Microsoft Active Directory 2000/2003/2008: Active Directory Data Store:

NTDS.DIT
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 Active Directory, Identity and Access (IDA)
o Stores Information
 Objects Active Directory - Directory Partitions:
 Identities
 Schema Partition
o Authenticate an Identity
o Control Access  Configuration Partition
o Provide an Audit Trail  Global Catalog
 Active Directory Domain Services(Identity) AD DS  Domain Naming Context
 Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
(Applications) AS LDS
 Active Directory Certificate Services (Trust) AD CS
Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003/2008:
 Active Directory Right Management Services(Integrity) AD
RMS
 Active Directory Federation Services (Partnership) AD FS Windows 2000 Operating Systems:

 Windows 2000 Professional

 Windows 2000 Server
New Active Directory Features in the Windows Server 2003 Family:  Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
New System-Wide Active Directory Features:
Windows Server 2003 Product Editions:
 Multiple selection of directory objects
 Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
 Drag-and-drop functionality
 Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
 Efficient search capabilities
 Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
 Saved queries
 Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
 Active Directory command-line tools
 InetOrgPerson class
Windows Server 2003 Product Versions:
 Application directory partitions
 32-bit Versions
 Install additional domain controllers in existing domains
 64-bit Versions
using backup media
 Embedded Versions
 Universal group membership caching
 Domain functional levels Common Features:
 Forest functional levels  Plug and Play
 Secure LDAP traffic  New file system support - FAT32 & Encrypting File System
 Active Directory quotas (EFS)
 Power Options in Control Panel
New Change and Configuration Management Features:
 Internet Explorer 5
 File Management:
 New Group Policy settings o Distributed file system (DFS) & Disk Quotas
 Resultant Set of Policy capability  Application Support:
 Administrative template improvements o Application Support & Terminal Services
 New command-line tools  Multiprocessing, Multithreading, and Multitasking
 Easier use of folder redirection  Security:
 Advanced software installation options o New security protocol - Kerberos version 5
 Cross-forest support protocol
 The Software Restriction Policies security area  Users can gain access to any network
resource (that the user has permissions
to) with a single logon.
New Domain- and Forest-Wide Active Directory Features:
o Remote Authentication - Dial-In User Service
(RADIUS)
 Domain controller renaming  RADIUS is an industry standard
 Domain renaming authentication service that provides
 Forest restructuring centralized management of user
 Forest trusts authentication and authorization for
 Replication enhancements remote access servers.
 User resource access control between domains and forests
 Deactivating defunct schema objects  Networking:
o Routing Information Protocol (RIP) version 2
 Supporting dynamic auxiliary classes
o Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing
 Tuning global catalog replication
o Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
Active Directory (AD) General Overviews and Concepts:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003:

 Manage Your Server

 Enhanced Help & Support Center.
 Enhanced Interface
 Windows Server 2003 Product Editions
o Web Edition
 Processors => 2
 RAM => 2
o Standard Edition
 Processors => 4
 RAM => 4
o Enterprise Edition
 Processors => 8
 RAM => 32/64
 8 Node Cluster
 Network Load Balancing
 Hot Add Memory
 Non Uniform Memory Access
o Datacenter Edition
 Processors => 32/64/128
 RAM => 64/512
 High Availability
 Vender Only.

Windows Server 2008 Functional Levels:

 Forest Functional Level

o Windows 2003 Forest Functional Level
o Windows 2008 Forest Functional Level
 Domain Functional Level
o Windows 2000 Native Domain Functional Level
o Windows 2003 Domain Functional Level
o Windows 2008 Domain Functional Level

Ports-Protocols:
21 FTP
23 Telnet
25 SMTP
42 WINS
53 DNS
67 DHCP
80 HTTP
102 X.400 Massage Transfer Agent (MTA) Massage Handling
Systems (MHS)
110 POP 3
155 FTPS
119 Newsgroup
123 NTP
135 RPC
137 NetBIOS Name Service / WINS
143 IMAP4
161 SNMP
379 SRS
389 LDAP
443 HTTPS
445 AD/SMB (MWN)
636 LDAP-SSL
993 IMAP-SSL
1701 L2TP
1720 PPTP
3101 RIM (BES)
3389 RDP
8080 HTTP