MCSE Windows 2000 Directory Services Design Exam Notes (eBook)

Introduction.Chapter 1: Analyzing Business Requirements.Analyze the existing and planned business models.Analyze the existing and planned organizational structures.Considerations include management model; company organization;vendor, partner, and customer relationships; and acquisitionplans.Analyze factors that influence company strategies.Analyze the structure of IT management.Considerations include type of administration, such ascentralized or decentralized; funding model; outsourcing;decision--making process; and change--managementprocess.Chapter 2: Analyzing Technical Requirements.Evaluate the company's existing and planned technicalenvironment.Analyze the impact of Active Directory on the existingand planned technical environment.Analyze the business requirements for client computerdesktop management.Chapter 3: Designing a Directory ServiceArchitecture.Design an Active Directory forest and domain structure.Design an Active Directory naming strategy.Design and plan the structure of organizational units (OU).Plan for the coexistence of Active Directory and otherdirectory services.Design an Active Directory site topology.Design a schema modification policy.Design an Active Directory implementation plan.Chapter 4: Designing Services Locations.Design the placement of operations Masters.Design the placement of global catalog servers.Design the placement of domain controllers.Design the placement of DNS servers.Index.