OReilly MCSE core required exams in a nutshell the required 70 290 291 293 and 294 exams 3rd edition may 2006 ISBN 0596102283

MCSECoreRequiredExamsinaNutshell
ByWilliamR.Stanek
...............................................
Publisher:O'Reilly
PubDate:May2006
PrintISBN-10:0-596-10228-3
PrintISBN-13:978-0-59-610228-9
Pages:736

TableofContents|Index

WrittenbythepremierauthorinWindowsadministration,WilliamStanek,andaddressing
theneedsofWindows2003administratorspreparingfortheMicrosoftCertifiedSystems
Engineer(MCSE)exams,MCSECoreRequiredExamsinaNutshellisinvaluable.Withthe
recentrevisionsoftheMCSEexamsincludingsimulations,successisevenmoredifficult.
Notonlydoesthisbookprovidetheresourcesadministratorsneedtosucceedonthe
exams,buttosucceedintherealworldaswell.Theycanthinkofthisbookasthenotes
theywouldhavehighlightedandthenrecordedforeveryessentialnuggetofinformation
relatedtotheskillsmeasuredinExams70-290,70-291,70-293,and70-294(andby
associationExams70-292and70-296).
Tobeginwith,MCSECoreRequiredExamsinaNutshellallowsreaderstoseeallofthe
topicsexpectedformasteryineachoftheexams.Then,eachexamiscoveredinthree
parts:ExamOverview,StudyGuide,andTestYourKnowledgesections.Thismakesfor
easyreferenceandagreatstudyaid.TheExamscoveredinclude:

EXAM70-290:ManagingandMaintainingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2003
Environment
EXAM70-291:Implementing,Managing,andMaintainingaMicrosoftWindows
Server2003NetworkInfrastructure
EXAM70-293:PlanningandMaintainingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2003Network
Infrastructure

EXAM70-294:Planning,Implementing,andMaintainingaMicrosoftWindowsServer
2003ActiveDirectoryInfrastructure

Oncetheyhavecompletedtheexamssuccessfully,administratorswillfindthebooktobe


avaluablereferencetocoreWindowsadministrationskills.


MCSECoreRequiredExamsinaNutshell
ByWilliamR.Stanek
...............................................
Publisher:O'Reilly
PubDate:May2006
PrintISBN-10:0-596-10228-3
PrintISBN-13:978-0-59-610228-9
Pages:736

TableofContents|Index

Copyright
Preface
PartPARTI:Exam70-290
Chapter1.Exam70-290Overview
Section1.1.AreasofStudyforExam70-290
Chapter2.Exam70-290StudyGuide
Section2.1.EssentialAdministrationTools
Section2.2.ManagingandMaintainingPhysicalandLogicalDevices
Section2.3.ManagingUsers,Computers,andGroups
Section2.4.ManagingandMaintainingAccesstoNetworkResources
Section2.5.ManagingandMaintainingaServerEnvironment
Section2.6.ManagingandImplementingDisasterRecovery
Chapter3.Exam70-290PrepandPractice
Section3.1.PreparingforExam70-290
Section3.2.Exam70-290SuggestedExercises
Section3.3.Exam70-290HighlightersIndex
Section3.4.Exam70-290PracticeQuestions
PartPARTII:Exam70-291
Chapter4.Exam70-291Overview
Section4.1.AreasofStudyforExam70-291
Chapter5.Exam70-291StudyGuide
Section5.1.Implementing,Managing,andMaintainingIPAddressing
Section5.2.Installing,Configuring,andManagingDHCP
Section5.3.Implementing,Managing,andMaintainingNameResolution

