Microsoft Windows 2000 Installation and Administration

Outcomes

Participants will learn how to install and configure Windows 2000 Server and perform system administrator-level tasks on a Windows 2000 system. Students enrolling in this course should understand the Explorer interface and general networking concepts.

Prerequisites

Windows 95: Introduction, Windows 98: Introduction, or Windows NT Workstation 9.0: Orientation; Microcomputer Hardware; and Essentials of Microsoft Networking; or equivalent knowledge.

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Session Length

Five days, 9:00am - 5:00 pm

Location

This session is conducted either on site, or at our training rooms.

Topics Covered in this session

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Introduction to Windows 2000 Overview of Windows 2000 Overview of the Windows 2000 Active Directory Installing Windows 2000 Server System administration Administration overview The Control Panel and the Registry Configuration management Hard disk management Basic disk management Dynamic disk management Networking in a workgroup environment Creating and managing local user accounts Creating and managing local groups Sharing and securing file system resources Sharing files and folders Securing file systems with NTFS Security system interactions

Managing file system resources Managing storage Backup and restore Windows 2000 network configuration Windows 2000 network components Using command-line network utilities Installing and configuring Microsoft TCP/IP Host name resolution with DNS Networking in a domain environment Creating an Active Directory domain Domain user accounts Groups in a domain environment Administering user accounts Group policies Modifying user accounts User profiles Managing the Active Directory Creating and locating objects Controlling access to objects

Managing network storage Publishing a share in the directory Setting disk quotas Managing distributed storage Managing network printing An overview of Windows 2000 printing Administering printers Managing printing from a Web browser The Windows 2000 print process

Auditing and monitoring Using Event Viewer Auditing events Using Performance Monitor Working in a multi-domain environment Creating a domain tree Managing a multi-domain environment

Performance-based objectives

• Discuss the general features and the system requirements of Windows 2000. Discuss the Active Directory at an introductory level, and install Windows 2000 Server into a workgroup.
• Use the Microsoft Management console to examine preconfigured consoles and create custom consoles, use the Control Panel and Registry Editor to modify system settings, and install new devices and create hardware profiles by using the Device Manager.
• Work with basic disk storage partitions, upgrade their hard disks to dynamic disk storage, and work with volumes.
• Create local users and groups.
• Use NTFS permissions to secure network resources and determine effective permissions.
• Enable and manage file compression and encryption, defragment files, backup and restore files, and schedule regularly occurring backups.
• Install and manage networking components, use command-line network utilities to manage network services, install and manually configure TCP/IP, and configure DNS clients.
• Promote a standalone server to an Active Directory domain controller; and create and manage user and group accounts in a domain environment.
• Create and test a group policy to enable users to log on locally, modify and administer user accounts, and customize your local user profile.
• Create, edit, and locate objects in the directory, and configure security features of the Active Directory to control access to objects and to delegate authority over portions of the directory hierarchy.
• Create and publish a share in the directory, enable and set disk quotas, and configure and use the Distributed File System.
• Manage and administer network printers.
• Audit and monitor your system using Event Viewer and Performance Monitor.
• Create and manage a domain tree.