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This Windows Server 2003 course provides students with the knowledge and skills that are required to manage accounts and resources, maintain server resources, monitor server performance, and safeguard data in a Microsoft Windows ServerT 2003 environment. This is the first course in the Systems Administrator and Systems Engineer tracks for Windows Server 2003 and serves as the entry point for other courses in the Windows Server 2003 curriculum.
This course is also offered as 8 days of instructor-led training (as two courses) for students who prefer a complete classroom training experience:
- Course 2274: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (5 days)
- Course 2275: Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (3 days)
Prerequisites :
Before attending this course, delegates should have:
- CompTIA A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.
- CompTIA Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills
Objectives :
On completion of this Windows 2003 maintenance course, students should be able to:
- Create and populate organisational units with user and computer accounts
- Manage user and computer accounts
- Create and manage groups
- Manage access to resources
- Implement printing
- Manage printing
- Manage access to objects in organisational units
- Implement Group Policy
- Manage the user and computer environment by using Group Policy
- Audit accounts and resources
- Prepare to administer server resources
- Configure a server to monitor system performance
- Monitor system performance
- Manage device drivers by configuring device driver signing and restoring a device driver
- Manage hard disks
- Manage data storage
- Manage disaster recovery
- Maintain software by using Microsoft Software Update Services
Unit 1: Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources
- Multimedia: Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources
- The Windows Server 2003 Family
- Logging on to Windows Server 2003
- Installing and Configuring Administrative Tools
- Creating User Accounts
- Creating Computer Accounts
- Creating an Organisational Unit Hierarchy
Unit 2: Managing User and Computer Accounts
- Modifying Users and Computer Account Properties
- Enabling and Unlocking User and Computer Accounts
- Creating a User Account Template
- Locating User and Computer Accounts in Active Directory
- Saving Queries
- Resetting User and Computer Accounts
- Moving Domain Objects
Unit 3: Managing Groups - Creating Groups
- Managing Group Membership
- Strategies for Using Groups
- Modifying Groups
- Using Default Groups
- Best Practices for Managing Groups
Unit 4: Managing Access to Resources
- Overview of Managing Access to Resources
- Managing Access to Shared Folders
- Managing Access to Files and Folders Using NTFS Permissions
- Determining Effective Permissions
- Managing Access to Shared Files Using Offline Caching
Unit 5: Implementing Printing
- Multimedia: Introduction to Printing in the Windows Server 2003 Family
- Installing and Sharing Printers
- Managing Access to Printers Using Shared Printer Permissions
- Managing Printer Drivers
- Implementing Printer Locations
Unit 6: Managing Printing
- Changing the Location of the Print Spooler
- Setting Printer Priorities
- Scheduling Printer Availability
- Configuring a Printing Pool
Unit 7: Managing Access to Objects in Organisational Units
- Multimedia: The Role of the Organisational Unit
- Modifying Permissions for Active Directory Objects
- Delegating Control of Organisational Units
Unit 8 : Implementing Group Policy
- Implementing GPOs
- Implementing GPOs on a Domain
- Managing the Deployment of Group Policy
Unit 9: Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy
- Configuring Group Policy Settings
- Assigning Scripts with Group Policy
- Configuring Folder Redirection
- Determining Applied GPOs
Unit 10: Introduction to Security in Windows Server 2003
- Overview of Security in Windows Server 2003
- Using Security Templates to Secure Computers
- Testing Computer Security Policy
- Configuring Auditing
- Managing Security Logs
Unit 11: Preparing to Administer a Server
- Administering a Server
- Configuring Remote Desktop to Administer a Server
- Managing Remote Desktop Connections
Unit 12: Preparing to Monitor Server Performance
- Introduction to Monitoring Server Performance
- Performing Real-Time and Logged Monitoring
- Configuring and Managing Counter Logs
- Configuring Alerts
Unit 13: Monitoring Server Performance
- Monitoring Server Memory
- Monitoring Processor Usage
- Monitoring Disks
- Monitoring Network Usage
Unit 14: Maintaining Device Drivers
- Configuring Device Driver Signing Options
- Using Device Driver Rollback
Unit 15: Managing Disks
- Preparing Disks
- Managing Disk Properties
- Managing Mounted Drives
- Converting Disks
- Creating Volumes
- Importing a Foreign Disk
Unit 16: Managing Data Storage
- Managing NTFS File Compression
- Configuring File Encryption
- Implementing Disk Quotas
Unit 17: Managing Disaster Recovery
- Preparing for Disaster Recovery
- Backing Up Data
- Scheduling Backup Jobs
- Restoring Data
- Recovering from Server Failure
- Selecting Disaster Recovery Methods
Unit 18: Maintaining Software by Using Software Update Services
- Introduction to Software Update Services
- Installing and Configuring Software Update Services
- Managing a Software Update Services Infrastructure
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