MCTS (Exam: 70 - 640): Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory

Introduction; System Requirements; Using the Companion CD; Acknowledgments; Support & Feedback; Preparing for the Exam;

Chapter 1: Creating an Active Directory Domain;
1.1 Before You Begin;
1.2 Lesson 1: Installing Active Directory Domain Services;
1.3 Lesson 2: Active Directory Domain Services on Server Core;
1.4 Chapter Review;
1.5 Chapter Summary;
1.6 Key Terms;
1.7 Case Scenario;
1.8 Take a Practice Test;

Chapter 2: Administering Active Directory Domain Services;
2.1 Before You Begin;
2.2 Lesson 1: Working with Active Directory Snap-ins;
2.3 Lesson 2: Creating Objects in Active Directory;
2.4 Lesson 3: Delegation and Security of Active Directory Objects;
2.5 Chapter Review;
2.6 Chapter Summary;
2.7 Key Terms;
2.8 Case Scenario;
2.9 Suggested Practices;
2.10 Take a Practice Test;

Chapter 3: Administering User Accounts;
3.1 Before You Begin;
3.2 Lesson 1: Automating the Creation of User Accounts;
3.3 Lesson 2: Administering with Windows PowerShell and Active Directory Administrative Center;
3.4 Lesson 3: Supporting User Objects and Accounts;
3.5 Chapter Review;
3.6 Chapter Summary;
3.7 Key Terms;
3.8 Case Scenario;
3.9 Suggested Practices;
3.10 Take a Practice Test;

Chapter 4: Managing Groups;
4.1 Before You Begin;
4.2 Lesson 1: Managing an Enterprise with Groups;
4.3 Lesson 2: Automating the Creation and Management of Groups;
4.4 Lesson 3: Administering Groups in an Enterprise;
4.5 Chapter Review;
4.6 Chapter Summary;
4.7 Key Terms;
4.8 Case Scenario;
4.9 Suggested Practices;
4.10 Take a Practice Test;

Chapter 5: Configuring Computer Accounts;
5.1 Before You Begin;
5.2 Lesson 1: Creating Computers and Joining the Domain;
5.3 Lesson 2: Automating the Creation of Computer Objects;
5.4 Lesson 3: Supporting Computer Objects and Accounts;
5.5 Chapter Review;
5.6 Chapter Summary;
5.7 Key Term;
5.8 Case Scenarios;
5.9 Suggested Practices;
5.10 Take a Practice Test;

Chapter 6: Implementing a Group Policy Infrastructure;
6.1 Before You Begin;
6.2 Lesson 1: Implementing Group Policy;
6.3 Lesson 2: Managing Group Policy Scope;
6.4 Lesson 3: Supporting Group Policy;
6.5 Chapter Review;
6.6 Chapter Summary;
6.7 Key Terms;
6.8 Case Scenario;
6.9 Suggested Practices;
6.10 Take a Practice Test;

Chapter 7: Managing Enterprise Security and Configuration with Group Policy Settings;
7.1 Before You Begin;
7.2 Lesson 1: Delegating the Support of Computers;
7.3 Lesson 2: Managing Security Settings;
7.4 Lesson 3: Managing Software with Group Policy;
7.5 Lesson 4: Implementing an Audit Policy;
7.6 Chapter Review;
7.7 Chapter Summary;
7.8 Key Terms;
7.9 Case Scenarios;
7.10 Suggested Practices;
7.11 Take a Practice Test;

Chapter 8: Improving the Security of Authentication in an AD DS Domain;
8.1 Before You Begin;
8.2 Lesson 1: Configuring Password and Lockout Policies;
8.3 Lesson 2: Auditing Authentication;
8.4 Lesson 3: Configuring Read-Only Domain Controllers;
8.5 Lesson 4: Managing Service Accounts;
8.6 Chapter Review;
8.7 Chapter Summary;
8.8 Key Terms;
8.9 Case Scenarios;
8.10 Suggested Practices;
8.11 Take a Practice Test;

