Managing Active Directory for Windows 2000 Server (Syngress) [Paperback]

Syngress (Author), Syngress Media (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1928994075 | ISBN-13: 978-1928994077 | Publication Date: March 12, 2000 | Edition: 1

Managing Active Directory for Windows 2000 Server covers Active Directory, what Microsoft calls the "next generation of Directory Services." Active Directory provides a single point of administration for Windows 2000 users and administrators. In NT 4, Directory Services were tools for organizing and managing certain objects in a computing system. Those objects are comprised of printers, documents, databases, email addresses, users and other resources.

Active Directory was created to handle the more complex objects of a networked environment. In addition to these objects, Active Directory will manage naming, querying, administrative, registration, and resolution needs.



* Includes coverage of vendor-specific implementations of Active Directory (such as Cisco and Oracle)
* Covers an integral part of the operating system and drills down to cover the directory services of Windows 2000
* Topics covered include:
* Windows 2000 Support for open standards, DNS, and LDAP
* Support for standard name formats
* The Active Directory API
* Drag-and-drop administration
* Extensible schema
* The global catalog
* Backward compatibility with previous versions of NT 4
* Interoperability with NetWare

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

For many years, the closest many organizations came to deploying a directory service was using the Internet-standard Domain Name System (DNS). Some companies adopted Banyan's StreetTalk years ago, or pursued another X.500 solution. In recent years, administrators deployed Novell's Directory Service (NDS) as a corporate directory, but many have anticipated the release of Microsoft Active Directory, which shipped with Windows 2000 Server. Managing Active Directory for Windows 2000 Server aims to help system administrators and system engineers navigate the potentially difficult path to implementing Active Directory.

Managing Active Directory is most helpful for readers familiar with the basics of network design and Windows 2000 (or Windows NT). The book pays great attention to how network topology affects the implementation of Active Directory on a network, and vice versa. The text underscores the importance of proper planning before rolling out an enterprise-wide directory, since some design changes are difficult to make once implementation is complete. Readers would benefit from a working knowledge of DNS, LDAP, and various Internet naming conventions when reading these discussions.

At times the organization of the book is confusing. "Fast-track" information isn't provided until chapter 12--a subject many savvy readers would find helpful closer to the beginning. In addition, the book introduces some concepts out of order; for example, it covers a number of explicit configuration options before it explains installation.

The best features of this book are the summaries and FAQs that conclude each chapter. These features consolidate the most important information, reiterate how the various directory acronyms and nomenclature (OUs, GCs, DCs, forests, trees, and schema) fit together, and prepare the reader for the next chapter. This book should help administrators evaluate how Microsoft Active Directory fits into their organization's network. --Pete Ostenson

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Syngress; 1 edition (March 12, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1928994075
• ISBN-13: 978-1928994077
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,258,843 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptionally helpful in the trenches, March 5, 2000

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Thomas Kelly (Calif) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Managing Active Directory for Windows 2000 Server (Syngress) (Paperback)

I was impressed that htis book was so great in helping me understand how Windows 2000 Active Directory worked. It is advanced - and menat for the engineer - not your average Joe technician - so it has a lot of details...even secrets. I thought it was written in a straightforward way. I understood the concepts right awaya nd could use them in my network today. We have a huge network and this book written for people who have many users not just the local network with 75 users! It is on my shelf and going to stay there!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars High-level and hands-on, January 20, 2000

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Bill Littlefield (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Managing Active Directory for Windows 2000 Server (Syngress) (Paperback)

I highly recommend this book to any system administratator trying to migrate over to Windows 2000. It strikes a great balance between delivering a high-level overview of essential new features and "in the trenches" hands-on advice for configuring a Windows 200 LAN. Strong both conceptually and practically. It's a winner!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm up and running thx to this book, April 2, 2000

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Ty Lee (Oakland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Managing Active Directory for Windows 2000 Server (Syngress) (Paperback)

I bought this book to learn about Active Dir. It gave me mor than just the facts - it told me what to look out for and what to do. My network is running on windows 2000 now without a hitch! The only thing that was kind of weird was chapter 12 - it was out of place - it seemed like an overview that got stuck in the back of the book.