Description

This course will allow you to understand the different preventive and curative maintenance techniques in an Active Directory 2016 environment. You will learn how to manage Active Directory structure changes, rename domain controllers, resolve network problems and replications.

Who is this training for ?

For whom ?

Systems administrators and engineers.

Prerequisites

Good knowledge of Windows server 2016 or 2012 administration in an Active Directory environment.

Training objectives

Diagnose and resolve Active Directory 2016 structural issues

Diagnose and resolve DFS replication issues

Restructure and migrate Active Directory domains and objects

Define an Active Directory recovery plan

Training program

• AD Architecture and Security
  • Reminder on the architecture and new features of AD 2016.
  • AD and nano servers.
  • Privileged access management (PAM).
  • Encrypting DCs.
  • Practical work Secure AD administration.
  • Encrypting DCs.
  • Recovery encryption key.
• Troubleshooting AD-related network issues
  • DNS records linked to AD.
  • DNS zone management and delegation.
  • Securing zones.
  • Cleaning the DNS zones integrated into the AD.
  • DNS troubleshooting utilities.
  • Practical work DNS operation test.
  • Configure cleaning areas.
  • Troubleshoot DC removal.
• Troubleshooting AD Objects
  • Management of ACLs on objects.
  • The AD recycle bin, restore objects without the recycle bin.
  • Isolate stale objects in PowerShell.
  • Diagnose service account issues.
  • Lab Restore objects.
  • Using PowerShell to resolve issues.
  • Troubleshoot managed service accounts.
• Troubleshooting Domains
  • Backup and restoration of the AD.
  • Optimization and troubleshooting of the global catalog.
  • Management of operation masters.
  • Problems with AD sites, domain trust relationships and forest.
  • Practical work Back up and restore the AD.
  • Resolve problems with sites, trust relationships.
• Troubleshooting DFS Replications Issues
  • DFS Replications and DC Replications.
  • DFS Sysvol Root Issues and DFS Limitations.
  • DFS Deployment, Optimization, and Troubleshooting.
  • Practical work Resolve sysvol replication and DFS problems linked to migrations.
• Domain reconstruction and restructuring
  • Renaming domain DCs.
  • Domain restructuring with ADMT.
  • Problems related to migrations.
  • Define a plan of forest reconstruction.
  • Practical work Renaming DCs.
  • Restructuring, migrating objects with ADMT.
  • Building a forest restoration plan .
• DC Hardware Troubleshooting and Performance
  • The BPA tool, MSDART.
  • The AD data collector, the performance counters.
  • Practical work The performance monitor to analyze the DC.
  • Using MSDART.