2275: Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

Days: 3

Location: Letchworth

Price: £695 + VAT

Introduction
Microsoft Certification Exams
Prerequisites
Course Outline

Introduction: 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.

Microsoft Certifications Exams:  This course will help students prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:
Exam 70-290: Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment

Prerequisites: Before attending this course, students must have completed course 2274: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment, or have equivalent knowledge and skills.

Course Outline:

 Preparing to Administer a Server
   Introduction to Administering a Server
   Configuring Remote Desktop to Administer a Server
   Managing Remote Desktop Connections

Preparing to Monitor Server Performance
   Introduction to Monitoring Server Performance
   Performing Real-Time and Logged Monitoring
   Configuring and Managing Counter Logs
   Configuring Alerts

Monitoring Server Performance
   The Primary Server Subsystems
   Monitoring Server Memory
   Monitoring Processor Usage
   Monitoring Disks
   Monitoring Network Usage
   Monitoring Best Practices

Maintaining Device Drivers
   Configuring Device Driver Signing Options
   Using Device Driver Rollback

Managing Disks
   Preparing Disks
   Managing Disk Properties
   Converting Disks
   Creating Volumes
   Creating Fault-Tolerant Volumes
   Importing a Foreign Disk

Managing Data Storage
   Managing File Compression
   Configuring File Encryption
   Configuring EFS Recovery Agents
   Implementing Disk Quotas

Managing Disaster Recovery
   Preparing for Disaster Recovery
   Backing Up Data
   Scheduling Backup Jobs
   Restoring Data
   Configuring Shadow Copies
   Recovering from Server Failure

Software Maintenance Using Windows Server Update Services
   Introduction to Windows Server Update Services
   Installing and Configuring Windows Server Update Services
   Managing Windows Server Update Services

Securing Windows Server 2003
   Introduction to Securing Servers
   Implementing Core Server Security
   Hardening Servers
   Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

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