What you'll learn?

  • 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.

Description

This 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.

Audience :

This course is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer.

Topics :

Preparing to Administer a Server

o  Introduction to Administering a Server

o  Configuring Remote Desktop to Administer a Server

o  Managing Remote Desktop Connections

Preparing to Monitor Server Performance

o  Introduction to Monitoring Server Performance

o  Performing Real-Time and Logged Monitoring

o  Configuring and Managing Counter Logs

o  Configuring Alerts

Monitoring Server Performance

o  Multimedia: The Primary Server Subsystems

o  Monitoring Server Memory

o  Monitoring Processor Usage

o  Monitoring Disks

o  Monitoring Network Usage

o  Monitoring Best Practices

Maintaining Device Drivers

o  Configuring Device Driver Signing Options

o  Using Device Driver Rollback

Managing Disks

o  Preparing Disks

o  Managing Disk Properties

o  Managing Mounted Drives

o  Converting Disks

o  Creating Volumes

o  Creating Fault-Tolerant Volumes

o  Importing a Foreign Disk

Managing Data Storage

o  Managing File Compression

o  Configuring File Encryption

o  Configuring EFS Recovery Agents

o  Implementing Disk Quotas

Managing Disaster Recovery

o  Preparing for Disaster Recovery

o  Backing Up Data

o  Scheduling Backup Jobs

o  Restoring Data

o  Configuring Shadow Copies

o  Recovering from Server Failure

Software Maintenance Using Windows Server Update Services

o  Introduction to Windows Server Update Services

o  Installing and Configuring Windows Server Update Services

o  Managing Windows Server Update Services

Securing Windows Server 2003

o  Introduction to Securing Servers

o  Implementing Core Server Security

o  Hardening Servers

o  Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

Prerequisities :

Recommended Knowledge :

Before attending this course, students must have completed: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment, or have equivalent knowledge and skills.

Recommended Course(s) :

Category :

  • Networking

Training Materials :

Microsoft Official Courseware (MOC)

Labs :

This course includes several labs to ensure you will gain the targeted skills and experience.

Credential :

This course is a credit towards Exam 70-290: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment.