Server 2008 Ad Configuration - Module 2

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A record

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The building block of the DNS that maps a single IP address to a DNS hostname.

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Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS)

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Role that provides developers the ability to store data for directory-enabled applications without incurring the overhead of extending the Active Directory schema to support their applications.

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Admin Role Separation

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Feature offered by Read-Only Domain Controllers (RODCs) that enables an administrator to configure a user as the local administrator of a specific RODC without making the user a Domain Admins with far-reaching authority over all domain controllers in the entire domain and full access to the Active Directory domain data.

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aging

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The dynamic update feature that places a timestamp on record, based on the current server time, when the IP address is added.

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binaries

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The executable files needed to install Windows.

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dcpromo

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The Active Directory Installation Wizard

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Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM)

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A special startup mode used to run an offline defragmentation.

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domain netBIOS name

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Domain name limited to 15 characters that is maintained for legacy compatibility with older applications that cannot use DNS for their name resolution.

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dynamic updates

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Enables the DNS database to be updated with the changed information when the Internet Protocol (IP) address of a host changes

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Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO)

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The specific server roles that work together to enable the multimaster functionality of Active Directory

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forward lookup zone

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Zones necessary for computer hostname–to–IP address mappings, which are used for name resolution by a variety of services.

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fully qualified domain name (FQDN)

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The complete DNS name used to reference a host’s location in the DNS structure; for example, LUCERNEPUBLISHING

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global catalog

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A domain controller that contains a partial replica of every domain in Active Directory. It stores those attributes most frequently used in search operations and those attributes required to locate a full replica of the object. The Active Directory replication system builds this automatically.

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incremental zone transfers

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Method of conserving bandwidth by transferring part of a zone

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instance

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A single occurrence of an element

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latency

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The amount of time or delay it takes to replicate information throughout the network

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netdom

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A command-line tool that is used to create, delete, verify, and reset trust relationships from the Windows Server 2008 command line

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nslookup

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A command-line tool that is critical for working with DNS on Server Core

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Object Identifier (OID)

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A unique string used to identify every class or attribute added to a schema. OIDs must be globally unique, and they are represented by a hierarchical dotted-decimal notation string.

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Password Replication Policy

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A list of user or group accounts whose pass- words should or should not be stored on a particular Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC)

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pointer (PTR)

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The resource record that is the functional opposite of the A record, providing an IP address-to- name mapping for the system identified in the Name field using the in-addr.arpa domain name.

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priority

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A mechanism to set up load balancing between multiple servers that are advertising the same SRV records. 

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restartable Active Directory

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Feature that enables administrators to place the NTDS.DIT file in an offline mode without rebooting the domain controller outright

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reverse lookup zone

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Zone that answers queries in which a client provides an IP address and DNS resolves the IP
address to a hostname

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scavenging

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The process of removing records that were not refreshed or updated within specified time intervals

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Server Core

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A special installation option that creates a minimal environment for running only specific services and roles.

This runs without the Windows Desktop shell and is administered exclusively from the command line or using Group Policy.

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Server Manager

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A utility that enables administrators to view any other roles the server might be performing. 

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staged installation

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To begin the Active Directory installation at a central location, such as a data center, and then allow a local administrator to complete the configuration

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SYSVOL

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A shared folder that exists on all domain controllers and is used to store Group Policy Objects, login scripts, and other files that are repli- cated domain-wide

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time-to-live

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The length of time a record
is valid, after which it needs to be
reregistered

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unattended installation

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Running dcpromo from the command line using a specially formatted text file to specify the necessary installation options

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User Principal Name (UPN)

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A naming format that simplifies access to mul- tiple services such as Active Directory and email. Follows the format: username@domainname

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weight

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A relative weighting for SRV records that have the same priority.

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zone transfers

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The process of replicating DNS information from one DNS server to another

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Service record (SRV record)

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A specification of data in the Domain Name System defining the location (the hostname and port number) of servers for specified services

 

Format:

_[service]._[proto].[name]. [TTL] [class] [SRV] [priority] [weight] [port] [target].

 

Example:

_sip._tcp.example.com. 86400 IN SRV 0 5 5060 sipserver.example.com.