This Microsoft support skills course is intended for systems engineers with experience planning, implementing, and supporting a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based network. The course specifically targets students who have practical, hands-on experience using Windows NT 4.0 and who need to quickly learn how to apply those skills in a Windows Server 2003 environment.

Before attending this course, students should have met at least one of the following prerequisites:

• Certified as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Windows NT 4.0
• Attended Course 689, Supporting Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Enterprise Technologies
• Possess equivalent knowledge and skills.

On completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Explain the features of the Windows Server 2003 family.
• Implement a Domain Name System (DNS) server.
• Manage and monitor Domain Name System.
• Install the Windows Server 2003 Active Directory® directory service.
• Create and manage Active Directory objects.
• Implement Group Policy to centrally manage a Windows Server 2003 family network.
• Configure and manage a user environment by using Group Policy.
• Configure and support network access.
• Secure network traffic and data files.
• Use advanced boot options, the Recovery Console, and the Backup utility.
• Restore data by using the Backup utility in Windows Server 2003.
• Plan and implement secure Routing and Remote Access.

This unit contains information that a systems administrator with Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 experience will benefit from knowing when starting to work on Windows Server 2003.

This unit contains an overview animation of the role of DNS in the network infrastructure and covers the essential concepts a systems administrator needs to know about a DNS server.

This unit builds on, and continues, content covering DNS.

This unit gives students the opportunity to install Active Directory, and learn about the new functional levels of Active Directory in Windows Server 2003.

This unit contains the information that a systems administrator must know to manage Active Directory objects.

This unit covers planning and implementing multiple forests in Active Directory by adding a new organisation to an existing company. Students will implement cross-forest trust, manage user authentication, identify possible security concerns, and come to understand how to resolve naming conflicts between two forests.

This unit contains content that a Windows Server 2003 systems administrator must have to manage user environments by using Group Policy.

This unit covers how to support network access for remote users. This unit focuses primarily on the Windows Server 2003 network access technologies and their related tasks.

This unit covers how to secure network traffic, which includes Internet Protocol security (IPSec); and how to secure data files, which include Encrypting File System (EFS).

This unit covers some of the ways to implement disaster protection and recovery techniques in Windows Server 2003. This unit focuses on using the Recovery Console and the Backup utility

Unfortunately we do no have any courses scheduled at this time. Please email us your requirements and we will endeavour to provide this course for you.