Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services

  • Learning Path
  • 8 Modules

At a glance

Learn how to deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain controllers, create and manage security principals, configure multi-site, multi-domain, and multi-forest environments, and implement domain-based Group Policies.

Prerequisites

  • Experience administering Windows Server operating systems
  • Familiarity with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) concepts and technologies
  • Basic knowledge of PowerShell

Modules in this learning path

Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services domain controllers

This module introduces you to the topology of domain controllers within an Active Directory environment. It also starts you down the path of deploying, managing, and migrating a domain controller between servers.

Deploy and manage Azure IaaS Active Directory domain controllers in Azure

In this module, you learn how to extend an existing Active Directory environment into Azure by placing IaaS VMs configured as domain controllers onto a specially configured Azure virtual network (VNet) subnet.

Manage AD DS domain controllers and FSMO roles

Learn about essential AD DS domain controllers management and maintenance tasks, including their deployment, backup and recovery, and schema management. Find out about design considerations for optimal number, roles, and location of domain controllers.

Create and manage Active Directory objects

This module focuses on the tasks associated with creating and managing Active Directory objects and AD domain services domain controllers.

Implement hybrid identity with Windows Server

In this module, learn to configure an Azure environment so that Windows IaaS workloads requiring Active Directory are supported. Also learn to integrate on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) environment into Azure.

Create and configure Group Policy Objects in Active Directory

This module focuses on Group Policy objects, including using them to enforce a domain wide as well as fine-grained password policy.

Implement Group Policy Objects

Learn to implement Group Policy Objects (GPOs) in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

Manage advanced features of AD DS

Learn about advanced AD DS administration tasks, including creating trust relationships, implementing Enhanced Security Administrative Environment (ESAE) forests, monitoring and troubleshooting AD DS replication, and creating custom AD DS partitions.

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