How to install and configure Active Dirctory and more on Windows 2000 2003 and Longhorn
28th October 2006
Backing up Active Directory should always be a very crucial part of your backup regime. If Active Directory gets corrupted for whatever reason (a virus written to do this very thing for example) then without a backup you are in trouble. Here I describe exactly how to backup Active Directory.
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30th September 2006
…Overview…
The Global Catalog contains a partial replica of every object in the Active Directory. It’s what is accessed (unwittingly) by the end user and applications when searching for names, logon details, printers etc. It contains details of every object in the Active Directory but with only a small number of their attributes. In this article I describe the Global Catlogue in more detail and best practices for deploying and configuring.
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18th September 2006
…Overview…
Domain Controllers in NT 4.0 used to be simple. You had one PDC (Primary Domain Controller) in a domain and all the others were equal BDCs(Backup Domain Controllers). In 2000 and 2003 with the introduction of alot more features domain controllers are very similair to each other in many respects. There are certain roles however that need to be performed on certain Domain Controllers. These are called FSMO roles (Flexible Single Master Operations) and will definately come up in the MCSe exams. Here I describe what they are and some best practices in setting them up and troubleshooting.
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30th August 2006
…How To…
Uninstalling Active Directory is usually a simple procedure which I describe here. Although this is written for Windows 2003 the procedure is almost identical to uninstall Active Directory on Windows 2000.
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30th August 2006
…How To…
In this article I describe how to install Active Directory on Windows 2003 server. It should be noted that the procedure is virtually identical to install Active Directory on Windows 2000 server. This is what Windows is all about and knowing Active Directory is something necessary for both MCSE exams and day to day running of a Windows domain. Read the rest of this entry »
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