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McSe Guide to Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

by: Dinicolo, Dan

McSe Guide to Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

by: Dinicolo, Dan

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Copyright: 01/21/2005
Publisher: Course Technology
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This hands-on guidebook is designed to prepare you for the MCSE certification exam and for the challenges you will face as a Microsoft networking professional.

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE Introduction to Windows Server 2003

(42)

Windows Server 2003 Editions

(6)

Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition

(1)

Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition

(1)

Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition

(1)

Windows Server 2003, Web Edition

(2)

Windows Networking Concepts Overview

(6)

Workgroups

(1)

Domains

(4)

Network Management and Maintenance Overview

(10)

Managing and Maintaining Physical and Logical Devices

(1)

Managing Users, Computers, and Groups

(2)

Managing and Maintaining Access to Resources

(5)

Managing and Maintaining a Server Environment

(1)

Introduction to Windows Server 2003 Active Directory

(10)

Active Directory Objects

(1)

Active Directory Schema

(1)

Active Directory Logical Structure and Components

(5)

Active Directory Communications Standards

(1)

Active Directory Physical Structure

(1)

Chapter Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(2)

Review Questions

(4)

Case Projects

(2)

CHAPTER TWO Managing Hardware Devices

(42)

Introduction to Managing Hardware

(2)

Hardware Compatibility

(1)

Understanding Device Drivers

(5)

Device Manager

(5)

Adding New Devices

(10)

Plug and Play Devices

(1)

Legacy Devices

(1)

Hardware Resource Settings

(1)

Direct Memory Access Channels

(1)

Input/Output Ranges

(1)

Interrupt Request Lines

(1)

Memory Addresses

(2)

Troubleshooting Resource Setting Conflicts

(2)

Configuring Device Driver Signing

(3)

Roll Back Driver Feature

(2)

Configuring Processor and Memory Settings

(6)

Processor Scheduling

(1)

Virtual Memory

(3)

Memory for Network Performance

(2)

Hardware Profiles

(2)

Configuring Power Options

(4)

Chapter Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Review Questions

(3)

Case Projects

(2)

CHAPTER THREE Creating and Managing User Accounts

(60)

Introduction to User Accounts

(7)

User Account Properties

(6)

User Authentication

(5)

Authentication Methods

(2)

Authentication Protocols

(2)

User Profiles

(12)

Local Profiles

100

(4)

Roaming Profiles

104

(4)

Mandatory Profiles

108

(2)

Creating and Managing User Accounts

110

(19)

Active Directory Users and Computers

111

(5)

User Account Templates

116

(2)

Command Line Utilities

118

(8)

Bulk Import and Export

126

(3)

Troubleshooting User Account and Authentication Issues

129

(8)

Account Policies

129

(4)

Auditing Authentication

133

(2)

Resolving Logon Issues

135

(2)

Chapter Summary

137

(1)

Key Terms

137

(1)

Review Questions

138

(4)

Case Projects

142

(3)

CHAPTER FOUR Implementing and Managing Group and Computer Accounts

145

(40)

Introduction to Group Accounts

146

(5)

Group Types

146

(1)

Group Scopes

147

(4)

Creating Group Objects

151

(8)

Active Directory Users and Computers

152

(7)

Converting Group Types

159

(2)

Converting Group Scopes

161

(5)

Command Line Utilities

163

(3)

DSMOD

166

(2)

DSQUERY

168

(2)

DSMOVE

169

(1)

DSRM

170

(1)

Managing Security Groups

170

(2)

Determining Group Membership

171

(1)

Built-in Groups

172

(3)

The Built in Container

173

(1)

The Users Container

174

(1)

Creating and Managing Computer Accounts

175

(2)

Resetting Computer Accounts.

177

(1)

Chapter Summary

178

(1)

Key Terms

179

(1)

Review Questions

179

(4)

Case Projects

183

(2)

CHAPTER FIVE Managing File Access

185

(36)

Windows Server 2003 File Systems

186

(1)

FAT

186

(1)

FAT32

186

(1)

NTFS

187

(1)

Creating and Managing Shared Folders

187

(10)

Using Windows Explorer

188

(3)

Using Computer Management

191

(4)

Monitoring Access to Shared Folders

195

(2)

Managing Shared Folder Permissions

197

(3)

NTFS Permissions

200

(9)

NTFS Permission Concepts

200

(4)

Special NTFS Permissions

204

(4)

Determining Effective Permissions

208

(1)

Combining Shared Folder and NTFS Permissions

209

(2)

Converting a FAT Partition to NTFS

211

(2)

Chapter Summary

213

(1)

Key Terms

213

(1)

Review Questions

214

(4)

Case Projects

218

(3)

