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Active Directory: Monitoring, Managing and Recovering AD DS
Rating: 4.4 out of 5(8 ratings)
428 students

Active Directory: Monitoring, Managing and Recovering AD DS

AD DS monitoring, performance analysis, resource management, AD database structure, NTDSUTIL, backup/restore strategies
Created byVitalii Shumylo
Last updated 4/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Master AD DS performance monitoring and optimization by implementing resource bottleneck analysis, configuring performance counters, analyzing metrics.
  • Expertly manage the Active Directory database through NTDSUTIL operations, maintenance procedures, database integrity checks
  • Design and implement comprehensive backup and recovery strategies including Active Directory Recycle Bin configuration, authoritative/non-authoritative restore.
  • Execute a complete hands-on project implementing monitoring solutions, database maintenance routines, and disaster recovery procedures in a simulated enterprise

Course content

3 sections • 22 lectures • 2h 28m total length

  • Resource Bottleneck Analysis in Active Directory Environment5:28
  • Demo: Basic Windows Server Performance Monitoring Tools Overview5:01
  • Demo: Practical Server Performance Testing and Load Simulation7:31
  • Core System Performance Counters for Active Directory Analysis8:47

    Discover how Performance Monitor collects and displays system data with performance objects and counters, using real-time snapshots and historical data via data collector sets to monitor CPU, memory, and disk.

  • Network Performance Monitoring for Active Directory Services3:55
  • Active Directory Replication and Authentication Counter Analysis6:33
  • Demo: Configuring Performance Monitor Data Collection for AD DS7:29
  • Demo: AD DS Performance Metrics Analysis and Interpretation7:05

Requirements

  • Basic understanding of Windows Server fundamentals - If you can navigate the Windows Server interface and understand basic server roles, you're ready to start! No advanced knowledge required.

Description

Advanced Active Directory Management & Maintenance


Master the complete lifecycle of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) management with our comprehensive technical course. This deep-dive program delivers essential knowledge and hands-on experience in monitoring, maintaining, and recovering Active Directory environments at an enterprise scale.


Our expertly-designed curriculum covers critical aspects of AD DS administration through three core sections, combining theoretical knowledge with extensive hands-on labs and real-world scenarios. Learn directly from industry experts who share battle-tested strategies for maintaining robust and resilient Active Directory infrastructures.


Course Outline:


Section 1: Monitoring AD DS

- Understanding resource bottleneck analysis and resolution

- Implementing Windows Server performance monitoring tools

- Mastering performance testing and load simulation

- Analyzing system performance counters

- Configuring network performance monitoring

- Managing replication and authentication monitoring

- Setting up data collection and analysis systems


Section 2: Managing the Active Directory Database

- Exploring AD database structure and components

- Operating NTDSUTIL and DSRM password management

- Working with AD snapshots

- Performing database maintenance operations

- Managing ADDS service states

- Implementing restartable AD DS


Section 3: Active Directory Backup and Recovery

- Understanding object deletion and recovery processes

- Implementing AD recycle bin functionality

- Mastering object recovery techniques with and without recycle bin

- Configuring Windows Server backup solutions

- Implementing Azure Backup and DPM

- Performing authoritative and non-authoritative restores

- Managing advanced restoration procedures


The course combines theoretical knowledge with hands-on practice through real-world scenarios and lab exercises. You'll learn from industry experts and gain practical experience in performance monitoring, database management, backup strategies, and disaster recovery procedures.


By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

- Design and implement comprehensive AD monitoring solutions

- Manage and maintain AD databases with confidence

- Master backup and recovery procedures for all scenarios

- Implement automated maintenance routines

- Troubleshoot complex AD performance issues

- Apply industry best practices for AD lifecycle management


This course is ideal for IT professionals, system administrators, infrastructure engineers, and technical team leads responsible for maintaining and protecting Active Directory environments. Whether you're managing a small business or enterprise infrastructure, you'll gain the skills needed to ensure your AD environment operates at peak efficiency with maximum reliability.


Prerequisites:

- Basic understanding of Windows Server administration

- Familiarity with Active Directory concepts

- Access to a lab environment for hands-on exercises


Join us to transform your Active Directory management skills and become the expert your organization needs for maintaining a robust and reliable AD infrastructure.

Who this course is for:

  • Systems Administrators managing or planning to manage Active Directory infrastructure
  • IT Support Engineers looking to advance their AD troubleshooting skills
  • Infrastructure Engineers seeking deep AD database management expertise
  • Help Desk Professionals ready to move into system administration
  • Junior Administrators aiming to take on more senior AD responsibilities

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