Windows Server 2008 Administration

Duration 3 days

Overview
Windows 2008 Administration course is a three-day event aimed at support personnel who will be involved administering a Windows Active Directory based network within a domain environment. Focusing on the most important elements of the Active Directory Operating System for the support professional, the course is structured to provide a large amount of practical activity.

After brief reviews of the Windows Family and Active Directory delegates will start acquiring practical skills by using the management tools to create and configure user accounts, organisational units, and other network objects after this they will then set up a delegation system. Delegates will then investigate folder access control and learn how to implement practical security. Next they will learn about User Profiles and the options available for them to configure. Every administrator needs to understand printing so they will then cover how to configure and control both local and network printing. Group Policy and the control of users will be introduced next: what it is and how to implement it. The final session will cover backing up and restoration of data.

Instructional Method
A mixture of interactive lectures and hands-on exercises. Delegates will be given access to dedicated Active Directory systems so that they can practice the skills learnt as the course progresses.

Who Should Attend?
Network Administrators responsible for the day to day running of Active Directory based networks
Support staff who deal with network users
Network Managers requiring an overview of Active Directory
Those pursuing Exam certification who which to gain practical knowledge

Note: Windows 2008 Administration is a technical course which is not suitable for end users

Course Contents:

Windows Basics
The Windows family
API libraries
Virtual memory & page files
NT family architecture

Technical Introduction to the Management Interface
Graphical Tools
Windows Power Shell

Lab: Examining Server Manager
Lab: Configuring The Server
Lab: Windows Power Shell

Introduction to Active Directory
Introduction to Active Directory
How does Active Directory work?
Active Directory structure
Client management tools
Server management tools

Interactive: Joining a Domain
Lab: Installing the Windows 2000 management tools
Lab: Installing the Terminal Services client to perform remote administration

Managing Active Directory - Hands On
Active Directory management tools
Active Directory Users and Computers
Creating & managing Organizational Units
Creating & managing User accounts
Creating & managing Groups
Controlling access to Active Directory objects
Moving objects
Publishing resources
Locating objects in Active Directory
Delegating authority

Lab: Creating objects
Lab: Delegating Authority

Access control
Local security
Share level security
Combining Share & NTFS permissions
DFS

Interactive: Group creation
Interactive: Setting up access controls

Profiles
What is a Profile?
Pre-configuring Profiles
How Profiles are applied
How Profiles are saved
Profile locations
Managing Profiles
Best practices
How to’s

Interactive: Examining profiles

Printing
The Windows 2008/Vista Print model
To create a printer
Managing printers
Managing documents
Managing the Print Server

Interactive: Creating printers
Interactive: Print management techniques

Group Policy basics
What are Group Policies?
The Local Group Policy
Where Group Policy data is stored
Security
Group Policy flow
Group Policy Tools

Lab: Creating and applying Group Policies

Backup
New features
Backup basics
Using Backup
Running Backup from the command line

Lab: Save System State Data

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Well run course, flexible, informal presentation style - good.

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Call Connection

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Friendly, informative and tailored to content and ability of delegates

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