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Training Course Summary:

Overview
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 Exam 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.

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.

Delegates will learn how 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.

Course outline
Introduction to Systems Administration in Windows Server 2003
Managing Users, Computers, and Groups
Using the GPMC to Manage Group Policy
Managing Resources and Security
Managing DNS
Managing Servers
Managing Terminal Services
Managing IIS 6.0 Web Services
Maintaining Software by Using Software Update Services
Managing Disaster Recovery
Introduction to Performing Systems Engineer Skills in Windows Server 2003
Planning a DNS Namespace Design
Planning Active Directory Deployment
Implementing DNS with Active Directory
Troubleshooting TCP/IP, Name Resolution, and Group Policy
Planning and Implementing Multiple Forests in Active Directory
Using Group Policy in Windows Server 2003 to Deploy and Restrict Software
Using Group Policy in Windows Server 2003 to Set Advanced Security Settings
Planning and Implementing Secure Routing and Remote Access