CHAPTER SIX Managing Disks and Data Storage

221

(40)

Disk Management Concepts

222

(5)

Basic Disks

222

(2)

Dynamic Disks

224

(3)

Managing Partitions and Volumes

227

(3)

Managing Disk Properties

227

(3)

Creating Partitions and Volumes

230

(5)

Extending Volumes

235

(1)

Mounted Drives

236

(2)

Fault Tolerant Disk Strategies

238

(5)

RAID Levels

238

(2)

Striped Volume (RAID 0)

240

(1)

Mirrored Volume (RAID 1)

241

(1)

RAID-5 Volume

241

(1)

Software RAID and Hardware RAID

242

(1)

Monitoring Disk Health and Importing Foreign Disks

243

(2)

Disk and Volume Status Descriptions

243

(2)

Importing Foreign Disks

245

(1)

Other Disk Maintenance and Management Utilities

245

(8)

Check Disk

246

(2)

CONVERT

248

(1)

Disk Cleanup

249

(2)

Disk Defragmenter

251

(2)

DISKPART

253

(1)

FORMAT

253

(1)

FSUTIL

253

(1)

MOUNTVOL

254

(1)

Chapter Summary

254

(1)

Key Terms

255

(1)

Review Questions

256

(5)

Case Projects

260

(1)

CHAPTER SEVEN Advanced File System Management

261

(40)

File and Folder Attributes

262

(10)

Read-only

262

(2)

Archive

264

(1)

System

265

(1)

Hidden

266

(4)

The ATTRIB Command

270

(2)

Advanced Attributes

272

(11)

File Compression

273

(3)

COMPACT

276

(1)

File Encryption

277

(3)

Sharing Encrypted Files

280

(1)

The CYPHER Command

281

(2)

Disk Quotas

283

(6)

Managing Disk Quotas from the Command Line

287

(2)

Distributed File System

289

(6)

DFS Models

290

(3)

Managing DES

293

(2)

Chapter Summary

295

(1)

Key Terms

295

(1)

Review Questions

296

(4)

Case Projects

300

(1)

CHAPTER EIGHT Implementing and Managing Printers

301

(36)

Windows Server 2003 Printing Concepts

302

(2)

Understanding Network Printing

303

(1)

Installing and Sharing Printer Resources

304

(6)

Adding a Printer as a Local Device

304

(4)

Adding a Printer as a Network Device

308

(2)

Configuring and Managing Printer Resources

310

(27)

Configuring an Existing Printer

310

(5)

Printer Pools and Priorities

315

(3)

Setting Up and Updating Client Computers

318

(2)

Managing Print Queues

320

(1)

Internet Printing Protocol

320

(2)

Printer Command-Line Utilities

322

(1)

Print Spooler

323

(2)

Publishing Printers in Active Directory

325

(3)

Troubleshooting Printer Problems

328

(2)

Chapter Summary

330

(1)

Key Terms

331

(1)

Review Questions

332

(3)

Case Projects

335

(2)

CHAPTER NINE Implementing and Using Group Policy

337

(44)

Introduction to Group Policy

338

(18)

Creating a Group Policy Object

338

(4)

Editing a GPO

342

(3)

Application of Group Policy

345

(1)

Controlling User Desktop Settings

345

(3)

Managing Security Settings with Group Policy

348

(4)

Assigning Scripts

352

(3)

Redirecting Folders

355

(1)

Managing Group Policy Inheritance

356

(11)

Configuring Block Policy Inheritance, No Override, and Filtering

359

(5)

Troubleshooting Group Policy Settings

364

(3)

Deploying Software Using Group Policy

367

(6)

Software Preparation

367

(1)

Deployment

368

(4)

Software Maintenance

372

(1)

Software Removal

373

(1)

Chapter Summary

373

(1)

Key Terms

374

(1)

Review Questions

375

(1)

Case Projects

375

(6)

CHAPTER TEN Server Administration

381

(56)

Network Administration Procedures

382

(10)

Windows Server 2003 Management Tools

382

(7)

Secondary Logon

389

(2)

Network Troubleshooting Processes

391

(1)

Configuring Terminal Services and Remote Desktop for Administration

392

(14)

Enabling Remote Desktop for Administration

393

(3)

Installing Terminal Services

396

(1)

Managing Terminal Services

397

(1)

Configuring Remote Connection Settings

398

(4)

Terminal Services Client Software

402

(1)

Installing Applications

403

(1)

Configuring Terminal Services User Properties

403

(3)

Delegating Administrative Authority

406

(6)

Active Directory Object Permissions

406

(4)

Permission Inheritance

410

(1)

Delegating Authority Over Active Directory Objects

410

(2)

Software Update Services

412

(18)

