Understanding Microsoft Provisioning System

With the components of Microsoft Provisioning System, you can implement XML-based transaction processing that supports provisioning for a range of Web-based services. Together, the components and infrastructure of Microsoft Provisioning System provide support for several key services. You can use these services in different combinations to support specific deployment scenarios, including provisioning for Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server messaging and collaboration services, and Internet Information Services (IIS).

This section covers:

• Microsoft Provisioning System basics
• Microsoft Provisioning Framework
• Procedures and requests
• Providers and namespaces
• Delegated Administration Console
• Services available for provisioning
• Implementation architecture