Expert Track Updating Systems Administrator And Systems Engineer Skills From Microsoft Windows 20

Final Workshop Syllabus

Expert Track: Windows Server 2003 Upgrade

Training for an MCSE on Windows 2000

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

This five-day, instructor-led workshop provides students with the knowledge and new skills that they need to plan, implement, manage, and maintain a Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 networked environment.

This discovery-based workshop consists primarily of labs that provide hands-on experience focused exclusively on the skills and objectives that align with Exams 70-292, Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000, and Exam 70-296, Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSE Certified on Windows® 2000.

Audience

This workshop is intended for expert Windows 2000 systems engineers who plan, implement, and support Windows 2000-based networks running Microsoft Active Directory® directory service, and who need to quickly leverage their skills in a Windows Server 2003 environment. The workshop assumes extensive, day-to-day practical, hands-on experience using Windows 2000 and a preference for learning by doing and discovering in a non-prescriptive lab environment. For a more traditional learning experience, see course 2297, Planning,

Implementing, Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Environment for an MCSE on Windows 2000.

At Workshop Completion

After completing this workshop, students will be able to:

§ Identify the systems administration tasks in Windows Server 2003 that are new or different from the tasks performed in Windows 2000.

§ Manage user, computer, and group accounts in a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory-based environment.

§ Use the Group Policy Management

Console (GPMC) to manage Group Policy.

§ Manage resources and security.

§ Configure and manage DNS.

§ Manage servers in remote locations.

§ Manage Terminal Services.

§ Manage IIS 6.0 Web Services.

§ Maintain computers that run

Windows operating systems by implementing and managing Software Update Services.

§ Prepare for and implement disaster recovery solutions.

§ Plan a Domain Name System (DNS) strategy for an enterprise organization.

§ Plan for an implementation of

Active Directory and for Active Directory replication.

§ Implement Active Directory and DNS.

§ Troubleshoot Transmission

Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), name resolution, and Group Policy.

§ Plan and implement cross-forest trusts and new security options.

§ Use Group Policy in Windows

Server 2003 to deploy and restrict software.

§ Use Group Policy in Windows

Server 2003 to set advanced security settings.

§ Plan and implement secure Routing and Remote Access.

Prerequisites

Before attending this workshop, students must have:

§ An MCSE on Windows 2000 certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.

§ Day-to-day experience planning, implementing, managing and maintaining Windows 2000-based networks.

Student Materials

The student kit includes a workbook , a resource guide, and other necessary materials for this class.

The following software is provided in the student kit:

§ Evaluation copy of Windows

Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (for educational use only)

Unit 1: Introduction to Systems Administration in Windows Server 2003

This unit explains how to perform systems administration tasks in a

Windows Server 2003 environment, as well as introducing the scenarios and tools that will be used throughout the workshop.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

§ Identify the products in theWindows Server 2003 family.

§ Describe the tools and resources available to perform tasks throughout the workshop.

Unit 2: Managing Users, Computers, and Groups

This unit explains how to manage users, computers, and groups in an

Active Directory directory service environment taking advantage of the new capabilities available in Windows Server 2003.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

§ Create user accounts by usingCSVDE.

§ Create user accounts by using the dsadd command.

§ Modify the properties of multiple accounts.

§ Create computer accounts by using the dsadd command.

§ Create groups by using the dsadd command.

§ Add members to a group by using the dsmod command.

§ Copy the properties from an existing account when creating a new account.

§ Find Active Directory objects.

§ Move an Active Directory object by using the drag and drop technique of management in Active DirectoryUsers and Computers.

§ Reset computer accounts.

§ Describe the effect of resetting passwords in Windows Server 2003.

§ Determine the effective permissions on an Active Directory object.

Unit 3: Using the GPMC to Manage Group Policy

This unit gives a hands-on, fast paced opportunity to experienced users to orient themselves to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and learn how to use the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) to manage Group Policy.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

§ Implement Group Policy by using the GPMC.

§ Manage GPOs by using theGPMC, which includes:

· Backing up a GPO

· Copying a GPO

· Importing a GPO

§ Use Group Policy Results to troubleshoot Group Policy-related issues.

§ Use Group Policy Modeling to experiment with possible Group Policy configurations.

Unit 4: Managing Resources and SecurityThis unit explains how to use enhancements to the tools available in

Windows Server 2003 to manage resources and security by using Windows Explorer,

Group Policy management tools, and the Security Configuration and Analysis tool.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

§ Determine the effective NTFS permissions for files and folders.

§ Change the owner for an existing file or folder.

§ Create custom security templates.

§ Apply security templates by using Group Policy.

§ Configure NTFS permissions by using security templates.

§ Audit security settings by using Security Configuration and Analysis.

Unit 5: Managing DNS

This unit gives a hands-on, fast paced opportunity to experienced users to orient themselves to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and learn how to configure and manage DNS.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

§ Install DNS by using theManage Your Server tool.

§ Create forward lookup zones.

§ Create reverse lookup zones.

§ Configure DNS conditional forwarding.

§ Configure DNS zones, which includes:

· Configuring zone options.

· Configuring zones for secure dynamic update.

· Configuring Active Directory integrated zones.

§ Create DNS stub zones.

Unit 6: Managing Servers

This unit explains how to manage server remotely using secure best practices.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

§ Create desktop shortcuts that run the Run as command.

§ Connect to a remote server by using MMC snap-in tools.

§ Connect to a remote server by using the Remote Desktop Connection utility.

§ Determine the best tool to use for remote administration in specific situation.

§ Configure client connection speed for the Remote Desktop Connection utility.

§ Configure auto reconnect for the Remote Desktop Connection utility.

Unit 7: Managing Terminal Services

This unit explains how to configure and manage Terminal Services and take advantage of the new capabilities available with that service.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

§ Install Terminal Services.

§ Install a Terminal Services Licensing server.

§ Configure Terminal Services, which includes:

· Setting the level of encryption for terminal server user sessions.

· Controlling terminal server user connection access.

· Configuring time-out settings from remote connections.

· Monitoring remote desktop connection sessions.

§ Manage user sessions by usingTerminal Services Manager.

§ Diagnose and resolve issues related to Terminal Services security.

Unit 8: Managing IIS 6.0 Web ServicesThis unit explores the new skills needed to manage and maintain the

IIS service on Windows Server 2003. This unit will provide students with hands-on experience configuring and managing the IIS service and highlights the default state of the service when Windows Server 2003 is installed.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

§ Install IIS 6.0

§ Configure authentication

§ Install ASP.NET

§ Allow ASP.NET in Web service extensions

§ Manage ASP.NET configuration files

§ Implement Web applications

§ Implement application pooling

§ Manage the IIS 6.0 metabase

§ Manage an IIS server in a remote location

§ Monitor and optimize IIS 6.0

Unit 9: Maintaining Software by Using Software Update Services

This unit explains how to us SUS to perform patch management for a networked environment.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

§ Install and configure SUS on a server.

§ Configure automatic updates.

§ Use Group Policy to configureSUS clients.

§ Manage a software update infrastructure.

§ Back up and restore an SUS configuration.

§ Test an SUS implementation.

Unit 10: Managing Disaster Recovery

This unit explains how to use the new capabilities available with

Windows Server 2003 to restore a system to a previous state. The students will practice troubleshooting and repairing a system by using features such as ASR and driver rollback in a lab environment to restore a system to a predefined state.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

§ Use Automatic System Recovery (ASR) to back up and restore a server.

§ Restore data from shadow copies.

§ Roll back to a previous version of a device driver.

§ Configure security for backup operations.

§ Troubleshoot problems associated with restoring data.

Unit 11: Introduction to Performing Systems Engineer Skills in

Windows Server 2003

This unit explains the systems engineer tasks that are new or different from those performed in Windows 2000 and introduces the scenarios and tools that will be used throughout the workshop.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

§ Describe, at a high level, the new features in Windows Server 2003 that pertain to the systems engineer job role.

