This course is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems engineer in a Windows Server 2003-based environment.

This course requires that students:

• Have taken Course 2279: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure.

OR

• Have equivalent knowledge and experience.

This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to design an Active Directory® directory service and network infrastructure for a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 environment. The course is intended for systems engineers who are responsible for designing directory service and/or network infrastructures.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the process of designing an Active Directory infrastructure and a network infrastructure that supports Active Directory.
• Design a forest and domain infrastructure that meets the needs of an organization.
• Design a site infrastructure that meets the needs of an organization.
• Design a Group Policy structure that meets the needs of an organization.
• Design an administrative structure that meets the needs of an organization.
• Design a physical network structure that supports Active Directory and meets the needs of an organization.
• Create a design for network connectivity that supports Active Directory and meets the needs of an organization.
• Design a name resolution strategy that supports Active Directory and meets the needs of an organization.
• Design a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) structure that supports Active Directory and meets the needs of an organization.
• Design a network access infrastructure that supports Active Directory and meets the needs of an organization.

This workshop will help students prepare for this Microsoft Certified Professional exam:

• Exam 70-297: Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

Module 1: Introduction to Designing an Active Directory and Network Infrastructure

This module describes the components of Active Directory, its role in an organization, and the phases in an Active Directory life cycle. The module describes each element of an Active Directory design and a network infrastructure design, stressing the relationship between the network infrastructure and the Active Directory infrastructure. Finally, it outlines the basic principles and tasks that are part of creating an overall design.