Maricopa Community Colleges  CIS175CB   20014-20035 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/24/01
CIS175CB 20014-20035 L+L 2 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure
Information and skills necessary to design a Microsoft Windows 2000 directory services infrastructure in an enterprise environment. Includes key decision points for naming, delegation of authority, domain design and site topology design. Prerequisites: Departmental Approval.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
CIS175CB   20014-20035 Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure
1. Describe Active Directory in Windows 2000. (I)
2. Describe the architectural elements used in Active Directory infrastructure design. (I)
3. Identify business needs impacting selection of Active Directory names. (II)
4. Identify business needs having an impact on the hierarchical design of Active Directory. (III)
5. Describe schema components. (IV)
6. Identify administrative needs to be managed through Group Policies. (V)
7. Design an appropriate Group Policy plan. (V)
8. Identify business needs that determine domain and Organizational Units (OUs) design. (VI)
9. Design the initial Active Directory domain. (VI)
10. Identify business needs requiring a multiple-domain structure. (VII)
11. Plan for the creation of site links and site link bridges. (VIII)
12. Explain procedures for planning an inter-site replication topology. (VIII)
13. Design a complete Active Directory infrastructure. (I-IX)
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CIS175CB   20014-20035 Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure
    I. Introduction
        A. Active Directory Role
          1. Domain
          2. Organizational Units (OUs)
          3. Trees
          4. Forests
        B. Organizational Analysis
          1. Need Analysis
          2. Design Choice
          3. Guideline Planning
        C. Architectural Elements
          1. Naming Strategy
          2. Delegation of Administrative Authority
          3. Schema Modifications
          4. Group Policy
          5. Active Directory Domain
          6. Multiple Domains
          7. Site Topology
      II. Naming Strategy
          A. Overview
          B. Need Identification
            1. Intended Scope
            2. Internet Presence
          C. Domain Name System (DNS) and Active Directory
            1. Use
            2. Differences
            3. Name Resolution
            4. Interoperability with Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND)
          D. Domain Names
            1. Scope Determination
            2. Naming Hierarchy
            3. Choosing Names
          E. Naming Strategy
            1. Initial Naming Decisions
            2. Delegated Subdomain Name
            3. Single DNS Name
            4. Different DNS Name
            5. Integration with BIND
            6. Guidelines
        III. Delegate Administrative Authority
            A. Identifying Business Needs
              1. Structure Documentation
              2. Improvement Area Identification
              3. Administration Level Determination
              4. Administrator Identification
              5. Flexibility
            B. Information Technology (IT) Organization Characterization
              1. Centralized
              2. Centralized with Decentralized Management
              3. Decentralized
              4. Outsourced
            C. Administrative Design
              1. Hierarchy Based on Location
              2. Hierarchy Based on Organization
              3. Hierarchy Based on Function
              4. Hybrid Hierarchy by Location then Organization
              5. Hybrid Hierarchy by Organization then Location
              6. Guidelines
            D. Delegation Strategy
              1. Methods
              2. Object Ownership
              3. Object-Based vs. Task-Based
              4. Authority
              5. Inheritance of Permissions
              6. Design Choice guideline
              7. Documentation
          IV. Schema Policy
              A. Business Needs
                1. Identification
                2. Direct-Enabled Applications
              B. Fundamentals
                1. Class-Schema Objects
                2. Attribute-Schema Objects
                3. Syntax Rules
                4. Controlling Access
                5. Object Identifiers
                6. Deactivations
              C. Modifications
                1. Implications
                2. Planning
                3. Integration
                4. Testing
                5. Policy
                6. Guidelines
            V. Group Policy
                A. Business Needs
                  1. Identification
                  2. Level of Management
                B. Objectives
                  1. Common Security Standards Enforcement
                  2. Computer and User Configuration Enforcement
                  3. Computer Configuration Process Simplification
                  4. Application Distribution Limitation
                C. Application
                  1. Site Level
                  2. Domain Level
                  3. OU Level
                  4. Guidelines
                D. Planning
                  1. Needs
                  2. Object Application
                  3. Object Filtering
                  4. Inheritance and Blocking
                  5. Optimizing Performance
                  6. Testing and Documenting
                  7. Guidelines
              VI. Active Directory Domain
                  A. Business Needs
                    1. Administrative Strategy
                    2. Security Needs
                    3. Growth and Flexibility
                  B. Initial Domain Design
                    1. Forest Root
                    2. Longevity
                    3. Naming
                    4. Structure
                  C. Security Groups
                    1. Types
                    2. Use
                    3. Nested Groups
                    4. Guidelines
                  D. OUs
                    1. Upper Level Strategies
                    2. Lower Level Strategies
                    3. Guidelines
                VII. Multiple Domain Structure
                    A. Business Needs
                    B. Accessing Resources Between Domains
                      1. Authentication
                      2. Types of Trusts
                      3. Security
                    C. Multiple-Domain Trees
                      1. Characteristics
                      2. Empty Root Domain
                      3. Guidelines
                    D. Multiple-Domain Forests
                      1. Characteristics
                      2. Guidelines
                    E. Multiple Forests
                      1. Characteristics
                      2. Guidelines
                  VIII. Site Topology
                      A. Sites
                        1. Definition
                        2. Purpose
                        3. Role
                      B. Need
                        1. Assessment
                        2. Planning
                        3. Connectivity Evaluation
                        4. Traffic
                      C. Site Links
                        1. Use
                        2. Components
                        3. Schedule
                        4. Cost
                        5. Control
                        6. Site-Link Bridge Need Assessment
                      D. Inter-Site Replication
                        1. Transports
                        2. Bridgehead Servers
                        3. Topology Generator
                        4. Least-Cost Spanning Tree
                      E. Server Placement
                        1. Global Catalog Servers
                        2. Operations Masters
                        3. Sizer IX Infrastructure Design
                      A. Organization Analysis
                        1. Central Planning Team
                        2. Vision and Scope
                        3. Risk Management
                        4. Current Physical Network
                        5. Current Business Practice
                        6. Growth and Reorganization
                      B. Active Directory Structure Design
                        1. Delegation of Authority
                        2. Group Policy
                        3. Domain Structure
                        4. Schema Policy
                        5. Site Topology
                        6. Naming Strategy
                      C. Functional Specification
                        1. Agreement
                        2. Deliverables
                        3. Blue Print
                        4. Completion
                        5. Revisions
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