MS6416 Updating your Active Directory Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3)

Module 1: Introduction to Active Directory Technology in Windows Server 2008

This module describes and demonstrates improvements to Active Directory in Windows Server 2008, including new server roles and server configuration.

Lessons

• Active Directory Improvements

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• List improvements in Active Directory roles.
• Describe how to configure roles on Windows Server 2008.

Module 2: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Services

This module explains how to install and configure the Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) server role and administering it with Server Manager. It also explores planning for deploying an Active Directory Domain Services infrastructure.

Lessons

• Planning for ADDS Deployment
• Upgrade Considerations

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Plan for a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services deployment.
• Identify considerations when upgrading from a Windows Server 2003 to a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory infrastructure.
• Install Windows Server 2008 AD DS.

Module 3: Server Core Domain Controllers

This module explains how to install and configure the Server Core role in Windows Server 2008 as a domain controller. It also covers adding roles and features and managing Server Core.

Lessons

• Server Core Domain Controllers

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe Server Core.
• List Server Core benefits.
• Add Server Core roles.
• Configure a Server Core Domain Controller.

Module 4: Active Directory Domain Services

This module explains how to create and manage accounts, subnets, Site-Links, and Group Policy with new features in Active Directory Domain Services.

Lessons

• What’s New in AD DS
• Improved Security
• Manageability and Reliability

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Identify new features of AD DS with Windows Server 2008
• Use all Active Directory Domain Services management consoles
• Describe how Read-Only Domain Controllers and Server Core work with Active Directory
• List reliability and manageability improvements with AD DS

Module 5: Active Directory Federation Services, Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services, Active Directory Rights Management Services

This module introduces Windows Server 2008's new Active Directory Services:

• Active Directory Federation Services for identity access solution
• Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (replaces Active Directory Account Management with Windows Server 2003), providing directory services for applications.
• Active Directory Right Management Services, enabling the creation of information-protection solutions.

Lessons

• Active Directory Federation Services
• Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
• Active Directory Rights Management Services

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Use Active Directory Federation Services
• Explain Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
• Use Active Directory Rights Management Services

Module 6: Read-Only Domain Controllers

This module explains how to set up and manage a read-only domain controller.

Lessons

• Read-Only Domain Controllers
• Read-Only Domain Controller Operation

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the role of Read-Only Domain Controllers.
• List the prerequisites for RODC deployment.
• Describe how the RODC can be used to achieve Administrator role separation.
• Describe scenarios in which RODC usage is recommended.

Module 7: Auditing Active Directory Domain Services Changes

This module explores new auditing features in Active Directory Domain Services and how to set up and manage auditing events.

Lessons

• What’s new in AD DS auditing
• Who should use this new feature
• Benefits of auditing changes in AD DS
• Summary of new AD DS auditing events
• Summary of attribute syntaxes

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the new auditing features in Active Directory Domain Services.
• Set up auditing events.

Module 8: Enterprise PKI (PKIView) Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS)

This module explains how to set up and manage Active Directory Certificate Services using PKIView.

Lessons

• Certificate Authority
• Certificate Policy Settings
• Microsoft Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol
• Online Revocation Services
• Network Device Enrollment Services
• Web Enrollment Services

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe Active Directory Certificate Services management with PKIView.
• Set up and revoke certificates.
• Use Credential Roaming