Managing a Windows 2003 Environment -MCSE (70-290)


Full Description
This course is designed to teach you about Microsoft`s new Windows 2003 server software. You will learn how to manage the server in a network environment.
This course maps directly to Microsoft`s MCSE certification exam 70-290. Included with this course are electronic study guides for each of the five levels of study.


Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to administer and manage a Windows 2003 server. You will have a good understanding of the operating system and how it works. Student should be prepared sufficient to pass the Microsoft MCSE exam #70-290 upon successful completion of this course.


Assessment:
Pre and post exams and course quizzes are part of the assessment for this course level. Additional exam aids such as test preparation software and labratory simulations and mentoring are available for purchase separately.

Course Information (see above or below lessons, outlines, activities, etc.)

Instructor: Kevin Wolford, Kevin started his computer career in 1983. He has been a technical writer, network administrator, and trainer. Kevin spent many years with Novell and is a CNI and Master CNE. In 1998 Kevin founded Tech Training, giving him a chance to test his training ideas on live labs. He is also an MCSE, MCT, and is certified in SMS, SQL Server, TCP/IP, NT Workstation, NT Server, Exchange Server, Windows 9x and 2000. Kevin has authored Microsoft certification books for New Riders and Sybex. He also owns a consulting company dedicated to teaching complex technical topics in a simple way.





Course Outline:









Lesson 1: Hardware and Disk Management

Hardware Management


  • Device Manager

  • Control Panel

  • Driver Signing

Disk Management


  • Disk Management Console

  • Disk Tools

Basic Disks


  • Partitions

  • Primary Partitions

  • Extended Partitions

Dynamic Disks


  • Volumes

  • Simple & Spanned Volumes

  • Striped Volumes

  • Fault Tolerant Volumes

Lesson 2: Users and Groups

Administrative Environment


  • MMC

  • Installing Tools

  • Active Directory Structure

User Accounts


  • Creating Accounts

  • Automated Account Creation

  • User Profiles

  • Logon Issues

Groups


  • Group Scopes

  • Creating Groups

  • Automated Group Creation

  • Managing Groups

Lesson 3: Resource Management

Computer Accounts


  • Creating Computer Accounts

  • Automating Account Creation

  • Joining Domains

  • Computer Account Issues

Using Groups


  • Local Groups

  • Permission Schemes

  • Permission Assignments

File Sharing


  • Creating Shares

  • Share Permissions

  • NTFS Permissions

  • Combining Permissions

Printer Management


  • Printer Sharing

  • Printer Management

  • Special Printer Issues


Lesson 4: Server Management

System Monitoring


  • Task Manager

  • Event Viewer

  • Key Performance Counters

  • System Monitor

  • System Optimization

Software Management


  • OS Updates

  • Web Server Configuration

  • Disk Quotes

  • Software Licensing

Remote Management


  • Remote Tools

  • Terminal Services

Lesson 5: Disaster Recovery

Automatic System Recovery (ASR)


  • Creating an Automatic System Recovery Set

  • Using ASR

Backups


  • Backup Schemes

  • Making Backups

  • Managing Backups

  • Restoring from Backup

Recovery Tools


  • Boot Process

  • Recovery Console

  • Shadow Copies




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