Windows Server 2003: Maintaining the Environment

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Course Specifications

Course number: 2275
Course length: 3.0 day(s)

Course Description

In your previous training, you maintained a Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 by administering users, groups, and group policy. In this course, you will gain the skills and knowledge 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.

Course Objective: You will maintain a Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 environment.

Target Student: This course is designed for a systems administrator with basic server management skills who wants to be able to maintain a Windows Server 2003 domain environment, or who is preparing for the Microsoft Certification exam 70–290: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Environment.

Prerequisites: Windows Server™ 2003: Managing the Environment or the equivalent skills and knowledge.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• use Microsoft Windows Server 2003 to administer servers remotely and administer local and remote connections.
• configure and manage counter logs and alerts.
• monitor primary server subsystems to collect performance data and identify system bottlenecks.
• maintain device drivers.
• manage disks.
• manage data storage.
• manage disaster recovery.
• manage and distribute software updates.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Preparing to Administer a Server

Topic 1A: Administer a Server
Topic 1B: Configure Remote Desktop to Administer a Server
Topic 1C: Manage Remote Desktop Connections

Lesson 2: Preparing to Monitor Server Performance

Topic 2A: Performance Monitoring Basics
Topic 2B: Perform Real-Time and Logged Monitoring
Topic 2C: Configure and Manage Counter Logs
Topic 2D: Create and Configure an Alert

Lesson 3: Monitoring Server Performance

Topic 3A: Monitor Server Memory
Topic 3B: Monitor Processor Usage
Topic 3C: Monitor Disks
Topic 3D: Monitor Network Usage

Lesson 4: Maintaining Device Drivers

Topic 4A: Configure Device Driver Signing Options
Topic 4B: Roll Back or Uninstall Device Drivers

Lesson 5: Managing Disks

Topic 5A: Preparing Basic Disks
Topic 5B: Managing Disk Properties
Topic 5C: Managing Mounted Drives
Topic 5D: Converting Disks
Topic 5E: Creating Volumes
Topic 5F: Import a Disk

Lesson 6: Managing Data Storage

Topic 6A: Managing File Compression
Topic 6B: Configuring File Encryption
Topic 6C: Implementing Disk Quotas

Lesson 7: Managing Disaster Recovery

Topic 7A: Disaster Recovery Preparations
Topic 7B: Backing Up Data
Topic 7C: Scheduling Backup Jobs
Topic 7D: Restoring Data
Topic 7E: Implementing Shadow Copies of Shared Folders
Topic 7F: Recovering from Server Failure

Lesson 8: Maintaining Software by Using Software Update Services

Topic 8A: Introduction to Software Update Services
Topic 8B: Installing and Configuring Software Update Services
Topic 8C: Manage a Software Update Services Infrastructure

Appendix A: Best Practices for Monitoring Server Performance