Organize your network resources by learning how to design, manage, and
maintain Active Directory. Updated to cover Windows Server 2012, the
fifth edition of this bestselling book gives you a thorough grounding in
Microsoft's network directory service by explaining concepts in an
easy-to-understand, narrative style.
You'll negotiate a maze of technologies for deploying a scalable and
reliable AD infrastructure, with new chapters on management tools,
searching the AD database, authentication and security protocols, and
Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS). This book provides
real-world scenarios that let you apply what you've learned--ideal
whether you're a network administrator for a small business or a
multinational enterprise.
- Upgrade Active Directory to Windows Server 2012
- Learn the fundamentals, including how AD stores objects
- Use the AD Administrative Center and other management tools
- Learn to administer AD with Windows PowerShell
- Search and gather AD data, using the LDAP query syntax
- Understand how Group Policy functions
- Design a new Active Directory forest
- Examine the Kerberos security protocol
- Get a detailed look at the AD replication process