MCSA/MCSE: Windows<sup>®</sup> Server 2003 Upgrade Study Guide: Exams 70-292 and 70-296,9780782142679

MCSA/MCSE: Windows® Server 2003 Upgrade Study Guide: Exams 70-292 and 70-296

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Pub. Date: 2003-12-01
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Summary

Here's the book you need to prepare for Exams 70-292 and 70-296. This Study Guide provides:* In-depth coverage of every exam objective* Practical information on planning, implementing, and maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment* Hundreds of challenging practice questions* Leading-edge exam preparation software, including a test engine, electronic flashcards, and simulation softwareAuthoritative coverage of all exam objectives:Exam 70-292: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000* Managing users, computers, and groups* Managing and maintaining access to resources* Managing and maintaining a server environment* Managing and implementing disaster recovery* Implementing, managing, and maintaining name resolution* Implementing, managing, and maintaining network securityExam 70-296: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSE Certified on Windows 2000* Planning and implementing server roles and server security* Planning, implementing, and maintaining a network infrastructure* Planning, implementing, and maintaining server availability* Planning and maintaining network security* Planning, implementing, and maintaining security infrastructure* Planning and implementing an active directory infrastructure* Managing and maintaining an active directory infrastructure* Planning and implementing user, computer, and group strategies* Planning and implementing group policy* Managing and maintaining group policy

Table of Contents

Introduction xxiii
Assessment Test xl
Part I MCSA Upgrade Exam
1(356)
Installing, Licensing, and Updating Windows Server 2003
3(74)
Features of Windows Server 2003
4(7)
Active Directory
5(1)
File and Print Services
6(1)
Security
7(1)
Networking and Communications
8(1)
Application Services
8(1)
Management Services
9(1)
Storage Management Services
9(1)
Internet Information Server (IIS) 6.0
10(1)
Terminal Services
10(1)
Windows Media Services
11(1)
Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) Services
11(1)
Windows Server 2003 Family Features
11(2)
Preparing to Install Windows Server 2003
13(4)
Hardware Requirements
14(1)
The Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)
15(1)
Checking System Compatibility
16(1)
Clean Install or Upgrade
16(1)
Installation Options
17(1)
Installing Windows Server 2003
17(7)
Steps for Windows Server 2003 Installation
17(3)
Upgrading a Server to a Domain Controller
20(4)
Setting Up Your Computers for Hands-on Exercises
24(7)
Installing Windows Server 2003 as a Domain Controller
24(3)
Installing Windows XP Professional within the Windows 2003 Domain
27(4)
Post-installation Product Activation
31(2)
Managing Licensing
33(12)
Understanding and Selecting a Licensing Mode
33(2)
Administering the License Logging Service
35(1)
Administering Licensing Locally
36(2)
Administering Licensing in an Enterprise
38(7)
Managing Software Installation and Maintenance
45(21)
Using Windows Update
46(2)
Using Windows Automatic Updates
48(1)
Using Software Update Services
49(13)
Using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
62(4)
Summary
66(1)
Exam Essentials
67(1)
Key Terms
67(1)
Review Questions
68(7)
Answers to Review Questions
75(2)
Managing Users, Groups, and Computers
77(64)
Working with Active Directory User Accounts
78(28)
Built-In Users Created in Active Directory
79(1)
Username and Password Rules and Conventions
80(2)
Usernames and Security Identifiers
82(1)
Creating Active Directory Users
82(4)
Disabling or Deleting User Accounts
86(1)
Renaming Users
87(1)
Changing a User's Password
88(1)
Managing Active Directory User Properties
89(15)
Using the Run As Option
