Windows 2000 Active Directory [Paperback]

Joe Casad (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072123230 | ISBN-13: 978-0072123234 | Publication Date: April 13, 2000 | Edition: 1

Get a jump on the all-new Windows 2000 directory service Window 2000's Active Directory identifies all resources on a network, making them accessible to users and application ù something previous versions of NT lacked. Windows 2000 Active Directory, by Joe Casad, shows you how to to use Active Directory to reduce the total cost of running a network by controlling all the directories and devices on a network from one location, under one platform. This unique, in-depth treatment gives you specific cost-saving tips and examples. You learn how to set up Active Directory...handle security....distinguish domains trees and interoperate Active Directory with NT and NetWare, TCP/IP and DNS...write scripts to automate administrative tasks...support applications...customize schema...and more.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Many organizations are choosing to deploy Windows 2000 on their networks precisely because of the power and flexibility that Active Directory promises. Windows 2000 Active Directory represents a complete guide to Active Directory services and certain aspects of their use. You might think of this book as the Active Directory equivalent of one of those big guides to Microsoft Word or Adobe Photoshop: it's big, procedure-rich, and organized around the features of the software, instead of around the engineering considerations that are central to using it. Its focus on the features isn't a shortcoming, but a characteristic.

A typical section has to do with Replication Monitor, a diagnostic and observation program that's part of the Windows 2000 Resource Kit. In this section, the author first provides a quick statement of where Replication Monitor is and what it does, then gives steps for using it. These steps could benefit from more illustrations, but they're not bad. The author then goes through options--synchronizing with a replication partner, checking Update Sequence Number (USN), and so on--before listing a replication log and commenting a bit on it. He repeats the strategy for scores of other features, capabilities, and utilities, the result being a detailed document that assumes little on the part of the reader. --David Wall

Topics covered: An overview of Active Directory's purpose and architecture, followed by detailed guides to each of its features and capabilities. Coverage deals with replication, security, users and groups, and systems administration issues, such as installation.

From the Back Cover

Your practical guide to Active Directory - the most important new feature of Windows 2000.

Administer and customize your Active Directory network with the secrets revealed in this comprehensive volume. Windows 2000 Active Directory provides hands-on details about Active Directory, the multi-master directory service at the heart of the Windows 2000 network. This practical study of Active Directory provides a balanced discussion that delves into the theory and serves as a practical desktop reference. If you are looking for the straight facts on how to administer Active Directory, look inside. This single-volume reference explains how to plan, deploy, configure, manage, and customize the Active Directory environment. Plus, you'll get eight pages of color blueprints that illustrate core Active Directory concepts.

• Manage and monitor the Active Directory replication process
• Customize and manipulate the Active Directory schema to create new object classes and attributes
• Understand Kerberos authentication and how it operates on Windows 2000 networks
• Create and manage group policy objects for efficient, granular administration of network resources
• Secure network communications through Windows 2000's IP security
• Backup and reset the Active Directory database
• Configure Active Directory domains, trusts, sites, site links, and site link bridges
• Administer Active Directory through command-line tools provided with the Windows 2000 Support Tools and the Windows 2000 Resource Kit

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Product Details

• Paperback: 564 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (April 13, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072123230
• ISBN-13: 978-0072123234
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,146,719 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Difficult subject explained clearly and thoroughly, June 27, 2000

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Keith (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windows 2000 Active Directory (Paperback)

After reading hundreds of pages in 2 different Microsoft Press books, I knew all of the components of Active Directory, but still did not understand its purpose or functionality. Within 14 pages of this book, it all made sense. This book is easy to read with great flow and still presents material in great depth.

I work as a Microsoft Certified Trainer and spend a lot of time looking for texts that are accurate, easy to understand, and thorough. In short, I have recommended this one to all of my fellow trainers for Win2K preparation and will consider it as a reference source for our students.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An active guide to the Active Directory, May 31, 2000

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Rajeev Nair (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windows 2000 Active Directory (Paperback)

Active directory is an integral part of the security and maintanence of a Windows 2000 server and domain. The active directory design and architecture are considerably different from the domain model followed in Windows NT. Hence a clear understanding of the concepts of the active directory is an absolute necessity for anybody who aspires to be a Windows 2000 administrator.

'Windows 2000 Active Directory' by Joe Casad is an excellent introduction to Windows 2000 active directory. It begins with the discussion on the role of the active directory services in the Windows 2000 domain model. It gives insight to the active directory's use of open standards like DNS and LDAP together with employment of the most common naming conventions to ensure interoperability with other operating systems. It also discusses the migration or integration of the active directory with other directory services such as Novell's NDS as also the security and administrative delegation.

I woould rate this as an excellent book on the subject. It is an invaluable guide for all Win2000 domain admins.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Complex Issue, Complex Book..., May 11, 2002

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"systems_engineer" (St. Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windows 2000 Active Directory (Paperback)

Although I appreciate the Authors insight and layout in the way OU's are described in this book, other issues are still vague and need more step by step examples.

As an NT 4 MCSE, I have taken the classes for MCSE 2000 certification and work with mixed mode Windows NT4 and Windows NT2K daily. There is alot of information in this book, though as you get deeper into security and group policies - some real world examples would be a huge help in understanding Active Directory.

We need some case study type examples for networks of 10 to 25 users, 50 to 100 users and also networks of 500 to 1000 users, with sample OU's and group policy settings - step by step. And also it would be nice to see the pros and cons of these sample networks with and with Active Directory installed.

This is a complex issue, the author has done a good job here with a wide and comprehensive overview on Active Directory - though I will be purchasing other books on Active Directory.