Course Description:

PLANNING NT SERVER

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Plan the implementation of a directory services architecture.

Considerations include

Selecting the appropriate domain model

Supporting a single logon account

Allowing users to access resources in different domains

Plan the disk drive configuration for various requirements. Requirements include choosing a fault-tolerance method.

Choose a protocol for various situations.

Protocols include

TCP/IP

TCP/IP with DHCP and WINS

NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Transport Protocol

Data Link Control (DLC)

AppleTalk

INSTALLATION OF NT SERVER

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Install Windows NT Server to perform various server roles.

Server roles include:

Primary domain controller

Backup domain controller

Member server

Configure protocols and protocol bindings.

Protocols include

TCP/IP

TCP/IP with DHCP and WINS

NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Transport Protocol

DLC

AppleTalk

Configure Windows NT Server core services.

Services include

Directory Replicator

Computer Browser

Requirements include

Configure hard disks to meet various requirements.

Providing redundancy

Improving performance

Configure printers.

Tasks include

Adding and configuring a printer

Implementing a printer pool

Setting print priorities

Configure a Windows NT Server computer for various types of client computers.

Client computer types include

Windows NT Workstation

Windows(r)  95

Macintosh(r)

MANAGING RESOURCES OF NT SERVER

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Manage user and group accounts.

Considerations include

Managing Windows NT user accounts

Managing Windows NT user rights

Managing Windows NT groups

Administering account policies

Auditing changes to the user account database

Create and manage policies and profiles for various situations.

Policies and profiles include

Local user profiles

Roaming user profiles

System policies

Administer remote servers from various types of client computers.

Client computer types include

Windows 95

Windows NT Workstation

Manage disk resources.

Tasks include

Creating and sharing resources

Implementing permissions and security

Establishing file auditing

CONNECTIVITY OF NT SERVER

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Configure Windows NT Server for interoperability with NetWare servers by using various tools.

Tools include

Gateway Service for NetWare

Migration Tool for NetWare

Install and configure multiprotocol routing to serve various functions.

Functions include

 Internet router

BOOTP/DHCP Relay Agent

IPX router

Install and configure Internet Information Server.

Install and configure Internet services.

Services include

World Wide Web

DNS

Intranet

Install and configure Remote Access Service (RAS).

Configuration options include

Configuring RAS communications

Configuring RAS protocols

Configuring RAS security

MONITORING AND OPTIMIZATION OF NT SERVER

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Establish a baseline for measuring system performance. Tasks include creating a database of measurement data.

Monitor performance of various functions by using Performance Monitor.

Functions include

Processor

Memory

Disk

Network

Monitor network traffic by using Network Monitor.

Tasks include

Collecting data

Presenting data

Filtering data

Identify performance bottlenecks.

Optimize performance for various results.

Results include

Controlling network traffic

Controlling server load

TROUBLESHOOTING NT SERVER

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Choose the appropriate course of action to take to resolve installation failures.

Choose the appropriate course of action to take to resolve boot failures.

Choose the appropriate course of action to take to resolve configuration errors.

Tasks include

Backing up and restoring the registry

Editing the registry

Choose the appropriate course of action to take to resolve printer problems.

Choose the appropriate course of action to take to resolve RAS problems.

Choose the appropriate course of action to take to resolve connectivity problems.

Choose the appropriate course of action to take to resolve resource access and permission problems.

Choose the appropriate course of action to take to resolve fault-tolerance failures.

Fault-tolerance methods include

 Tape backup

Mirroring

Stripe set with parity

Perform advanced problem resolution.

Tasks include

Diagnosing and interpreting a blue screen

Configuring a memory dump

Using the Event Log service