104(1)
Troubleshooting User Authentication
105(1)
Working with Active Directory Group Accounts
106(11)
Understanding Group Scope and Group Type
106(1)
Default Groups Created in Windows 2003 Domain
107(6)
Creating New Groups
113(1)
Managing Group Properties
114(2)
Identifying Group Membership
116(1)
Working with Computer Accounts
117(9)
Creating Computer Accounts
117(4)
Managing Computer Properties
121(3)
Resetting Computer Accounts
124(1)
Troubleshooting Computer Accounts
125(1)
Advanced User, Group, and Computer Management
126(6)
Locating Objects within the Active Directory
126(2)
Moving Objects within the Active Directory
128(2)
Creating Users, Groups, and Computers through Automation
130(1)
Importing Users
131(1)
Summary
132(1)
Exam Essentials
132(1)
Key Terms
133(1)
Review Questions
134(5)
Answers to Review Questions
139(2)
System Recovery and Web Services
141(54)
Safeguarding Your Computer and Recovering from Disaster
142(1)
Using the Backup Utility
143(20)
Using the Backup Wizard
144(4)
Managing System State Data
148(3)
Configuring Backup Options
151(4)
Using Automated System Recovery
155(2)
Using Shadow Copies
157(6)
Benefits of Using IIS
163(22)
Key IIS Services
163(1)
IIS Security
164(1)
Installing IIS
165(2)
Configuring and Administering IIS
167(16)
IIS Backup
183(1)
Troubleshooting IIS
184(1)
Summary
185(1)
Exam Essentials
186(1)
Key Terms
186(1)
Review Questions
187(6)
Answers to Review Questions
193(2)
Managing Windows Server 2003 Remotely
195(54)
Understanding Terminal Services
196(5)
Terminal Services Modes
197(1)
Benefits of Terminal Services
198(2)
Terminal Services Improvements and Enhancements for Windows Server 2003
200(1)
Terminal Services Components
201(1)
Planning the Terminal Services Configuration
201(2)
Determining Client Applications
202(1)
Determining Hardware Requirements
202(1)
Installing Terminal Services Server
203(3)
Using the Terminal Services Configuration Utility
206(13)
Configuring and Managing Terminal Services Connections
206(9)
Managing Server Settings
215(1)
Managing Terminal Services Users
216(3)
Using the Terminal Services Manager Utility
219(1)
Using Terminal Services Licensing
220(5)
Running Applications on the Terminal Services Server
225(1)
Installing Applications
225(1)
Configuring Application Sharing
225(1)
Troubleshooting Terminal Services
226(2)
Using Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance for Administration
228(13)
Using Remote Desktop
228(7)
Using Remote Assistance
235(6)
Summary
241(1)
Exam Essentials
241(1)
Key Terms
242(1)
Review Questions
243(4)
Answers to Review Questions
247(2)
Installing and Managing Domain Name Service (DNS)
249(58)
DNS Fundamentals
250(17)
What DNS Does
251(2)
Servers, Clients, and Resolvers
253(1)
DNS and Windows Server 2003
254(1)
How DNS Works
255(12)
Installing and Configuring a DNS Server
267(16)
Installing a DNS Server
267(1)
Configuring a DNS Server
268(1)
Creating New Zones
269(4)
Setting Zone Properties
273(5)
Configuring Zones for Dynamic Updates
278(1)
Delegating Zones for DNS
279(1)
Manually Creating DNS Records
280(3)
Monitoring and Troubleshooting DNS
283(11)
Monitoring DNS with the DNS Snap-in
283(2)
Monitoring DNS Servers with System Monitor
285(1)
Monitoring DNS Events in the Event Viewer
286(1)
Monitoring DNS in Replication Monitor
287(2)
Troubleshooting DNS
289(5)
Summary
294(1)
Exam Essentials
295(1)
Key Terms
296(1)
Review Questions
297(6)
Answers to Review Questions
303(4)
Administering Security Policy
307(50)
An Overview of User and Group Accounts
308(2)
User Accounts
308(2)
Group Accounts
310(1)
Security Policy Types and Tools
310(21)
Group Policies within Active Directory
311(7)
Administering Local Computer Policy
318(1)
Configuring Security Settings
319(12)
Administering the Local Computer's System Policies
331(5)
User Profiles Policies
332(1)
Script Policies
333(1)
Disk Quota Policies
333(1)
Group Policy Policies
334(1)
Windows File Protection Policies
