Microsoft · hands-on lab
APL-1008: AD DS Foundations — Forest, Domain, OU & DCs
The structure of Active Directory and how domain controllers work: forest vs domain vs OU, global catalog, SYSVOL and promoting a DC.
- 25 minutesTime in the lab
- BeginnerLevel
- 6 tasksChecked automatically
- CertificateVerifiable link when you finish
The situation
You are preparing to administer Active Directory Domain Services. Start with the structure and the domain controllers.
What you will do
- Security boundaryquestion
- Not a security boundaryquestion
- Forest-wide searchquestion
- Promote a DCquestion
- Replicated sharequestion
- Health checkquestion
How it works
The lab opens in your browser: a real terminal or desktop, nothing to install. Work through the tasks, press Check after each one and the portal verifies your work. Stuck? Ask for a hint. Finish every task and you get a certificate page with its own verification link for LinkedIn or your CV.