Course Length: 5 Days

Overview:
This five day course is a combination of 2274 and 2275 instructor-led training to provide the knowledge and skills required to manage accounts and resources, maintain server resources, and safeguard data in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment.

Prerequisites:
A+ Certification
Network+ Certification

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 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

Course Content

Lesson 1: PART 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 Organizational Unit

Lesson 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

Lesson 3: Managing Groups

• Creating Groups
• Managing Group Membership
• Strategies for Using Groups
• Modifying Groups
• Using Default Groups
• Best Practices for Managing Groups

Lesson 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

Lesson 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

Lesson 6: Managing Printing

• Changing the Location of the Print Spooler
• Setting Printer Priorities
• Scheduling Printer Availability
• Configuring a Printing Pool

Lesson 7: Managing Access to Objects in Organizational Units

• Multimedia: The Role of the Organizational Unit
• Modifying Permissions for Active Directory Objects
• Delegating Control of Organizational Units

Lesson 8: Implementing Group Policy

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

Lesson 9: Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy

• Configuring Group Policy Settings
• Assigning Scripts with Group Policy
• Configuring Folder Redirection
• Determining Applied GPOs

Lesson 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

Lesson 11: PART 2 - Preparing to Administer a Server

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

Lesson 12: Preparing to Monitor Server Performance

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

Lesson 13: Monitoring Server Performance

• Monitoring Server Memory
• Monitoring Processor Usage
• Monitoring Disks
• Monitoring Network Usage

Lesson 14: Maintaining Device Drivers

• Configuring Device Driver Signing Options
• Using Device Driver Rollback

Lesson 15: Managing Disks

• Preparing Disks
• Managing Disk Properties
• Managing Mounted Drives
• Converting Disks
• Creating Volumes
• Importing a Foreign Disk

Lesson 16: Managing Data Storage

• Managing File Compression
• Configuring File Encryption
• Implementing Disk Quotas

Lesson 17: Managing Disaster Recovery

• Preparing for Disaster Recovery
• Backing Up Data
• Scheduling Backup Jobs
• Restoring Data
• Recovering from Server Failure
• Selecting Disaster Recovery Methods

Lesson 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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