Microsoft Provisioning System Operations Guide

• Microsoft Provisioning System Operations Guide
  • Roadmap to Help and information
  • Checklist: Getting started with Microsoft Provisioning System
  • Best Practices
    • General best practices
    • Security best practices
  • Microsoft Provisioning System Overview
    • Provisioning overview
    • Microsoft Provisioning System capabilities
    • Microsoft Provisioning System components
  • Understanding Microsoft Provisioning System
    • Microsoft Provisioning System Basics
      • Requests, procedures, namespaces, and providers
      • Request processing
      • Failure handling
      • Security basics
      • Resource Management
        • Resource Manager
        • Managing Exchange resources
        • Managing IIS resources
    • Microsoft Provisioning Framework
      • Microsoft Provisioning Framework components
      • Provisioning Manager
      • Security in Microsoft Provisioning Framework
        • Access control basics
        • User accounts created by Microsoft Provisioning Framework
        • Groups created by Microsoft Provisioning Framework
        • Authentication
          • Security contexts
          • Basic authentication
          • Kerberos delegation
        • Authorization
          • Authorization during request submittal
          • Authorization during calls to namespaces and procedures
          • Authorization during calls to external services
        • Data Services Security
          • Database permissions
          • Data encryption
          • Registry keys
        • Logic flow of security processing
    • Procedures and Requests
      • Procedure Architecture
        • What a procedure is
        • How a procedure works
        • Procedure implementation in Microsoft Provisioning System
      • Request Architecture
        • What a request is
        • How a request works
        • Request implementation in Microsoft Provisioning System
    • Providers and Namespaces
      • Namespace Architecture
        • What a namespace is
        • How a namespace works
        • Namespace implementation in Microsoft Provisioning System
      • Provider Architecture
        • What a provider is
        • How a provider works
        • Provider implementation in Microsoft Provisioning System
      • The Relationship Between Namespaces and Providers
        • The roles of namespaces and providers
        • How namespaces and providers work together
      • Provider Namespaces Available in Microsoft Provisioning System
        • Provider Namespaces Installed with Microsoft Provisioning Framework
          • Active Directory Provider
          • BlockModelRMO
          • Command Line Provider
          • CoreRMO
          • Custom Audit Provider
          • Error Provider
          • File System Provider
          • HTTP and SOAP Provider
          • Preferred DC Active Directory Provider
          • Registry Provider
          • Scripting Provider
          • SQL Provider
          • Windows Installer Provider
        • Other Provider Namespaces Available in Microsoft Provsioning System
          • Exchange Provider
          • FrontPage Provider
          • IIS Provider
      • Non-Provider Namespaces Available in Microsoft Provisioning System
        • Managed Hosting
        • MPF Config
        • Managed Active Directory
        • Managed Exchange
        • Exchange Resource Manager
        • Managed IIS
        • IIS Resource Manager
      • Custom and Other Namespaces
        • Sample Namespace
        • Test Namespace
        • Custom namespaces
    • Delegated Administration Console
      • Delegated Administration Console functionality
      • Security in Delegated Administration Console
    • Services Available for Provisioning
      • Active Directory provisioning
      • Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server provisioning
      • Internet Information Services 5.0 provisioning
      • FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions and SharePoint Team Services provisioning
      • SQL Server 2000 provisioning
    • Implementation Architecture
      • Active Directory Implementation Architecture
        • Active Directory and Delegated Administration Console
          • Active Directory hosting configuration
          • Implemented Active Directory structure
          • Isolation of organization information in Active Directory
          • Implemented Active Directory groups
          • Implemented Access Control Entries
            • Access control entries for the hosting organization
            • Access control entries for reseller organizations
            • Access control entries for customer organizations
        • Active Directory and Exchange services
      • Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server implementation architecture
      • Internet Information Services 5.0 Implementation Architecture
        • Internet Information Services 5.0 hosting configuration
        • Internet Information Services 5.0 hosting folder ACEs
        • Internet Information Services 5.0 content folder ACEs
        • Internet Information Services 5.0 metabase ACEs
        • Internet Information Services 5.0 metabase properties
      • FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions and SharePoint Team Services implementation architecture
  • Deploying Microsoft Provisioning System
    • Planning Your Deployment
      • Creating plans
      • Planning your infrastructure
      • Planning for availability and performance
      • Planning a secure deployment
      • Planning for System Recovery
        • Specifying system recovery requirements and plans
        • To delete MPF registry entries in preparation for recovery
        • Creating a plan for backup
        • Creating a recovery manual
    • Implementing Your Deployment
      • Installing the software
      • Implementing redundant servers
      • Testing Microsoft Provisioning System
        • Setting up a test lab
        • Validating an installation
        • Performing system tests
        • Testing security
      • Checklist: Rolling out Microsoft Provisioning System
    • Maintaining Your Deployment
      • Monitoring security
      • Scaling your deployment
  • Installing Microsoft Provisioning System
    • Preinstallation Information
      • System requirements
      • Installation considerations
    • Performing installation tasks
    • Uninstall and modify Microsoft Provisioning System components
  • Managing Security
    • Checklist: Securing Microsoft Provisioning System
    • Securing the network and infrastructure for provisioning
    • Optimizing security with the non-provider namespaces and Delegated Administration Console
    • Building on the security capabilities of Microsoft Provisioning Framework
    • Integrating security across components
  • Managing Microsoft Provisioning Framework
    • Checklist: Getting started with Microsoft Provisioning Framework
    • Using Provisioning Manager
      • Administering provisioning servers
      • Administering namespaces and procedures
      • Administering credentials
    • Managing Microsoft Provisioning Framework from the command line
  • Using Delegated Administration Console to Provision and Administer Services
    • Checklist: Getting started with Delegated Administration Console
    • Performing Basic Tasks
      • To start Delegated Administration Console
      • To assign roles
      • To configure service plans
      • To set up a new reseller organization
      • To set up a new customer organization
      • To set up Exchange for an organization
      • To set up a Web site for an organization
      • To set up an FTP site for an organization
      • To delete a reseller or customer organization
    • Understanding Delegated Administration Console
      • Understanding the Delegated Administration Console user interface
      • Understanding roles and privileges
      • Role summary
      • Understanding how to administer Delegated Administration Console
    • Using Delegated Administration Console
      • Working with Exchange resources
      • Working with IIS resources
      • Assigning roles and privileges
      • Working with user accounts
      • Working with groups
      • Working with organizations
      • Creating organizational units
      • Working with plans and services
      • Working with Exchange services
      • Working with Web services
      • Working with FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions and SharePoint Team Services
    • Customizing Delegated Administration Console
      • Understanding the UI framework
      • Working with the UI framework
      • Using the UI Framework
        • Creating a toolbar
        • Customizing a page title
        • Displaying the name and path of an object
        • Generating dynamic content
        • Adding a display field
        • Creating a large-menu page
        • Modifying ASP to add information to a page
  • Using XML Requests to Provision and Administer Services
    • Checklist: Getting started with using XML requests
    • Working with XML Requests
      • Creating XML requests
      • Submitting XML Requests
        • Submitting XML requests from the command line
        • Submitting XML requests using SOAP
    • Working with the Managed Hosting Namespace by Using XML
      • Initializing Active Directory for hosting by using XML
      • Obtaining a list of caller UI roles by using XML
      • Identifying the type of an organization by using XML
    • Working with the MPF Config Namespace by Using XML
      • Obtaining a list of namespaces by using XML
      • Obtaining a list of procedures by using XML
      • Obtaining a list of credentials by using XML
      • Implementing credentials under which specific procedures run by using XML
    • Working with the Managed Active Directory Namespace by Using XML
      • Obtaining policy information for a newly created object by using XML
      • Managing Organizations by Using XML
        • Creating an organization by using XML
        • Renaming an organization by using XML
        • Modifying an organizational by using XML
        • Deleting an organizational by using XML
        • Moving an object by using XML
        • Getting the owning organization of an object by using XML
        • Getting the foreign owner of an organization by using XML
        • Expanding the capacity of a group by using XML
        • Getting group capacity expansion information by using XML
        • Identifying groups that require capacity redistribution by using XML
        • Distributing group memberships by using XML
      • Managing Users by Using XML
        • Creating a user account by using XML
        • Renaming a user account by using XML
        • Enabling a user account by using XML
        • Disabling a user account by using XML
        • Modifying a user account by using XML
