Windows Server 2012 R2 Pocket Consultant: Essentials & Configuration

Chapter 8. Core Active Directory administration

• Tools for managing Active Directory

• Managing computer accounts

• Managing domain controllers, roles, and catalogs

• Managing organizational units

• Managing sites

• Maintaining Active Directory

• Troubleshooting Active Directory

Core Active Directory administration focuses on key tasks you perform routinely with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), such as creating computer accounts or joining computers to a domain. In this chapter, you’ll learn about the tools you can use to manage Active Directory and about specific techniques for managing computers, domain controllers, and organizational units (OUs).

Tools for managing Active Directory

Several sets of tools are available for managing Active Directory, including ...