This course is aimed to IT Pros and is supposed to give the viewer the information they need to know to get started with Active Directory (AD DS) and its key concepts. The goal is to provide coverage of AD DS main concepts like AD DS components: schema, forest, domain, OU (Organizational Unit), containers. There is also an introduction to Active Directory Administrative Center and the other management tools.

Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) can help you manage your network more effectively. For instance, you can use it to manage user and computer accounts in groups instead of managing one account at a time. It also provides ways to group objects together in containers called organizational units (OUs) and to delegate administrative tasks to help you distribute workload efficiently.

Managing device identities is becoming increasingly complex as more employees bring their own devices into the workplace. As Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programs expand, you will be managing device identities for many types of personal devices and the various operating systems that they run. AD DS has many features that can make this easier.

This module describes how to use both graphical tools and Windows PowerShell to manage user and computer accounts and groups. It covers how to manage an enterprise network by performing bulk operations to modify object attributes.

The course is targeted to help learning Active Directory and do your job more efficiently. 

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Describe the components of AD DS.

Describe AD DS domains.

·         Describe OUs and their purpose.

·         Describe AD DS forests and trees and explain how you can deploy them in a network.

·         Explain how an AD DS schema provides a set of rules that manage the objects and attributes that the AD DS domain database stores.

·         Describe Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD).

·         Identify the tools available for administering AD DS.

·         Describe what is new for on-premises Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2016.

· Describe the purpose of domain controllers.

· Understand what the SYSVOL folder contains.

· Describe the purpose of the global catalog.

· Describe the AD DS sign‑in process and the importance of DNS and service records (SRV records) in that process.

· Explain the functions of operations masters.

· Describe operations master role transfer and seizing.

· Explain how to install a domain controller by using the GUI.

· Explain how to install a domain controller on a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2016.

· Explain how to upgrade a domain controller by installing from media.

· Explain how to install a domain controller by installing from media.

· Describe the process of cloning domain controllers.

· Explain best practices for virtualizing domain controllers.

· Manage user accounts in AD DS.

· Manage groups in AD DS.

· Manage computer objects in AD DS.

· Use Windows PowerShell for AD DS administration.

· Implement and manage OUs.

· Administer AD DS.