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• 2274: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (five days)
  
• 2275: Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (three days)
  

Audience

This course is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer.

At Course Completion

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 using 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 Windows Server Update Services.
  
• Maintain Windows Server 2003 security.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• CompTIA A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.
  
• CompTIA Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:

• Exam 70-290: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment:
  

Course Materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

Course Outline:

Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources

• The Windows Server 2003 Environment
• Logging on
• Using the Run as Feature for Administration
• Installing and Configuring Administrative Tools
• Creating an Organizational Unit

Managing User and Computer Accounts

• Creating User Accounts
• Creating Computer Accounts
• Modifying User and Computer Account Properties
• Creating a User Account Template
• Managing User and Computer Accounts
• Using Queries to Locate User and Computer Accounts in Active Directory

Managing Groups

• Creating Groups
• Managing Group Membership
• Strategies for Using Groups
• Using Default Groups

Managing Access to Resources

• Overview
• 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

Managing Access to Objects in Organizational Units

• Modifying Permissions for Active Directory Objects
• Delegating Control of Organizational Units

Implementing Group Policy

• Implementing Group Policy Objects
• Implementing GPOs in 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
• Restricting Group Membership and Access to Software
• Configuring Folder Redirection
• Determining Applied GPOs

Implementing Administrative Templates and Audit Policy

• Managing User Rights in Windows Server 2003
• Using Security Templates to Secure Computers
• Testing Computer Security Policy
• Configuring Auditing
• Managing Security Logs

Preparing to Administer a Server

• Introduction to Administering a Server
• Configuring Remote Desktop to Administer a Server

Preparing to Monitor Server Performance

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

Managing Data Storage

• Managing File Compression
• Configuring File Encryption
• Configuring EFS Recovery Agents
• Implementing Disk Quotas

Managing Disaster Recovery

• Preparing for Disaster Recovery
• Backing Up Data
• Scheduling Backup Jobs
• Restoring Data
• Configuring Shadow Copies
• Recovering from Server Failure

Maintaining Software by Using Windows Server Update Services

• Introduction to Windows Server Update Services
• Installing and Configuring Windows Server Update Services
• Managing Windows Server Update Services

Securing Windows Server 2003

• Introduction to Securing Servers
• Implementing Core Server Security
• Hardening Servers
• Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer