Computer Training Facility

Managing a Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Environment


DAY 1

Lesson 1: Administering Accounts and Resources
Active Directory Administration
About Server 2003: Roles, Versions, Terminology
Logon Process, Elevating Privileges (Run As) for Administration
Installing Administrative Tools (Adminpak.msi)
Admin Tools Overview
Creating an Organizational Unit (OU)
Active Directory Command Line Tools

Exercises:
1. Install Administrative Tools
2. Create an Organizational Unit for your company

Lesson 2: User and Computer Management
Creating User Accounts
PreStaging Computer Accounts
User and Computer Account Properties
Creating a User Account Template
Managing Accounts
Using Saved Queries in Active Directory

Exercises:
1. Create Users in your OU
2. Run a Saved Query
3. Add Roaming Profiles

Lesson 3: Managing Groups
Creating groups
Managing group membership
Strategies for using groups(U.G.L.A.R.)
Using default groups

Exercises:
1. Create Groups to Access Resources
2. Quiz

DAY 2

Lesson 4: Managing Access to Resources
Sharing Folders
NTFS vs. Share Permissions
Managing Access to Shared Folders
Managing Access to Files and Folders Using NTFS Permissions
Determining Permissions
Offline File Caching

Exercise:
1. Managing Access to Resources


Lesson 5: Printing
Installing and Managing Access to Printers
Managing Printer Drivers
Implementing Printer Locations
Permissions

Exercise:
1. Install and Share Printers

Lesson 6: Managing Printers
Manage the Print Spooler
Printer Priorities and Availability
Configuring a Printing Pool
Redirecting Print Queues

Exercise:
1. Create a Printing Pool

DAY 3

Lesson 1: Monitor Server Performance
Performance Monitor
System Monitor
Physical vs. Logical Disk
Counters and Alerts
Task Manager
Messaging Service

Exercise:
1. Setup and View System Monitor
2. Configure Counters and Alerts
3. Task Manager


Lesson 2: Managing Disaster recovery
Last Known Good & System State Data
Backup Types
Scheduling Backup Jobs
Restore
Shadow Copies
Previous Versions Client

Exercise:
1. Configure a Backup
2. Configure Shadow Copy
3. Restore from Backup