Installing Software Update Services

413

(1)

How Software Update Services Works

414

(9)

Automatic Updates

423

(5)

Planning a Software Update Services Infrastructure

428

(2)

Chapter Summary

430

(1)

Key Terms

431

(1)

Review Questions

432

(3)

Case Projects

435

(2)

CHAPTER ELEVEN Monitoring Server Performance

437

(42)

Introduction to Monitoring Server Performance

439

(1)

Task Manager

439

(8)

Monitoring and Managing Applications

440

(1)

Monitoring and Managing Processes

441

(3)

Monitoring Real-Time Performance

444

(2)

Monitoring Network Performance

446

(1)

Monitoring Users

447

(1)

Event Viewer

447

(5)

Interpreting Events

449

(3)

Performance Console

452

(22)

System Monitor

452

(9)

Performance Logs and Alerts

461

(7)

Configuring and Managing Services

468

(6)

Chapter Summary

474

(1)

Key Terms

474

(1)

Review Questions

475

(4)

Case Projects

479

(1)

CHAPTER TWELVE Managing and Implementing Backups and Disaster Recovery

479

(40)

Planning for Disaster Recovery

480

(1)

Backing Up and Restoring Data

480

(17)

Backup and Restore Concepts

481

(3)

Backup Types

484

(3)

Using the Backup Utility

487

(5)

Scheduling Backups

492

(3)

Backing Up and Restoring System State Data

495

(2)

Shadow Copies of Shared Folders

497

(5)

Previous Versions

501

(1)

Automated System Recovery

502

(2)

Advanced Startup Options

504

(4)

Last Known Good Configuration

506

(2)

The Recovery Console

508

(3)

Installing the Recovery Console

508

(3)

Chapter Summary

511

(1)

Key Terms

512

(1)

Review Questions

513

(4)

Case Projects

517

(2)

CHAPTER THIRTEEN Administering Web Resources

519

(64)

Installing and Configuring Internet Information Services

520

(13)

Installing Internet Information Services

520

(7)

Architectural Changes in IIS 6.0

527

(1)

Configuring Web Server Properties

528

(5)

Creating and Configuring Web-Site Virtual Servers

533

(9)

Modifying Web-Site Properties

538

(4)

Creating Virtual Directories

542

(9)

Configuring Authentication for Web Sites

545

(1)

Anonymous Access

546

(1)

Basic Authentication

546

(1)

Digest Authentication

546

(1)

Integrated Windows Authentication

547

(1)

.NET Passport Authentication

547

(1)

Configuring Server Certificates and Secure Sockets Layer

548

(3)

Configuring FTP Virtual Servers

551

(7)

File Transfer Protocol

551

(1)

Configuring FTP Properties

552

(3)

Creating an FTP Site Virtual Server

555

(3)

Updating and Maintaining Security for an IIS Server

558

(6)

Resource Permissions

558

(2)

IP Address and Domain Name Security

560

(1)

Starting and Stopping Services

561

(1)

Backing Up the IIS Configuration

562

(2)

Updating IIS 6.0

564

(1)

Creating and Modifying Web Folders

564

(3)

Installing and Using Remote Administration (HTML) tools

567

(3)

Installing and Configuring Internet Printing

570

(3)

Troubleshooting Web Client Connectivity Problems

573

(1)

Client Access Problems

573

(1)

Chapter Summary

574

(1)

Key Terms

574

(2)

Review Questions

576

(4)

Case Projects

580

(3)

CHAPTER FOURTEEN Windows Server 2003 Security Features

583

(38)

Securing Your Windows Server 2003 System

584

(3)

Authentication

584

(1)

Access Control

584

(1)

Encryption

585

(1)

Security Policies

586

(1)

Service Packs and Hot Fixes

587

(1)

Using Security Configuration Manager Tools

587

(12)

Security Templates

587

(4)

Analyzing the Pre-configured Security Templates

591

(1)

Applying Security Templates

592

(3)

Security Configuration and Analysis

595

(4)

Auditing Access to Resources and Analyzing Security Logs

599

(16)

Configuring Auditing

602

(6)

Analyzing Security Logs

608

(4)

Configuring Event Viewer

612

(3)

Chapter Summary

615

(14)

Key Terms

615

(1)

Review Questions

616

(4)

Case Projects

620

(1)

APPENDIX A COURSEPREP EXAMGUIDE MCSE/MCSA 70-290

621

(8)

Section 1: Managing and Maintaining Physical and Logical Devices

629

(20)

1.1 Manage basic disks and dynamic disks.

630

(2)

1.2 Monitor server hardware. Tools might include Device Manager, the Hardware Troubleshooting Wizard, and appropriate Control Panel items.

