MCSA/MCSE: Windows Server 2003 Environment Management and Maintenance Study Guide (70-290)

Lisa Donald, Sybex

ISBN:0782142605, Edition: , 2003-08-08

Price: $49.99

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Installing, Licensing, and Updating Windows Server 2003
Manage software update infrastructure.
Manage software site licensing.

Chapter 2 Configuring Windows Server 2003 Hardware
Monitor server hardware. Tools might include Device
Manager, the Hardware Troubleshooting Wizard, and appropriate Control Panel items.
Troubleshoot server hardware devices.
Diagnose and resolve issues related to hardware settings.
Diagnose and resolve issues related to server hardware and hardware driver upgrades.
Install and configure server hardware devices.
Configure driver signing options.
Configure resource settings for a device.
Configure device properties and settings.

Chapter 3 anaging Users, Groups, and Computers
Manage local, roaming, and mandatory user profiles.
Create and manage computer accounts in an Active
Directory environment.
Create and manage groups.
Identify and modify the scope of a group.
Find domain groups in which a user is a member.
Manage group membership.
Create and modify groups by using the Active Directory
Users and Computers Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in.
Create and modify groups by using automation.
Create and manage user accounts.
Create and modify user accounts by using the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in.
Create and modify user accounts by using automation.
Import user accounts.
Troubleshoot computer accounts.
Diagnose and resolve issues related to computer accounts by using the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in.
Reset computer accounts.
Troubleshoot user accounts.
Diagnose and resolve account lockouts.
Diagnose and resolve issues related to user account properties.
Troubleshoot user authentication issues.

Chapter 4 Managing Disks
Manage basic disks and dynamic disks.
Optimize server disk performance.
Implement a RAID solution.
Defragment volumes and partitions.
Monitor file and print servers.
Tools might include Task Manager, Event Viewer, and System Monitor.
Monitor disk quotas.
Perform system recovery for a server.
Restore data from shadow copy volumes.

Chapter 5 Accessing Files and Folders
Configure access to shared folders.
Manage shared folder permissions.
Configure file system permissions.
Verify effective permissions when granting permissions.
Change ownership of files and folders.
Troubleshoot access to files and shared folders.

Chapter 6 Managing Web Services
Manage a Web server.
Manage Internet Information Services (IIS).
Manage security for IIS.

Chapter 7 Managing Printing
Troubleshoot print queues.
Monitor file and print servers. Tools might include Task
Manager, Event Viewer, and System Monitor.
Monitor print queues.

Chapter 8 Administering Terminal Services
Troubleshoot Terminal Services.
Diagnose and resolve issues related to Terminal Services security.
Diagnose and resolve issues related to client access to Terminal Services.
Manage servers remotely.
Manage a server by using Terminal Services remote administration mode.

Chapter 9 Optimizing Windows Server 2003
Monitor and analyze events. Tools might include Event Viewer and System Monitor.
Monitor system performance.
Monitor file and print servers. Tools might include Task
Manager, Event Viewer, and System Monitor.
Monitor server hardware for bottlenecks.
Monitor and optimize a server environment for application performance.
Monitor memory performance objects.
Monitor network performance objects.
Monitor process performance objects.
Monitor disk performance objects.

Chapter 10 Performing System Recovery Functions
Monitor and analyze events. Tools might include Event Viewer and System Monitor.
Manage servers remotely.
Manage a server by using Remote Assistance.
Manage a server by using available support tools.
Perform system recovery for a server.
Implement Automated System Recovery (ASR).
Back up files and System State data to media.
Configure security for backup operations.
Manage backup procedures.
Verify the successful completion of backup jobs.
Manage backup storage media.
Recover from server hardware failure.
Restore backup data.
Schedule backup jobs.

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