Microsoft 70-297 Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure

About Exam

• Creating the Conceptual Design by Gathering and Analyzing Business and Technical Requirements
• Creating the Logical Design for an Active Directory Infrastructure
• Creating the Logical Design for a Network Services Infrastructure
• Creating the Physical Design for an Active Directory and Network Infrastructure

Exam Objectives

• Creating the Conceptual Design by Gathering and Analyzing Business and Technical Requirements
• Analyze the impact of Active Directory on the existing technical environment.
• Analyze hardware and software requirements.
• Analyze interoperability requirements.
• Analyze current level of service within an existing technical environment.
• Analyze current network administration model.
• Analyze network requirements.
• Analyze DNS for Active Directory directory service implementation.
• Analyze the current DNS infrastructure.
• Analyze the current namespace.
• Analyze existing network operating system implementation.
• Identify the existing domain model.
• Identify the number and location of domain controllers on the network.
• Identify the configuration details of all servers on the network. Server types might include primary domain controllers, backup domain controllers, file servers, print servers, and Web servers.
• Analyze security requirements for the Active Directory directory service.
• Analyze current security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Identify the impact of Active Directory on the current security infrastructure.
• Identify the existing trust relationships.
• Design the Active Directory infrastructure to meet business and technical requirements.
• Design the envisioned administration model.
• Create the conceptual design of the Active Directory forest structure.
• Create the conceptual design of the Active Directory domain structure.
• Design the Active Directory replication strategy.
• Create the conceptual design of the organizational unit (OU) structure.
• Design the network services infrastructure to meet business and technical requirements.
• Create the conceptual design of the DNS infrastructure.
• Create the conceptual design of the WINS infrastructure.
• Create the conceptual design of the DHCP infrastructure.
• Create the conceptual design of the remote access infrastructure.
• Identify network topology and performance levels.
• Identify constraints in the current network infrastructure.
• Interpret current baseline performance requirements for each major subsystem.
• Analyze the impact of the infrastructure design on the existing technical environment.
• Analyze hardware and software requirements.
• Analyze interoperability requirements.
• Analyze current level of service within the existing technical environment.
• Analyze network requirements.
• Creating the Logical Design for an Active Directory Infrastructure
• Design an OU structure.
• Identify the Group Policy requirements for the OU structure.
• Design an OU structure for the purpose of delegating authority.
• Design a security group strategy.
• Define the scope of a security group to meet requirements.
• Define resource access requirements.
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