Identity with Windows Server - M55344A

Module 1: Installing and Configuring Domain Controllers

This module describes the features of AD DS and how to install domain controllers (DCs). It also addresses considerations for their deployment.

Lessons

• AD DS Overview
  
• Overview of AD DS Domain Controllers
  
• Implementing a Domain Controller

Lab: Deploying and Managing AD DS

• Implementing AD DS
  
• Deploying Domain Controllers by Cloning
• domain controllers
  
• AD DS Administration

Module 2: Managing Objects in AD DS

This module describes how to use various techniques to manage objects in AD DS. This includes creating and configuring user, group, and computer objects.

Lessons

• Manage user accounts
  
• Managing groups in AD DS
  
• Managing Computer Objects in AD DS
  
• Using Windows PowerShell to Manage AD DS
  
• Implementation and management of organizational units

Module 3: Advanced AD DS Infrastructure Management

This module describes how to plan and implement an AD DS deployment that includes multiple domains and forests. It provides an overview of the components of an advanced AD DS deployment, the process for deploying a distributed AD DS environment, and how to configure AD DS trusts.

Lessons

• Overview of Advanced AD DS Deployments
  
• Implementing a distributed AD DS environment
  
• Configuring AD DS Trusts
  

Lab: Managing Domains and Trust in AD DS

• Implementation of forest trusts
  
• Implementing Secondary Domains in AD DS

Module 4: Deploying and Managing AD DS Sites and Replication

This module describes how to plan and implement an AD DS deployment that includes multiple locations. It explains how replication works in a Windows Server AD DS environment.

Lessons

• AD DS Replication Overview
  
• Configuring AD DS Sites
  
• Configuring and Monitoring AD DS Replication

Module 5: Implementing Group Policy

This module describes how to implement a GPO infrastructure. It provides an overview of the components and technologies that make up the Group Policy framework.

Lessons

• Introducing Group Policy
  
• Deploying and Managing GPOs
  
• Group Policy Scope and Group Policy Processing
  
• Troubleshooting GPO Application

Module 6: Managing User Settings with Group Policy

This module describes how to configure Group Policy settings and preferences. This includes deploying administrative templates, configuring folder redirection and scripts, and configuring Group Policy preferences.

Lessons

• Implementation of administrative templates
  
• Configuring folder redirection, software installation, and scripts
  
• Configuring Group Policy Preferences

Module 7: Securing Active Directory Domain Services

This module describes how to configure domain controller security, account security, password security, and group managed service accounts (gMSAs).

Lessons

• Protecting Domain Controllers
  
• Implementing account security
  
• Implementing audit authentication
  
• Configuring Managed Service Accounts

Module 8: Deploying and Managing AD CS

This module describes how to implement an AD CS deployment. This includes CAS deployment, administration, and troubleshooting.

Lessons

• CA Implementation
  
• CA Administration
  
• AC Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Module 9: Certificate Implementation and Management

This module describes how to deploy and manage certificates in an AD DS environment. This includes deploying and managing certificate templates, managing certificate revocation and recovery, using certificates in an enterprise environment, and implementing smart cards.

Lessons

• Implementing and managing certificate templates
  
• Manage certificate deployment, revocation, and recovery
  
• Using certificates in an enterprise environment
  
• Smart card implementation and management

Module 10: Deploying and Managing AD FS

This module describes AD FS and how to configure it in a single-organization scenario and in a partner-organization scenario.

Lessons

• AD FS Overview
  
• AD FS Requirements and Planning
  
• Deploying and configuring AD FS
  
• Web Application Proxy Overview

Module 11: Deploying and Managing AD RMS

This module describes how to implement an AD RMS deployment. It provides an overview of AD RMS, explains how to deploy and manage an AD RMS infrastructure, and how to configure AD RMS content protection.

Lessons

• AD RMS Overview
  
• Deploying and Managing an AD RMS Infrastructure
  
• Configuring AD RMS Content Protection

Module 12: Implementing AD DS Synchronization with Microsoft Access ID

This module describes how to plan and configure directory synchronization between Microsoft Entra ID and on-premises AD DS. Various synchronization scenarios are described, including synchronization with Microsoft Entra, AD FS and Entra ID, and Entra Connect.

Lessons

• Planning and preparing for directory synchronization
  
• Implementing Directory Synchronization Using Entra Connect
  
• Identity management with directory synchronization

Module 13: Monitoring, Managing, and Recovering AD DS

This module describes how to monitor, manage, and maintain AD DS to help achieve high availability of AD DS.

Lessons

• AD DS Monitoring
  
• Manage the Active Directory database
  
• Active Directory backup and recovery options for AD DS and other identity and access solutions