Amazon.co.uk Review
Active Directories are one of the key components of Windows 2000 Server. By organising a directory hierarchically, Active Directories allow server structures to replicate or model the way individual organisations operate. In theory these should make life easier for both administrators and client users. But to successfully deploy Microsoft's new OS in a large organisation, network managers and developers have an urgent need to understand use and configuration.
MCSE Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Active Directory Services is the latest in the MCSE training kit series and is designed to get IT professionals skilled in using and understanding the new structures. Like its predecessors, it helps users pass the relevant MCSE exam at the end. The book assumes no prior knowledge of Active Directory--which at its publication is most people involved in networking. Readers are taken through the basics of planning and configuring an Active Directory infrastructure right up to the daily maintenance of a server running Active Directories.
This is a fully comprehensive guide to Active Directory from the people who designed it, but it might help to use it in conjunction with a lighter manual from an independent source, like Active Directory for Dummies. You will also need free access to a LAN and server to get some hands-on experience for some of the exercises. And even if you don^"t wish to take the exam, this book will prove an invaluable reference for those charged with implementing the new structures within the workplace.--Paul Fisher
Book Jacket
Set up and support Windows 2000 Active Directory services--and prepare for the Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)exam--with this official Microsoft study guide. Work through the modular system of lessons and exercises for practical experience implementing and administering Microsoft's next-generation directory service. As you build these real-world system support skills, you're also preparing for MCP Exam 70-217--a core requirement on the new MCSE track for Windows 2000.
Here's what you'll learn:
*Planning, configuring, and administering your Active Directory infrastructure
*Configuring domain Name System (DNS) to manage name resolution, schema, and replication
*Administering the user environment and software with Group Policy
*Deploying the Windows 2000 operating system remotely using Remote Installation Services (RIS)
*Using Active Directory technology to centrally manage users, groups, shared folders, and network resources
*Implementing and troubleshooting security in a directory services infrastructure
*Monitoring and optimizing Active Directory performance
Here's what's inside:
*Comprehensive self-paced training that maps to MCP exam goals and objectives
*Skill-building practice exercises that help you apply what you learn to the job
*Lesson summaries and end-of-chapter review questions to help gauge your progress
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