Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (70-290)

Introduction And Overview

Introduction

Managing Overview

Administration

The Windows Server 2003 Family

Logging On and the Security Dialog Box

Installing and Configuring Admin Tools

Creating User Accounts

Creating Computer Accounts

Creating an Organizational Unit Hierarchy

Managing Users And Computers

Modifying User Properties

Modifying Computer Properties

Enabling and Unlocking Accounts

User Account Templates

Finding Users in Active Directory

Creating /Saving Queries in Active Directory

Resetting User and Computer Accounts

Moving Domain Objects

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

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