Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

Overview

Please note: As an alternative the following fast track course also covers this this syllabus:

Fastrack2Windows Server 2003: (Part 1) Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

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.

Prerequisites

M2274 Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment, or have equivalent knowledge and skills.

Delegates will learn how 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.

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

Leads to examination

• 70-290 - Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment