In this seminar you'll learn...
Hardware and software requirements
Upgrading from Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows 2000
New Active Directory® enhancements
Security, virtual disk service, shadow copy and disaster recovery
And much more
Interested in a painless transition to Windows® Server 2003? You´ll find it here. Windows Server 2003 is the next-generation operating system of choice for many businesses, but along with that power comes considerable complexity. You need to know all the in´s and out´s, the nuts-and-bolts, of installing, administering and troubleshooting this state-of-the-art operating system. Explore the exciting new features and get the inside information you need to get up and running and taking advantage of everything this system has to offer in just two short, information-packed days.
Day one: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Windows ServerTM 2003 overview
In this session, you´ll get a quick look at what´s new in Windows Server 2003. You´ll uncover the features that have been added and learn how they can be used to maximize Windows Server 2003´s functionality. You´ll also find out what the real hardware requirements are to run this new server operating system and not just what´s listed
What´s under the hood of Windows Server 2003 ... a look at the architecture of Microsoft®´s latest operating system
Take a detailed look at each of the 4 versions of Windows Server 2003 and exactly what each one has to offer
Why Microsoft took the ".Net" out of the product name and what .Net architecture really is
Think your software will run on Windows Server 2003? We´ll show you how to find out for sure
An upgrade or a clean installation?
Here´s where you´ll find out whether or not you should do an upgrade to your existing Windows® server or perform a clean installation. You´ll also find out the exact steps that you´ll need to take when upgrading from Windows NT® 4.0 and
The important steps to take when upgrading a Windows 2000 Server
How to use script files to automate the installation process
Why you can´t upgrade a Windows 2000 Server Advanced Server to Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
How to use the Active Directory® Migration wizard to migrate your users, groups and machines to your Windows Server 2003 domain
What to do if the system crashes during the installation process—save hours of frustration with these simple techniques to get your systems up and running
Why it´s important to run the IIS Lockdown tool on any system running IIS prior to performing the upgrade to Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 network essentials
In this session, you´ll discover the networking services such as Domain Name Service (DNS) that are a part of Windows Server 2003. You´ll find out how to implement Dynamic DNS so you don´t have to manually update your DNS records each time you add or remove a computer from your network. You´ll also find out how to properly configure a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server and eliminate the headaches of manual IP address configuration. You´ll also find out ...
Why Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) is still around, when you need it and when you don´t
How to set up Routing and RAS for remote computing and secure remote administration
What you need to know about Terminal Services and the two modes of operation
How to configure a Virtual Private Network (VPN) and make use of Network Address Translation (NAT) with Windows Server 2003
How to implement IPv6 on Windows Server 2003
Disk and file management in Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 includes a multitude of new and enhanced disk and file management features, and that´s what this session is all about. You´ll discover the 3 key services that make up the Intelligent File Services of Windows Server 2003. You´ll learn how the File Replication Service (FRS) can be used in conjunction with Distributed File System (DFS) to automatically synchronize content between assigned replicas. FRS can also be used by Active Directory to automatically synchronize content from the system volume across domain controllers. You´ll learn...
The use of the Encrypting File System (EFS) to encrypt and decrypt files to protect them from network snoopers
A simple method to ease network administration by utilizing DFS to provide single-point access to multiple network locations
How to use the Volume Shadow Copy Service to create a point-in-time copy of
How Virtual Disk Service allows you to manage all your Storage Area Network devices from a single application
Disk Quotas—step-by-step procedures for managing hard drive space on your servers
Day two: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Planning, implementing and managing the Active Directory
Windows 2000 Server contained Microsoft´s first release of Active Directory, and Windows Server 2003 contains an enhanced version of this directory service. In this session, you´ll discover the changes to Active Directory including cross-forest trusts, the ability to rename domains and the ability to deactivate attributes and classes in the schema so that their definitions can be changed. You´ll also learn ...
The correct method of planning your Active Directory whether you´re starting from scratch, upgrading a Windows NT 4.0 domain or already have a Windows 2000 Active Directory that you want to move to Windows Server 2003
How Active Directory works and the specific server software requirements that are needed to implement Active Directory on your network
Step-by-step procedures for promoting servers to domain controllers and demoting domain controllers to stand-alone servers
What Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) is and how to implement it on your network
The importance of replication in an Active Directory network and how to troubleshoot replication problems
Performance monitoring, optimizing and troubleshooting
It´s not enough just to install Windows Server 2003 and then leave it alone. You have to monitor its performance, make adjustments to get maximum efficiency out of it and be ready to troubleshoot problems when they happen. That´s the focus of this session. All this sounds like a great deal of work for the administrator, but we´ll show you how to accomplish these tasks quickly and efficiently so you´re not spending all your time managing your servers. You´ll find out ...
How to configure your servers to automatically send you alerts when performance counters go beyond preset limits
How to increase performance of your servers without spending money on more memory, faster processors and larger hard drives
How to use the Automated System Recovery (ASR) wizard as well as other disaster-recovery tools
Tips and techniques to quickly isolate the cause of problems and how to get your servers up and running again with minimal downtime
How to make sense out of the event log entries so you know which events need to be addressed and which
The "in´s and out´s" of Software Update Services (SUS) ... do you really need to utilize SUS or is it just hype?
Windows Server 2003 security
Microsoft has made some great advances in the area of security with its Trustworthy Computing initiative. Because of this, Windows Server 2003 ships with most services turned off by default, and that certainly does make it more secure than its predecessors. But this doesn´t mean you can forget about security with Windows Server 2003, and that´s what this session covers. You´ll find out why a default installation still doesn´t cut it for a really secure system. You´ll learn how to use Group Policies to rein in your network users—one of the weakest links in the security chain. Plus, we´ll show you ...
How to use Group Policies to deploy and restrict software on your network computers
Quick and easy security implementation using security templates
How to configure your audit logs to make sure you´re tracking all the critical security events
How to tighten security on your system by implementing IPSec
The right way to deploy a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) solution using Windows Server 2003
Tips and techniques for testing your security configuration
Installing and administering Internet Information Services (IIS)
Windows Server 2003 ships with IIS, which has had some significant improvements over earlier versions. You´ll find out about them in this informative session. You´ll also learn how to install IIS and configure authentication to provide a secure Internet or intranet server. In addition, we´ll give you the low-down on ASP.Net and what it takes to implement it on your system. Also in this session ...
How to manage your IIS metabase—the repository for most IIS configuration variables
How to securely administer your IIS server from a remote location
Uncovering the security enhancements to IIS—find out why you still need to be cautious when it comes to locking down your IIS server
How to configure your IIS server to host multiple Web sites, all from a single computer
Installing and configuring Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) on your IIS server to provide basic e-mail capability for your Web sites