2008 R2 ADS Vocabulary - Session 1 Flashcards
Planning Active Directory Structure
In Windows Server 2008 R2, an Active Directory (AD) is used to store objects such as users, computers, and devices on a network and to organize these objects in a secure, hierarchical structure.
Domain
A collection of computers and devices on a network that is controlled and managed as a unit, through common rules and procedures.
Forest
A domain tree or a grouping of multiple domain trees, each with a unique namespace.
Namespace
A defined zone in which each name is unique and can be resolved to a unique object.
To create a new forest in a network,
you need to be a member of the Enterprise Admins group on the server. Additionally, you should ensure that the DNS infrastructure is planned in detail and know the full DNS name that must be assigned to the forest.
Identifying the business requirements for a directory structure involves the following:
- Identifying dependencies between the groups in an organization, in terms of accessing network resources
- Determining whether each group wants to isolate its resources from other groups on the network
- Determining the number of forests that need to be created in order to meet the organization’s demands
Once you have identified business requirements and the needed number of forests, begin planning your domain design. You should first identify the following:
The factors that influence the domain design model, such as what resources are available and how extensive the network should be
The number of domains required in each forest, which is determined by the number of users, how frequently data changes across the network, and the speed of the links between the domains
Whether to upgrade the existing domains or deploy new ones
To perform an unattended installation or removal of AD DS in Windows Server 2008 R2
you can use the dcpromo command.
THE ACTIVE DIRECTORY MIGRATION TOOL
The Functions of the ADMT
The Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) enables you to easily move users, groups, and computers from one domain to another. For example, when upgrading your server operating system from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 R2, you use the ADMT to migrate objects from the original domain to the new domain.
Remember that migrating resources involves moving them, rather than copying them, from a source domain to a target domain, and preserving or modifying characteristics of the objects to make them accessible in the new domain.
ADMT features
Low Client Impact
The ADMT automatically installs client software on source clients.
ADMT features
Migration of Security Settings
It migrates Security Identifier (SID) history attributes to a new domain, so that the security structure of the original domain is maintained.
ADMT features
Restructuring domains in the AD environment can involve using two types of migration
Interforest Migration
Intraforest Migration
ADMT features
Interforest Migration
Move resources between AD domains in different forests.
ADMT features
Intraforest Migration
Move resources between AD domains in the same forest.
ADMT features
The Migration Process
What tool should you use to keep sid history and passwords
Before you can migrate resources from a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Server 2000, or Server 2003 domain to Windows Server 2008 R2 AD DS, you should install the Password Expert Server (PES) service on a server in the source domain. This enables you to migrate passwords and SID history information. You first need to export the password key from the target domain.
ADMT features
The ADMT Role
As a systems administrator, you should also develop a migration test plan to enable you to test the validity of the migration plan systematically.
Once you have done this, you can use the test plan and the ADMT to check the results of the planned migration in a test environment.
The ADMT Reporting Wizard enables you to generate reports to assess the impact of a test migration. Each report is saved as a web page on the DC in the target domain, where the ADMT is installed. You can choose to generate the following reports:
- Migrated User Accounts Report
- Migrated Computer Accounts Report
- Expired Accounts Report
- Account References Report
- Account Name Conflicts Report
ADMT features
Upgrading an existing AD environment
What are the adprep commands
Using forestprep and domainprep
Using forestprep and domainprep
AD DS are responsible for authenticating computer and user accounts to ensure the core security of a network environment.
In addition to providing a structure for AD replication, sites simplify the following:
- Authentication
- Service Location
- Service Requests
An AD site can contain
several domains, and a domain can contain several sites.
You can define the physical sections of a network environment by using
subnets.
A subnet object is
a collection of computers and systems that are typically located near each other and that form separate partitions of the network.
A subnet can be compared to
a geographical area with several postal addresses that have the same postal code.