Microsoft Domain Controller Course Overview

Certainly! Here are the minimum required prerequisites for successfully undertaking training in the Microsoft Domain Controller course:

• Basic understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS).
• Familiarity with Microsoft Windows Server and Windows Client operating systems.
• Knowledge of core Windows Server services such as Active Directory and infrastructure components.
• Awareness of basic security best practices.
• Experience with Windows Server administration, including managing Windows Server roles and features.
• Basic knowledge of server hardware.
• Some experience with or exposure to PowerShell or other scripting languages is helpful but not mandatory.

These prerequisites ensure that you have a foundational understanding and the skills necessary to grasp the concepts and practices taught in the Microsoft Domain Controller course.

Target Audience for Microsoft Domain Controller

1. The Microsoft Domain Controller course equips IT professionals with critical AD DS skills for managing enterprise environments.

   
   

2. Target audience for the course:

   
   

• System Administrators
• Network Administrators
• IT Managers
• Technical Support Specialists
• IT Professionals planning to manage AD DS environments
• Infrastructure Architects
• Security Consultants
• Active Directory Technicians
• Server Engineers
• Identity and Access Management (IAM) Specialists
• IT Professionals seeking certification in Microsoft technologies

Learning Objectives - What you will Learn in this Microsoft Domain Controller?

1. Introduction to the Course's Learning Outcomes: This Microsoft Domain Controller course equips students with essential skills to manage and implement AD DS infrastructure, ensuring secure and efficient identity management.

2. Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

• Understand the architecture and components of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).
• Define and manage AD DS objects such as users, groups, computers, organizational units (OUs), domains, and forests.
• Deploy and maintain AD DS domain controllers to ensure high availability and reliability.
• Manage Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) roles for proper domain functioning.
• Implement and oversee the Global Catalog to enable object searching across domains.
• Understand and administer Group Policy Objects (GPOs) for centralized management of user and computer settings.
• Create trust relationships between AD DS forests to enable resource sharing and collaboration.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize AD DS to ensure its health and performance.
• Implement Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) to establish a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for securing data transmissions and authenticating users and devices.
• Manage certificate lifecycle including enrollment, revocation, and trust relationships to uphold security standards.