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MS2207 - Update Admin and Engineer Skills from Win 2000 to Win 2003

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This workshop provides students with the knowledge and new skills needed to plan, implement, manage, and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 networked environment. This course replaces the MS2209 and MS2210 courses.

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Prerequisites

An MCSE on Windows 2000 certification or equivalent knowledge and skills.

Detailed Class Syllabus

Unit 1: Introduction to Systems Administration in Windows Server 2003

Identify the products in the Windows Server 2003 family.

Describe the tools and resources available to perform tasks throughout the workshop.

Unit 2: Managing Users, Computers, and Groups

Create user accounts by using CSVDE.

Create user, computer and group accounts by using the dsadd command.

Modify the properties of multiple accounts.

Add members to a group by using the dsmod command.

Copy the properties from an existing account when creating a new account.

Find Active Directory objects.

Move an Active Directory object by using the drag and drop technique of management in Active Directory Users and Computers.

Reset computer accounts.

Describe the effect of resetting passwords in Windows Server 2003.

Determine the effective permissions on an Active Directory object.

Unit 3: Using the GPMC to Manage Group Policy

Implement Group Policy by using the GPMC

Manage GPOs by using the GPMC

Use Group Policy Results to troubleshoot Group Policy-related issues

Use Group Policy Modeling to experiment with possible Group Policy configurations

Unit 4: Managing Resources and Security

Determine the effective NTFS permissions for files and folders

Change the owner for an existing file or folder.

Create custom security templates.

Apply security templates by using Group Policy.

Configure NTFS permissions by using security templates.

Audit security settings by using Security Configuration and Analysis.

Unit 5: Managing DNS

Install DNS by using the Manage Your Server tool.

Create forward and reverse lookup zones.

Configure DNS conditional forwarding.

Configure DNS zones

Create DNS stub zones

Unit 6: Managing Servers

Create desktop shortcuts that run the Run as command

Connect to a remote server by using MMC snap-in tools

Connect to a remote server by using the Remote Desktop Connection utility.

Determine the best tool to use for remote administration in specific situation.

Configure client connection speed for the Remote Desktop Connection utility.

Configure auto reconnect for the Remote Desktop Connection utility.

Unit 7: Managing Terminal Services

Install Terminal Services.

Install a Terminal Services Licensing server.

Configure Terminal Services

Manage user sessions by using Terminal Services Manager

Diagnose and resolve issues related to Terminal Services security

Unit 8: Managing IIS 6.0 Web Services

Install IIS 6.0

Configure authentication

Install ASP.NET

Allow ASP.NET in Web service extensions

Manage ASP.NET configuration files

Implement Web applications

Implement application pooling

Manage the IIS 6.0 metabase

Manage an IIS server in a remote location

Monitor and optimize IIS 6.0

Unit 9: Maintaining Software by Using Software Update Services

Install and configure SUS on a server.

Configure automatic updates.

Use Group Policy to configure SUS clients.

Manage a software update infrastructure.

Back up and restore an SUS configuration.

Test an SUS implementation.

Unit 10: Managing Disaster Recovery

Use Automatic System Recovery (ASR) to back up and restore a server

Restore data from shadow copies

Roll back to a previous version of a device driver

Configure security for backup operations

Troubleshoot problems associated with restoring data

Unit 11: Planning a DNS Namespace Design

Evaluate existing DNS infrastructure and determine where new Windows Server 2003 features can improve name resolution

Determine when to use stub zones versus conditional forwarding

Ensure availability of the _MSDCS zone

Plan Active Directory partitions to replicate zone data when needed

Evaluate DNS zone security

Unit 12: Planning Active Directory Deployment

Evaluate the placement of global catalog servers

Plan optimal replication by exploiting replication enhancements

Evaluate forest and domain functionality (versioning) levels

Unit 13: Implementing DNS with Active Directory

Install Active Directory by using the advanced features of the Active Directory Installation Wizard

Install and configure DNS

Implement a conditional forwarder

Create stub zones

Ensure high availability on the _MSDCS subdomain

Create a DNS forward lookup zone

Raise domain and forest functionality

Create a new application directory partition

Set the replication scope of a new application directory partition

Unit 14: Troubleshooting TCP/IP, Name Resolution, and Group Policy

Diagnose and resolve issues related to DNS services

Troubleshoot Group Policy

Diagnose and resolve issues related to client computer configuration

Troubleshoot network connectivity issues.

Unit 15: Planning and Implementing Multiple Forests in Active Directory

Evaluate the need for security identifier (SID) filtering, selective authentication, resolving naming conflicts, and routing name suffixes in a multi-forest environment

Establish forest trusts.

Unit 16: Using Group Policy in Windows Server 2003 to Deploy and Restrict Software

List reasons for controlling a computer user’s environment.

Create a software restriction policy.

Deploy software so that an application is completely installed at user logon.

Use Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) filters to restrict the application of Group Policy objects (GPOs).

Unit 17: Using Group Policy in Windows Server 2003 to Set Advanced Security Settings

Configure wireless network settings.

Configure a user environment.

Apply Encrypting File System (EFS) enhancements.

Unit 18: Planning and Implementing Secure Routing and Remote Access

Plan, implement, and maintain Routing and Remote Access.

Create and implement an Internet Protocol (IP) Security (IPSec) policy

Configure IPSec by using Netsh.

Set up IPSec policy monitoring.