Target Audience

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

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

·         A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge.

·         Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge.

Part 1: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

Module 1: Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources

Explains how to administer accounts and resources on computers running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 software in a networked environment.

Module 2: Managing User and Computer Accounts

Explains how to modify user and computer accounts on computers running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 in a networked environment.

Module 3: Managing Groups

Explains how to perform various administrative functions by using groups.

Module 4: Managing Access to Resources

Explains how to enable resource access with permissions, manage access to files and folders by using permissions, and manage permission inheritance.

Module 5: Implementing Printing

Explains how to implement printing in a Windows Server 2003 environment.

Module 6: Managing Printing

Explains how to set up a network-wide printing strategy to meet the needs of users and troubleshoot installation or configuration problems.

Module 7: Managing Access to Objects in Organizational Units

This module explains the permissions available for managing access to Active Directory objects, how to move objects between organizational units in the same domain, and how to delegate control of an organizational unit.

Module 8: Implementing Group Policy

This module explains the purpose and function of Group Policy in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment. It also explains how to implement Group Policy objects (GPOs) and manage GPOs.

Module 9: Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy

Explains how to use Group Policy to configure Folder Redirection, Microsoft Internet Explorer connectivity, and the desktop.

Module 10: Introduction to Security in Windows Server 2003

Explains how to use Group Policy to configure Folder Redirection, Microsoft Internet Explorer connectivity, and the desktop.

Part 2: Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

Module 1: Preparing to Administer a Server

Explains how to administer a server. It describes how to manage servers remotely, what tools to use, and the rights and permissions that are needed to administer a server.

Module 2: Preparing to Monitor Server Performance

Explains how to monitor server performance by using performance tools, configure and manage performance logs, configure and manage alerts, and manage system monitor views.

Module 3: Monitoring Server Performance

Explains how to collect performance data by monitoring primary server subsystems. It also covers how to identify system bottlenecks by using the Performance console and Task Manager in Microsoft Windows Server 2003.

Module 4: Maintaining Device Drivers

Explains how to maintain device drivers.

Module 5: Managing Disks

Explains how to manage disks and how to use the tools to manage and set up disks.

Module 6: Managing Data Storage

This module explains the Encrypting File System (EFS), which contributes to the safe storage of data and helps to keep the network from harm. It also explains how to administer disk quotas.

Module 7: Managing Disaster Recovery

Explains how to plan for a computer disaster and how to use the features of Windows Server 2003 to prevent a disaster or recover when one occurs.

Module 8: Maintaining Software by Using Software Update Services

Explains how to use Microsoft Software Update Services to manage and distribute critical software updates that resolve known security vulnerabilities and other stability issues.