Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
Course Code: MS2274
Duration: 5 Days
Overview
Please note: As an alternative the following fast track course also covers this this syllabus
This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage accounts and resources in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment. The course is intended for systems administrator and systems engineer candidates who are responsible for managing accounts and resources. These tasks include managing user, computer, and group accounts; managing access to network resources; managing printers; managing an organizational unit in a network based on Active Directory directory service; and implementing Group Policy to manage users and computers.
This is the first course in the Systems Administrator and Systems Engineer tracks for Windows Server 2003 and serves as the entry point for other courses in the Windows Server 2003 curriculum.
Leads to examination
- 70-290: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
Delegates will learn how to
- Create and populate organizational units with user and computer accounts.
- Manage user and computer accounts.
- Create and manage groups.
- Manage access to resources.
- Implement printing.
- Manage printing.
- Manage access to objects in using organizational units.
- Implement Group Policy.
- Manage the user and computer environment by using Group Policy.
- Audit accounts and resources.
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources
This module explains how to administer accounts and resources on computers running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 software in a networked environment.
Lessons
- Multimedia: Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources
- The Windows Server 2003 Environment
- Logging on to Windows Server 2003
- Using the Run As Feature for Administration
- Installing and Configuring Administrative Tools
- Creating an Organizational Unit
Module 2: Managing User and Computer Accounts
This module explains how to modify user and computer accounts on computers running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 in a networked environment.
Lessons
- Creating User Accounts
- Creating Computer Accounts
- Modifying User and Computer Account Properties
- Creating a User Account Template
- Managing User and Computer Accounts
- Using Queries to Locate User and Computer Accounts in Active Directory
Module 3: Managing Groups
This module explains how to perform various administrative functions using groups.
Lessons
- Creating groups.
- Managing group membership.
- Strategies for using groups.
- Using default groups.
Module 4: Managing Access to Resources
This module explains how to enable resource access with permissions, manage access to files and folders using permissions, and manage permission inheritance.
Lessons
- Overview of Managing Access to Resources
- Managing Access to Shared Folders
- Managing Access to Files and Folders Using NTFS Permissions
- Determining Effective Permissions
- Managing Access to Shared Files Using Offline Caching
Module 5: Implementing Printing
This module explains how to implement printing in a Windows Server 2003 environment.
Lessons
- Multimedia: Introduction to Printing in the Windows Server 2003 Family
- Installing and Managing Access to Printers
- Managing Printer Drivers
- Implementing Printer Locations
Module 6: Managing Printing
This module explains how to set up a network-wide printing strategy to meet the needs of users and troubleshoot installation or configuration problems.
Lessons
- Changing the Location of the Print Spooler
- Setting Printer Priorities and Scheduling Printer Availability
- Configuring a Printing Pool and Redirecting Print Queues
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.
Lessons
- Modifying Permissions for Active Directory Objects
- Delegating Control of Organizational Units
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.
Lessons
- Implementing Group Policy Objects
- Implementing GPOs on a Domain
- Managing the Deployment of Group Policy
Module 9: Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy
This module explains how to use Group Policy to assign scripts, restrict group membership and access to software and configure folder redirection. As well, this module explains how to determine which GPOs are being applied on a computer.
Lessons
- Configuring Group Policy Settings
- Assigning Scripts with Group Policy
- Restricting Group Membership and Access to Software
- Configuring Folder Redirection
- Determining Applied GPOs
Module 10: Implementing Administrative Templates and Audit Policy
This module provides a broad overview of security in Microsoft Windows Server 2003. It also explains how to deploy security templates and test computer security policy and how to configure auditing and manage security logs..
Lessons
- Overview of Security in Windows Server 2003
- Using Security Templates to Secure Computers
- Testing Computer Security Policy
- Configuring Auditing
- Managing Security Logs