Session 1
Section A: Introduction
• Prerequisites
• Microsoft Certification Paths
• Server Administration Benefits
• Server Administration Topics
Section B: Installing Windows Server
• Windows Server Editions
• Installation Types
• Upgrade vs. Clean Install
• Interactive Installs
• Unattended Installs
• WDS Installs
• Post Installation Tasks
• Installing Device Drivers
Section C: Server Types
• Network Layer Servers
• Access Servers
• Network Service Servers
• User Service Servers
• Application Server Models
• Virtualized Services
• Proper Startup and Shutdown
Section D: Windows Server Roles
• Application Servers
• Remote Access
• Enable Remote Access
• Remote Desktop Client
• Add Web Server Role
• Managing IIS
• Add New Web Site
• Configuring Web Site Options
• SSL Options
• Application Pools
Section E: File and Print Servers
• Installing a Printer
• Printer Sharing
• Driver Deployment
• Share Level vs. NTFS Level Shares
• User Rights vs. User Permissions
• Object Auditing
Section F: Active Directory
• Active Directory Defined
• Active Directory Components
• Operation Masters
• Understanding Replication
• Domain Functional Levels
• Forest Functional Levels
• Trusts and Namespaces
Section G: Managing Active Directory
• Understanding Group Policies
• Computer Config vs. User Config Policies
• Policy Categories
• Review Group Policy Results
• Local Group Policy Editor
• User Accounts
• User Account Properties
• Creating Groups
• Group Properties
• Active Directory Containers
• Delegation
Session 2
Section A: Internal Server Storage
• SCSI Overview
• SCSI-1
• SCSI-2
• SCSI-3
• Newer SCSI Standards
• LVD and HVD
• Multimode and Single-Ended
• Connecting SCSI Devices
• IDE Systems
• ATA Implementations
• SATA Implementations
• Serial Attached SCSI
• Storage Considerations
Section B: External Server Storage
• Fibre Channel Overview
• Fibre Channel Interfaces
• Fibre Channel Arrays
• SMF vs. MMF
• Fibre Channel Connectors
• Fibre Channel Speeds
• Fibre Channel Architectures
• iSCSI
• FCIP
• SATA
• NAS vs. SAN
• Backup Storage
Section C: Understanding RAID
• RAID Benefits
• RAID 0
• RAID 1
• RAID-5
• Complex RAID Arrays
• RAID Technologies
Section D: Configuring RAID
• Standard RAID Levels
• Nested RAID Levels
• Software-Based RAID
• Initializing Disks
• New Striped Volume
• Verify Striped Volume
• Mirrored Volume
• RAID-5 Volume
• Failed Redundancy
Section E: Server Virtualization
• Virtualization Methods
• Benefits of Virtualization
• VM Components
• VM Management
• Hyper-V
Section F: Basic Server Administration
• Hardware Compatibility
• Microsoft Hardware Compatibility Catalog
• Patch Management
• Server Monitoring
• Basic Administration Tips
Session 3
Section A: Server Maintenance
• Working with Disk Management
• Create New Simple Volume
• Advanced Disk Features
• Business Continuity
• Understanding ITIL
• Windows Update Options
• Review Update History
Section B: Processors and Memory
• Multiprocessing
• Multi vs. Dual Processors
• Processes, Threads, and Fibers
• 64-Bit Processors
• WOW32 and WOW64
• 64-Bit Operating Systems
• Processor Features
• Server Memory
• Advanced Memory Features
• Memory Redundancy
• Selecting Memory
Section C: Performance Baselines
• Performance Analysis
• Creating a Baseline
• Viewing Performance Reports
• Processor Bottlenecks
• I/O Bottlenecks
• Disk Bottlenecks
• Performance Counters
• Trend Analysis
Section D: Troubleshooting Server Problems
• Troubleshooting
• Identifying the Problem
• Theorize
• Test the Theory
• Establish and Enact the Plan
• Post-Repair Testing
• Root Cause Analysis
• Documentation
Section E: Booting the Server
• Boot Process
• Advanced Boot Options
• Managing Services
• Service Status and Startup Type
• Configuring Service Accounts
• Service Recovery Options
• Managing Services via Command Prompt
Section F: Using Event Viewer
• Event Viewer
• Viewing Events
• Filtering Events
• Custom Views
• Assigning Tasks to Events
• Event Subscription
• Event Log Settings
Section G: Disaster Recovery
• Disaster Recovery Plan
• Handling a Disaster
• Redundancy
• Data Retention
• Data Destruction