About This Training Course

"This training course combines five days of 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 intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer. "

Subjects Covered

"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: Managing Access to Objects in Organizational Units
Module 6: Implementing Group Policy
Module 7: Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy
Module 8: Implementing Administrative Templates and Audit Policy
Module 9: Preparing to Administer a Server
Module 10: Preparing to Monitor Server Performance
Module 11: Managing Data Storage
Module 12: Managing Disaster Recovery
Module 13: Software Maintenance Using Windows Server Update Services
Module 14: Securing Windows Server 2003

Self-Study Module A: Implementing Printing
Self-Study Module B: Managing Printing
Self-Study Module C: Monitoring Server Performance
Self-Study Module D: Maintaining Device Drivers
Self-Study Module E: Managing Disks "

Training Course Outcomes

"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 using 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 Windows Server Update Services.
- Maintain Windows Server 2003 security. "

Prerequisites

"Before attending this course, students must have:

- CompTIA A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.
- CompTIA Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills. "

Other Information

"This course can also be completed by the Walk-In Classroom Learning method. The New Horizons Walk-In Learning methodology was developed by industry professionals and certified trainers to provide a method of training that combines the least amount of time away from the office, with the most time dedicated to learning what they need to know.

The Walk-In Learning Approach: When students arrive at a New Horizons Walk-In centre, they are greeted by the mentor (a certified trainer with industry expertise) who will be mentoring and guiding them through their training. They are then assigned their own networked workstation containing two monitors. This environment allows for simultaneous access to the lecture delivered via recorded audio and video, and a live lab environment.

Why Walk-In Learning?

Flexible Scheduling: Flexible course schedules allow the student to determine when they attend training. The training schedule can be built around a work schedule so productivity in the workplace is maintained.

Focus on and learn relevant modules: Not every course is entirety relevant to a student’s needs. The Walk-In classroom allows you to focus on modules which are more relevant to the technology environment you work in and to your specific learning needs.

Time away from the office now reduced to ONE day blocks: Traditional ILT (Instructor Led Training) courses involved IT staff taking five continuous days out of the office to attend the course. This impacted the business and service levels. In the Walk-In classroom you can pick the days of training and create a custom attendance schedule to suit your calendar, projects and convenience."