Windows Server® 2008 How-To

Chapter 9. Understand and Manage Active Directory

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Understand the Functionality of Active Directory

• Promote Servers as Domain Controllers

• Create Active Directory Objects

• Work with Site and Domain Consoles

• Utilize Other Active Directory Services

• Improve Active Directory with Windows Server 2008 R2

Understand the Functionality of Active Directory

Scenario/Problem:

Perhaps Windows Server 2008 is your first server OS or, in your current environment you haven’t had Windows 2000/2003 servers in place, so you haven’t had the opportunity to work with Active Directory. In either of these situations, you probably need to know more about Active Directory before you begin implementation.

Solution: Active Directory, first introduced ...