335(1)
Analyzing Security Configurations with the Security Configuration and Analysis Tool
336(7)
Specifying a Security Database
337(1)
Importing a Security Template
337(3)
Performing a Security Analysis
340(1)
Reviewing the Security Analysis and Resolving Discrepancies
340(3)
Managing Windows Server 2003 Services
343(4)
Configuring General Service Properties
343(1)
Configuring Service Log On Properties
344(1)
Configuring Service Recovery Properties
345(1)
Checking Service Dependencies
345(2)
Summary
347(1)
Exam Essentials
347(1)
Key Terms
348(1)
Review Questions
349(6)
Answers to Review Questions
355(2)
Part II MCSE Upgrade Exam
357(426)
Planning and Implementing Server Roles
359(24)
Defining Server Roles
360(10)
Using the Configure Your Server Wizard
365(3)
Using the Manage Your Server Tool
368(2)
Planning a Security Update Infrastructure
370(5)
Using Microsoft Software Update Services
371(2)
Using Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
373(2)
Summary
375(1)
Exam Essentials
376(1)
Key Terms
376(1)
Review Questions
377(4)
Answers to Review Questions
381(2)
Planning the Domain Name Service (DNS)
383(34)
Planning a DNS Namespace
384(3)
DNS Namespace Options
385(2)
Planning DNS Zones
387(7)
Selecting the Appropriate Zone Type
387(1)
Selecting the Zone Data Location
388(1)
Securing Zones
389(3)
Integrating DNS and WINS
392(2)
Planning DNS Zone Replication and Delegation
394(5)
Creating Secondary Zones
395(1)
Zone Transfers and Replication
395(2)
Securing Zone Transfers
397(1)
Delegating Zones
397(2)
Planning DNS Caching and Forwarding
399(3)
Planning Caching-Only Servers
399(1)
Planning Stub Zones
400(1)
Planning Conditional Forwarders
400(2)
Planning Forward-Only Servers
402(1)
Planning DNS Server Resources
402(4)
Planning General DNS Server Requirements
403(1)
Planning for Server Capacity
403(1)
Securing DNS
404(2)
Summary
406(1)
Exam Essentials
407(1)
Key Terms
407(1)
Review Questions
408(6)
Answers to Review Questions
414(3)
Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining Server Availability
417(44)
Evaluating Availability and Scalability Solutions
418(4)
Identifying Threats to High Availability
420(1)
Evaluating Scalability Methods
421(1)
Evaluating Clustering Technologies
421(1)
Planning Server Clusters
422(18)
Understanding the Terminology
423(1)
Analyzing Business and Application Requirements
424(1)
Evaluating Application Deployment Considerations
425(8)
Determining the Cluster Model
433(3)
Planning Multisite Clusters
436(2)
Networking the Cluster
438(2)
Planning Network Load Balancing
440(6)
Monitoring NLB
442(4)
Administering NLB Remotely
446(1)
Recovering from Cluster Node Failure
446(4)
Backing Up Cluster Data
446(1)
Recovering from Cluster Failure
447(3)
Summary
450(1)
Exam Essentials
450(1)
Key Terms
451(1)
Review Questions
452(7)
Answers to Review Questions
459(2)
Planning Network Security
461(68)
Evaluating IP Security
462(17)
IPSec Fundamentals
464(13)
IPSec in Practice
477(1)
Planning an IPSec Deployment
477(2)
Implementing IPSec
479(30)
Using the IP Security Policy Management Console
480(3)
Managing Policies
483(6)
Configuring IPSec Policies
489(12)
Configuring IPSec for Tunnel Mode
501(8)
Planning Secure Remote Administration Methods
509(8)
Planning to Remotely Administer Computers with Remote Desktop for Administration
509(3)
Planning to Offer Remote Assistance to Client Computers
512(5)
Summary
517(1)
Exam Essentials
518(1)
Key Terms
519(1)
Review Questions
520(6)
Answers to Review Questions
526(3)
Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining Certificate Services
529(70)
Understanding the Public Key Infrastructure
531(15)
Key PKI Concepts
532(3)
Elements of a PKI
535(6)
PKI Terminology
541(5)
Planning and Managing the Certificate Server
546(27)
Installing Microsoft Certificate Server
546(6)
Controlling the CA Service
552(4)
Configuring the CA
556(9)
Configuring Revocation and Trust
565(8)
Managing Certificates
573(14)
Introducing the Certificates Snap-In
573(1)
Viewing and Changing Certificate Properties
574(4)
Requesting New Certificates
578(4)
Rekeying an Existing Certificate
582(1)
Renewing a Certificate
582(1)
Importing, Exporting, and Locating Certificates
583(4)
Summary
587(1)
Exam Essentials
588(2)
Key Terms
590(1)
Review Questions
591(5)
Answers to Review Questions
596(3)
Planning and Implementing Domains, Trees, and Forests
599(68)
Preparing for Active Directory Installation
601(9)
Planning and Installing DNS
601(3)
Verifying the File System
604(1)
Verifying Network Connectivity
605(2)
Determining the Domain Functional Level
607(2)
Planning the Domain Structure
609(1)
Installing the Active Directory
610(5)
Verifying the Active Directory Installation
615(6)
Using Event Viewer
615(3)
Using the Active Directory Administrative Tools
618(1)
Testing from Clients
618(3)
Creating and Configuring Application Data Partitions
621(5)
Creating Application Data Partitions
621(2)
Managing Replicas
623(1)
Removing Replicas
624(1)
Using ntdsutil to Manage Application Data Partitions
624(2)
Reasons for Creating Multiple Domains
626(3)
Reasons for Using Multiple Domains
626(2)
Drawbacks of Multiple Domains
628(1)
Creating Domain Trees and Forests
629(17)
Planning Trees and Forests
629(4)
The Promotion Process
633(1)
Creating a Domain Tree
633(7)
Joining a New Domain Tree to a Forest
640(4)
Adding Additional Domain Controllers
644(2)
Demoting a Domain Controller
646(2)
Managing Multiple Domains
648(8)
Managing Trusts
648(6)
Managing UPN Suffixes
654(1)
Managing Global Catalog Servers
654(2)
Summary
656(1)
Exam Essentials
657(2)
Key Terms
659(1)
Review Questions
660(4)
Answers to Review Questions
664(3)
Managing and Maintaining the Active Directory
667(44)
Active Directory Security Overview
668(8)
Understanding Security Principals
669(4)
Managing Security and Permissions
673(2)
Using ACLs and ACEs
675(1)
Using Group Policy for Security
676(4)
Understanding Smart Card Authentication
680(3)
Preparing a Smart Card Certificate Enrollment Station
681(2)
Backup and Recovery of the Active Directory
683(18)
Overview of the Windows Server 2003 Backup Utility
685(4)
Backing Up the Active Directory
689(3)
Restoring the Active Directory
692(9)
Summary
701(1)
Exam Essentials
702(1)
Key Terms
703(1)
Review Questions
704(5)
Answers to Review Questions
709(2)
Planning, Implementing, and Managing Group Policy
711(72)
Planning a Group Policy Strategy
713(1)
Implementing Group Policy
713(9)
Creating GPOs
714(5)
Linking GPOs to the Active Directory
719(1)
Using Administrative Templates
720(2)
Managing Group Policy
722(14)
Managing GPOs
722(1)
Filtering Group Policy
723(3)
Delegating Administrative Control of GPOs
726(1)
Controlling Inheritance and Filtering Group Policy
727(2)
Assigning Script Policies
729(2)
Managing Network Configuration
731(1)
Automatically Enrolling User and Computer Certificates in Group Policy
732(2)
Redirecting Folders Using Group Policy
734(2)
Troubleshooting Group Policy
736(10)
RSoP in Logging Mode
737(7)
RSoP in Planning Mode
744(1)
Using the gpresult.exe Command
744(2)
Overview of Software Deployment
746(6)
The Software Management Life Cycle
746(1)
The Windows Installer
747(4)
Deploying Applications
751(1)
Implementing Software Deployment
752(11)
Preparing for Software Deployment
752(2)
Publishing and Assigning Applications
754(3)
Applying Software Updates
757(2)
Verifying Software Installation
759(1)
Configuring Automatic Updates in Group Policy
759(4)
Configuring Software Deployment Settings
763(5)
The Software Installation Properties Dialog Box
763(3)
Removing Programs
766(1)
Windows Installer Settings
767(1)
Optimizing and Troubleshooting Software Deployment
768(4)
Summary
772(1)
Exam Essentials
772(2)
Key Terms
774(1)
Review Questions
775(6)
Answers to Review Questions
781(2)
Glossary 783(26)
Index 809

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