Description

This course is intended for systems administrator and systems engineer candidates who are responsible for managing accounts and resources. These tasks include managing user, computer, and group accounts; managing access to network resources; managing printers; managing an organizational unit in a network based on the Active Directory service; and implementing Group Policy to manage users and computers. This course also provides students with the knowledge and skills that are needed to effectively maintain server resources, monitor server performance, and safeguard data on computers running one of the operating systems in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family.

Objectives

After completing 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 organizational units Implementing Group Policies to manage users
• 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 device drivers
• Manage hard disks Manage data storage
• Manage disaster recovery
• Maintain software by using Microsoft Software Update Services

Audience

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 skill

Included Materials

Recorded Virtual Classroom courses provide:

• Unlimited 24 x 7 access to Campus for the entire program. (All courses are launched from this personalized web site that organizes and manages your training experience.)
• Expert Now - a recorded version of the expert-led training course, for anytime anywhere access to expert instruction.
• Hands on Labs - a perfectly simulated, real-world environment to test skills without risk.
• Engaging course demos and real-world examples
• Practice Exams - Simulated certification exams designed to validate exam readiness.
• Classroom Support Materials - an online version of the classroom student guide that can be searched and printed, and the ability to record and review class notes.

Included Labs

• Creating a Custom MMC
• Creating Domain User Accounts
• Creating User Groups
• Publishing a Shared Folder with Active Directory
• Install and Share a Local Printer
• Creating a Printer Pool
• Using the Delegation Control Wizard
• Installing GPMC and Linking a GPO
• Using a GPO for Folder Redirection
• Configuring Security Settings
• Remote Server Administration
• Configuring Alerts for Performance Monitor
• Using Performance Monitor
• Using Driver Roll back
• Working with Dynamic Disks
• File Compression and Encryption

Outline

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment Management and Maintenance 2.0

• Module 1: An Overview of Account and Resource Administration
• Lesson: The Windows Server 2003 Environment
• Lesson: Logging on to Windows Server 2003
• Lesson: Installing and Configuring Administrative Tools
• Lesson: Creating an Organizational Unit
• Lesson: Moving Domain Objects
• Creating a Custom MMC
• Module 2: User and Computer Account Management
• Lesson: Creating User Accounts
• Lesson: Creating Computer Accounts
• Lesson: Modifying User and Computer Account Properties
• Lesson: Creating a User Account Template
• Lesson: Enabling and Unlocking User and Computer Accounts
• Lesson: Resetting User and Computer Accounts
• Lesson: Locating User and Computer Accounts in Active Directory
• Lesson: Saving Queries
• Creating Domain User Accounts
• Module 3: Group Management
• Lesson: Creating Groups
• Lesson: Managing Group Membership
• Lesson: Strategies for Using Groups
• Lesson: Modifying Groups
• Lesson: Using Default Groups
• Creating User Groups
• Module 4: Resource Access Management
• Lesson: Overview of Managing Access to Resources
• Lesson: Managing Access to Shared Folders
• Lesson: Managing Access to Files and Folders Using NTFS Permissions
• Lesson: Determining Effective Permissions
• Lesson: Managing Access to Shared Files Using Offline Caching
• Publishing a Shared Folder with Active Directory
• Module 5: Printer Implementation
• Lesson: Introduction to Printing in the Windows Server 2003 Family
• Lesson: Installing and Sharing Printers
• Lesson: Managing Access to Printers Using Shared Printer Permissions
• Lesson: Managing Printer Drivers
• Lesson: Implementing Printer Locations
• Install and Share a Local Printer
• Module 6: Printer Management
• Lesson: Changing the Location of the Print Spooler
• Lesson: Setting Printer Priorities
• Lesson: Scheduling Printer Availability
• Lesson: Configuring a Printing Pool
• Creating a Printer Pool
• Module 7: Object Access Management
• Lesson: Modifying Permissions for Active Directory Objects
• Lesson: Delegating Control of Organizational Units
• Using the Delegation Control Wizard
• Module 8: Group Policy Implementation
• Lesson: Implementing Group Policy Objects
• Lesson: Implementing GPOs on a Domain
• Lesson: Managing the Deployment of Group Policy
• Installing GPMC and Linking a GPO
• Module 9: Group Policy Management
• 9-02 Lesson: Configuring Group Policy Settings
• Lesson: Assigning Scripts with Group Policy
• Lesson: Configuring Folder Redirection
• Lesson: Determining Applied GPOs
• Using a GPO for Folder Redirection
• Module 10: Administrative Templates and Audit Policy Implementation
• Lesson: Overview of Security in Windows Server 2003
• Lesson: Using Security Templates to Secure Computers
• Lesson: Testing Computer Security Policy
• Lesson: Configuring Auditing
• Lesson: Managing Security Logs
• Configuring Security Settings
• Module 11: Server Administration Preparation
• Lesson: Administering a Server
• Lesson: Configuring Remote Desktop to Administer a Server
• Lesson: Managing Remote Desktop Connections
• Remote Server Administration
• Module 12: Server Performance Monitoring Preparation
• Lesson: Introduction to Monitoring Server Performance
• Lesson: Performing Real-Time and Logged Monitoring
• Lesson: Configuring and Managing Counter Logs
• Lesson: Configuring Alerts
• Configuring Alerts for Performance Monitor
• Module 13: Server Performance Monitoring
• Lesson: Monitoring Server Memory
• Lesson: Monitoring Processor Usage
• Lesson: Monitoring Disks
• Lesson: Monitoring Network Usage
• Using Performance Monitor
• Module 14: Device Driver Maintenance
• Lesson: Configuring Device Driver Signing Options
• Lesson: Using Device Driver Rollback
• Using Driver Roll back
• Module 15: Disk Management
• Lesson: Preparing Disks
• Lesson: Managing Disk Properties
• Lesson: Managing Mounted Drives
• Lesson: Converting Disks
• Lesson: Creating Volumes
• Lesson: Importing a Disk
• Working with Dynamic Disks
• Module 16: Data Storage Management
• Lesson: Managing File Compression
• Lesson: Configuring File Encryption
• Lesson: Implementing Disk Quotas
• File Compression and Encryption
• Module 17: Disaster Recovery
• Lesson: Preparing for Disaster Recovery
• Lesson: Backing Up Data
• Lesson: Scheduling Backup Jobs
• Lesson: Restoring Data
• Lesson: Configuring Shadow Copies
• Lesson: Recovering from Server Failure
• Lesson: Selecting Disaster Recovery Methods
• Module 18: Software Maintenance Using the Software Update Service
• Lesson: Introduction to Software Update Services
• Lesson: Installing and Configuring Software Update Services
• Lesson: Managing a Software Update Services Infrastructure