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Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation
Implementing and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory
Course: CCT229

First Term: 2003 Fall
 Lec + Lab   3 Credit(s)   4 Period(s)   3.7 Load  
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S


Description: Information and skills necessary to install, configure and administer Active Directory service. Also covers tasks required to implement Group Policy to centrally manage large numbers of users and computers



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Describe the function of Active Directory. (I)
2. Describe the logical and physical components of Windows 2000 Active Directory. (I)
3. Install and configure Domain Name System (DNS) service to support Active Directory. (II)
4. Create a Windows 2000 domain. (III)
5. Set up and administer domain user accounts and groups. (IV)
6. Use groups to manage access to domain resources. (IV)
7. Describe the purpose of publishing resources. (V)
8. Demonstrate proper setup and administration of published printers. (V)
9. Demonstrate procedures for publishing network resources. (V)
10. Demonstrate proper object security management. (VI)
11. Demonstrate procedures for delegating administrative control of Active Directory objects. (VI)
12. Demonstrate procedures for implementing Group Policy in a Windows 2000 network. (VII)
13. Demonstrate procedures for deploying software. (VII)
14. Create and manage trees and forests in Windows 2000. (VIII)
15. Describe the components of replication and the replication process. (IX)
16. Use sites to manage and troubleshoot replication. (IX)
17. Demonstrate procedures for monitoring replication traffic. (IX)
18. Explain the function of an operations master. (X)
19. Demonstrate procedures for managing and restoring the Active Directory database. (XI)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Active Directory
   A. Definition
   B. Function
      1. Organization
      2. Management
      3. Access Control
   C. Objects
   D. Schema
   E. Logical Structure
      1. Domain
      2. Organizational Unit
      3. Trees and Forests
      4. Global Catalog
   F. Physical Structure
      1. Domain Controllers
      2. Sites
   G. Network Administration
      1. Centralized Management
      2. User Environment
      3. Administrative Control Delegation
II. Domain Name Service (DNS) Implementation
   A. Role
   B. Use
   C. Name Spaces
   D. Name Resolution
      1. Service (SRV) Resource Records
      2. SRV Record Format
      3. SRV Records Registered by Domain Controllers
      4. Domain Controller Location
   E. Integrated Zones
      1. Use
      2. Benefits
   F. Installing/Configuring
      1. Requirements
      2. Process
III. Windows 2000 Domain
   A. Installation Requirements
   B. Installation Procedures
      1. Configuration Parameters
      2. Site Configuration
      3. Directory Service Configuration
      4. Services and Security Configuration
      5. Additional Operations
   C. Default Structure
      1. Built-In
      2. Computers
      3. Domain Controllers
      4. Foreign Security Principals
      5. Users
   D. Post Active Installation Tasks
      1. Installation Verification
      2. Integrated Zones
      3. Updates
      4. Domain Mode
      5. Organizational Unit Structure
   E. Troubleshooting
      1. Common Problems
      2. Procedures
   F. Removal
      1. Use
      2. Operations
   G. Best Practices
IV. Users and Groups Set-Up
   A. Overview
   B. Logon Names
      1. Definition
      2. Principal Name Suffix
      3. Rules
   C. Multiple User Accounts
      1. Definition
      2. Creation
      3. Comma Separated Value Directory Exchange (CSVDE)
      4. Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Data Interchange Format Directory Exchange (LDIFDE)
   D. Administration
      1. User Accounts
      2. Tasks
   E. Groups
      1. Global
      2. Domain Local
      3. Universal
   F. Troubleshooting
   G. Best Practices
V. Publishing Resources
   A. Overview
   B. Published Printers
      1. Setup
      2. Administration
      3. Issues
   C. Printer Location
      1. Definition
      2. Use
      3. Requirements
      4. Location Names
      5. Configuration
   D. Shared Folders
      1. Set-Up
      2. Publishing
      3. Administration
   E. Published Objects
      1. Definition
      2. Vs. Shared Resources
   F. Troubleshooting
      1. Common Problems
      2. Procedures
   G. Best Practices
VI. Administrative Control
   A. Definition
   B. Object Security
      1. Components
      2. Discretionary and System Access Control Lists
      3. Access Control Entries
      4. Inheritance
      5. Logon Process
      6. Access Tokens
      7. Resource Access
   C. Access
      1. Permissions
      2. Inheritance
      3. Object Ownership
      4. Changing Ownership
   D. Delegation
      1. Use
      2. Control Wizard
      3. Guidelines
   E. Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
      1. Creation
      2. Distribution
      3. Snap-Ins
   F. Taskpads
      1. Definition
      2. Use
      3. Benefits
   G. Best Practices
VII. Group Policy
   A. Implementation
      1. Structure
      2. Objects
      3. Containers
      4. Policy Settings
      5. Domain Controllers
      6. Inheritance
      7. Administrative Control
      8. Conflict Resolution
   B. Monitoring/Troubleshooting
      1. Use
      2. Tools
      3. Policies
   C. User Environment Management
      1. Administrative Templates
      2. Script Settings
      3. Folder Redirection
      4. Security
      5. Troubleshooting
   D. Software Deployment
      1. Windows Installer
      2. Procedures
      3. Distribution Point
      4. Maintenance
      5. Modifications
      6. Configuration
      7. Upgrades
      8. Removal
      9. Testing
      10. Troubleshooting
   E. Best Practices
VIII. Trees and Forests
   A. Definition
1. Tree
      2. Forest
      3. Root Domain
      4. Multiple Domains
   B. Creation
      1. New Child Domain
      2. New Tree
      3. New Forest
   C. Trust Relationships
      1. Transition Trusts
      2. Function
      3. Kerberos V5
      4. Shortcut Trusts
      5. Nontransitive Trusts
      6. Verification
      7. Revocation
   D. Global Catalog
   E. Use Strategies
      1. Universal Groups and Replication
      2. Nesting
      3. Implementation
   F. Troubleshooting
   G. Best Practices
IX. Active Directory Replication
   A. Overview
   B. Components and Processes
      1. Function
      2. Replication Latency
      3. Conflict Resolution
      4. Optimizing Replication
   C. Topology
      1. Definition
      2. Use
      3. Directory Partitions
      4. Global Catalog
      5. Automatic Replication
      6. Connection Objects
   D. Site Usage
   E. Management
      1. Sites and Subnets
      2. Sitelink Configuration
      3. Sitelink Bridge
   F. Monitoring
   G. Adjustments
   H. Troubleshooting
   I. Best Practices
X. Operations Masters
   A. Overview
   B. Roles
      1. Schema Master
      2. Domain Naming Master
      3. Primary Domain Controller (PDC) Emulator
      4. Relative Identifier (RID) Master
      5. Infrastructure Master
      6. Management
      7. Transfers
   C. Failure Management
   D. Best Practices
XI. Database Maintenance
   A. Overview
   B. Data Modification
      1. Files
      2. Process
   C. Garbage Collection
      1. Use
      2. Process
   D. Procedures
      1. Backup
      2. Restore
      3. Move
      4. Defragmentation
   E. Best Practices
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date:  5/27/2003

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