Upgrading Your Support Skills from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Course 2208—Three days—Instructor-led

Introduction

This three-day, instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and new skills needed to implement and manage a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 networked environment.

Audience

This 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.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Prerequisites

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

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exams:

Course Materials

The student kit includes a workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

The following software is provided in the student kit:

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to the Windows Server 2003 Family

This module 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.

Module Objectives

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 2: Implementing the Domain Name System

This module 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.

Module Objectives

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 3: Managing and Monitoring the Domain Name System

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

Module Objectives

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 4: Installing Windows Server 2003 Active Directory

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

Module Objectives

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 5: Creating and Managing Active Directory Objects

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

Module Objectives

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 6: Implementing Group Policy to Centrally Manage a Windows Server 2003 Family Network

This module covers planning and implementing multiple forests in Active Directory by adding a new organization 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.

Module Objectives

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 7: Configuring and Managing User Environment by Using Group Policy

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

Module Objectives

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Self Study: Configuring and Supporting Network Access

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

Module Objectives

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Self Study: Securing Network Traffic and Data Files

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

Module Objectives

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Self Study: Implementing Basic Disaster Protection and Recovery Techniques in the Windows Server 2003 Family

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

Module Objectives

After completing this module, students will be able to: