Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Managing a Server Environment

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Managing a Server Environment
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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

Objectives


Unit 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

Objectives


Unit 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

Objectives


Unit 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



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