Microsoft Server 2003 70 - 290 Tutorial Video - Try for FREE

Introduction And Overview

• Introduction Demo
• Managing Overview Demo

Administration

• The Windows Server 2003 Family Demo
• Logging On and the Security Dialog Box Demo
• Installing and Configuring Admin Tools Demo
• Creating User Accounts Demo
• Creating Computer Accounts Demo
• Creating an Organizational Unit Hierarchy Demo

Managing Users And Computers

• Modifying User Properties Demo
• Modifying Computer Demo
• Enabling and Unlocking Accounts Demo
• User Account Templates Demo
• Finding Users in Active Directory Demo
• Creating /Saving Queries in Active Directory Demo
• Resetting User and Computer Accounts Demo
• Moving Domain Objects Demo

Managing Groups

• Group Types and Scopes
• Strategies for Using Groups
• Creating Groups
• Modifying Groups
• Best Practices for Groups

Managing Permissions

• Overview and Importance
• Share Permissions
• NTFS Permissions for Folders
• NTFS Permissions for Files
• NTFS Special Permissions
• Best Practices and Combining Permissions
• Effective Permissions Tool

Managing Printing

• Printers Overview
• Installing Printers
• Printer Permissions
• Printer Drivers
• Printer Locations in Active Directory
• The Print Spooler
• Printer Priorities
• Printer Pools
• Printer Availablility Scheduling

Managing Organizational Units

• Overview and Purpose of OU's
• Delegation of Administrative Authority
• Distribution of Group Policy
• OU Permissions

Managing Group Policy

• Group Policy Objects
• Creating and Linking a GPO
• Filtering GPO's
• Using Block Inheritance
• Enforcing GPOs
• Configuring Group Policy Settings
• Assigning Scripts with GPOs
• Folder Redirection
• Determining Applied GPOs
• Group Policy Modelling
• Group Policy Results

Managing Security

• Managing Security Overview
• Predefined Security Templates
• Deploying a Custom Security Template
• Applying and Testing Security Templates
• What is Auditing?, Audit Policy
• Determing Events to Audit
• Enabling Audit Policy
• Managing Security Logs

Remote Administration

• Remote Desktop Connections Overview
• Connecting to a Remote Desktop
• Managing Remote Desktop Connections
• Managing Idle and Session Timeouts
• Creating a Share on a Local Computer
• Defragmenting a Disk on a Remote Computer
• Connecting to a Remote Console Session
• Creating Shortcuts to Administrative Tools

Monitoring Server Performance

• Establishing a Baseline
• Real Time Monitoring
• Logged Monitoring
• Configuring Alerts
• Task Manager

Managing Server Performance

• Memory
• Processor
• Disk Subsystem
• Network Subsystem

Managing Device Drivers

• Device Drivers Overview
• Driver Signing
• Driver Rollback
• File Signature Verification
• Best Practices with Drivers

Managing Disks

• Managing Disks Overview
• Partitions Overview
• Creating Partitions
• Converting Disks
• Creating Volumes
• Importing a Foreign Disk
• Changing Drive Letters

Managing Data Storage

• File Compression
• File Encryption
• Disk Quotas

Managing Disaster Recovery

• Disaster Recovery Defined
• Parts of a Disaster Recovery Plan
• Backing Up Data and System State Data
• Restoring and Advanced Backup Options
• Volume Shadow Copies
• Safe Mode vs. Last Known Good Configuration
• The Recovery Console

Managing Software Update Services

• Software Update Services
• Server Requirements and Installation
• SUS Tools
• SUS and Group Policy
• Backing Up SUS

Preparation for the 70-290 Test

• Preparation for for the Test
• The Day of the Test

Credits

• About This Author