1 00:00:06,510 --> 00:00:10,300 Welcome to this course on Active Directory Domain Services. 2 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:14,760 My name is Wade and I'll be your instructor for this course. 3 00:00:14,790 --> 00:00:23,370 I'm happy that you've enrolled and I'll do my best to provide you with up to date knowledge on Active 4 00:00:23,370 --> 00:00:25,920 Directory Domain Services. 5 00:00:25,950 --> 00:00:29,760 First of all, a few words about the audience of this course. 6 00:00:29,790 --> 00:00:38,730 Candidates who attend this course typically are IT professionals and are starting learning AIDS or have 7 00:00:38,730 --> 00:00:47,310 some added knowledge and expertise and who aim to develop knowledge about identity and access technologies 8 00:00:47,310 --> 00:00:51,180 in Windows Server 2016 or later. 9 00:00:51,210 --> 00:00:59,520 This would typically include ads administrators who want to train in identity and access technologies 10 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:02,880 with Windows Server 2016 or later. 11 00:01:02,910 --> 00:01:10,620 Also, these are the people who are system or infrastructure administrators with general aides, experience 12 00:01:10,620 --> 00:01:18,840 and knowledge who want to cross, train and go around advanced identity and access technologies and 13 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,420 Windows Server 2016. 14 00:01:21,450 --> 00:01:29,400 The secondary audience could be considered people who are looking to consolidate their knowledge about 15 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:38,100 Active Directory Domain Services or AIDS and related technologies in addition to I.T. professionals 16 00:01:38,100 --> 00:01:42,960 who want to prepare for 7742 exam. 17 00:01:42,990 --> 00:01:48,360 Having said that, let's switch over to the first section overview. 18 00:01:48,390 --> 00:01:55,860 I hope that after completing this section, you'll be able to describe the structure of Active Directory 19 00:01:55,860 --> 00:01:58,650 Domain Services or ads. 20 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:04,800 Describe the purpose of domain controllers and install a domain controller. 21 00:02:04,890 --> 00:02:13,320 As you might know, Active Directory Domain Services and its related services form the Foundation for 22 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:18,050 Enterprise Networks that run Windows operating systems. 23 00:02:18,060 --> 00:02:27,330 The Ads database is a central store of all the domain objects, such as user accounts, computer accounts 24 00:02:27,330 --> 00:02:28,380 and groups. 25 00:02:28,410 --> 00:02:37,260 Ads provides a searchable hierarchical directory and a method for applying configuration and security 26 00:02:37,260 --> 00:02:40,790 settings for raw objects in the enterprise. 27 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:50,100 This section covers the structure of ads and its various components, such as forests, domains and 28 00:02:50,100 --> 00:02:58,160 organizational units or or use with an increasing focus on cloud and hybrid environments. 29 00:02:58,170 --> 00:03:08,010 Windows Server 2016 includes several new ads features that make it easier to manage this environment. 30 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:16,590 This section covers the features and choices available in Windows Server 2016 for installing ads on 31 00:03:16,590 --> 00:03:21,840 a server, and it provides an overview of domain controllers. 32 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:30,300 So to recap, after completing this section, you'll be able to describe ads and its main components. 33 00:03:30,300 --> 00:03:33,930 Describe the purpose and roles of domain controllers. 34 00:03:33,930 --> 00:03:41,070 Describe the considerations for deploying domain controllers and deploy a domain controller. 35 00:03:41,100 --> 00:03:42,630 Let's get started.