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. The course provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully plan, implement, and troubleshoot a Microsoft Windows® Server 2003 Active Directory® directory service infrastructure. The course focuses on a Windows Server 2003 directory service environment, including forest and domain structure, Domain Name System (DNS), site topology and replication, organizational unit structure and delegation of administration, networking for Active Directory, Group Policy, and user, group, and computer account strategies.

Post course support:

To help consolidate the learning provided in the classroom, it includes access to an e-Lab. The e-Lab provides remote access to two live Windows 2003 servers. This can be configured as the delegate chooses in support of the instructor-led learning. Additional e-Lab time and titles are also available.

This is a Fastrack2WindowsServer 2003 course designed for those individuals who need and are capable of absorbing technical content quickly. Typically you will be an experienced Windows Server Administrators who wants to either achieve MCSE certification in the shortest possible time or need to acquire 2003 skills to support an internal deployment. 12 months experience of second or third line support of a Windows 2000 based infrastructure would be the recommended minimum level of exposure. Delegates will be expected to have successfully completed:

Fastrack2Windows Server 2003: (Part 3) Planning Maintaining & Securing a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

Delegates will learn how to:
Design a forest and domain infrastructure that meets the needs of an organization
Design a site infrastructure that meets the needs of an organization
Design a Group Policy structure that meets the needs of an organization
Design an administrative structure that meets the needs of an organization
Design a physical network structure that supports Active Directory and meets the needs of an organization
Design a name resolution strategy that supports Active Directory and meets the needs of an organization
Design a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) structure that supports Active Directory and meets the needs of an organization
Describe the process of designing an Active Directory infrastructure and a network infrastructure that supports Active
Create a design for network connectivity that supports Active Directory and meets the needs of an organization
Design a network access infrastructure that supports Active Directory and meets the needs of an organization

Outline:
IMPLEMENTING AN ACTIVE DIRECTORY FOREST AND DOMAIN STRUCTURE
IMPLEMENTING AN ORGANISATIONAL UNIT STRUCTURE
IMPLEMENTING USER, GROUP, AND COMPUTER ACCOUNTS
IMPLEMENTING GROUP POLICY
DEPLOYING AND MANAGING SOFTWARE BY USING GROUP POLICY
IMPLEMENTING SITES TO MANAGE ACTIVE DIRECTORY REPLICATION
IMPLEMENTING PLACEMENT OF DOMAIN CONTROLLERS
MANAGING OPERATIONS MASTERS
MAINTAINING ACTIVE DIRECTORY AVAILABILITY
INTRODUCTION TO DESIGNING AN ACTIVE DIRECTORY AND NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
DESIGNING A FOREST AND DOMAIN INFRASTRUCTURE
DESIGNING A SITE INFRASTRUCTURE
DESIGNING FOR GROUP POLICY
DESIGNING THE ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE
DESIGNING THE PHYSICAL NETWORK
DESIGNING FOR NETWORK CONNECTIVITY
DESIGNING A NAME RESOLUTION STRATEGY
DESIGNING THE NETWORK ACCESS INFRASTRUCTURE