Introduction
This three-day instructor-led course provides students
with the knowledge and skills that are needed to effectively maintain
server resources, monitor server performance, and safeguard data on a
computer running one of the operating systems in the Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 family.
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:
· 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.
· Maintain Windows Server 2003 security.
Prerequisites
Before
attending this course, students must have completed:
· Course 2274:
Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment, or have equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Microsoft Certification 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.
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Course Outline
Module 1: Preparing
to Administer a Server
This module 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.
Lessons
·
Introduction to Administering a Server
· Configuring Remote Desktop to
Administer a Server
· Managing Remote Desktop Connections
Module
2: Preparing to Monitor Server Performance
This module
explains how to monitor server performance by using performance tools,
configure and manage performance logs, configure and manage alerts, and
manage system monitor views.
Lessons
· Introduction to Monitoring
Server Performance
· Performing Real-Time and Logged Monitoring
·
Configuring and Managing Counter Logs
· Configuring Alerts
Module
3: Monitoring Server Performance
This module 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.
Lessons
·
Multimedia: The Primary Server Subsystems
· Monitoring Server Memory
·
Monitoring Processor Usage
· Monitoring Disks
· Monitoring
Network Usage
· Monitoring Best Practices
Module
4: Maintaining Device Drivers
This module explains how to
maintain device drivers.
Lessons
· Configuring Device Driver Signing
Options
· Using Device Driver Rollback
Module
5: Managing Disks
This module explains how to manage disks and
how to use the tools to manage and set up disks.
Lessons
· Preparing
Disks
· Managing Disk Properties
· Managing Mounted Drives
·
Converting Disks
·Creating Volumes
· Creating Fault-Tolerant
Volumes
· Importing a Foreign Disk
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.
Lessons
·
Managing File Compression
· Configuring File Encryption
·
Configuring EFS Recovery Agents
· Implementing Disk Quotas
Module
7: Managing Disaster Recovery
This module 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.
Lessons
·
Preparing for Disaster Recovery
· Backing Up Data
· Scheduling
Backup Jobs
· Restoring Data
· Configuring Shadow Copies
·
Recovering from Server Failure
Module 8: Software
Maintenance Using Windows Server Update Services
This module
explains how to use Microsoft Windows Server Update Services to manage and
distribute critical software updates that resolve known security
vulnerabilities and other stability issues.
Lessons
· Introduction
to Windows Server Update Services
· Installing and Configuring Windows
Server Update Services
· Managing Windows Server Update Services
Module
9: Software Maintenance Using Windows Server Update Services
This
module describes how to secure Microsoft Windows Server 2003. The module
provides an overview of securing servers, core server security, hardening
servers, and the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer tool.
Lessons
·
Introduction to Securing Servers
· Implementing Core Server Security
·
Hardening Servers
· Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