        • Setting a user account password by using XML
        • Changing a user account password by using XML
        • Deleting a user account by using XML
      • Managing Groups by Using XML
        • Creating a group by using XML
        • Renaming a group by using XML
        • Modifying a group by using XML
        • Adding a member to a group by using XML
        • Removing a member from a group by using XML
        • Deleting a group by using XML
      • Managing Contacts by Using XML
        • Creating a contact by using XML
        • Renaming a contact by using XML
        • Modifying a contact by using XML
        • Deleting a contact by using XML
    • Working with the Managed Exchange Namespace by Using XML
      • Creating and Deleting Exchange Services by Using XML
        • Creating Exchange services by using XML
        • Deleting Exchange services by using XML
      • Administering Mailboxes by Using XML
        • Creating a mailbox by using XML
        • Modifying a mailbox by using XML
        • Deleting a mailbox by using XML
      • Enabling and Disabling Mail for Groups by Using XML
        • Enabling mail for a group by using XML
        • Disabling mail for a group by using XML
      • Administering Public Folders by Using XML
        • Creating a public folder by using XML
        • Modifying a public folder by using XML
        • Deleting a public folder by using XML
    • Working with the Exchange Resource Manager Namespace by Using XML
      • Initializing and Uninitializing Exchange Resource Manager by Using XML
        • Initializing Exchange Resource Manager by using XML
        • Unitializing Exchange Resource Manager by using XML
      • Adding and Removing Exchange Resources by Using XML
        • Adding Exchange resources by using XML
        • Removing Exchange resources by using XML
      • Allocating and Deallocating Exchange Resources by Using XML
        • Allocating Exchange resources for an organization by using XML
        • Deallocating Exchange resources for an organization by using XML
        • Allocating Exchange resources for a mailbox by using XML
        • Dellocating Exchange resources for a mailbox by using XML
        • Allocating Exchange resources for a public folder by using XML
        • Deallocating Exchange resources for a public folder by using XML
      • Querying Exchange Resources by Using XML
        • Identifying all Exchange resources by using XML
        • Identifying the Exchange resources of an organization by using XML
        • Identifying consumers of Exchange resources of an organization by using XML
        • Identifying organizations with Exchange resource allocations by using XML
    • Working with the Managed IIS Namespace by Using XML
      • Managing FTP and Web Sites by Using XML
        • Creating a Web site by using XML
        • Modifying a Web site by using XML
        • Creating an FTP site by using XML
        • Deleting an FTP or Web site by using XML
        • Deleting all FTP or Web sites of an organization by using XML
      • Managing FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions by Using XML
        • Installing the FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions root by using XML
        • Removing the FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions root by using XML
    • Working with the IIS Resouce Manager Namespace by Using XML
      • Initializing and Uninitializing IIS Resource Manager by Using XML
        • Initializing IIS Resource Manager by using XML
        • Uninitializing IIS Resource Manager by using XML
      • Adding and Removing IIS Resources by Using XML
        • Adding IIS resources by using XML
        • Removing IIS resources by using XML
      • Allocating and Deallocating IIS Resources by Using XML
        • Allocating IIS resources for a Web site by using XML
        • Specifying the path name for an IIS Web site by using XML
        • Deallocating IIS resources for a Web site by using XML
      • Querying IIS Resources by Using XML
        • Identifying the IIS resources of a server by using XML
        • Identifying the IIS resources of a Web site by using XML
        • Identifying all servers with IIS resource allocations by using XML
        • Identifying all Web sites with IIS resource allocations by using XML
        • Identifying the owner of an FTP or Web site by using XML
        • Identifying the FTP or Web sites of an owner by using XML
    • Working with other namespaces by using XML
  • Developing and Implementing Custom Namespaces
    • Checklist: Creating a custom namespace
    • Checklist: Modifying an existing namespace
    • Creating custom namespaces
    • Modifying existing namespaces
    • Using standard and custom providers
    • Modifying Delegated Administration Console calls to the non-provider namespaces
    • Implementing namespace security
    • Working with Custom or Modified Namespaces
      • To delete an existing namespace
      • To register a namespace
      • To test a namespace
      • Securing a namespace
  • Resources
    • Microsoft Provisioning Framework SDK and documentation
    • Provisioning Manager Help
    • Delegated Administration Console Help
    • Microsoft Provisioning System tools
    • Additional resources
  • Troubleshooting
    • Troubleshooting Microsoft Provisioning Framework
    • Troubleshooting Delegated Administration Console
    • Responding to event IDs
  • Product support
  • Glossary