These guides walk you through the fundamentals of the Windows 2000 operating
system. Experience commonly used scenarios including management, directory, and
security services, as well as other related areas. By clicking on the orange
link it will take you directly to the information you seek.
This document
explains how to build a common network infrastructure, beginning with the
Windows 2000 Server operating system configured as a domain controller.
This guide describes
how to create the first domain controller for a new child domain and how to
configure an additional domain controller for that child domain using the Active
Directory Installation wizard.
This guide introduces you to administration of the Windows 2000
Active Directory service.
The procedures demonstrate how to use the Active Directory Users and Computers
snap-in to add, move, delete, and edit the properties for objects such as users,
contacts, groups, servers, printers, and shared folders.
This guide
explains how to use the Active Directory Sites and Services snap-in to
administer replication topology both within a site in a local area network (LAN)
and between sites in a wide area network (WAN).
This
step-by-step guide introduces you to advanced administration of the Microsoft
Windows 2000 Active Directory service, using the Active Directory Schema snap-in
and display specifier modification.
You can add and
modify classes and attributes in the schema and extend both the Administrative
Tools and the Windows shell by modifying attributes in display specifiers
This guide
introduces batch administration of the Active Directory using both the LDAP Data
Interchange Format (LDIF) utility and a simple program you can write in VBScript
This
document describes how to install the Windows 2000 Professional operating system
on a workstation and connect that workstation to the domain controller server
that was created in “Part One: Installing a Windows 2000 Server as a Domain
Controller.”
Following the steps in these two guides will create a common infrastructure with
which to evaluate the Windows 2000 operating system
The
Distributed File System (Dfs) lets administrators create logical views of
directories and files, regardless of where those files physically reside in the
network. This guide describes how to use the Dfs Share Creation wizard.
This
step-by-step guide explores some of the new features in the Microsoft Management
Console (MMC), which lets system administrators create more flexible user
interfaces and custom tools for administration.
This
guide describes features and usability improvements in the Windows 2000
Professional operating system, which make it simpler for users to access
information and accomplish tasks.
This guide includes scenarios
showing the benefits of User Data Management and User Settings Management. It is
designed to help administrators understand how they can use these features in
their organizations.
This
guide provides examples of using secondary logon, which allows administrators to
avoid having to log on with an administrative account for each task.
Using this
feature, a user with multiple credentials can start applications under different
credentials without needing to log off.
This
document provides sample procedures demonstrating the installation and
administration of Remote Storage, the hierarchical storage management solution
provided in Windows 2000
Internet Protocol
Security (IPSec) provides application-transparent encryption services for IP
network traffic as well as other network access protections for the Windows 2000
operating system.
This guide demonstrates how to enable security using IPSec default policies
between two Windows 2000-based systems that belong to a Windows 2000 domain
