Overview
Blue Screen IT approaches this course from an organisational point of view. No network service can run to high availability and reliability without the correct configuration and installation of the relevant server operating systems. Once a complete overview of the operating system has been covered, delegates will be involved in managing and maintaining a server environment, as well as monitoring and analysing events for improved system performance. The configuring and optimisation providing candidates with the 'on the floor' skills necessary for o/s management.

Course Materials
All delegates are provided with official Microsoft Press release courseware. This includes the complete book on disk as well as many other resources like official technical drafts, white-papers and case studies. All students are furnished with materials like examination pads, pens, highlighters and other necessary stationary. Many other study aids are provided throughout the course ensuring each student a unique learning experience...

Course Duration
5 Days

Certification- (Counts towards Windows 2000/ 2003 MCSE/ MCSA)
Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (Core Examination): Exam70-290 .

Prerequisites
Candidates must have in depth knowledge in TCP/IP networks, DNS, WINS, and DHCP, name resolution and how domain/forest environments work. .

• Managing and Maintaining Physical and Logical Devices, Manage basic disks and dynamic disks. Monitor server hardware. Tools might include Device Manager, the Hardware Troubleshooting Wizard and appropriate Control Panel items. Optimise server disk performance.
• Managing Users, Computers, and Groups Manage local, roaming, and mandatory user profiles. Create and manage computer accounts in an Active Directory environment. Create and manage groups.
• Create and manage user accounts.
• Troubleshoot computer accounts.
• Troubleshoot user accounts.
• Troubleshoot user authentication issues. Managing and Maintaining Access to Resources Configure access to shared folders.
• Troubleshoot access to files and shared folders. Managing and Maintaining a Server Environment Monitor and analyse events. Toomight include Event Viewer and System Monitor. Manage software update infrastructure. Manage software site licensing. Manage servers remotely.
• Troubleshoot print queues. Monitor system performance. Monitor file and print servers. Tools mightinclude Task Manager, Event Viewer, and System Monitor and other utilities
• Monitor and optimise a server environment for application performance.
• Manage a Web server.
• Managing and Implementing Disaster Recovery Perform system recovery for a server.
• Manage backup procedures.
• Recover from server hardware failure. Restore backup data. Schedule backup jobs.