Vision Technical Education Center
2273 - Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
CLASS DATE(s):
12/13/2010 - 12/17/2010

COURSE LENGTH: 5 Days

COURSE COST: $2495*

COURSE TIMES: 8:30am - 4:00pm

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COURSE OVERVIEW

This course combines five days of instructor-led training to provide 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.

*Course Cost does not include books. Please contact a VTEC Account Manager for details.

AUDIENCE AND PREREQUISITES

This course is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer. Before attending this course, students must have: * CompTIA A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills. * CompTIA Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.

   

COURSE TOPICS:


Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources
Multimedia: Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources
The Windows Server 2003 Environment
Logging on to Windows Server 2003
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 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

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 on a Domain
Managing the Deployment of Group Policy

Manage the deployment of 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
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
Introduction to 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

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

Software Maintenance 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