Active Directory

Active Directory

What Is Active Directory?

􀂇 Active Directory is a Directory Service which contains Information of All User Accounts and Shared Resources on a Network.

􀂇 Active Directory is a Centralized Hierarchical Directory Database

What Does Active Directory Do?

􀂇 Centralizes control of Network Resources

􀂇 Centralizes & Decentralizes resource management

􀂇 Stores objects securely in a logical structure

􀂇 Optimizes Network traffic

PURPOSE OF ACTIVE DIRECTORY

􀂇 Provides User Logon and Authentication Services using Kerberos

􀂇 to organize and manage:

- User Accounts

-Computers

- Groups

- Network Resources

FEATURES OF ACTIVE DIRECTORY

􀂇 Fully Integrated Security

􀂇 Easy Administration using Group Policy

􀂇 Flexible

 Structure of Active Directory

􀂇1. Logical Structure

􀂇 2.Physical Structure

 1. Logical Structure of Active Directory

􀂇 Domain

􀂇 TREE

-Parent/Root

- Child/Branch

􀂇 Forest

2. Physical Structure of Active Directory

o   Domain controllers

o   Site

Server 

Ip address   192.168.1.1

Sub            255.255.255.0

DNS          192.168.1.1

 Requirement for install and configure Active directory:

-         group of  systems (pc's) 

-          CD of windows 2003  server

-          name  for the Domain system  (mcse.com)

-         Ram 256mb

-         Free space at least 2GB in HDD

1- start – run type ( DCPROMO )

 2- click Next   3- click Next   

4- Select ( Domain Controller For New domain ) - click Next   

5- select ( Domain in new forest ) - click Next  

 6- give your domain name eg: (mcse.com ) - click Next  

 7- in domain net Bois (mcse don’t change name )   - click Next

 8- Database - - click Next  

9- folder location - click Next  

10- Select install and configure the DNS - click next  

11- select  permissions compatible only with windows 2000 or 2003 - click Next  

12- if you wont password give your password  or not  - click Next  

13- in summary  - click Next  

14- Now the configure is start please wait  

15 – if the configuration need CD of windows 2003server insert the CD

16-after configuration completed    - click finish

17- select restart Now

after restart

How can check   the active directory install or not?

1. (Start –program - administrative tool)

A-  active directory  domain and trust

B-   active directory sites and service

C-   active directory user and computer

D-  domain controller security policy

E-    domain security policy

 2-in command prompt there is two commands:

- Start – run – type (CMD) – ok

1-   Type In c:\net accounts   <enter >

Or else workgroup    that mean it is not   existing

2- start – run – type ( CMD )

 c:\gettype   < enter>

How to join member server or client to a domain  

1.Member server(2000 advance server,2003 server ,2008 server) :  if  a

server operator system joint to domain called as Member Server( it is a server which can be host service (DNS ,DHCP,IIS, etc ))

2. Clients operator system: (vista,xp 7,XP pro, 2000 pro win 98 win me )

If the Clients operator system joint to domain is called client services which cannot be hosting in client

 joint member server or Clients operator system  to domain :

in  IP give the DNS IP of server domain controller (  To assigning IP Address)

-    right click in my computer select properties

-    select computer name

-    in computer name select Change 

-    in member of  select DOMAIN  and give  your domain name (mcse.com) 

give the administrator of the domain   and password

-    click ok 

then press OK