Hamilton College Courses: MCSE

Day 1 3 hrs	Introduction to Windows 2003 Servers • Windows unattended setup • Install and configure server hardware devices • Configure driver signing options. • Configuring a network • Manage servers remotely • Troubleshooting networks • Troubleshoot server hardware devices.
Day 2 3 hrs	Planning and Implementing an Active Directory Infrastructure • Managing Users, Computers, and Groups • Planning and Implementing OU structure • Creating groups, group scopes • Troubleshoot computer accounts. • Troubleshoot user authentication issues • Automatic creation of users, groups and Import user accounts.
Day 3 3 hrs	User profiles and File Security management • Planning and implementing user profiles • Local, Roaming, Mandatory profiles • NTFS and Fat32 permissions • MBSA – Hardening servers
Day 4 3 hrs	Managing and Maintaining a Server Environment • Monitor file and print servers. Tools might include Task Manager, Event Viewer, and System Monitor. • Printers and Printer Management • Troubleshoot print queues. • Optimize server disk performance • Implement a RAID solution. • Volumes and partitions.
Day 5 3 hrs	Implement an Active Directory service forest and domain structure • Planning ADC and Child domains • Install and configure an Active Directory domain controller. • Plan and Manage an Active Directory site • Configure replication schedules. • Configure site link costs. • Configure site boundaries. • Plan and Manage Global Catalogue
Day 6 3 hrs	Managing and Maintaining an Active Directory Infrastructure • Set an Active Directory forest and domain functional level based on requirements. • Establish trust relationships. Types of trust relationships might include external trusts, shortcut trusts, and cross-forest • Plan flexible operations master role placement • Plan for business continuity of operations master roles. • Identify operations master role dependencies.
Day 7 3 hrs	Planning and Implementing Group Policy • Plan Group Policy strategy. • Create and configure GPOs. • Configure Group Policy refresh rates and Group Policy settings. • Manage GPOs. • Verify and troubleshoot Group Policy. • Delegate administrative control of Group Policy. • Plan a Group Policy strategy for the enterprise
Day 8 3 hrs	Introduction to System Services Organizing Networked Systems File Sharing Services
Day 9 3 hrs	Planning software deployment through group policy • Introduction to Managing Software Deployment • Deploying Software • Configuring Software Deployment • Maintaining Deployed Software • Troubleshooting Software Deployment • Planning a Software Deployment Strategy
Day 10	Managing Disaster Recovery • Preparing for Disaster Recovery • Backing Up Data • Scheduling Backup Jobs • Restoring Data • Configuring Shadow Copies • Recovering from Server Failure, ASR, Recovery Console • Backing Up Active Directory • Perform an authoritative restore operation. • Perform a non-authoritative restore operation.
Day 11 3 hrs	Implementing network infrastructure • Describe the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol architecture. • Convert Internet Protocol (IP) addresses between decimal and binary. • Calculate a subnet mask. • Create subnets using Variable-Length Subnet Mask (VLSM) • Configure a host to use a static IP address. • Assign IP addresses in a multiple subnet network. • Describe the IP routing process. • Configure a host to obtain an IP address automatically. • Configure a host so that automatic private IP address configuration is disabled. • Configure a host to use name servers. • Isolate common connectivity issues.
Day 12 3 hrs	IP addressing and Name resolution • Plan a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) strategy. • Optimize and troubleshoot DHCP. • Allocate IP addressing by using DHCP. • Manage and monitor DHCP. • Resolve names.
Day 13 3 hrs	• Plan a Domain Name System (DNS) strategy. • Optimize and troubleshoot DNS • Resolve host names by using DNS. • Manage the integration of Active Directory and DNS. • Manage and monitor DNS. • Resolve network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) names by using WINS.
Day 14 3 hrs	Manage a Web server & Terminal Server. • Manage Internet Information Services (IIS). • Manage security for IIS. • Maintain software by using Microsoft Software Update Services. • Remote administration.
Day 15 3 hrs	Configure routing by using the Routing and Remote Access service • Introduction to a Network Access Infrastructure • Configure Routing and Remote Access • Plan a Routing Topology • Static and Dynamic routing • Configuring VPN Access • Configuring Dial-up Access • Controlling User Access to a Network • Centralizing Network Access Authentication by Using IAS, RADIUS • Configuring NAT
Day 16 3 hrs	Plan, optimize, and troubleshoot IPSec network access. • Understanding Default Policy Rules • Planning an IPSec Deployment • Troubleshooting IPSec Communications
Day 17 3 hrs	Monitor system performance • Introduction to Monitoring Server Performance • Performing Real-Time and Logged Monitoring • Configuring and Managing Counter Logs • Configuring Alerts • Monitor memory performance objects, disk performance objects, network performance objects, process performance objects. • Event viewer • Auditing of objects • Identify system bottlenecks by using System Monitor
Day 18 3 hrs	Remote Installation Services • Installing Win2003 /XP • Creating Images for Deployment.
Day 19 3 hrs	Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining Server 2003 Availability • Plan services for high availability. • Plan a high availability solution that uses clustering services. • Plan a high availability solution that uses Network Load Balancing.
Day 20 3 hrs	Public Key Infrastructure • Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining Server 2003 Availability • Plan a high availability solution that uses clustering services. • Plan a high availability solution that uses Network Load Balancing.
After Course	Free Lab Access

MCSE Certification Exam Code

Course Contents (20 sessions of 3hrs each)