Audience
This course is intended for experienced end users with novice to moderate level of experience in the design and evaluation of information systems.
Objective
- Develop an Upgrade Strategy.
- Identify the characteristics and features of Active Directory Connector (ADC).
Topics Include
Unit 1: Developing an Upgrade Strategy
- Identify the features and functions of the primary domain controller (PDC) emulator.
- Identify the features of security principals in a mixed mode environment.
- Identify the limitations to the major services that run in mixed mode.
- Identify security features relating to downlevel domain controllers in mixed mode.
- Identify the considerations for choosing between mixed mode and native mode during an upgrade.
- Identify the upgrade paths from Windows NT to Windows 2000.
- Identify the guidelines for upgrading a Windows NT single domain model.
- Identify the guidelines for upgrading a Windows NT single-master domain model.
- Identify the guidelines for upgrading a Windows NT multiple-master domain model.
- Identify the guidelines for upgrading a Windows NT complete trust model.
- Identify the features of the existing domain structure that influence the upgrade plan.
- Identify the issues to be addressed when developing a recovery plan that may be needed after an upgrade.
- Identify the issues involved in designing the first tree in a forest and a site topology.
- Identify the guidelines for deciding the order in which domain controllers are upgraded to Active Directory.
- Identify the guidelines for upgrading PDCs.
- Identify the guidelines for upgrading PDCs workstations and member servers.
- Identify the guidelines for testing and verifying an upgrade to Active Directory.
Unit 2: Active Directory Connector (ADC)
- Identify the characteristics of Active Directory Connector.
- Identify the ways in which Active Directory Connector uses connection agreements to synchronize directories.
- Identify the guidelines for designing the installation of the Active Directory Connector.
- Identify the benefits of using Active Directory Connector in a test and production environment.
- Sequence the steps for the installation of Active Directory Connector in Windows 2000.
- Identify the guidelines for choosing the directions and scheduling of synchronization between Active Directory and Exchange.
- Identify the guidelines for selecting bridgehead servers for Windows 2000 and Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5.
- Identify the guidelines for selecting containers and objects for Active Directory Connector synchronization.
- Identify the advanced setting options available in Active Directory Connector.
- Identify the current situation that the Active Directory Connector will be installed into.
- Identify the recommendations for the installation and configuration of the Active Directory Connector.
- Identify the way Active Directory Connector can be used to test an Active Directory design implementation.
- Identify advanced issues that may effect a planned installation of the Active Directory Connector.
- Identify the connection agreement properties when ADC is implemented between one Exchange site and one Active Directory domain.
- Identify the connection agreement properties when ADC is implemented between one Exchange site and multiple Active Directory domains.
- Identify the connection agreement properties when ADC is implemented between multiple Exchange sites and multiple Active Directory domains.
- Identify the available management functions for ADC synchronization.
- Identify the options for event logging for the categories available in Active Directory Connector.
- Identify the performance counters available to monitor Active Directory Connector.
Duration
8
Minimum Requirements
The CDROM version of this course requires:
- At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
- Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
- At least 8MB RAM.
- At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
- At least a double speed CDROM drive.
- An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).
The network version of this course requires:
- At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
- Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
- At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
- At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
Media
CDROM
Web Based Training
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