This Windows Server class 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.

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

Class Goals

Learn to prepare to administer server resources.
Learn to configure a server to monitor system performance.
Learn to monitor system performance.
Learn to manage device drivers by configuring device driver signing and restoring a device driver.
Learn to manage hard disks.
Learn to manage data storage.
Learn to manage disaster recovery.
Learn to maintain software by using Microsoft Software Update Services.
Learn to maintain Windows Server 2003 security.

Class Outline

Preparing to Administer a Server
1. Introduction to Administering a Server
2. Configuring Remote Desktop to Administer a Server
3. Managing Remote Desktop Connections
4. Lab: Preparing to Administer a Server
Preparing to Monitor Server Performance
1. Introduction to Monitoring Server Performance
2. Performing Real-Time and Logged Monitoring
3. Configuring and Managing Counter Logs
4. Configuring Alerts
5. Lab: Preparing to Monitor Server Performance
Monitoring Server Performance
1. Multimedia: The Primary Server Subsystems
2. Monitoring Server Memory
3. Monitoring Processor Usage
4. Monitoring Disks
5. Monitoring Network Usage
6. Monitoring Best Practices
7. Lab: Monitoring Server Performance
Maintaining Device Drivers
1. Configuring Device Driver Signing Options
2. Using Device Driver Rollback
Managing Disks
1. Preparing Disks
2. Managing Disk Properties
3. Managing Mounted Drives
4. Converting Disks
5. Creating Volumes
6. Creating Fault-Tolerant Volumes
7. Importing a Foreign Disk
8. Lab: Managing Disks
Managing Data Storage
1. Managing File Compression
2. Configuring File Encryption
3. Configuring EFS Recovery Agents
4. Implementing Disk Quotas
5. Lab: Managing Data Storage
Managing Disaster Recovery
1. Preparing for Disaster Recovery
2. Backing Up Data
3. Scheduling Backup Jobs
4. Restoring Data
5. Configuring Shadow Copies
6. Recovering from Server Failure
7. Lab: Managing Disaster Recovery
Software Maintenance Using Windows Server Update Services
1. Introduction to Windows Server Update Services
2. Installing and Configuring Windows Server Update Services
3. Managing Windows Server Update Services
4. Lab: Software Maintenance Using Windows Server Update Services
Securing Windows Server 2003
1. Introduction to Securing Servers
2. Implementing Core Server Security
3. Hardening Servers
4. Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
5. Lab: Securing Windows Server 2003
6. Using the Security Configuration Wizard
7. Configuring a Group Policy Object for Member Servers
8. Scanning a Range of Computers by Using MBSA

Class Materials

Each student in our Live Online and our Onsite classes receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.

Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following areas is required:

Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

Courses that can help you meet these prerequisites:

MOC 2274 - Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

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