2273, Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

	This course combines five days of instructor-led training with additional e-Learning content to provide 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 Server 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.
	Duration: 5.0 day(s) Price: £1230.00 + VAT	Download Course Content   Download Course Files

Locations

Infero Ltd is based in the Lace Market in Nottingham. Training courses take place at the following locations including Nottingham, Derby, Loughborough, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Burton-on-Trent, Lincoln, Leicester, Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Birmingham, Solihul, Coventry, Nuneaton, Peterborough, Grantham.

Target Students

This course is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• CompTIA A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.
• CompTIA Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.

Delivery Method

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Certification

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

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

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• 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 Windows Server Update Services.
• Maintain Windows Server 2003 security.

Course Content

Module 1: Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources

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

Module 2: Managing User and Computer Accounts

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

Module 3: Managing Groups

Creating groups.
Managing group membership.
Strategies for using groups.
Using default groups.

Module 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

Module 5: Managing Access to Objects in Organizational Units

Modifying Permissions for Active Directory Objects
Delegating Control of Organizational Units

Module 6: Implementing Group Policy

Implementing Group Policy Objects
Implementing GPOs on a Domain
Managing the Deployment of Group Policy

Module 7: 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

Module 8: Implementing Administrative Templates and Audit Policy

Overview of Security in Windows Server 2003
Using Security Templates to Secure Computers
Testing Computer Security Policy
Configuring Auditing
Managing Security Logs

Module 9: Preparing to Administer a Server

Introduction to Administering a Server
Configuring Remote Desktop to Administer a Server
Managing Remote Desktop Connections

Module 10: Preparing to Monitor Server Performance

Introduction to Monitoring Server Performance
Performing Real-Time and Logged Monitoring
Configuring and Managing Counter Logs
Configuring Alerts

Module 11: Managing Data Storage

Managing File Compression
Configuring File Encryption
Configuring EFS Recovery Agents
Implementing Disk Quotas

Module 12: Managing Disaster Recovery

Preparing for Disaster Recovery
Backing Up Data
Scheduling Backup Jobs
Restoring Data
Configuring Shadow Copies
Recovering from Server Failure

Module 13: Software Maintenance Using Windows Server Update Services

Introduction to Windows Server Update Services
Installing and Configuring Windows Server Update Services
Managing Windows Server Update Services

Module 14: Securing Windows Server 2003

Introduction to Securing Servers
Implementing Core Server Security
Hardening Servers
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

Module 15: Self-Study: Implementing Printing

Multimedia: Introduction to Printing in the Windows Server 2003 Family
Installing and Managing Access to Printers
Managing Printer Drivers
Implementing Printer Locations

Module 16: Self-Study: Managing Printing

Changing the Location of the Print Spooler
Setting Printer Priorities and Scheduling Printer Availability
Configuring a Printing Pool and Redirecting Print Queues

Module 17: Self-Study: Monitoring Server Performance

Multimedia: The Primary Server Subsystems
Monitoring Server Memory
Monitoring Processor Usage
Monitoring Disks
Monitoring Network Usage
Monitoring Best Practices

Module 18: Self-Study: Maintaining Device Drivers

Configuring Device Driver Signing Options
Using Device Driver Rollback

Module 19: Self-Study: Managing Disks

Preparing Disks
Managing Disk Properties
Managing Mounted Drives
Converting Disks
Creating Volumes
Creating Fault-Tolerant Volumes
Importing a Foreign Disk