1 00:00:06,530 --> 00:00:12,890 In this lesson, I'll make a quick overview of Active Directory administration tools. 2 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:21,140 I'll try to explain briefly the different Active Directory management tools and their usage and history. 3 00:00:21,170 --> 00:00:26,390 Managing Active Directory environment is one of the most common tasks. 4 00:00:26,420 --> 00:00:28,910 Nat Professional performs. 5 00:00:28,910 --> 00:00:35,660 You typically manage your domain controllers remotely, although you can sign into the computer either 6 00:00:35,660 --> 00:00:39,410 directly or by using remote desktop. 7 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:45,620 The primary tool you will use is the Active Directory Administrative Center. 8 00:00:45,650 --> 00:00:52,940 It provides a graphical user interface or gooey that is Windows PowerShell based. 9 00:00:52,970 --> 00:01:01,040 This enhanced interface allows you to perform Active Directory object management by using task oriented 10 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:09,350 navigation, and it replaces the functionality of Active Directory users and computers tasks that you 11 00:01:09,350 --> 00:01:12,260 can perform by using the Active Directory. 12 00:01:12,350 --> 00:01:21,400 Administrative Center include the following You can create and manage user computer and group accounts. 13 00:01:21,410 --> 00:01:30,800 You can create and manage organizational units you can connect to and manage multiple demands within 14 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:35,600 a single instance of Active Directory Administrative Center. 15 00:01:35,630 --> 00:01:41,930 You can search and filter Active Directory data by building queries. 16 00:01:41,930 --> 00:01:47,150 You can create and manage fine grained password policies. 17 00:01:47,150 --> 00:01:56,420 You can recover objects from this Active Directory, recycle bin, and you can manage objects that the 18 00:01:56,420 --> 00:01:59,410 Dynamic Access Control feature requires. 19 00:01:59,420 --> 00:02:04,940 All these tasks you can perform with Active Directory Administrative Center. 20 00:02:04,970 --> 00:02:13,010 We'll have a brief demonstration in the next lesson where we will take a look at how you can perform 21 00:02:13,010 --> 00:02:15,980 simple tasks within this tool. 22 00:02:16,010 --> 00:02:18,440 It's very handy and robust. 23 00:02:18,470 --> 00:02:26,210 Please remember that you can install the Active Directory Administrative Center only on servers running 24 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:36,230 Windows Server 2008 R2 or later, or on client computers running Windows seven or later. 25 00:02:36,260 --> 00:02:44,000 Nevertheless, there are other management tools that you will use to perform Active Directory Administration, 26 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:52,280 which include Active Directory user assigned computers, which is a microsoft management console or 27 00:02:52,430 --> 00:03:00,320 MSI snapping that manages most common resources, including users, groups and computers. 28 00:03:00,350 --> 00:03:08,540 Although many administrators are familiar with this snooping and they've been using it all the time 29 00:03:08,570 --> 00:03:16,730 now the Active Directory Administrative Center replaces it and provides more capabilities, Active Directory 30 00:03:16,730 --> 00:03:18,330 sites and services. 31 00:03:18,350 --> 00:03:25,660 This EMC snipping manages replication, network topology and related services. 32 00:03:25,670 --> 00:03:29,950 Another tool is Active Directory domains and trusts. 33 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:39,170 This MMS snipping configures and maintains trust relationships at the domain and forest functional levels 34 00:03:39,170 --> 00:03:48,770 and to more left active directory schema snipping this MMS snipping examines and modifies the definitions 35 00:03:48,770 --> 00:03:53,460 of Active Directory attributes and object classes. 36 00:03:53,480 --> 00:04:00,980 As you might remember from previous lesson, where we've examined this snapping, you typically do not 37 00:04:00,980 --> 00:04:03,650 view or change it very often. 38 00:04:03,650 --> 00:04:11,780 Therefore, by default, as you remember, the Active Directory schema snapping is not fully installed. 39 00:04:11,780 --> 00:04:17,720 You have to perform several extra steps to get to this snap in. 40 00:04:17,750 --> 00:04:24,650 If you don't remember, please refer to my lesson on Active Directory schema. 41 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:32,600 And the last but not least tool you'll use to manage Active Directory is Active Directory module for 42 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:34,070 Windows PowerShell. 43 00:04:34,220 --> 00:04:42,320 This module for Windows PowerShell supports Active Directory administration and it is one of the most 44 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,720 important management components. 45 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:53,690 Server manager and the Active Directory Administration Center are Windows PowerShell based and use command 46 00:04:53,690 --> 00:04:55,940 led to perform their tasks. 47 00:04:55,970 --> 00:05:04,760 Command lets is the name for PowerShell commands and during this course will be using PowerShell command 48 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:05,930 lets very often. 49 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:08,660 To perform this or that task.