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IT Vendor Courses   Microsoft Windows 2003 Training Courses

M2273: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows 2003 Environment

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Course Duration: 5 days

Course Code: M2273

Course Description:

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.

Relevant Certifications:

MCSA: on Windows Server 2003

MCSA: Messaging on Microsoft Windows Server 2003

MCSA: Security on Microsoft Windows Server 2003

MCSE: on Windows Server 2003

MCSE: Messaging on Microsoft Windows Server 2003

MCSE: Security on Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Microsoft Certified Business Management Solutions Professional: For Dynamics AX

Prerequisite Certifications:

Comptia A+ Certification

Comptia Network+ Certification

This course includes the following modules:

1: Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources

• Describe features of the Windows 2003 Server family.
• Log on to Windows Server 2003.
• Install and configure administrative tools.
• Create user accounts.
• Create computer accounts.
• Create an organizational unit.

Managing User and Computer Accounts

• Modify user and computer account properties.
• Enable and unlock user and computer accounts.
• Create a user account template.
• Locate user and computer accounts in the Active Directory® directory service.
• Save queries.
• Reset user and computer accounts.
• Move domain objects.

Managing Groups

• Create groups.
• Manage group membership.
• Apply strategies for using groups.
• Modify groups.
• Manage default groups.

Managing Access to Resources

• 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.

Implementing Printing

• Explain the printing process in the Windows Server 2003 family.
• Install and share printers.
• Manage access to printers by using shared printer permissions.
• Manage printer drivers.
• Implement printer locations.

Managing Printing

• Change the location of the print spooler.
• Set printing priorities.
• Schedule printer availability.
• Configure a printing pool.

Managing Access to Objects in Organizational Units

• Identify the role of organizational units.
• Modify permissions for Active Directory objects.
• Delegate control of organizational units.

Implementing Group Policy

• Implement a local GPO.
• Implement GPOs on a domain.
• Manage the deployment of Group Policy.

Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy

• Configure Group Policy settings.
• Assign scripts with Group Policy.
• Configure Folder Redirection.
• Determine applied GPOs.

Introduction to Security in Windows Server 2003

• Provide an overview of security in Windows Server 2003.
• Use security templates to secure computers.
• Test computer security policy.
• Configure auditing.
• Manage security logs.

Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

Preparing to Administer a Server

• 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.

Preparing to Monitor Server Performance

• Establish a performance baseline.
• Perform real-time and logged monitoring.
• Configure and manage counter logs.
• Configure alerts.

Monitoring Server Performance

• Explain how the four primary server subsystems affect server performance.
• Monitor server memory.
• Monitor processor usage.
• Monitor disks.
• Monitor network usage.
• Identify the guidelines for using counters and thresholds.
• Describe the best practices for monitoring server performance.

Maintaining Device Drivers

• Configure device driver signing.
• Restore the previous version of a device driver.

Managing Disks

• Initialize and partition a disk.
• View and update disk properties.
• Manage mounted drives.
• Create volumes on a disk.
• Convert a disk from basic to dynamic and from dynamic to basic.
• Import disks.

Managing Data Storage

• Manage NTFS file compression.
• Configure file encryption.
• Implement disk quotas.

Managing Disaster Recovery

• Prepare for disaster recovery.
• Back up data.
• Schedule backup jobs.
• Restore data.
• Configure a shadow copy.
• Recover from server failure.
• Select a disaster recovery method.

Maintaining Software by Using Software Update Services

• Explain Microsoft Software Update Services.
• Install and configure client computers to use Software Update Services.
• Install and configure servers to use Software Update Services.
• Manage the Software Update Services infrastructure.

 

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