Chapter 9: Integrating Domain Name System with AD DS;
9.1 Before You Begin;
9.2 Lesson 1: Understanding and Installing Domain Name System;
9.3 Lesson 2: Configuring and Using Domain Name System;
9.4 Chapter Review;
9.5 Chapter Summary;
9.6 Key Terms;
9.7 Case Scenario;
9.8 Suggested Practices;
9.9 Take a Practice Test;

Chapter 10: Administering Domain Controllers;
10.1 Before You Begin;
10.2 Lesson 1: Deploying Domain Controllers;
10.3 Lesson 2: Managing Operations Masters;
10.4 Lesson 3: Configuring DFS Replication of SYSVOL;
10.5 Chapter Review;
10.6 Chapter Summary;
10.7 Key Term;
10.8 Case Scenario;
10.9 Suggested Practices;
10.10 Take a Practice Test;

Chapter 11: Managing Sites and Active Directory Replication;
11.1 Before You Begin;
11.2 Lesson 1: Configuring Sites and Subnets;
11.3 Lesson 2: Configuring the Global Catalog and Application Directory Partitions;
11.4 Lesson 3: Configuring Replication;
11.5 Chapter Review;
11.6 Chapter Summary;
11.7 Key Terms;
11.8 Case Scenario;
11.9 Suggested Practices;
11.10 Take a Practice Test;

Chapter 12: Managing Multiple Domains and Forests;
12.1 Before You Begin;
12.2 Lesson 1: Configuring Domain and Forest Functional Levels;
12.3 Lesson 2: Managing Multiple Domains and Trust Relationships;
12.4 Chapter Review;
12.5 Chapter Summary;
12.6 Case Scenario;
12.7 Suggested Practices;
12.8 Take a Practice Test;

Chapter 13: Directory Business Continuity;
13.1 Before You Begin;
13.2 Lesson 1: Proactive Directory Maintenance and Data Store Protection;
13.3 Lesson 2: Proactive Directory Performance Management;
13.4 Chapter Review;
13.5 Chapter Summary;
13.6 Key Terms;
13.7 Case Scenario;
13.8 Suggested Practices;
13.9 Take a Practice Test;

Chapter 14: Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services;
14.1 Before You Begin;
14.2 Lesson 1: Understanding and Installing AD LDS;
14.3 Lesson 2: Configuring and Using AD LDS;
14.4 Chapter Review;
14.5 Chapter Summary;
14.6 Key Terms;
14.7 Case Scenario;
14.8 Suggested Practices;
14.9 Take a Practice Test;

Chapter 15: Active Directory Certificate Services and Public Key Infrastructures;
15.1 Before You Begin;
15.2 Lesson 1: Understanding and Installing Active Directory Certificate Services;
15.3 Lesson 2: Configuring and Using Active Directory Certificate Services;
15.4 Chapter Review;
15.5 Chapter Summary;
15.6 Key Terms;
15.7 Case Scenario;
15.8 Suggested Practices;
15.9 Take a Practice Test;

Chapter 16: Active Directory Rights Management Services;
16.1 Before You Begin;
16.2 Lesson 1: Understanding and Installing Active Directory Rights Management Services;
16.3 Lesson 2: Configuring and Using Active Directory Rights Management Services;
16.4 Chapter Review;
16.5 Chapter Summary;
16.6 Key Terms;
16.7 Case Scenario;
16.8 Suggested Practices;
16.9 Take a Practice Test;

Chapter 17: Active Directory Federation Services;
17.1 The Purpose of a Firewall;
17.2 Active Directory Federation Services;
17.3 Before You Begin;
17.4 Lesson 1: Understanding Active Directory Federation Services;
17.5 Lesson 2: Configuring and Using Active Directory Federation Services;
17.6 Chapter Review;
17.7 Chapter Summary;
17.8 Key Terms;
17.9 Case Scenario;
17.10 Suggested Practices;
17.11 Take a Practice Test;