Contents
Overview 3
Exploring the Business Scenario 4
Examining the Business Requirements 5
Examining the Proposed MMS
Implementation 6
Lab A: Performing a Basic MMS
Implementation 12
Module 7: Performing a
Basic MMS
Implementation
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Overview
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Exploring the Business Scenario
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Examining the Business Requirements
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Examining the Proposed MMS Implementation
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Lab A: Performing a Basic MMS Implementation
This module provides you with the opportunity to apply the knowledge and
skills that you have learned regarding management agents, joins, attribute flow,
templates, and advanced management agent configuration. To strengthen your
knowledge and skills in these areas, you will perform a basic Microsoft
Metadirectory Services (MMS) version 2.2 implementation based on the
business requirements of a fictitious organization, Northwind Traders.
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
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Identify the elements of a business scenario that are relevant to an MMS
implementation.
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Describe the business requirements of the organization.
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Describe the elements of a proposed MMS implementation that is designed
to address the business requirements of the organization.
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Perform a basic MMS implementation.
Topic Objective
To provide an overview of
the module topics and
objectives.
Lead-in
In this module, you will learn
how to perform a basic
MMS implementation that is
based on the business
requirements of a fictitious
organization.
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Exploring the Business Scenario
Northwind Traders
Telephone Number
(SQL 2000)
Telephone Number
Telephone Number
(SQL 2000)
(SQL 2000)
Active Directory
Active Directory
Active Directory
Exchange 5.5
Exchange 5.5
Exchange 5.5
HR Database
(Flat File)
HR Database
HR Database
(Flat File)
(Flat File)
You have been tasked with implementing an MMS solution for a fictitious
organization named Northwind Traders. Northwind Traders is a worldwide
organization with approximately 5,000 employees.
Northwind Traders currently maintains four, distinct directories:
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A human resources database
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An Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 database
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An Active Directory
™
directory service implementation
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A telephone number database (Microsoft SQL Server
™
2000)
Topic Objective
To describe the business
specifications of a fictitious
organization.
Lead-in
You are required to
implement an MMS solution
for a fictitious organization.
We will start by discussing
the business specifications
of this fictitious organization.
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Examining the Business Requirements
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Information in the Four Directories Must Be Integrated
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Human Resources Contact Information Must Be
Propagated to Exchange and Active Directory
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Telephone Number Information Must Be Propagated to
Exchange and Active Directory
Implementation Requirements
Implementation Requirements
Implementation Requirements
Northwind Traders requires that the MMS implementation address the
following requirements:
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Information in the four directories must be integrated.
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Human resources contact information must be propagated to Exchange and
Active Directory.
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Telephone number information must be propagated to Exchange and Active
Directory.
Topic Objective
To identify the business
requirements for Northwind
Traders’ MMS
implementation.
Lead-in
Northwind Traders requires
an MMS implementation
that addresses specific
business requirements.
Remind students that these
are the business
requirements of the fictitious
organization, and that these
requirements may not be
necessary for implementing
MMS in other situations.