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| Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (MOC2275) |
| Course Number: MOC2275 |
| Category: Networks & Operating Systems |
| Duration: 3.00 days |
Description
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.
Target Audience
This course is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer.
Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able 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.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have completed Course 2274: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment, or have equivalent knowledge and skills.
Certification
This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:
- Exam 70-290: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
Outline
- Module 1: Preparing to Administer a Server
- Lessons
- Introduction to Administering a Server
- Configuring Remote Desktop to Administer a Server
- Managing Remote Desktop Connections
- Lab A: Preparing to Administer a Server
- Enabling Remote Desktop
- Creating a Shared Folder on a Remote Computer
- Connecting to a Remote Console Session
- Creating runas Shortcuts to Administration Tools
- Lessons
- Module 2: Preparing to Monitor Server Performance
- Lessons
- Introduction to Monitoring Server Performance
- Performing Real-Time and Logged Monitoring
- Configuring and Managing Counter Logs
- Configuring Alerts
- Lab A: Preparing to Monitor Server Performance
- Selecting the Appropriate Monitoring Technique
- Lessons
- Module 3: Monitoring Server Performance
- Lessons
- Multimedia: The Primary Server Subsystems
- Monitoring Server Memory
- Monitoring Processor Usage
- Monitoring Disks
- Monitoring Network Usage
- Monitoring Best Practices
- Lab A: Monitoring Server Performance
- Create and Configure Alerts
- Configure the Messaging Service
- Finding a High CPU Usage Process
- Finding a High Memory Usage Process
- Lessons
- Module 4: Maintaining Device Drivers
- Lessons
- Configuring Device Driver Signing Options
- Using Device Driver Rollback
- Lessons
- Module 5: Managing Disks
- Lessons
- Preparing Disks
- Managing Disk Properties
- Managing Mounted Drives
- Converting Disks
- Creating Volumes
- Creating Fault-Tolerant Volumes
- Importing a Foreign Disk
- Lab A: Managing Disks
- Recovering from a Failed Mirrored Drive
- Lessons
- Module 6: Managing Data Storage
- Lessons
- Managing File Compression
- Configuring File Encryption
- Configuring EFS Recovery Agents
- Implementing Disk Quotas
- Lab A: Managing Data Storage
- Troubleshooting Disk-Quota Entries
- Recovering an Encrypted File
- Lessons
- Module 7: Managing Disaster Recovery
- Lessons
- Preparing for Disaster Recovery
- Backing Up Data
- Scheduling Backup Jobs
- Restoring Data
- Configuring Shadow Copies
- Recovering from Server Failure
- Lab A: Managing Disaster Recovery
- Backing Up the System State Data
- Recovering from a Corrupt Registry by Using Last Known Good Configuration
- Recovering from a Corrupt Registry by Restoring System State Data
- Lessons
- Module 8: Software Maintenance Using Windows Server Update Services
- Lessons
- Introduction to Windows Server Update Services
- Installing and Configuring Windows Server Update Services
- Managing Windows Server Update Services
- Lab A: Software Maintenance Using Windows Server Update Services
- Create a Test Computer Group
- View the Status of Updates and Computers
- Back up WSUS
- Lessons
- Module 9: Securing Windows Server 2003
- Lessons
- Introduction to Securing Servers
- Implementing Core Server Security
- Hardening Servers
- Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
- Lab A: Securing Windows Server 2003
- Using the Security Configuration Wizard
- Configuring a Group Policy Object for Member Servers
- Scanning a Range of Computers by Using MBSA
- Lessons