Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Managing a Server Environment Curriculum CBT Training CDs

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Summary: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Managing a Server Environment
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73313 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Managing a Server Environment Pt 1
73314 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Managing a Server Environment Pt 2
73315 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Managing a Server Environment Pt 3


Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits Per Course
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
Learning time not available




Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Managing a Server Environment Part 1
Course Overview
This is the first course in a three-part series of the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Management curriculum that prepares participants for the Microsoft Exam 70-290 - Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment. This course teaches how to manage users, computers, and groups in a Windows Server 2003 networked environment and also how to manage access to files and folders.

Learn To

To match Windows Server 2003 editions with their features.
To match logon options with their functions.
To identify features and functions of administrative tools.
To identify guidelines for creating a user account.
To identify options for creating user accounts.
To identify guidelines for creating a user account template.
To identify reasons for enabling and disabling accounts.
To identify reasons why users are locked out of accounts.
To identify options for resetting accounts.
To match types of groups with their features.
To identify guidelines for naming groups.
To create a group.
To identify features and functions of permissions.
To identify features of shared folders.
To identify options for publishing a shared folder.

Audience
This curriculum is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer. The Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Windows Server™ 2003 credential is intended for IT professionals who work in the typically complex computing environment of medium to large companies. An MCSA candidate should have 6 to 12 months of experience administering client and network operating systems in medium to large environments. Before taking this course, students must have: - A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills. - Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
German, US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: Introduction to Administration 1 hour
Match Windows Server 2003 editions with their features.
Identify features and functions of administrative tools.
Identify features and functions of OUs.
Create a custom MMC.
Match logon options with their functions.
Identify reasons for moving a domain object.

Unit 2: Creating User and Computer Accounts 1 hour
Identify guidelines for creating a user account.
Identify options for creating user accounts.
Identify guidelines for creating a user account template.
Identify options for modifying user account properties.
Identify options for creating a computer account.
Identify options for modifying computer account properties.

Unit 3: Managing User and Computer Accounts 1 - 1.5 hours

Identify reasons for enabling and disabling accounts.
Identify reasons why users are locked out of accounts.
Identify options for resetting accounts.
Match types of user profiles with their features.
Identify options for managing profiles using the System utility.
Identify options for locating Active Directory objects.
Identify features of custom queries and saved queries.

Unit 4: Managing Groups 1.5 - 2 hours

Match types of groups with their features.
Identify guidelines for naming groups.
Create a group.
Identify options for managing group membership.
Identify features of group nesting.
Match types of group strategies with their features.
Match types of default groups with their descriptions.
Match types of system groups with their features.
Identify options for modifying group scope and type.
Assign a manager to a group.

Unit 5: Managing Access to Resources 1.5 - 2.5 hours

Identify features and functions of permissions.
Identify features and functions of NTFS file and folder permissions.
Identify options for controlling inherited NTFS permissions.
Identify features of shared folders.
Identify options for publishing a shared folder.
Identify options for setting permissions on a shared folder.
Identify methods of accessing a shared folder.
Sequence the stages of synchronizing Offline Files.
Identify caching options for Offline Files.
Identify considerations for managing access using NTFS permissions.
Identify characteristics of effective permissions on files and folders.
Identify guidelines for combining shared folder and NTFS permissions.
Match printer access permissions with their functions.
Identify features and functions of the Print Spooler.




Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Managing a Server Environment Part 2
Course Overview
This is the second course in a three-part series of the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Management curriculum that prepares participants for the Microsoft Exam 70-290 - Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment. This course describes remote server administration and also how to manage a Web server. It also teaches how to manage physical and logical devices and data storage.

Learn To

To match group membership types with their tasks.
To identify features and functions of the Run as command.
To identify tools to administer a remote server using Computer Management.
To identify features and functions of disk partitioning.
To identify features of basic disks and dynamic disks.
To identify features and functions of a simple volume.
To identify options in Device Manager.
To identify options in the Add Hardware Wizard.
To identify steps for troubleshooting hardware.
To identify methods of compressing files and folders.
To identify effects of moving and copying compressed files.
To identify features of encrypting files and folders.
To identify features of IIS 6.0.
To identify methods of opening IIS Manager.
To identify security features of IIS.

Audience
This curriculum is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer. The Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Windows Server™ 2003 credential is intended for IT professionals who work in the typically complex computing environment of medium to large companies. An MCSA candidate should have 6 to 12 months of experience administering client and network operating systems in medium to large environments. Before taking this course, students must have: - A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills. - Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
German, US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: Administering Servers 1 - 1.5 hours

Identify methods of connecting to a remote server.
Identify features and functions of Terminal Services Manager.
Match Terminal Services problems with their solutions.
Identify options for configuring remote assistance.
Identify features of Remote Desktop for Administration.
Identify client preferences for Remote Desktop Connection.
Match group membership types with their tasks.
Identify features and functions of the Run as command.
Identify tools to administer a remote server using Computer Management.
Identify time-out settings for Remote Desktop connections.
Configure MMC to administer a server remotely.

