Course: MS2273 Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

This course provides delegates with the knowledge and skills that are required to manage accounts and resources, maintain server resources, monitor server performance, and safeguard data in a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 environment.

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.

 

As this is an accelerated course, involving instructor led training and self-study, some evening study will be required during the course.

The course consists of the following Modules:

Part 1: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources
Managing User and Computer Accounts
Managing Groups
Managing Access to Resources
Implementing Printing
Managing Printing
Managing Access to Objects in Organizational Units
Implementing Group Policy
Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy
Introduction to Security in Windows Server 2003

Part 2: Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
Preparing to Administer a Server
Preparing to Monitor Server Performance
Monitoring Server Performance
Maintaining Device Drivers
Managing Disks
Managing Data Storage
Maintaining Software by Using Software Update Services

By the end of the course delegates will be able 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 organizational units.
•      Implement Group Policy.
•      Manage the user and computer environment by using Group Policy
•      Audit accounts and resources.
•      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.