Mastering Active Directory for Windows Server 2008 -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Active Directory Design -- Chapter 1: Active Directory Fundamentals -- Do I Need Active Directory? -- The Basics -- What's New in Windows Server 2008? -- Pre-Design: Microsoft Solutions Framework -- Risk Assessment -- Coming Up Next -- Chapter 2: Domain Name System Design -- How DNS and AD DS are Tied Together -- Resolving the IP Address -- Internal and External Name Options -- Understanding the Current DNS Infrastructure -- That Other DNS Server -- Propagating the Changes -- Protecting DNS -- Keeping the System Accurate -- Coming Up Next -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 3: Active Directory Domain Services Forest and Domain Design -- AD DS Forest Design Criteria -- Multiple Forests: Pros and Cons -- Designing with Change-Control Policies in Mind -- Building a Design Based on the Standard Forest Scenarios -- Separating Extranet Applications into Their Own Forest -- Forest Functionality Mode Features in AD DS -- AD DS Domain Design -- Multiple Domains: Pros and Cons -- Coming Up Next -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 4: Organizing the Physical and Logical Aspects of AD DS -- Determining the Site Topology -- Understanding the Current Network Infrastructure -- Setting Your Sites to Support the AD DS Design -- Designing Site Links and Site-Link Bridges -- Organizational-Unit Design -- Coming Up Next -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 5: Flexible Single Master Operations Design -- What Are the FSMO Roles? -- Choosing FSMO Placement -- Coming Up Next -- The Bottom Line -- Part II: Active Directory Object Management -- Chapter 6: Managing Accounts: User, Group, and Computer -- Account Types -- Utilities -- Coming Up Next -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 7: Maintaining Organizational Units.

Understanding Organizational Units -- User Rights and Permissions when Accessing Resources -- Permissions -- Delegation of Control -- Auditing -- Moving Objects in Active Directory -- Coming Up Next -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 8: Managing Group Policy -- Group Policy Primer -- Editing Group Policies -- Managing Your Environment -- Coming Up Next -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 9: Managing Active Directory Security -- AD DS Security Basics -- Securing the Base Operating System -- Securing AD DS -- Coming Up Next -- The Bottom Line -- Part III: Active Directory Service Management -- Chapter 10: Managing Access with Active Directory Services -- Active Directory Federation Services -- Configuring Clients -- Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services -- Coming Up Next -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 11: Managing Active Directory Rights Management Services -- Understanding Active Directory Rights Management Services -- Installing and Configuring AD RMS -- AD RMS Application Template -- AD RMS Auditing -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 12: Managing Active Directory Certificate Services -- What Is Certificate Services? -- Microsoft's Implementation of Certificate Services -- What's New for Certificate Services in Windows Server 2008 -- Installing Certificate Services -- Managing AD CS -- Coming Up Next -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 13: Managing the Flexible Single Master Operations Roles -- Identifying the Role Holders -- Maintaining the Role Holders -- Coming Up Next -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 14: Maintaining the Active Directory Database -- The Active Directory Database -- The Active Directory Schema -- Modifying the Schema -- Coming Up Next -- The Bottom Line -- Part IV: Active Directory Best Practices and Troubleshooting -- Chapter 15: Microsoft's Troubleshooting Methodology for Active Directory -- High-Level Methodology.

Explore Possible Problems via Microsoft System Center Operations Manager -- Identify Possible Approaches to a Solution -- Attempt a Solution -- Check for Success -- Document Your Findings -- Be Proactive -- Become Comfortable with Active Directory Tools -- Coming Up Next -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 16: Troubleshooting Problems Related to Network Infrastructure -- Components of Network Infrastructure -- Name-Resolution Methods -- Network-Troubleshooting Methodologies -- Coming Up Next -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 17: Troubleshooting Problems Related to the Active Directory Database -- Active Directory Files -- Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication -- Troubleshooting FSMO Roles -- Troubleshooting Logon Failures -- Coming Up Next -- The Bottom Line -- Part V: Streamlining Management with Scripts -- Chapter 18: ADSI Primer -- What Is ADSI? -- Active Directory Objects -- Common Active Directory Objects -- The Basic ADSI Pattern -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 19: Active Directory Scripts -- Windows Script File Basics -- VBScript Class Basics -- RootDSE Scripts -- Domain Scripts -- Active Directory Query Scripts -- User Scripts -- Group Scripts -- Computer Scripts -- Organizational-Unit Scripts -- Excel Scripts -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 20: Monitoring Active Directory -- OutputClass -- Windows Management Instrumentation -- WMIClass -- CPU Overload -- RegistryClass -- AD-Database and Log-File Free Space -- Active Directory Essential Services -- Active Directory Response Time -- Global Catalog Server Response -- Lost and Found Object Count -- PingClass -- Operations Master Response -- Monitor Trust Relationships -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 21: Managing Active Directory with PowerShell -- PowerShell Basics -- Creating PowerShell Scripts for Active Directory -- The Bottom Line -- Appendix A: The Bottom Line.

Chapter 1: Active Directory Fundamentals -- Chapter 2: Domain Name System Design -- Chapter 3: Active Directory Domain Services Forest and Domain Design -- Chapter 4: Organizing the Physical and Logical Aspects of AD DS -- Chapter 5: Flexible Single Master Operations Design -- Chapter 6: Managing Accounts: User, Group, and Computer -- Chapter 7: Maintaining Organizational Units -- Chapter 8: Managing Group Policy -- Chapter 9: Managing Active Directory Security -- Chapter 10: Managing Access with Active Directory Services -- Chapter 11: Managing Active Directory Rights Management Services -- Chapter 12: Managing Active Directory Certificate Services -- Chapter 13: Managing the Flexible Single Master Operations Roles -- Chapter 14: Maintaining the Active Directory Database -- Chapter 15: Microsoft's Troubleshooting Methodology for Active Directory -- Chapter 16: Troubleshooting Problems Related to Network Infrastructure -- Chapter 17: Troubleshooting Problems Related to the Active Directory Database -- Chapter 18: ADSI Primer -- Chapter 19: Active Directory Scripts -- Chapter 20: Monitoring Active Directory -- Chapter 21: Managing Active Directory with PowerShell -- Index.