| Windows
Server Active Directory Services
The Windows Server Active Directory Quick Start is
delivered in 160 hours. It is designed to assist clients
quickly deploy Active Directory to support applications
such as Exchange Server.
The key value of this service is the interactive design
sessions during which our consultant gathers information
on your environment and needs, educates your staff on
the critical architecture decisions and guides them
to the best solutions. Our consultant then prepares
an architecture document for review with you.
Major milestones include:
Requirements: The
Quick Start engagement begins with a review of the business
requirements and definition of the projects vision and
scope. Key project criteria will be considered in the
context of the organization’s business objectives.
Framing the vision and scope focuses the project creating
more valuable results with less risk.
Assessment: Profile
information will be gathered on the existing environment
so that the plan addresses any issues including those
related to legacy systems:
* Wide area network design
* Network operating systems
* Desktop operating systems
* Existing directory, Kerberos, and public key infrastructure
* Application integration requirements
* User population breakdown by location and role
Design: We use
the information gathered in the Requirements and Assessment
phases and, working with your staff, will develop a
first pass design that covers:
* Active Directory: Forest structure; domain design;
DNS namespace planning; organizational unit structure;
operations masters; domain controller sizing and placement;
groups; and mixed mode issues
* Networking:Physical topology; name resolution; and
address management
* Security: Kerberos authentication; PKI; security policies;
and smart card logon
Interoperability:
Coexistence with existing systems is vital to a successful
information technology deployment and migration. Our
consultant will provide direction on interoperability
with other directories, DNS servers, and public key
infrastructure as needed.
Deliverable: The
Quick Start architecture document will detail all the
information gathered and decisions made during the project.
It will include a summary of the next steps needed to
successfully deploy the Windows 2000 platform. This
summary will highlight areas unique to the environment
that will require further detailed follow up.
Outline of Topics Covered
| Active
Directory |
| Forest structure |
Security groups |
| Domain structure |
Auditing |
| DNS |
Site structure |
| Organizational unit
structure |
Locating roles and
services |
| Delegation |
Operations masters |
| Group Policy Objects |
Database sizing |
| Security templates |
Network traffic |
| Authentication |
Resource publishing |
| Account policies |
Migration considerations |
Member Server |
| Clustering |
Security policy
templates |
| Distributed file
system |
Delegation |
| User state management |
Restricted groups |
| File and print designs |
Server management |
| Group Policy Objects |
Deploying Active
Directory for server management |
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