This document provides an overview and agenda for an Active Directory fundamentals training session. The key points covered include:
- Active Directory logical concepts such as domains, trees, forests, and organizational units.
- Active Directory physical concepts such as domain controllers, sites, and the global catalog.
- DNS requirements and implementations for Active Directory.
- Details of Active Directory replication including naming contexts, topologies, and replication between sites.
- Active Directory operations masters for schema, domains, PDC emulator, RID and infrastructure roles.
The training will include several demonstrations and is aimed at those with a basic understanding of directory services.
This document provides an overview and agenda for an Active Directory fundamentals training session. The key points covered include:
- Active Directory logical concepts such as domains, trees, forests, and organizational units.
- Active Directory physical concepts such as domain controllers, sites, and the global catalog.
- DNS requirements and implementations for Active Directory.
- Details of Active Directory replication including naming contexts, topologies, and replication between sites.
- Active Directory operations masters for schema, domains, PDC emulator, RID and infrastructure roles.
The training will include several demonstrations and is aimed at those with a basic understanding of directory services.
This document provides an overview and agenda for an Active Directory fundamentals training session. The key points covered include:
- Active Directory logical concepts such as domains, trees, forests, and organizational units.
- Active Directory physical concepts such as domain controllers, sites, and the global catalog.
- DNS requirements and implementations for Active Directory.
- Details of Active Directory replication including naming contexts, topologies, and replication between sites.
- Active Directory operations masters for schema, domains, PDC emulator, RID and infrastructure roles.
The training will include several demonstrations and is aimed at those with a basic understanding of directory services.
This document provides an overview and agenda for an Active Directory fundamentals training session. The key points covered include:
- Active Directory logical concepts such as domains, trees, forests, and organizational units.
- Active Directory physical concepts such as domain controllers, sites, and the global catalog.
- DNS requirements and implementations for Active Directory.
- Details of Active Directory replication including naming contexts, topologies, and replication between sites.
- Active Directory operations masters for schema, domains, PDC emulator, RID and infrastructure roles.
The training will include several demonstrations and is aimed at those with a basic understanding of directory services.
Multi-master Replication Intra-site Bi-directional Ring Topology Inter-site Spanning Tree Topology
Synchronous RPC over TCP/IP
Asynchronous SMTP
Replication Naming Contexts
Schema
Configuration
Definitions of object classes and
attributes Replicated to all DCs in the forest AD Structure (domains, sites, and where the DCs are) Replicated to all DCs in the forest
Domain
Domain specific objects (users, groups,
computers, and OUs)
Replication Replication Topologies
Intra-site Replication: AD replication
between DCs within a Site Inter-site Replication: AD replication between Sites
Replication Intra-site Replication
RPC replication within a Site
No compression
Uses notification process
Assumes good network connections
5 minutes -2k Less 2k3
KCC generates a bi-directional Ring
with extra edges
Tip: Always let KCC generate the intra-site
replication topology when possible
Replication Inter-Site Replication
Replication between Sites
DS-RPC (RPC over IP) or SMTP Transports SMTP can be used only between GCs across Sites DCs of different domains and in different sites Compression 10%-20% of
Scheduled
original size
Replication Site-links, Bridges and Bridgehead Servers
Site-links link two or more sites
Site-link Bridges
Costs and schedules can be specified
Transitive (can be disabled) Bridge two or more site-links
Bridgehead servers KCC generates a minimum cost spanning tree
Tip: Always let KCC generate the replication topology
Agenda
Active Directory Logical Concepts
Active Directory Physical Concepts DNS Replication Operations Masters
Operations Masters Schema and Domain
Schema
Performs updates to schema
Sends updates to all DCs One per forest Default is the first DC installed
Domain
Performs add/remove of domains and
cross-references to external DS One per forest Default is the first DC installed
Operations Masters PDC, RID and Infrastructure
Primary Domain Controller (PDC)
Relative Identifier (RID)
Acts as a PDC for requests from NT clients
One per domain Generates pools of security identifiers to be distributed to DCs in the domain One per domain
Infrastructure
Updates SIDs on objects across domains
One per domain Not required in a single-domain forest
Summary
There are Logical and Physical concepts in
Active Directory DNS Plenty of Information
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