Windows 2000 Active Directory

Perfect for network architects and implementers, this book will describe the intricacies of Active Directory while keeping real-world systems and constraints in mind. Underpinning these practical considerations is specific design advice that will help you leverage Active Directory's copious power and flexibility, making it fit snugly with your existing network architecture. Finally, implementation and rollout are discussed in detail so you can be confident of your decisions before you flip the switch.
Written by seasoned IT experts Wade, Hauger, and Brovick, this indispensable book will guide you every step of the way: from the essential decisions of an initial design to the ongoing challenge of migrating existing OSes like Windows NT. Windows 2000 Active Directory will blaze a trail for your organization, giving it direction now and in the future.

Table of contents

Part I: Introduction and Overview

Chapter 1: How Active Directory Will Affect Your Organization

Chapter 2: Introducing Active Directory

Chapter 3: Active Directory as a Meta-Directory

Chapter 4: Defining and Meeting Your Directory Requirements

Chapter 5: Scoping the Project

Part II: Planning

Chapter 6: Planning for Coexistence

Chapter 7: Designing the Windows 2000 Domain Structure

Chapter 8: Designing the DNS Namespace

Chapter 9: Group Policies

Chapter 10: The Physical Topology: Sites and Replication

Chapter 11: Active Directory and Scalability

Part III: Implementation

Chapter 12: Managing the Desktop

Chapter 13: Developing an Administration Strategy

Chapter 14: Windows 2000 Networking Services

Chapter 15: Developing a Network Security Strategy

Chapter 16: Developing a Remote Access Solution

Chapter 17: Developing an Implementation Plan

Chapter 18: Windows 2000 and Exchange

Chapter 19: Scripting with Active Directory

Chapter 20: Namespace Scenarios for Implementation

Chapter 21: Creating a Lab

Chapter 22: Upgrading from Windows NT 4.0