Inside Active Directory: A System Administrator's Guide - Brossura

Kouti, Sakari; Seitsonen, Mika

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ISBN 10: 0201616211 ISBN 13: 9780201616217

Casa editrice: Addison-Wesley, 2002

Riassunto

This administrator's guide outlines strategies for managing Active Directory within Windows 2000 distributed networks. It covers design, architecture, topology, deployment, and management issues. And it provides instructions for administering the entire network operating environment. The book begins with an overview, covers core features, and then explains specialized skills. Diagrams, charts, and screen captures illustrate the text. Kouti and Seitsonen are trainers and consultants. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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L'autore

Sakari Kouti, M.S. (Tech), is a senior trainer and consultant for Sovelto, the leading training company in Finland. He started working with networks in 1986 and his articles have appeared in Windows NT Magazine (now Windows and .NET Magazine). Sakari was one of the first MCSEs in the world back in 1994.

Mika Seitsonen is a senior trainer at Sovelto. His network experience spans more than ten years, and he was one of the first MCSE: Security on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 certified persons in the world. Mika was awarded MVP―Directory Services in 2004 and holds an M.S. (Tech) from University of Nottingham (U.K.) and Lappeenranta University of Technology (Finland).

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Detailed and thorough, this administrator's guide provides practical strategies for managing Active Directory, the cornerstone technology within Windows 2000 distributed networks. This book covers design, architecture, topology, deployment, and management issues, and provides thorough instructions for efficiently administering the entire network operating environment.

Inside Active Directory: A System Administrator's Guide begins with an overview and covers Active Directory's core features before moving on to document more advanced, specialized skills. This book provides a solid understanding of Active Directory fundamentals, demonstrating how it is used to store and access data, and how it uses industry standards, such as LDAP and other directory protocols. Numerous diagrams and tables appear throughout the book to help readers better comprehend the sometimes-complex technologies involved in migrating to Windows 2000 from Windows NT or other platforms.

This practical guide documents Active Directory extensively, with detailed coverage of the following:

The big picture - background, building blocks, hierarchies, DNS integration, security, architecture, and other features.

How to efficiently install Active Directory, and how to automate and troubleshoot the process.

Planning and management of OUs, users, and groups.

Security features, including permission architecture and management, as well as permission usage scenarios.

Sites and replication - concepts, planning, management, topologies, processes, and diagnostics.

How to plan and manage domains and forests, and how to perform various LDAP searches.

Group Policy features, including architecture, planning, management, and diagnostics.

A detailed drill-down to the schema, and practical strategies and examples for extending it.

Administration scripts - from concepts and basic techniques to advanced script management of Active Directory, including more than fifty sample scripts.

Anyone working with Active Directory will find this book indispensable. Readers new to Windows network administration will gain a solid grasp of the fundamentals. Administrators experienced in NT, UNIX, Netware, and other systems will learn how to adapt their skills to Active Directory. Experienced Windows 2000 professionals will pick up advanced techniques, and developers will benefit from the architectural explanations.

Inside Active Directory is the most practical and comprehensive resource available for planning, implementing, and managing an Active Directory network.

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Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Addison-Wesley
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0201616211
• ISBN 13: 9780201616217
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 927
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile