Please call (888) 690-8103 to arrange for a special delivery of this course. Most classes required a minimum of 2 to 3 students to be taught. Group discounts are available for larger groups at client’s request. On-site or private classes are also available at clients request in California or throughout the entire US. Clients may also qualify for free training thru our state funded programs.

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This two-day, instructor-led workshop provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 networked environment.

This discovery-based workshop consists primarily of labs that provide hands-on experience focused exclusively on the skills and objectives that align with Exam 70-292: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows® 2000.

This workshop is intended for expert Windows 2000 systems administrators who manage and maintain Windows 2000-based Active Directory® directory service-based networks. The workshop assumes extensive, day-to-day, practical, hands-on experience using Windows 2000 and a preference for learning by doing and discovering in non-prescriptive lab environment. For a more traditional learning experience, see Course 2299: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000.

After completing this workshop, students will be able to:

• Identify the systems administration tasks in Windows Server 2003 that are new or different from the tasks performed in Windows 2000.
• Manage user, computer, and group accounts in a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory-based environment.
• Use the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) to manage Group Policy.
• Manage resources and security.
• Configure and manage DNS.
• Manage servers in remote locations.
• Manage Terminal Services.
• Manage IIS 6.0 Web Services.
• Maintain computers that run Windows operating systems by implementing and managing Software Update Services.
• Prepare for and implement disaster recovery solutions.

This workshop will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:

• Exam 70-292: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000

Before attending this workshop, students must have:

• Either an MCSA on Windows 2000 or an MCSE on Windows 2000 certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.

The student kit includes a workbook and other necessary materials for this workshop. An evaluation copy of Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (for educational use only), is also provided in the student kit.

Unit 1: Introduction to Systems Administration in Windows Server 2003

This unit explains how to perform systems administration tasks in a Windows Server 2003 environment, and introduces the scenarios and tools that will be used throughout the workshop.