How to Cheat at Designing a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure (eBook)

Brian Barber, Michael Cross, Hal Kurz, Melissa M. Meyer (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2006 | 1. Auflage
500 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-050092-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Windows 2003 Server is unquestionably the dominant enterprise level operating system in the industry, with 95% of all companies running it. And for the last tow years, over 50% of all product upgrades have been security related. Securing Windows Server, according to bill gates, is the company's #1 priority.

The book will start off by teaching readers to create the conceptual design of their Active Directory infrastructure by gathering and analyzing business and technical requirements. Next, readers will create the logical design for an Active Directory infrastructure. Here the book starts to drill deeper and focus on aspects such as group policy design. Finally, readers will learn to create the physical design for an active directory and network Infrastructure including DNS server placement, DC and GC placements and Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) role placement.

The next book in our best selling and critically acclaimed How to Cheat series. This is the perfect book for users who have already purchased How to Cheat at Managing Windows 2003 Small Business Server.

* Active Directory is the market leader in the directory services space, and 57% of all Microsoft corporate customers have deployed AD
* Follows Syngress's proven How To Cheat methodology
* Companion Web site offers dozens of templates, Cheat Sheets, and checklists for readers

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Windows 2003 Server is unquestionably the dominant enterprise level operating system in the industry, with 95% of all companies running it. And for the last tow years, over 50% of all product upgrades have been security related. Securing Windows Server, according to bill gates, is the company's #1 priority.The book will start off by teaching readers to create the conceptual design of their Active Directory infrastructure by gathering and analyzing business and technical requirements. Next, readers will create the logical design for an Active Directory infrastructure. Here the book starts to drill deeper and focus on aspects such as group policy design. Finally, readers will learn to create the physical design for an active directory and network Infrastructure including DNS server placement; DC and GC placements and Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) role placement. The next book in our best selling and critically acclaimed How to Cheat series. This is the perfect book for users who have already purchased How to Cheat at Managing Windows 2003 Small Business Server.* Active Directory is the market leader in the directory services space, and 57% of all Microsoft corporate customers have deployed AD* Follows Syngress's proven "e;How To Cheat"e; methodology* Companion Web site offers dozens of templates, "e;Cheat Sheets"e;, and checklists for readers

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Active Directory Infrastructure 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 12
Chapter 1. The Assessment Stage 24
Introduction 25
Assessing the Technical Environment 26
Assessing the Current Server Infrastructure 55
Assessing DNS 68
Assessing the Physical Network 77
Assessing the Impact of Proposed Designs 83
Summary 87
Solutions Fast Track 88
Frequently Asked Questions 90
Chapter 2. Developing the Active Directory Infrastructure Designs 92
Introduction 93
Assessing and Designing the Administrative Model 93
Assessing and Defining the Forest Design 98
Assessing and Creating a Domain Design 111
Developing the OU Model 128
Developing the Replication Design 138
Summary 154
Solutions Fast Track 154
Frequently Asked Questions 156
Chapter 3. Developing the Network Services Design 158
Introduction 159
Developing the Network Services Infrastructure Designs 159
Summary 206
Solutions Fast Track 206
Frequently Asked Questions 207
Chapter 4. Designing the Logical Components 210
Introduction 212
Defining Standards 212
Defining the Forest Structure, Hierarchy, and Naming Strategy 220
Defining Authentication Mechanisms 234
Designing the Organizational Unit Model 244
Defining the Group Policy Object Approach 252
Exploring Groups and Roles 267
Defining Replication Topology 273
Summary 285
Solutions Fast Track 287
Frequently Asked Questions 289
Chapter 5. Name Resolution 294
Introduction 295
Understanding DNS Design 295
Understanding WINS Design 334
Summary 344
Solutions Fast Track 345
Frequently Asked Questions 346
Chapter 6. Remote Access and Address Management 348
Introduction 349
Remote Access Service Servers 349
IP Address Management and DHCP 392
Summary 409
Solutions Fast Track 409
Frequently Asked Questions 411
Chapter 7. Service Sizing and Placement 414
Introduction 415
The Planning Phase 415
Sizing and Availability 430
Summary 470
Solutions Fast Track 470
Frequently Asked Questions 472
Chapter 8. The Physical Design 474
Introduction 475
Networking and Routing 475
Designing Requirements for Remote Access Infrastructures 492
Determining Sizing and Availability of Remote Access Infrastructure 498
Summary 501
Solutions Fast Track 502
Frequently Asked Questions 504
Index 506

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.2.2006
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Betriebssysteme / Server ► Windows
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Betriebssysteme / Server ► Windows Server
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Netzwerke ► LDAP / Active Directory
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Netzwerke ► Sicherheit / Firewall
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
• ISBN-10: 0-08-050092-7 / 0080500927
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-050092-8 / 9780080500928