Unit 2: Managing Physical and Logical Disks 1 - 1.5 hours

Identify features and functions of disk partitioning.
Identify features of basic disks and dynamic disks.
Identify features and functions of a simple volume.
Identify features of extended volumes.
Identify features of disk mirroring.
Identify features and functions of striped volumes.
Identify considerations for importing foreign disks.
Defragment a disk.

Unit 3: Device Management 1 - 1.5 hours

Identify options in Device Manager.
Identify options in the Add Hardware Wizard.
Identify steps for troubleshooting hardware.
Identify features and functions of a signed device driver.
Identify options for configuring device driver signing.
Identify limitations for rolling back device drivers.

Unit 4: Managing Data Storage 1.5 - 2 hours

Identify methods of compressing files and folders.
Identify effects of moving and copying compressed files.
Identify features of encrypting files and folders.
Identify options for setting a disk quota.
Identify options for adding and removing disk quota entries.
Identify options for exporting and importing disk quota settings.

Unit 5: Managing IIS 1.5 hours

Identify features of IIS 6.0.
Identify methods of opening IIS Manager.
Identify security features of IIS.
Identify best practices for securing IIS.




Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Managing a Server Environment Part 3
Course Overview
This is the third course in a three-part series of the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Management curriculum that prepares participants for the Microsoft Exam 70-290 - Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment. This course teaches about maintaining software by using Software Update Services. Server Performance monitoring is introduced, including creating performance baselines and monitoring the four primary server subsystems. Finally, this course provides information about methods of disaster recovery.

Learn To

To identify features of Windows Update and Automatic Updates.
To identify options for configuring Automatic Updates.
To identify features and functions of SUS.
To identify guidelines for creating a performance baseline.
To identify features and functions of Task Manager.
To identify features and functions of the Performance console.
To identify features and functions of counter logs.
To match counter log file formats with their features and functions.
To identify options to create an alert.
To identify guidelines for planning for disaster recovery.
To identify features of data backup.
To identify components that can be backed up when performing a System State data backup.
To identify features and functions of volume shadow copies.
To identify considerations for shadow copy scheduling.
To identify options for restoring shadow copies.

Audience
This curriculum is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer. The Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Windows Server 2003 credential is intended for IT professionals who work in the typically complex computing environment of medium to large companies. An MCSA candidate should have 6 to 12 months of experience administering client and network operating systems in medium to large environments. Before taking this course, students must have: - A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills. - Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
German, US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: Update Services 1 - 1.5 hours

Identify features of Windows Update and Automatic Updates.
Identify options for configuring Automatic Updates.
Identify features and functions of SUS.
Identify hardware and software requirements for SUS installation.
Identify options for synchronizing SUS.
Identify features and functions of SUS logs.
Back up an SUS using the ntbackup command.

Unit 2: Monitoring Servers 1 - 1.5 hours

Identify guidelines for creating a performance baseline.
Identify features and functions of Task Manager.
Identify features and functions of the Performance console.
Identify options for performing real-time monitoring.
Identify options for performing logged monitoring.
Identify options for monitoring a remote server.
Match event logs with the type of information they display.
Identify options for setting an event log.
Identify features of the four primary server subsystems.
Identify options for monitoring subsystems.
Match system bottleneck problems with their solutions.

Unit 3: Counter Logs and Alerts 1 hour
Identify features and functions of counter logs.
Match counter log file formats with their features and functions.
Identify options to create an alert.

Unit 4: Managing Data Recovery 1 1.5 - 2 hours

Identify guidelines for planning for disaster recovery.
Identify features of data backup.
Identify components that can be backed up when performing a System State data backup.
Match types of backup with their features.
Identify features of the Backup utility.
Match ntbackup parameters with their functions.
Identify features of ASR.
Identify options for scheduling a backup.
Identify options for restoring files and folders using Backup.
Sequence the steps for recovering from a server failure by using ASR.

Unit 5: Managing Data Recovery 2 1.5 - 2 hours

Identify features and functions of volume shadow copies.
Identify considerations for shadow copy scheduling.
Identify options for restoring shadow copies.
Match safe mode options with their functions.
Identify features and functions of the Last Known Good Configuration startup option.
Identify features and functions of the Recovery Console.
Identify steps to install and use the Recovery Console.
Identify features of a Windows startup disk.
Sequence stages in the boot process using startup files.