After completing Windows 2000 Directory Design MCSE 70-219: Designing Directory Service Architecture, the user should be able to:

	Design an Active Directory forest and schema structure
	Design a domain structure
	Analyze and optimize trust relationships

Domain Design Concepts

	Logical structures
	Physical structures
	Key concepts

Beginning the Design Process

	Input for directory structure
	Determining the number of forests
	Determining the number of domains

Rules of Domain Creation

	Seven rules
	OUs versus domains
	Using security groups

Planning the Active Directory Root

	Selecting an AD root
	Creating a dedicated root domain

Parent/Child and Trust Relationships

	Planning child domains
	Planning trust relationships

This course has the following features:

	Exercises that allow users to practice in Windows 2000
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to Windows 2000
	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment

Completion of the following series, a passing score on the core MCSE exams, or equivalent experience:

	Windows 2000 Professional MCSE 70-210
	Windows 2000 Server MCSE 70-215
	Windows 2000 Network Administration MCSE 70-216
	Windows 2000 Active Directory MCSE 70-217

Completion of these courses in this series:

	Windows 2000 Directory Design MCSE 70-219: Analyzing Business Requirements (W21901)
	Windows 2000 Directory Design MCSE 70-219: Analyzing the Technical Environment (W21902)
	Windows 2000 Directory Design MCSE 70-219: Analyzing Performance and Access (W21903)
	Windows 2000 Directory Design MCSE 70-219: Analyzing Security Considerations (W21904)
	Windows 2000 Directory Design MCSE 70-219: Analyzing the Impact of Active Directory (W21905)
	Windows 2000 Directory Design MCSE 70-219: Analyzing Client Management Requirements (W21906)
	Windows 2000 Directory Design MCSE 70-219: Directory Naming and DNS Placement (W21907)

	Windows 2000 Directory Design MCSE 70-219: Designing a Site Topology and Service Locations (W21909)
	Windows 2000 Directory Design MCSE 70-219: Designing an OU Management Structure (W21910)
	Windows 2000 Directory Design MCSE 70-219: Designing a Group Policy Management Structure (W21911)
	Windows 2000 Directory Design MCSE 70-219: Planning for Coexistence with Other Directories (W21912)
	Windows 2000 Directory Design MCSE 70-219: Schema Modification Policy and Implementation Plan (W21913)

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