632

(2)

1.3 Optimize server disk performance.

634

(6)

1.3.1 Implement a RAID solution.

636

(2)

1.3.2 Defragment volumes and partitions.

638

(2)

1.4 Install and configure server hardware devices.

640

(9)

1.4.1 Configure driver signing options.

642

(2)

1.4.2 Configure resource settings for a device.

644

(2)

1.4.3 Configure device properties and settings.

646

(3)

Section 2: Managing Users, Computers, and Groups

649

(40)

2.1 Manage local, roaming, and mandatory user profiles.

650

(2)

2.2 Create and manage computer accounts in an Active Directory environment.

652

(2)

2.3 Create and manage groups.

654

(12)

2.3.1 Identify and modify the scope of a group.

656

(2)

2.3.2 Find domain groups in which a user is a member.

658

(2)

2.3.3 Manage group membership.

660

(2)

2.3.4 Create and modify groups by using the Active Directory Users and Computers Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in.

662

(2)

2.3.5 Create and modify groups by using automation.

664

(2)

2.4 Create and manage user accounts.

666

(8)

2.4.1 Create and modify user accounts by using the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in.

668

(2)

2.4.2 Create and modify user accounts by using automation.

670

(2)

2.4.3 Import user accounts.

672

(2)

2.5 Troubleshoot computer accounts.

674

(6)

2.5.1 Diagnose and resolve issues related to computer accounts by using the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in.

676

(2)

2.5.2 Reset computer accounts.

678

(2)

2.6 Troubleshoot user accounts.

680

(6)

2.6.1 Diagnose and resolve account lockouts.

682

(2)

2.6.2 Diagnose and resolve issues related to user account properties.

684

(2)

2.7 Troubleshoot user authentication issues.

686

(3)

Section 3: Managing and Maintaining Access to Resources

689

(20)

3.1 Configure access to shared folders.

690

(4)

3.1.1 Manage shared folder permissions.

692

(2)

3.2 Troubleshoot Terminal Services.

694

(6)

3.2.1 Diagnose and resolve issues related to Terminal Services security.

696

(2)

3.2.2 Diagnose and resolve issues related to client access to Terminal Services.

698

(2)

3.3 Configure file system permissions.

700

(6)

3.3.1 Verify effective permissions when granting permissions.

702

(2)

3.3.2 Change ownership of files and folders.

704

(2)

3.4 Troubleshoot access to files and shared folders.

706

(3)

Section 4: Managing and Maintaining a Server Environment

709

(44)

4.1 Monitor and analyze events. Tools might include Event Viewer and System Monitor.

710

(2)

4.2 Manage software update infrastructure.

712

(2)

4.3 Manage software site licensing.

714

(2)

4.4 Manage servers remotely.

716

(8)

4.4.1 Manage a server by using Remote Assistance.

718

(2)

4.4.2 Manage a server by using Terminal Services remote administration mode.

720

(2)

4.4.3 Manage a server by using available support tools.

722

(2)

4.5 Troubleshoot print queues.

724

(2)

4.6 Monitor system performance.

726

(2)

4.7 Monitor file and print servers. Tools might include Task Manager, Event Viewer, and System Monitor.

728

(8)

4.7.1 Monitor disk quotas.

730

(2)

4.7.2 Monitor print queues.

732

(2)

4.7.3 Monitor server hardware for bottlenecks.

734

(2)

4.8 Monitor and optimize a server environment for application performance.

736

(10)

4.8.1 Monitor memory performance objects.

738

(2)

4.8.2 Monitor network performance objects.

740

(2)

4.8.3 Monitor process performance objects.

742

(2)

4.8.4 Monitor disk performance objects.

744

(2)

4.9 Manage a Web server.

746

(7)

4.9.1 Manage Internet Information Services (IIS).

748

(2)

4.9.2 Manage security for IIS.

750

(3)

Section 5: Managing and Implementing Disaster Recovery

753

(24)

5.1 Perform system recovery for a server.

754

(10)

5.1.1 Implement Automated System Recovery (ASR).

756

(2)

5.1.2 Restore data from shadow copy volumes.

758

(2)

5.1.3 Back up files and System State data to media.

760

(2)

5.1.4 Configure security for backup operations.

762

(2)

5.2 Manage backup procedures.

764

(6)

5.2.1 Verify the successful completion of backup jobs.

766

(2)

5.2.2 Manage backup storage media.

768

(2)

5.3 Recover from server hardware failure.

770

(2)

5.4 Restore backup data.

772

(2)

5.5 Schedule backup jobs.

774

(3)

COURSEPREP EXAM GUIDE ANSWERS

777

(18)

PRACTICE EXAM

795

(10)

GLOSSARY

805

(12)

INDEX

817

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