Course 2274: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (5 days)

Course 2275: Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (5 days)

Create and populate organizational 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 using organizational 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.

Maintain Windows Server 2003 security.

A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.

Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.

Exam 70-290: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

Multimedia: Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources

The Windows Server 2003 Environment

Logging on to Windows Server 2003

Using the Run As Feature for Administration

Installing and Configuring Administrative Tools

Creating an Organizational Unit

Creating an Organizational Unit

Describe the Windows Server 2003 environment.

Log on to a computer running Windows Server 2003.

Use the Run as feature to perform administrative tasks.

Install and configure the administrative tools.

Create an organizational unit.

Creating User Accounts

Creating Computer Accounts

Modifying User and Computer Account Properties

Creating a User Account Template

Managing User and Computer Accounts

Using Queries to Locate User and Computer Accounts in Active Directory

Creating User Accounts

Creating Computer Accounts

Using Queries to Locate Objects

Modifying User and Computer Properties

Create user accounts.

Create computer accounts.

Modify user and computer account properties.

Create a user account template.

Manage user and computer accounts.

Use queries to locate user and computer accounts in Active Directory directory service..

Creating groups.

Managing group membership.

Strategies for using groups.

Using default groups.

Creating Global and Domain Local Groups

Managing Group Membership

Managing Default Groups

Create groups.

Manage group membership

Apply strategies for using groups

Manage default groups.

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

Creating and Sharing Folders

Configuring NTFS Permissions

Publishing Shared Folders

Testing Permissions

Configuring Automatic Caching

Manage access to resources.

Manage access to shared folders.

Manage access to files and folders by using NTFS permissions.

Determine effective permissions.

Manage access to shared files by using offline caching.

Multimedia: Introduction to Printing in the Windows Server 2003 Family

Installing and Managing Access to Printers

Managing Printer Drivers

Implementing Printer Locations

Installing Printers and Setting Printer Locations and Permissions

Searching for Printers and Testing Permissions

Explain printing in the Windows Server 2003 family.

Install and manage access to printers by using printer permissions.

Manage printer drivers.

Implement printer locations.

Changing the Location of the Print Spooler

Setting Printer Priorities and Scheduling Printer Availability

Configuring a Printing Pool and Redirecting Print Queues

Installing Printers and Creating a Printing Pool

Setting Printer Priorities and Availability

Change the location of the print spooler.

Set printing priorities and schedule printer availability.

Configure a printing pool and redirect print queues.

Modifying Permissions for Active Directory Objects

Delegating Control of Organizational Units

Modifying the Delegation of Control Wizard and Delegating Permissions

Testing the Delegated Permissions

Granting Permissions to the Legal Organizational Unit and Creating a Taskpad

Testing the Delegated Permissions

Modify permissions for Active Directory objects.

Delegate control of organizational units.

Implementing Group Policy Objects

Implementing GPOs on a Domain

Managing the Deployment of Group Policy

Disabling and Deleting a GPO

Creating and Linking Multiple GPOs

Filtering the GPOs to Exempt Selected Users

Backing Up and Importing GPO Settings

Implement GPOs.

Implement GPOs in a domain.

Manage the deployment of Group Policy.

Configuring Group Policy Settings

Assigning Scripts with Group Policy

Restricting Group Membership and Access to Software

Configuring Folder Redirection

Determining Applied GPOs

Creating and Applying a GPO to the Graphics Organizational Unit

Assigning a Logon Script to Connect to a Printer

Using a GPO to Configure the Members of the Backup Operators Group

Using the Group Policy Results Wizard to Verify the Policy Settings

Configure Group Policy settings.

Assign scripts with Group Policy.

Restrict group membership and access to software.

Configure Folder Redirection.

Determine Applied Group Policy objects (GPOs).

Overview of Security in Windows Server 2003

Using Security Templates to Secure Computers

Testing Computer Security Policy

Configuring Auditing

Managing Security Logs

Creating a Custom Security Template

Importing and Deploying the Custom Template

Explain user rights and audit policies in Windows Server 2003.

Use security templates to secure computers.

Test computer security policy.

Configure auditing.

Manage security logs.

Introduction to Administering a Server

Configuring Remote Desktop to Administer a Server

Managing Remote Desktop Connections

Enabling Remote Desktop

Creating a Shared Folder on a Remote Computer

Connecting to a Remote Console Session

Creating runas Shortcuts to Administration Tools

Explain the tasks, tools, and rights that are required to administer a server.

Configure Remote Desktop for Administration and client preferences.

Manage remote desktop connections.

Introduction to Monitoring Server Performance

Performing Real-Time and Logged Monitoring

Configuring and Managing Counter Logs

Configuring Alerts

Selecting the Appropriate Monitoring Technique

Establish a performance baseline.

Perform real-time and logged monitoring.

Configure and manage counter logs.

Configure alerts.

Multimedia: The Primary Server Subsystems

Monitoring Server Memory

Monitoring Processor Usage

Monitoring Disks

Monitoring Network Usage

Monitoring Best Practices

Create and Configure Alerts

Configure the Messaging Service

Finding a High CPU Usage Process

Finding a High Memory Usage Process

Explain how the four primary server subsystems affect server performance.

Monitor server memory.

Monitor processor usage.

Monitor disks.

Monitor network usage.

Use best practices for monitoring server performance.

Configuring Device Driver Signing Options

Using Device Driver Rollback

Configure device driver signing.

Restore the previous version of a device driver.

Preparing Disks

Managing Disk Properties

Managing Mounted Drives

Converting Disks

Creating Volumes

Creating Fault-Tolerant Volumes

Importing a Foreign Disk

Recovering from a Failed Mirrored Drive

Initialize and partition a disk.

View and update disk properties.

Manage mounted drives.

Convert a disk from basic to dynamic and from dynamic to basic.

Create volumes on a disk.

Create fault-tolerant volumes.

Import disks.

Managing File Compression

Configuring File Encryption

Configuring EFS Recovery Agents

Implementing Disk Quotas

Troubleshooting Disk-Quota Entries

Recovering an Encrypted File

Manage NTFS file compression.

Configure file encryption.

Configure an EFS recovery agent.

Implement disk quotas.

Preparing for Disaster Recovery

Backing Up Data

Scheduling Backup Jobs

Restoring Data

Configuring Shadow Copies

Recovering from Server Failure

Backing Up the System State Data

Recovering from a Corrupt Registry by Using Last Known Good Configuration

Recovering from a Corrupt Registry by Restoring System State Data

Prepare for disaster recovery.

Back up data.

Schedule backup jobs.

Restore data.

Configure a shadow copy.

Recover from server failure.

Introduction to Windows Server Update Services

Installing and Configuring Windows Server Update Services

Managing Windows Server Update Services

Create a Test Computer Group

View the Status of Updates and Computers

Back up WSUS

Describe Microsoft WSUS.

Install and configure servers to use WSUS.

Manage WSUS.

Introduction to Securing Servers

Implementing Core Server Security

Hardening Servers

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

Using the Security Configuration Wizard

Configuring a Group Policy Object for Member Servers

Scanning a Range of Computers by Using MBSA

Describe how servers are secured.

Explain core server security.

Harden servers in various roles.

Use Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.