The following curriculum includes three courses and will also prepare you for Microsoft's exam 70-290:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Managing a Server Environment Part 1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Managing a Server Environment Part 2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Managing a Server Environment Part 3
73313 - Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Managing a Server Environment Part 1
Course Overview
This is the first course in a three-part series of the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Management curriculum that prepares participants for the Microsoft Exam 70-290 - Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment. This course teaches how to manage users, computers, and groups in a Windows Server 2003 networked environment and also how to manage access to files and folders.
Learn To
To match Windows Server 2003 editions with their features
To match logon options with their functions
To identify features and functions of administrative tools
To identify guidelines for creating a user account
To identify options for creating user accounts
To identify guidelines for creating a user account template
To identify reasons for enabling and disabling accounts
To identify reasons why users are locked out of accounts
To identify options for resetting accounts
To match types of groups with their features
To identify guidelines for naming groups
To create a group
To identify features and functions of permissions
To identify features of shared folders
To identify options for publishing a shared folder
Audience
This curriculum is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer. The Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Windows Server 2003 credential is intended for IT professionals who work in the typically complex computing environment of medium to large companies. An MCSA candidate should have 6 to 12 months of experience administering client and network operating systems in medium to large environments
Before taking this course, students must have: - A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills. - Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.
Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours
ObjectivesUnit 1: Introduction to Administration 1 hour
Match Windows Server 2003 editions with their features
Identify features and functions of administrative tools
Identify features and functions of OUs
Create a custom MMC
Match logon options with their functions
Identify reasons for moving a domain object
Unit 2: Creating User and Computer Accounts 1 hour
Identify guidelines for creating a user account
Identify options for creating user accounts
Identify guidelines for creating a user account template
Identify options for modifying user account properties
Identify options for creating a computer account
Identify options for modifying computer account properties
Unit 3: Managing User and Computer Accounts 1 - 1.5 hours
Identify reasons for enabling and disabling accounts
Identify reasons why users are locked out of accounts
Identify options for resetting accounts
Match types of user profiles with their features
Identify options for managing profiles using the System utility
Identify options for locating Active Directory objects
Identify features of custom queries and saved queries
Unit 4: Managing Groups 1.5 - 2 hours
Match types of groups with their features
Identify guidelines for naming groups
Create a group
Identify options for managing group membership
Identify features of group nesting
Match types of group strategies with their features
Match types of default groups with their descriptions
Match types of system groups with their features
Identify options for modifying group scope and type
Assign a manager to a group
Unit 5: Managing Access to Resources 1.5 - 2.5 hours
Identify features and functions of permissions
Identify features and functions of NTFS file and folder permissions
Identify options for controlling inherited NTFS permissions
Identify features of shared folders
Identify options for publishing a shared folder
Identify options for setting permissions on a shared folder
Identify methods of accessing a shared folder
Sequence the stages of synchronizing Offline Files
Identify caching options for Offline Files
Identify considerations for managing access using NTFS permissions
Identify characteristics of effective permissions on files and folders
Identify guidelines for combining shared folder and NTFS permissions
Match printer access permissions with their functions
Identify features and functions of the Print Spooler
73314 - Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Managing a Server Environment Part 2
Course Overview
This is the second course in a three-part series of the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Management curriculum that prepares participants for the Microsoft Exam 70-290 - Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment. This course describes remote server administration and also how to manage a Web server. It also teaches how to manage physical and logical devices and data storage.
Learn To
To match group membership types with their tasks
To identify features and functions of the Run as command
To identify tools to administer a remote server using Computer Management
To identify features and functions of disk partitioning
To identify features of basic disks and dynamic disks
To identify features and functions of a simple volume
To identify options in Device Manager
To identify options in the Add Hardware Wizard
To identify steps for troubleshooting hardware
To identify methods of compressing files and folders
To identify effects of moving and copying compressed files
To identify features of encrypting files and folders
To identify features of IIS 6
0
To identify methods of opening IIS Manager
To identify security features of IIS
Audience
This curriculum is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer. The Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Windows Server 2003 credential is intended for IT professionals who work in the typically complex computing environment of medium to large companies. An MCSA candidate should have 6 to 12 months of experience administering client and network operating systems in medium to large environments. Before taking this course, students must have: - A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills. - Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.
Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours
ObjectivesUnit 1: Administering Servers 1 - 1.5 hours
Identify methods of connecting to a remote server
Identify features and functions of Terminal Services Manager
Match Terminal Services problems with their solutions
Identify options for configuring remote assistance
Identify features of Remote Desktop for Administration
Identify client preferences for Remote Desktop Connection
Match group membership types with their tasks
Identify features and functions of the Run as command
Identify tools to administer a remote server using Computer Management
Identify time-out settings for Remote Desktop connections
Configure MMC to administer a server remotely
Unit 2: Managing Physical and Logical Disks 1 - 1.5 hours
Identify features and functions of disk partitioning
Identify features of basic disks and dynamic disks
Identify features and functions of a simple volume
Identify features of extended volumes
Identify features of disk mirroring
Identify features and functions of striped volumes
Identify considerations for importing foreign disks
Defragment a disk
Unit 3: Device Management 1 - 1.5 hours
Identify options in Device Manager
Identify options in the Add Hardware Wizard
Identify steps for troubleshooting hardware
Identify features and functions of a signed device driver
Identify options for configuring device driver signing
Identify limitations for rolling back device drivers
Unit 4: Managing Data Storage 1.5 - 2 hours
Identify methods of compressing files and folders
Identify effects of moving and copying compressed files
Identify features of encrypting files and folders
Identify options for setting a disk quota
Identify options for adding and removing disk quota entries
Identify options for exporting and importing disk quota settings
Unit 5: Managing IIS 1.5 hours
Identify features of IIS 6
0
Identify methods of opening IIS Manager
Identify security features of IIS
Identify best practices for securing IIS
73315 - Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Managing a Server Environment Part 3
Course Overview
This is the third course in a three-part series of the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Management curriculum that prepares participants for the Microsoft Exam 70-290 - Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment. This course teaches about maintaining software by using Software Update Services. Server Performance monitoring is introduced, including creating performance baselines and monitoring the four primary server subsystems. Finally, this course provides information about methods of disaster recovery.
Learn To
To identify features of Windows Update and Automatic Updates
To identify options for configuring Automatic Updates
To identify features and functions of SUS
To identify guidelines for creating a performance baseline
To identify features and functions of Task Manager
To identify features and functions of the Performance console
To identify features and functions of counter logs
To match counter log file formats with their features and functions
To identify options to create an alert
To identify guidelines for planning for disaster recovery
To identify features of data backup
To identify components that can be backed up when performing a System State data backup
To identify features and functions of volume shadow copies
To identify considerations for shadow copy scheduling
To identify options for restoring shadow copies
Audience
This curriculum is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer. The Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Windows Server 2003 credential is intended for IT professionals who work in the typically complex computing environment of medium to large companies. An MCSA candidate should have 6 to 12 months of experience administering client and network operating systems in medium to large environments. Before taking this course, students must have: - A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills. - Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.
Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours
ObjectivesUnit 1: Update Services 1 - 1.5 hours
Identify features of Windows Update and Automatic Updates
Identify options for configuring Automatic Updates
Identify features and functions of SUS
Identify hardware and software requirements for SUS installation
Identify options for synchronizing SUS
Identify features and functions of SUS logs
Back up an SUS using the ntbackup command
Unit 2: Monitoring Servers 1 - 1.5 hours
Identify guidelines for creating a performance baseline
Identify features and functions of Task Manager
Identify features and functions of the Performance console
Identify options for performing real-time monitoring
Identify options for performing logged monitoring
Identify options for monitoring a remote server
Match event logs with the type of information they display
Identify options for setting an event log
Identify features of the four primary server subsystems
Identify options for monitoring subsystems
Match system bottleneck problems with their solutions
Unit 3: Counter Logs and Alerts 1 hour
Identify features and functions of counter logs
Match counter log file formats with their features and functions
Identify options to create an alert
Unit 4: Managing Data Recovery 1 1.5 - 2 hours
Identify guidelines for planning for disaster recovery
Identify features of data backup
Identify components that can be backed up when performing a System State data backup
Match types of backup with their features
Identify features of the Backup utility
Match ntbackup parameters with their functions
Identify features of ASR
Identify options for scheduling a backup
Identify options for restoring files and folders using Backup
Sequence the steps for recovering from a server failure by using ASR
Unit 5: Managing Data Recovery 2 1.5 - 2 hours
Identify features and functions of volume shadow copies
Identify considerations for shadow copy scheduling
Identify options for restoring shadow copies
Match safe mode options with their functions
Identify features and functions of the Last Known Good Configuration startup option
Identify features and functions of the Recovery Console
Identify steps to install and use the Recovery Console
Identify features of a Windows startup disk
Sequence stages in the boot process using startup files