Mastering Active Directory

Understand the Core Functionalities of Active Directory Services Using Microsoft Server 2016 and PowerShell

Publisher:Packt Publishing Limited

By: Dishan Francis

Paid access

|Jul 2025

E-Book €41.99Institutions €142.95

Description

Become a master at managing enterprise identity infrastructure by leveraging Active Directory

Key Features

Manage your Active Directory services for Windows Server 2016 effectively
Automate administrative tasks in Active Directory using PowerShell
Manage your organization’s network with ease

Book Description

Active Directory is a centralized and standardized system that automates networked management of user data, security, and distributed resources and enables interoperation with other directories. If you are aware of Active Directory basics and want to gain expertise in it, this book is perfect for you.
We will quickly go through the architecture and fundamentals of Active Directory and then dive deep into the core components, such as forests, domains, sites, trust relationships, OU, objects, attributes, DNS, and replication. We will then move on to AD schemas, global catalogs, LDAP, RODC, RMS, certificate authorities, group policies, and security best practices, which will help you gain a better understanding of objects and components and how they can be used effectively. We will also cover AD Domain Services and Federation Services for Windows Server 2016 and all their new features. Last but not least, you will learn how to manage your identity infrastructure for a hybrid-cloud setup. All this will help you design, plan, deploy, manage operations on, and troubleshoot your enterprise identity infrastructure in a secure, effective manner.
Furthermore, I will guide you through automating administrative tasks using PowerShell cmdlets. Toward the end of the book, we will cover best practices and troubleshooting techniques that can be used to improve security and performance in an identity infrastructure.

What you will learn

Explore the new features in Active Directory Domain Service 2016
Automate AD tasks with PowerShell
Get to know the advanced functionalities of the schema
Learn about Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) roles and their placement
Install and migrate Active directory from older versions to Active Directory 2016
Manage Active Directory objects using different tools and techniques
Manage users, groups, and devices effectively
Design your OU structure in the best way
Audit and monitor Active Directory
Integrate Azure with Active Directory for a hybrid setup

Who this book is for

If you are an Active Directory administrator, system administrator, or network professional who has basic knowledge of Active Directory and are looking to gain expertise in this topic, this is the book for you.