MOC-2299 Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft® Windows® Server™ 2003 Environment for an MCSA on Windows 2000

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Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA on Windows 2000

Course 2299—Two days—Instructor-led

Introduction

This two-day, instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 networked environment.

This course consists of lecture content and hands-on labs that provide experience focused exclusively on the skills and objectives that align with Exam 70-292: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000.

This course is also meant as an aid in preparing for Exam 70-292: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Microsoft Windows® 2000. Note that this exam will be available only to individuals who hold an Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Windows 2000 or Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Windows 2000 certification.

Audience

This course is intended for Windows 2000 systems administrators with experience managing and supporting a Windows 2000-based Active Directory® directory service-based network, and who need to learn how to apply those skills in a Windows Server 2003 environment.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

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Identify the systems administration tasks in Windows Server 2003 that are new or different from the tasks performed in Windows 2000.

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Manage user, computer, and group accounts in a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory-based environment.

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Use the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) to manage Group Policy.

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Manage resources and security.

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Configure and manage Domain Name System (DNS).

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Manage servers in remote locations.

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Manage Terminal Services.

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Manage Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Web Services.

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Maintain computers that run Windows operating systems by implementing and managing Software Update Services.

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Prepare for and implement disaster recovery solutions.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

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Either an MCSA on Windows 2000 or MCSE on Windows 2000 certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.

Students can gain the prerequisite knowledge and skills by completing one of the following courses:

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Course 2126: Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment

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Course 2154: Implementing and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

This workshop will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:

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Exam 70-292: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Microsoft Windows 2000

Course Materials

The student kit includes a workbook and other necessary materials for this class. An evaluation copy of Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (for educational use only), is also provided in the student kit.

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Systems Administration in Windows Server 2003

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Identify the products in the Windows Server 2003 family.

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Describe the tools and resources available to perform tasks throughout the course.

Module 2: Managing Users, Computers, and Groups

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Create user accounts by using CSVDE.

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Create user accounts by using the dsadd command.

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Modify the properties of multiple accounts.

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Create computer accounts by using the dsadd command.

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Create groups by using the dsadd command.

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Add members to a group by using the dsmod command.

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Copy the properties from an existing account when creating a new account.

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Find Active Directory objects.

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Move an Active Directory object by using the drag and drop technique of management in Active Directory Users and Computers.

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Reset computer accounts.

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Describe the effect of resetting passwords in Windows Server 2003.

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Determine the effective permissions on an Active Directory object.

Module 3: Using the GPMC to Manage Group Policy

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Implement Group Policy by using the GPMC.

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Manage Group Policy Objects (GPO) by using the GPMC, which includes:

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Backing up a GPO.

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Copying a GPO.

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Importing a GPO.

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Use Group Policy Results to troubleshoot Group Policy-related issues.

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Use Group Policy Modeling to experiment with possible Group Policy configurations.

Module 4: Managing Resources and Security

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Determine the effective NTFS permissions for files and folders.

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Change the owner for an existing file or folder.

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Create custom security templates.

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Apply security templates by using Group Policy.

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Configure NTFS permissions by using security templates.

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Audit security settings by using Security Configuration and Analysis.

Module 5: Managing DNS

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Install DNS by using the Manage Your Server tool.

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Create forward lookup zones.

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Create reverse lookup zones.

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Configure DNS conditional forwarding.

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Configure DNS zones, which includes:

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Configuring zone options.

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Configuring zones for secure dynamic update.

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Configuring Active Directory integrated zones.

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Create DNS stub zones.

Module 6: Managing Servers

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Create desktop shortcuts that run the Run as command.

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Connect to a remote server by using MMC snap-in tools.

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Connect to a remote server by using the Remote Desktop Connection utility.

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Determine the best tool to use for remote administration in specific situation.

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Configure client connection speed for the Remote Desktop Connection utility.

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Configure auto reconnect for the Remote Desktop Connection utility.

Module 7: Managing Terminal Services

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Install Terminal Services.

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Install a Terminal Services Licensing server.

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Configure Terminal Services, which includes:

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Setting the level of encryption for terminal server user sessions.

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Controlling terminal server user connection access.

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Configuring time-out settings from remote connections.

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Monitoring remote desktop connection sessions.

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Manage user sessions by using Terminal Services Manager.

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Diagnose and resolve issues related to Terminal Services security.

Module 8: Managing IIS 6.0 Web Services

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Install IIS 6.0

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Configure authentication

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Install ASP.NET

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Allow ASP.NET in Web service extensions

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Manage ASP.NET configuration files

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Implement Web applications

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Implement application pooling

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Manage the IIS 6.0 metabase

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Manage an IIS server in a remote location

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Monitor and optimize IIS 6.0

Module 9: Maintaining Software by Using Software Update Services

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Install and configure SUS on a server.

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Configure automatic updates.

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Use Group Policy to configure SUS clients.

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Manage a software update infrastructure.

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Back up and restore an SUS configuration.

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Test an SUS implementation.

Module 10: Managing Disaster Recovery

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Use ASR to back up and restore a server.

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Restore data from shadow copies.

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Roll back to a previous version of a device driver.

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Configure security for backup operations.

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Troubleshoot problems associated with restoring data.