Lesson 1: Introduction to Active Directory Infrastructure

• The Architecture of Active Directory
• How Active Directory Works
• Examining Active Directory
• The Active Directory Design, Planning, and Implementation Processes
• Describe the architecture of Active Directory.
• Describe how Active Directory works.
• Use command-line tools, scripts, snap-ins, and other methods to examine the components of Active Directory.
• Describe the Active Directory design, planning, and implementation processes.
  

Lesson 2: Implementing an Active Directory Forest and Domain Structure

• Creating a Forest and Domain Structure
• Examining and Configuring Active Directory Integrated DNS
• Raising Forest and Domain Functional Levels
• Creating Trust Relationships
• Create a forest and domain structure.
• Configure DNS in an Active Directory environment.
• Raise the functional level of a forest and a domain.
• Create trust relationships between domains.
  

Lesson 3: Implementing an Organizational Unit Structure

• Creating and Managing Organizational Units
• Delegating Administrative Control for Organizational Units
• Planning an Organizational Unit Strategy
• Create and manage organizational units.
• Delegate control of an organizational unit.
• Plan an organizational unit strategy.
  

Lesson 4: Implementing User, Group, and Computer Accounts

• Introduction to Accounts
• Creating and Managing Multiple Accounts
• Implementing User Principal Name Suffixes
• Moving Objects in Active Directory
• Planning an Account Strategy
• Planning an Active Directory Audit Strategy
• Describe the types of Active Directory accounts and groups.
• Create multiple user and computer accounts.
• Implement UPN suffixes.
• Move objects within a domain and across domains in a forest.
• Plan a strategy for user computer and group accounts.
• Plan an Active Directory audit strategy.

Lesson 5: Implementing Group Policy

• Creating and Configuring Group Policy objects (GPOs)
• Configuring Group Policy Refresh Rates and Group Policy Settings
• Managing GPOs
• Verifying and Troubleshooting Group Policy
• Delegating Administrative Control of Group Policy
• Planning a Group Policy Strategy for the Enterprise
• Create and configure GPOs.
• Configure Group Policy refresh rates and Group Policy settings.
• Manage GPOs.
• Verify and troubleshoot Group Policy.
• Delegate administrative control of Group Policy.
• Plan a Group Policy strategy for the enterprise.

Lesson 6: Deploying and Managing Software by Using Group Policy

• Introduction to Managing Software Deployment
• Deploying Software
• Configuring Software Deployment
• Maintaining Deployed Software
• Troubleshooting Software Deployment
• Planning a Software Deployment Strategy
• Explain the basic concepts of software deployment by using Group Policy.
• Deploy software by using Group Policy.
• Configure software deployment by using Group Policy.
• Maintain deployed software by using Group Policy.
• Troubleshoot some common problems with software deployment.
• Plan a software deployment strategy.

Lesson 7: Implementing Sites to Manage Active Directory Replication

• Introduction to Active Directory Replication
• Creating and Configuring Sites
• Managing Site Topology
• Troubleshooting Replication Failures
• Planning a Site
• Explain the components and the process of replication.
• Create and configure sites.
• Manage an Active Directory site topology.
• Monitor and troubleshoot Active Directory replication failures.
• Plan a site strategy.

Lesson 8: Implementing the Placement of Domain Controllers

• Implementing the Global Catalog in Active Directory
• Determining the Placement of Domain Controllers in Active Directory
• Planning the Placement of Domain Controllers
• Implement the global catalog in Active Directory.
• Determine the placement of domain controllers in Active Directory.
• Plan for the placement of domain controllers in Active Directory.

Lesson 9: Managing Operations Masters

• Introduction to Operations Master Roles
• Transferring and Seizing Operations Master Roles
• Planning the Placement of Operations Masters
• Explain the purpose of each of the five operations master roles in Active Directory.
• Transfer and seize operations master roles in Active Directory.
• Plan for the placement of operations masters in Active Directory.

Lesson 10: Maintaining Active Directory Availability

• Introduction to Maintaining Active Directory
• Moving and Defragmenting an Active Directory Database
• Backing Up Active Directory
• Restoring Active Directory
• Planning for Monitoring Active Directory
• Describe the relationship between data modification and maintenance of the Active Directory database.
• Move and defragment an Active Directory database.
• Back up Active Directory.
• Restore Active Directory by using the primary, normal, or authoritative restore methods.
• Apply guidelines for monitoring Active Directory.

Lesson 11: Planning and Implementing an Active Directory Infrastructure

• Creating an Active Directory Implementation Plan for Tailspin Toys
• Implementing the Active Directory Infrastructure for Tailspin Toys
• Review the Active Directory design and create an Active Directory implementation plan for Tailspin Toys.
• Implement the Active Directory infrastructure for Tailspin Toys.