This official Microsoft course combines five days of instructor-led 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 five-day instructor-led course forms part of the Fastrack2Windows 2003 MCSE programme. By combining Microsoft Official Curriculum with a focused and accelerated delivery, an individual can gain a deep understanding of Windows 2003 technologies in the shortest possible time. With a quicker pace of delivery, these courses are designed for individuals with existing Windows experience who need to achieve MCSE level skills.

SmartStyle recommends this course as complete offering rather than the following Microsoft courses:

Course 2274: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
Course 2275: Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

Before attending this course, students must have:

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

Delegates will learn how to
Create and manage groups.
Create and populate organizational units with user and computer accounts.
Manage access to resources.
Implement printing.
Manage printing.
Manage access to objects in organizational units.
Implement Group Policy.
Prepare to administer server resources.
Configure a server to monitor system performance.
Manage device drivers by configuring device driver signing and restoring a device driver.
Maintain software by using Microsoft Software Update Services.
Manage the user and computer environment by using Group Policy.
Audit accounts and resources.
Monitor system performance.
Manage data storage.
Manage disaster recovery.
Manage hard disks.
Manage user and computer accounts.

Outline:
Part 1: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

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: Implementing Printing

Module 6: Managing Printing

Module 7: Managing Access to Objects in Organizational Units

Module 8: Implementing Group Policy

Module 9: Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy

Module 10: Introduction to Security in Windows Server 2003

Part 2: Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

Module 1: Preparing to Administer a Server

Module 2: Preparing to Monitor Server Performance

Module 3: Monitoring Server Performance

Module 4: Maintaining Device Drivers

Module 5: Managing Disks

Module 6: Managing Data Storage

Module 7: Managing Disaster Recovery