M2275: Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

Prerequisites:

Before attending this course, students must have completed course MS2274: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment, or have equivalent knowledge and skills.

Course Description:

This course is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer. It will also prepare students who are taking exam 70-290: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

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• 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.

This course includes the following modules:

Preparing to Administer a Server

• Administering a Server
• Configuring Remote Desktop to Administer a Server
• Managing Remote Desktop Connections

Lab

• Configure Folder Permissions
• Create a Shared Folder on a Remote Computer
• Defragment a Disk on a Remote Computer
• Connect to a Remote Console Session
• Create Shortcuts to Administration Tools

Preparing to Monitor Server Performance

• Introduction to Monitoring Server Performance
• Performing Real-Time and Logged Monitoring
• Configuring and Managing Counter Logs
• Creating Trace Logs
• Configuring Alerts

Lab

• Preparing to Monitor Server Performance
• Selecting the Appropriate Monitoring Technique
• Preparing to Monitor Server Performance

Monitoring Server Performance

• Monitoring Server Memory
• Monitoring Processor Usage
• Monitoring Disks
• Monitoring Network Usage
• Guidelines for Using Counters and Thresholds
• Best Practices for Monitoring Server Performance

Lab

• Monitoring Server Performance
• Start Performance with Administrative Controls
• Configure System Monitor to Track Low Disk Space
• Create and Configure an Alert in Performance Logs and Alerts to Track Free Disk Space
• Enable the Messenger Service
• Test the Low Disk Space Alert

Maintaining Device Drivers

• Configuring Device Drivers Signing Options
• Using Device Driver Rollback

Lab

• Maintaining Device Drivers (Simulation)

Managing Disks

• Preparing Disks
• Managing Disk Properties
• Managing Mounted Drives
• Converting Disks
• Creating Volumes
• Importing a Foreign Disk

Lab

• Managing Disks
• Mount Drive E to D:Graphics
• Change Drive Letter D to X
• Removing Mounted Drive E
• Change Drive Letter X to D

Managing Data Storage

• Managing File Compression
• Configuring File Encryption
• Configuring EFS Recovery Agents
• Implementing Disk Quotas

Lab

• Managing Data
• Configure Disk Quota Entries
• Export Disk Quota Entries
• Import Disk Quota Entries
• Compress a Folder
• Encrypt a Folder

Managing Disaster Recovery

• Preparing for Disaster Recovery
• Backing Up Data
• Scheduling Backup Jobs
• Restoring Data
• Recovering from Server Failure
• Selecting Disaster Recovery Methods

Lab

• Managing Disaster Recovery
• Backing Up the System State Data
• Creating an Emergency Boot Disk
• Recovering from a Corrupt Registry
• Recovering from a Simple Virus
• Recovering from a Corrupt Boot File
• Installing the Recovery Console
• Using the Installed Recovery Console
• Recovering from a Corrupt Registry Entry
• Removing a Virus
• Recovering from a Corrupt Registry

Maintaining Software by Using Microsoft Software Update Services

• Introduction to Software Update Services
• Installing and Configuring Software Update Services on Client Computers
• Installing and Configuring Software Update Services on Servers
• Managing a Software Update Services Infrastructure

Lab

• Maintaining Software by Using Software Update Services
• Creating a Group Policy Object to Configure Automatic Updates
• Preparing Sample Software Update Packages for Your Clients