Windows Server administration (EN)

Description

A foundation for Windows server technology administrators. Learn to create and manage user accounts and groups in Active Directory, manage NTFS file system resources and security, share directories, and manage environments using Group Policy.

Goals

• What is Active Directory
• How to create and manage user accounts and groups and what their properties are
• How access to the NTFS file system and its SMB shares is secured using permissions
• What options does the DNS server have in Windows?
• What Group Policy is for and how it works, and how to solve problems with its application on stations and servers
• What are the options for monitoring performance, stability and events on a Windows server
• How to set up and manage a DHCP server in Windows

Target

Contents

• Overview and comparison of each edition
• Licensing
• Getting to know the GUI

• Windows Server Installation Options and Methods
• Troubleshooting
• Post-installation configuration

• Server Manager
• PowerShell
• Remote management + RSAT

• Comparison of Active Directory vs. Workgroup
• Installing a domain controller
• Overview of Active Directory properties

• User accounts
• Groups, their functions and types
• Computer accounts
• Organizational units

• Options for using Group Policy and how to apply them
• Manage Group Policy objects
• Troubleshooting and applying Group Policy

• Applying scripts
• Mapping network drives and printers
• Software installation

• Overview of DNS server functions
• DNS server installation and configuration
• DNS and Active Directory integration

• Static vs. Dynamic configuration of IP addresses
• Installation and configuration of the DHCP server
• DHCP failover and high availability

• Data access control
• Directory sharing, sharing permissions
• Effective permissions

• Performance monitoring tools
• EventLog
• Auditing

Prerequisites