Administering Active Directory - Paperback

by Mark Wilkins (Author)

Active Directory is the new directory service for Windows 2000. Basically, it will be a network service that identifies all resources on a network and makes them accessible to users and applications. This was not found in previous versions of NT, and administrators will have to learn a completely new way of managing their directories. This is the feature of Windows 2000 that administrators are looking forward to using. This book should help them with the day-to-day tasks, and assist in managing their networks.

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Configure, manage, and optimize Active Directory on your Windows 2000 network

Deploy and administer a distributed, interoperable, and secure Windows 2000 directory system using Active Directory and this hands-on resource. Administering Active Directory explains how to configure and implement Active Directory as your enterprise directory service and improve network performance. You'll learn to use the core AD components and services, including DNS, replication, and group policy, and take advantage of the centralized management capabilities. With step-by-step walk-throughs, task-at-a-glance sections, and detailed screen shots, this is the ideal desktop reference to Active Directory-the fully integrated directory service feature at the heart of Windows 2000.

• Understand Active Directory architecture and hierarchy
• Manage user accounts and group resources
• Integrate DNS with LDAP and WINS
• Create and manage domain trees and forests
• Manage the Active Directory replication process
• Configure site links
• Troubleshoot and optimize Active Directory
• Back up and restore your AD servers
• Implement an Active Directory naming strategy
• Design schema policy
• Handle a multiple domain administration
• Use group policy for efficient administration of network resources
• Analyze and design a complete Active Directory topology
• Migrate from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000