For the last couple of days we have been delivering a series of workshops written over the summer by Myself and Mike Holder from CMS Consulting. During the sessions based around AD we have been looking at fundamentals, deployment, troubleshooting and security. Tomorrow we embark on viewing the Windows Server System as a whole to leverage components for a solutions from locking down workstations, providing remote support and securing your environment. Beyond this we will be exploring creating a secure well managed infrastructure by leveraging tools like MOM and SMS as well as techniques around patch management and software deployment.
During the sessions I have been sharing various links and thought I would share them with all of you...
Introduction to Administering Active Directoryhttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/Operations/933b109f-42c5-4f85-9462-50b23b30e326.mspx Active Directory – Learn the Basics and Master Advanced Conceptshttp://www.microsoft.com/events/series/adaug.mspxTechNet Virtual Labshttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/traincert/virtuallab/default.mspx
Administering Active Directory Operationshttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/Operations/b3d615b9-2bc9-4a4f-89cb-7697f94d527d.mspx Best Practice Active Directory Deployment for Managing Windows Networkswww.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/technologies/activedirectory/deploy/depovg/bpaddply.mspx Windows Server 2003 Technology Centerswww.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/default.mspx
Windows Server 2003 Security Guidehttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/windowsserver2003/W2003HG/SGCH00.mspx Troubleshooting Group Policy http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810739 Group Policy Management http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/ServerHelp/5d408499-7fc4-43db-8997-91c7de8ca06f.mspx
Microsoft Active Directoryhttp://www.microsoft.com/ActiveDirectory Domain Name System (DNS) Centerhttp://www.microsoft.com/DNSMicrosoft Security Advisorieshttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/default.mspx
Windows Server 2003 Active Directorywww.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/directory/activedirectory/default.mspx www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/featured/ad/default.mspx Designing and Deploying Directory and Security Services www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/DepKit/c283b699-6124-4c3a-87ef-865443d7ea4b.mspx Active Directory Replication Conceptswww.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/DepKit/1038d210-c07c-4cde-ad08-a4079b9a8ff0.mspx
Troubleshooting Group Policy http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810739 Loopback Processing of Group Policy http://support.microsoft.com/?id=231287Group Policy Management Console www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/gpmc/default.mspx
Replmon Overview www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/TechRef/691910f2-a6a7-4ced-984e-972aec2cbdd2.mspx Microsoft Active Directory Disaster Recovery http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;325560 Using Ntdsutil.exe to transfer or seize FSMO roles to a domain controllerhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/255504
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 IPsec page athttp://www.microsoft.com/ipsec/Account Passwords and Policies http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/security/bpactlck.mspx How Certificate Services Works http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/TechRef/2d98e8a9-b019-44eb-9558-d081590bce87.mspx Windows Server 2003 PKI Operations Guidehttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/security/ws03pkog.mspx
I will update you with more useful links over the week. Let me know if you have any others you can share with us all.