Windows Server 2003 AD Troubleshooting: Hands-On

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this course about? The operational integrity of any Windows Active Directory (AD) infrastructure relies on the correct and optimal functioning of many different components. This course provides in-depth technical details of the directory and shows you how to leverage this knowledge to diagnose, troubleshoot and recover from systems failures. In hands-on exercises, you increase your expertise in troubleshooting and advance configuration, learning how to use the correct tools for each situation including ADSI Edit, LDP and more. Who will benefit from this course? This course is valuable for experienced Windows administrators and those who need to deepen their understanding of the Active Directory. Typical participants include: Those responsible for supporting business-critical Windows systems Those who design or support high availability systems and advanced architectures What background do I need? Course 595, Windows Server® 2003: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction, or equivalent experience is assumed. Specifically, you should have knowledge of Windows Active Directory concepts such as forests, domains, sites, replication, domain controllers, organizational units and group policy. The course shows how critical system components can fail and how they may be repaired. Course 596, Windows Server® 2003 Active Directory®: Hands-On, or equivalent AD exposure also is helpful. This course is not suitable for administrators that are new to the AD. I was reading a Knowledge Base article that told me to check an attribute value using LDP, will the course help? Yes. You will learn how to use the advanced support tools such as LDP, ADSI Edit and ntdsutil to investigate and manage changes within the directory. Does this course cover schema changes and AD objects? Yes. The course goes into the full details of AD objects, attributes and their definitions in the schema. The course covers managing and updating the schema. Do I learn to monitor the network? Yes. Many AD problems occur when the network fails to support the appropriate traffic. This course uses the Microsoft network monitor as a troubleshooting tool to diagnose logon and other failures. Will I learn how to configure the Registry? No, however, important keys that affect the AD are mentioned in the course. Does the course cover problems such as slow response times? Yes. Slow logons, system startup and management are invariably the results of incorrect configuration. The course takes you through all the aspects of checking the health of Domain Controllers and associated services. We are having problems delegating some Active Directory administration tasks. Will this course help me to solve those problems? Delegation of administration in the AD is controlled through object security. The course shows you how to use auditing and other techniques to resolve difficult delegation tasks. Do we learn about authoritative restores and deleted directory objects? This course does cover authoritative restores and you perform a hands-on exercise where you recover deleted objects from backup. How much time is spent on each topic? Content Hours Introduction and overview 1.5 Managing AD objects and the schema 7.0 Controlling AD security 4.5 Troubleshooting AD services 6.0 Backup, restore and disaster recovery 3.0 Replicating the Active Directory 5.0 Troubleshooting SYSVOL and FRS 2.0 Times, including the workshops, are estimates; exact times may vary according to the needs of each class. What kinds of hands-on exercises does the course include? This course has extensive hands-on exercises in which you learn to diagnose, troubleshoot and resolve Windows Active Directory problems. All exercises are designed to match real-world problems. Does the course cover Windows XP? This course is focused on the AD directory infrastructure, which runs on a Windows 2003 server. For coverage of Windows XP, we recommend that you take Course 551, Windows® XP Professional: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction. Why should I take this course instead of one offered by Microsoft? Learning Tree is dedicated to helping to accelerate the careers of our clients by providing them with world- class technology and management training. Our independence from Microsoft (and any other vendor) allows us to give an unbiased view of what works and what does not. This course is objective in its approach, having been developed independently from Microsoft by industry experts who bring their real-world experience to the classroom. How does this course relate to other Learning Tree courses? Windows Server 2003 Courses: 595, Windows Server® 2003: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction  596, Windows Server® 2003 Active Directory®: Hands-On  597, Deploying and Managing a Windows Server® 2003 Environment: Hands-On  599, Securing Windows Server® 2003: Hands-On  Additional Windows Courses: 551, Windows® XP Professional: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction  558, Automating Windows® Administration with VBScript

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