§ Use the lab environment and locate key resources that are used to complete the labs.

Unit 12: Planning a DNS Namespace Design

This unit shows students the new features of DNS in Windows Server 2003, focusing on planning issues regarding improving fault tolerance in DNS, ensuring DNS resolution across forests, planning for MSDCS zone availability and security to DNS servers in a forest, and creating DNS zones securely and with the least administrative effort.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

§ Evaluate existing DNS infrastructure and determine where new Windows Server 2003 features can improve name resolution.

§ Determine when to use stub zones versus conditional forwarding.

§ Ensure availability of the MSDCS zone.

§ Plan Active Directory partitions to replicate zone data when needed.

§ Evaluate DNS zone security.

Unit 13: Planning Active Directory Deployment

This unit shows students new features of Active Directory in Windows

Server 2003, focusing on planning issues.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

§ Evaluate the placement of global catalog servers.

§ Plan optimal replication by exploiting the following replication enhancements: o Linked value replication (LVR) o Partial attribute set (PAS) replication o Inter-Site Topology Generator (ISTG) improvements

§ Evaluate forest and domain functionality (versioning) levels.

Unit 14: Implementing DNS with Active Directory

This unit gives students a hands-on opportunity to experience new features of Windows Server 2003 and learn how to use them to implement Active Directory and DNS.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

§ Install Active Directory by using the advanced features of the Active Directory Installation Wizard.

§ Install and configure DNS.

§ Implement a conditional forwarder.

§ Create stub zones.

§ Ensure high availability on the MSDCS subdomain.

§ Create a DNS forward lookup zone.

§ Raise domain and forest functionality.

§ Create a new application directory partition.

§ Set the replication scope of a new application directory partition.

Unit 15: Troubleshooting TCP/IP, Name Resolution, and Group Policy

This unit gives students a hands-on opportunity to experience new features of Windows Server 2003 and learn how to use them to troubleshoot TCP/IP, name resolution, and Group Policy.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

§ Diagnose and resolve issues related to DNS services.

§ Troubleshoot Group Policy.

§ Diagnose and resolve issues related to client computer configuration.

§ Troubleshoot network connectivity issues.

Unit 16: Planning and Implementing Multiple Forests in Active

Directory

This unit asks students to plan and implement multiple forests in Active Directory by using the model of adding a new organization to an existing company. Students will implement cross-forest trust, manage user authentication, identify possible security concerns, and come to understand how to resolve naming conflicts between two forests.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

§ Evaluate the need for security identifier (SID) filtering, selective authentication, resolving naming conflicts, and routing name suffixes in a multi-forest environment.

§ Establish forest trusts.

Unit 17: Using Group Policy in Windows Server 2003 to Deploy and

Restrict Software

This unit gives students a hands-on opportunity to experience new features of Windows Server 2003 pertaining to Group Policy and to learn how they can use it to deploy and restrict software.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

§ List reasons for controlling a computer user's environment.

§ Create a software restriction policy.

§ Deploy software so that an application is completely installed at user logon.

§ Use Windows ManagementInstrumentation (WMI) filters to restrict the application of Group Policy objects (GPOs).

Unit 18: Using Group Policy in Windows Server 2003 to Set Advanced

Security Settings

This unit gives students a hands-on opportunity to experience new features of Windows Server 2003 and to learn how to use Group Policy to implement advanced security settings.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

§ Configure wireless network settings.

§ Configure a user environment.

§ Apply Encrypting File System (EFS) enhancements.

Unit 19: Planning and Implementing Secure Routing and Remote Access

This unit gives students a hands-on opportunity to experience new features of Windows Server 2003 and to learn how to use them in implementing Routing and Remote Access.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

§ Plan, implement, and maintainRouting and Remote Access.

§ Create and implement an InternetProtocol (IP) Security (IPSec) policy.

§ Configure IPSec by usingNetsh.

§ Set up IPSec policy monitoring.