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Event Review: Active Directory Remote Administration (Session TNT1-159)

Welcome to the material supporting page for this session. The materials on this page have been selected as the best matches to the content covered in the live event session.

Session Outline

In this session, we'll look at improvements in the Windows Server 2003 Domain and Forest functional levels, the special considerations for the designing and planning for a branch office environment, and the use of command line and GUI tools for remote management and scripting. We will cover how to deploy a domain controller to support a remote branch office connected over a Wide Area Network (WAN) link, the options available for remote management using the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-Line tools, and other available remote management tools to administer Active Directory.

Session Agenda

Use the following resources to learn more about topics covered in this briefing.

Microsoft Press Books

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Administrator's Companion

    Summary: This comprehensive administrator's reference describes operating system features and capabilities and provides easy-to-follow procedures, practical workarounds, and key troubleshooting tactics for on-the-job results with the Windows Server 2003 family.

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Administrator's Pocket Consultant

    Summary: Don't get caught at work without this handy guide to Windows Server 2003. It puts all the answers to questions about system administration at your fingertips.

  • Active Directory for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Technical Reference

    Summary: Two Active Directory experts guide you through advanced design and deployment issues for the Windows Server 2003 environment and explain the underlying concepts, architectural components, and real-world functionality of the Active Directory directory service.

  • Microsoft Windows Command-Line Administrator's Pocket Consultant

    Summary: Portable and precise, this pocket-sized guide delivers ready answers for managing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP from the command line. Zero in on core command-line tools and techniques learning timesaving ways to extend your operational efficiency and reach over multiple domains and networks. With its quick-reference tables, lists, and step-by-step instructions, this book delivers the fast, accurate information you need to get the job done whether you're at your desk or in the field.

Third-Party Books

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Unleashed

    Summary: Get a fresh perspective on planning, designing, implementing, and migrating to a Windows Server 2003 environment. The authors rely on their experience from several large client implementations to compile best practices, installation and migration tips and tricks, performance optimization techniques, configuration tuning, and server management techniques.

  • The Ultimate Windows Server 2003 System Administrator's Guide

    Summary: Windows Server 2003, the successor to Windows 2000 and Windows NT, accommodates the seamless exchange of information through Web services. It delivers the increased flexibility and power needed to administer networks as global entities, but its enhanced management tools and security features present as many challenges as opportunities. This book helps readers negotiate these challenges while taking advantage of the opportunities

  • Inside Active Directory: A System Administrator's Guide

    Summary: This book helps provide a solid understanding of Active Directory fundamentals. It demonstrates how Active Directory is used to store and access data and how it uses industry standards, such as LDAP. Numerous diagrams and tables explain the sometimes complex technologies involved in migrating to Windows 2000 from Windows NT or other platforms.

  • Managing Enterprise Active Directory Services

    Summary: Learn how to programmatically manage and monitor Active Directory in a large-scale environment. The authors, who lead Cisco's Active Directory deployment and management initiative, focus on post-deployment issues surrounding Active Directory.

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