MCSE 2003 - 2273
Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment Blended (Classroom and e-Learning)

Introduction

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.
This course combines five days of instructor-led training with additional e-Learning content to provide students with the knowledge and skills that are required to manage accounts and resources, maintain server resources, monitor server performance, and safeguard data in a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 environment.

This is the first course in the Systems Administrator and Systems Engineer tracks for Windows Server 2003 and serves as the entry point for other courses in the Windows Server 2003 curriculum.
This course is also offered as eight days of instructor-led training (as two courses) for students who prefer a complete classroom training experience:

• Course 2274: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (5 days)

• Course 2275: Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (3 days)

Audience

This course is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Create and populate organizational units with user and computer accounts.

• Manage user and computer accounts.

• Create and manage groups.

• Manage access to resources.

• Implement printing.

• Manage printing.

• Manage access to objects in organizational units.

• Implement Group Policy.

• Manage the user and computer environment by using Group Policy.

• Audit accounts and resources.

• 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.

Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:

• CompTIA A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.

• CompTIA Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.

Student Materials

The student kit contains these items:

• Printed student workbooks.

• e-Learning compact discs for selected modules from the course.

• Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, 180-day evaluation version.

Course Outline

PART 1: MANAGING A MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003 ENVIRONMENT

Module 1: Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources

Module 2: Managing User and Computer Accounts

Module 3: Managing Groups

Module 4: Managing Access to Resources

Module 5: Implementing Printing

Module 6: Managing Printing

Module 7: Managing Access to Objects in Organizational Units

Module 8: Implementing Group Policy

Module 9: Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy

Module 10: Introduction to Security in Windows Server 2003

PART 2: MAINTAINING A MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003 ENVIRONMENT

Module 1: Preparing to Administer a Server

Module 2: Preparing to Monitor Server Performance

Module 3: Monitoring Server Performance

Module 4: Maintaining Device Drivers

Module 5: Managing Disks

Module 6: Managing Data Storage

Module 7: Managing Disaster Recovery

Module 8: Maintaining Software by Using Software Update Services

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