Active Directory Best Practices 24seven: Migrating, Designing, and Troubleshooting (Paperback)

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Attention network administrators! Here is the book that zeros in on the exact information you need regarding migrating, designing, and troubleshooting Active Directory. The best practices and extensive troubleshooting advice revealed inside come directly from in-the-trenches knowledge of an Active Directory specialist. For your productivity, essential information is presented in an "at a glance" format, with lots of bulleted lists and specific solutions to real-world problems. Each chapter includes the following distinct sections: Best Practices, Features new to Server 2003 and how they differ from 2000, Security Considerations, Scripting, Tools and Utilities, Charts and Checklists.

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Advanced Coverage for Experienced Network Administrators

Active Directory Best Practices 24seven is written specifically to build on the practical and conceptual knowledge you've already earned. Taking a "just the facts, ma'am" approach this book provides targeted instruction and insider tips to help you quickly implement the best practices established by successful network administrators across a wide range of industries. This is also an excellent way to make a pain-free transition to the latest release of Active Directory. Coverage includes:

Building a complete Active Directory-based infrastructure

Understanding migration options, including the role of Organizational Units

Configuring domain controllers to support Flexible Single Master Operations

Understanding how Exchange affects Active Directory design

Using the new backup and restore options

Troubleshooting and optimizing the Active Directory database, File Replication Service, and Group Policy

Setting up and maintaining interoperation between Active Directory and DNS

Migrating and consolidating Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000-based domains

Managing patches

Securing the base operating system before promoting a domain controller

Securing DNS to protect associated domain controllers

Working with Active Directory security options

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Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 1 edition (August 16, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782143059
• ISBN-13: 978-0782143058
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #558,945 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading, but not the all inclusive resource, November 26, 2008

By	K. Hudson "Technical writer" (Tempe, AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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My specialty is Active Directory, so my expectations might be a bit high. This book is vitage 2003 information now, but it is pretty good. The target audience is administrators and consultants. There isn't a ton of theory in here and there is a lot of practice (application) of the concepts. Still, I wasn't blown away by the information and I didn't find it unusually good. This is also not a huge reference book, like Boswell or Minasi turn out, but that is partly because the subject stays focused on Active Directory (not covering the entire server). This is not something you would want to use for certification exam preparation.