Windows Server 2003 Infrastructure MCSE 70-297 Series (22 hours)
ONLINE Windows Server 2003 Infrastructure MCSE 70-297 TRAINING FEATURES
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Retake the Windows Server 2003 Infrastructure MCSE 70-297 courses as many times as you like
Measure your progress with assessment tests after each course
Earn completion certificates after passing each assessment test
1. Assessing the Environment
Time: 3 hours
This course explains how to assess your company's business and technical environment in preparation for implementing Windows Server 2003.
Objectives
Analyze the impact of Active Directory on the existing technical environment.
Analyze security requirements for the Active Directory directory service.
Identify network topology and performance levels.
Analyze the impact of the infrastructure design on the existing technical environment.
Topics
Administrative models
Assessing the current model
Formulating new models
Service levels
Hardware and software deployments
Interoperability
Assessing the current domain model
Infrastructure placement
Analyzing DNS namespaces
Assessing DNS infrastructure
Analyzing network topography
Creating a network map
Analyzing network performance
Assessing impact of proposed designs
2. Developing the Active Directory Infrastructure Design
Time: 4 hours
This course details how to design the Active Directory infrastructure for a Windows Server 2003 network.
Objectives
Design the Active Directory infrastructure to meet business and technical requirements.
Design the envisioned administration model.
Create the conceptual design of the Active Directory forest structure.
Create the conceptual design of the Active Directory domain structure.
Design the Active Directory replication strategy
Create the conceptual design of the organizational unit (OU) structure.
Topics
Designing the administrative model
Defining the forest design
Forest models
Ownership
Creating a domain design
Domain names and hierarchies
Domain models
Trees and domains
Developing an OU model
OU design models
Developing a replication design
Replication models
Replication topology options
3. Developing the Network Services Design
Time: 2 hours
This course explains how to design the network services infrastructure for a Windows Server 2003 network.
Objectives
Design the network services infrastructure to meet business and technical requirements.
Create the conceptual design of the DNS infrastructure.
Create the conceptual design of the WINS infrastructure.
Create the conceptual design of the DHCP infrastructure.
Create the conceptual design of the Remote Access infrastructure.
Topics
Developing DNS designs
DNS design features
DNS and the Internet
DNS and Active Directory
Developing WINS designs
DHCP design principles
DHCP design features
Developing a Remote Access strategy
4. Designing Logical Components
Time: 3 hours
This course explains how to design the logical components (organizational units, user accounts, and security groups) of a Windows Server 2003 network.
Objectives
Design an OU structure.
Design a security group strategy.
Design a user and computer authentication strategy.
Design a user and computer account strategy.
Design an Active Directory naming strategy.
Design migration paths to Active Directory.
Topics
Defining standards
Defining a forest structure and hierarchy
Naming a forest
Domains in the forest
Assessing and defining a migration path
Defining authentication mechanisms
Trusts and collaboration
Designing the organizational unit model
OU design and group policy
Group policy requirements
Group policy and delegation
Group policy settings
Exploring groups
Exploring roles
Defining replication topology
5. Name Resolution
Time: 3 hours
This course provides an overview of the name resolution capabilities of Windows Server 2003 and explains how to incorporate DNS into a Windows Server 2003 network design.
Objectives
Design a DNS name resolution strategy.
Design a NetBIOS name resolution strategy.
Design a Remote Access strategy.
Design a DNS strategy for interoperability with UNIX Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) to support Active Directory.
Identify DNS interoperability with Active Directory, WINS, and DHCP.
Topics
Understanding DNS design
DNS design options
DNS interoperability
DNS zones
DNS requirements
DNS zone placement
Delegation and security
DNS servers
WINS design strategy
WINS topologies
6. Remote Access and Address Management
Time: 2 hours
This course explains how to design a strategy for Remote Access in a Windows Server 2003 network.
Objectives
Design security for Remote Access users.
Design a Remote Access strategy.
Design an IP address assignment strategy.
Specify DHCP integration with DNS infrastructure.
Identify security host requirements.
Identify the authentication and accounting provider.
Topics
Remote Access Service servers
ISO/OSI reference model
Remote Access requirements
Remote Access authentication requirements
Authentication design
Implementing Remote Access
Defining security policies
Defining the audit strategy
IP address management and DHCP
DHCP security considerations
7. Service Placement and Sizing
Time: 2 hours
This course explains how to place and size services in a Windows Server 2003 network.
Objectives
Design DNS service placement
Design an Active Directory implementation plan.
Specify the server specifications to meet system requirements.
Design the placement of domain controllers and global catalog servers.
Plan the placement of flexible operations master roles.
Select the domain controller creation process.
Topics
Planning service placement
Active directory implementation
Active directory sizing
Domain controller sizing
Global catalog and DNS server sizing
Flexible single master operations roles
Placing FSMO roles
FSMO failover and recovery
8. The Physical Design
Time: 2 hours
This course explains how to plan the physical layout and design of a Windows Server 2003 network.
Objectives
Design Internet connectivity for a company.
Design a network and routing topology for a company.
Design the Remote Access infrastructure.
Design a TCP/IP addressing scheme through the use of IP subnets.
Design IP address assignment by using DHCP.
Topics
Internet connectivity
Domain name registration
Segmenting the Intranet from the Internet
Network topologies
Subnets
Addressing and DHCP
Router placement
The network perimeter
Design requirements for Remote Access
Authentication requirements for Remote Access
RADIUS
Remote Access infrastructure
9. Practice Exam
Time: 1 hours
This course provides a case study of a hypothetical organization and a series of review questions covering the design and implementation of this organization's Windows Server 2003 network.
Objectives
Practice for the Windows Server 2003 Infrastructure MCSE 70-297 exam.
Topics
Taking the exam
Practice exam
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