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Managing & Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment Course

Course Description

This course provides 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.

This course covers the subject areas covered in Microsoft Course MS2273.

Course pre-requisites:

Before attending this course, students must have:
  • CompTIA A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.
  • CompTIA Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.

Topics covered on the 5 day Managing & Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment course

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

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

Managing Groups

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

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

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

Managing Printing

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

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

Implementing Group Policy

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

Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy

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

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

Preparing to Administer a Server

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

Preparing to Monitor Server Performance

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

Monitoring Server Performance

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

Maintaining Device Drivers

  • Configuring Device Driver Signing Options
  • Using Device Driver Rollback

Managing Disks

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

Managing Data Storage

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

Managing Disaster Recovery

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

Maintaining Software by Using Software Update Services

  • Introduction to Software Update Services
  • Installing and Configuring Software Update Services
  • Managing a Software Update Services Infrastructure

Course Classification:  Technical Training Course

This is an instructor led training course taught in a classroom based environment.


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Course Fee = £1250   (excl.VAT)

Scheduled course dates

March 2010April 2010May 2010June 2010July 2010
8-1212-1610-147-11-

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The Managing & Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment course qualifies for the PTR Training Passport SAVE IT Scheme, which offers discounts on bookings for multiple courses and/or multiple delegates.