Active Directory and Group Policy Management
Course: ADGPM
Duration: 5 Days
Level: II
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http://www.verhoef-training.com/courses/ADGPM.html
Course Summary
This 5-day course focuses on Active Directory and Group
Policy management. Participants will gain an understanding
Active Directory implementation and how to customize user/computer
environments using Group Policy.
Topics Covered In This Course
Introduction
Implementing Active Directory Domain Services
- Installing Active Directory Domain Services
- Deploying Read-Only Domain Controllers
- Configuring AD DS Domain Controller Roles
Configuring Domain Name Service for Active Directory Domain
Services
- Overview of Active Directory Domain Services and DNS Integration
- Configuring Active Directory Integrated Zones
- Configuring Read Only DNS Zones
Configuring Active Directory Objects and Trusts
- Configuring Active Directory Objects
- Strategies for Using Groups
- Automating AD DS Object Management
- Delegating Administrative Access to AD DS Objects
- Configuring AD DS Trusts
Configuring Active Directory Sites and Replication
- Overview of AD DS Replication
- Overview of AD DS Sites and Replication
- Configuring and Monitoring AD DS Replication
Creating and Configuring Group Policy
- Overview of Group Policy
- Configuring the Scope of Group Policy Objects
- Evaluating the Application of Group Policy Objects
- Managing Group Policy Objects
- Delegating Administrative Control of Group Policy
Configuring User Environments Using Group Policy
- Configuring Group Policy Settings
- Configuring Scripts and Folder Redirection Using Group Policies
- Configuring Administrative Templates
- Group Policy Preferences
- Deploying Software Using Group Policy
Implementing Security Using Group Policy
- Configuring Security Policies
- Implementing Fine-Grained Password Policies
- Restricting Group Membership and Access to Software
- Managing Security Using Security Templates
Implementing an Active Directory Domain Services Monitoring
Plan
- Monitoring AD DS Using Event Viewer
- Monitoring Active Directory Domain Servers Using Reliability
and Performance Monitor
- Configuring AD DS Auditing
Implementing an Active Directory Domain Services Maintenance
Plan
- Maintaining the AD DS Domain Controllers
- Backing Up Active Directory Domain Services
- Restoring Active Directory Domain Services
Troubleshooting Active Directory, DNS, and Replication Issues
- Troubleshooting Active Directory Domain Services
- Troubleshooting DNS Integration with AD DS
- Troubleshooting AD DS Replication
Troubleshooting Group Policy Issues
- Introduction to Group Policy Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Group Policy Application
- Troubleshooting Group Policy Settings
Implementing an Active Directory Domain Services Infrastructure
- Overview of the AD DS Deployment
- Planning a Group Policy Strategy
- Implementing the Corporate Desktop Policy
What You Can Expect
The objective is to provide Active Directory Technology
Specialists with the knowledge and skills to configure
Active Directory Domain Services, implement Group Policies
to customize and manage computing environments, and monitor
and troubleshoot Active Directory related issues.
- Active Directory Domain Services
- AD Objects and Trusts
- Active Directory Replication and Management
- Group Policy Objects
- Group Policy Preferences
- Customization and Management Utilizing Group Policy
- Troubleshooting Active Directory and Group Policy Issues
Who Should Take This Course
The primary audiences for this course are AD Technology
Specialists, Server Administrators, and Enterprise Administrators,
who want to learn how to implement AD in a distributed
environment, secure and customize domains using Group
Policies, and monitor and troubleshoot AD configuration
to ensure trouble free operation.
Recommended Prerequisites
Although not a prerequisite, it is recommended that candidates
have at least two years of technical networking experience,
with an emphasis on Active Directory.
Training Style
Instructor-led participative lecture with extensive hands-on
labs.
Every student attending a Verhoef Training class will receive
a certificate good for $100 toward their next public class taken
within a year.
You can also buy "Verhoef Vouchers" to get a discounted rate for a
single student in any of our public or web-based classes.
Contact your account manager or our sales office for details.