Organize your network resources by learning how to design, manage, and maintain Active Directory. Updated to cover Windows Server 2012, the fifth edition of this bestselling book gives you a thorough grounding in Microsoft’s network directory service by explaining concepts in an easy-to-understand, narrative style.
You’ll negotiate a maze of technologies for deploying a scalable and reliable AD infrastructure, with new chapters on management tools, searching the AD database, authentication and security protocols, and Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS). This book provides real-world scenarios that let you apply what you’ve learned—ideal whether you’re a network administrator for a small business or a multinational enterprise.
- Upgrade Active Directory to Windows Server 2012
- Learn the fundamentals, including how AD stores objects
- Use the AD Administrative Center and other management tools
- Learn to administer AD with Windows PowerShell
- Search and gather AD data, using the LDAP query syntax
- Understand how Group Policy functions
- Design a new Active Directory forest
- Examine the Kerberos security protocol
- Get a detailed look at the AD replication process
Preface;Intended Audience;Contents of the Book;Conventions Used in This Book;Using Code Examples;Safari? Books Online;How to Contact Us;Acknowledgments;Content Updates;Chapter 1: A Brief Introduction;1.1 Evolution of the Microsoft NOS;1.2 Summary;Chapter 2: Active Directory Fundamentals;2.1 How Objects Are Stored and Identified;2.2 Building Blocks;2.3 Summary;Chapter 3: Active Directory Management Tools;3.1 Management Tools;3.2 Customizing the Active Directory Administrative Snap-ins;3.3 Active Directory PowerShell Module;3.4 Best Practices Analyzer;3.5 Active Directory-Based Machine Activation;3.6 Summary;Chapter 4: Naming Contexts and Application Partitions;4.1 Domain Naming Contexl³2
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