Windows Server 2008 - Administering Active Directory

Audience

This course is for Windows 2008 support professionals. (It can also be delivered at Windows 2003 Server level if required.)

Prerequisites

Delegates are expected to be fully conversant with the Windows operating system.

Duration

3 days. Hands on.

Course Objectives

This course is designed to provide support professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to administer Active Directory in a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 environment. The course helps prepare students for MCTS exam: 70-640.

Course Content

Active Directory
Administrative Overview
Directory Services
Active Directory Structures
Delegating Control with OUs
Management Console Best Practice

Security Overview
Security Tools
Using the Security Analyzer
Security Templates
Run As User

Account Management
Creating and Managing Accounts
User Profiles

Group Management
Domain Functional Level
Understanding Groups
Scopes of Security Group
Local Groups
Global Groups
Universal Groups
Default Group Accounts
Creating New Group Accounts
Reconfiguring Groups
Group Summary Table
Group Policies Overview
What Can I Do With a Policy?
Scripts Folder Redirection
Account Policies
Event Log
Making Changes

Managing Files
File System Features
Securing Files
Securing Folders
File and Folder Ownership
Auditing File
Access The EFS

Sharing and Publishing
Understanding UNC Names
Caching Default System Shares
Share Level Security
Publishing Folders
Connecting to Shared Folders
Distributed File System DFS
Replication

Backup
Types of Backup
Tape Terminology
Backup and Restore Security
Backing Up Remote Machines
Using Windows Backup
Setting Backup Options
Scheduling a Backup
Restoring Data

Printing
Windows Server 2008 Printing Terminology
Windows Server 2008 Printing Components
The Print Processor
Printer Drivers
The Printers Folder
Creating a Printer
Managing Printers
Managing Documents
Redirecting Print Jobs
Printer Security
Locating Files and Drivers
Internet Printers