

Lessons

• Overview of AD DS replication
• Configuring AD DS sites
• Configuring and monitoring AD DS replication

Lab: Managing and implementing AD DS sites and replication

Module 5: Implementing Group Policy

Lessons

• 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

Lab: Troubleshooting a Group Policy infrastructure

Module 6: Managing user settings with GPOs

Lessons

• Implementing administrative templates
• Configuring Folder Redirection and scripts
• Configuring Group Policy preferences

Lab: Managing user settings with GPOs

Module 7: Securing AD DS

Lessons

• Securing domain controllers
• Implementing account security
• Audit authentication
• Configuring managed service accounts (MSAs)

Lab: Securing AD DS

Module 8: Deploying and managing AD CS

Lessons

• Deploying CAs
• Administering CAs
• Troubleshooting and maintaining CAs

Lab: Deploying and configuring a two-tier CA hierarchy

Module 9: Deploying and managing certificates

Lessons

• Deploying and managing certificate templates
• Managing certificate deployment, revocation, and recovery
• Using certificates in a business environment
• Implementing and managing smart cards

Lab: Deploying certificates

Module 10: Implementing and administering AD FS

Lessons

• Overview of AD FS
• AD FS requirements and planning
• Deploying and configuring AD FS
• Overview of Web Application Proxy

Lab: Implementing AD FS

Module 11: Implementing and administering AD RMS

Lessons

• Overview of AD RMS
• Deploying and managing an AD RMS infrastructure
• Configuring AD RMS content protection

Module 12: Implementing AD DS synchronization with Azure AD

Lessons

• Planning and preparing for directory synchronization
• Implementing directory synchronization by using Azure AD Connect
• Managing identities with directory synchronization

Lab: Configuring directory synchronization

Module 13: Monitoring, managing, and recovering AD DS

Lessons

• Monitoring AD DS
• Managing the AD DS database
• Recovering AD DS objects

Lab: Recovering objects in AD DS