Description

This course will teach you the functionalities of Windows Server 2012 and R2 (Release 2) in order to respond to different issues: managing Active Directory structure modifications, renaming, domain migration, network speeds, performance, DNS and replication issues.

Who is this training for ?

For whom ?

Systems administrators and engineers.

Prerequisites

Good knowledge of Windows 2012 server architecture and administration.

Training objectives

Diagnose and resolve Active Directory 2012 structural issues

Diagnose and resolve DFS replication issues

Restructure and migrate Active Directory domains and objects

Fluid content: multi-column, multi-page splitting.

Define a recovery plan from Active Directory

Training program

• Troubleshooting and Hardware Performance
  • - Performance monitor and main counters.
  • - Core mode, installing an AD on a Core server.
  • - Using RSAT tools to administer the Core server .
  • - The Best Practice tool for AD.
  • - The Microsoft Diagnostic and Recovery Toolset: features and usefulness.
  • - Practical work Using the performance monitor to analyze a 2012 server.
  • - Scaling test.
  • - Using the MSDArt tool (Microsoft Diagnostic and Recovery Toolset).
• Troubleshooting network issues
  • - DNS records.
  • - Creation of a new zone, zone delegation.
  • - Powershell and its cmdlets to configure and manage DNS.
  • - Troubleshooting utilities: Dcdiag, Nslookup and dnscmd.
  • - Standalone and domain root.
  • - DFS Replication (DFS-R, DRC).
  • - Practical work Creation of zone by scripts.
  • - Query via nslookup.
  • - Setting up and testing a DFS root.
• Troubleshooting Active Directory
  • - Role transfer and capture.
  • - Tools: Ntdsutil, Dcdiag, Dsmgmt.
  • - Active Directory backup and restoration.
  • - Querying AD objects via the Powershell Active directory module.
  • - Restore AD objects, setting up the Recycle Bin.
  • - Troubleshooting replications, Repadmin tool.
  • - Troubleshooting GPOs, using Powershell, logs and GPOTools tools.
  • - Managing ACLs on objects with DSACLS.
  • - Practical work Role transfer and capture with Ntdsutil 2012, troubleshooting GPOs, using Repadmin, Powershell and the grouppolicy module.
  • - Resetting the restore password with Dsmgmt.
• Troubleshooting Domains
  • - Renaming DCs and domains.
  • - Approval relationships.
  • - Practical work Renaming a DC and a domain 2012.
  • - Creating and testing trust relationships.
• Miscellaneous administrative tasks
  • - WMI scripts with Powershell.
  • - Monitor servers via Powershell.
  • - Modify ad objects via Powershell.
  • - Works practices Editing and debugging a WMI script.
  • - Uses of the New-ad, Set-ad commands.
• How group policies work
  • - Differences between local and domain Active Directory policies.
  • - Administrative models.
  • - Object bindings.
  • - Starter GPOs .
  • - Filtering the deployment of an object.
  • - Practical work Creating and linking group policy objects.
  • - Filtering deploying an object.
• Manage GPOs with GPMC
  • - Group Policy Manager (GPMC).
  • - How to create the GPO starter folder? GPO delegation.
  • - Report generation.
  • - Updating GPOs, controlling strategy descents to remote workstations.
  • - View and modify the status of GPO replications in the domain, status tab.
  • - Displaying Group Policy results.
  • - Hands-on Creating and using Starter.
  • - Searching GPOs.
  • - Example of filtering.