Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

Introduction

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.

Course Contents

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 Group Policy Objects
Implementing Group Policy Objects 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

Objectives

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 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 Software Update Services.

This course prepares candidates for examiniation 70-290, which is a core exam for MCSA/MCSE