Section5.4.Implementing,Managing,andMaintainingNetworkSecurity
Section5.5.Implementing,Managing,andMaintainingRoutingandRemote
Access
Section5.6.MaintainingaNetworkInfrastructure
Chapter6.Exam70-291PrepandPractice
Section6.1.PreparingforExam70-291
Section6.2.Exam70-291SuggestedExercises
Section6.3.Exam70-291HighlightersIndex
Section6.4.Exam70-291PracticeQuestions
PartPARTIII:Exam70-293
Chapter7.Exam70-293Overview
Section7.1.AreasofStudyforExam70-293
Chapter8.Exam70-293StudyGuide
Section8.1.PlanningandImplementingServerRolesandServerSecurity
Section8.2.Planning,Implementing,andMaintainingaNetworkInfrastructure
Section8.3.Planning,Implementing,andMaintainingRoutingandRemote
Access
Section8.4.Planning,Implementing,andMaintainingServerAvailability
Section8.5.Planning,Implementing,andMaintainingNetworkSecurityand
Infrastructure
Chapter9.Exam70-293PrepandPractice
Section9.1.PreparingforExam70-293
Section9.2.Exam70-293SuggestedExercises
Section9.3.Exam70-293HighlightersIndex

Section9.4.Exam70-293PracticeQuestions
PartPARTIV:Exam70-294
Chapter10.Exam70-294Overview
Section10.1.AreasofStudyforExam70-294
Chapter11.Exam70-294StudyGuide
Section11.1.PlanninganActiveDirectoryForestandDomainStructure
Section11.2.PlanningandImplementingaStrategyforPlacingGlobalCatalog
Servers
Section11.3.PlanningFlexibleOperationsMasterRolePlacement
Section11.4.PlanningandImplementingOrganizationalUnitStructure
Section11.5.PlanningandImplementinganAdministrativeDelegation
Strategy
Section11.6.PlanningandManagingActiveDirectorySites
Section11.7.MaintainingActiveDirectoryInfrastructure
Section11.8.PlanningandImplementingComputer,User,andGroup
Strategies

Section11.9.Planning,Implementing,andMaintainingGroupPolicy
Chapter12.Exam70-294PrepandPractice
Section12.1.PreparingforExam70-294
Section12.2.Exam70-294SuggestedExercises
Section12.3.Exam70-294HighlightersIndex
Section12.4.Exam70-294PracticeQuestions
AbouttheAuthor
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Preface
WelcometoMCSECoreRequiredExamsinaNutshell.Asthe
author,IdesignedthisbookforITprofessionalslookingto
completetheirMicrosoftCertification.Microsoftoffersmultiple
certificationtracksandasanadministratororengineer,the
tracksyou'llbemostinterestedinare:

MicrosoftCertifiedProfessional(MCP)
Entry-levelcertificationtrack.TobecomeanMCP,youneed
topassonlyonecurrentMicrosoftcertificationexam.

MicrosoftCertifiedSystemsAdministrator(MCSA)
Intermediatecertificationtrackforexperienced
administrators.TobecomeanMCSA,youmustpassthree
coreexamsandoneelectiveexam.

MicrosoftCertifiedSystemsEngineer(MCSE)
Advancedcertificationtrackforexperiencedadministrators
withstrongengineeringbackgrounds.TobecomeanMCSE,
youmustpasssixcoreexamsandoneelectiveexam.
Takenappropriately,thecertificationtrackscanmeasurethe
progressofyourITcareerfrombeginnertopro.Or,forthose
alreadyexperienced,thecertificationtrackscanbeameasure
ofyourprogressthroughtheprocessofgettingyour
professionalcredentials.Regardlessofyourcertificationplans,
theexamIrecommendstudyingforandtakingfirstisExam

70-290:ManagingandMaintainingaMicrosoftWindowsServer
2003Environment.Whenyoupassthisexam,youwillgetyour
MCPcredentials.
ThenextexamIrecommendstudyingforandtakingisExam
70-291:Implementing,Managing,andMaintainingaMicrosoft
WindowsServer2003NetworkInfrastructure.Whenyoupass
thisexam,youwillhavecompletedthetworequirednetworking
systemsexamsforMCSAcertification.TocompleteMCSA
certification,youwillneedtocompleteaclientoperating
systemexamandanelectiveexam.
Exams70-290and70-291arealsotwoofthefourrequired
networkingsystemexamsforMCSEcertification.Theothertwo
requirednetworkingsystemexamsareExam70-293:Planning
andMaintainingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2003Network
InfrastructureandExam70-294:Planning,Implementing,and
MaintainingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2003ActiveDirectory
Infrastructure.
Exams70-290,70-291,70-293,and70-294arecoveredinthis
book.ThisbookalsocoversExam70-292:Managingand
MaintainingaMicrosoftServer2003EnvironmentforanMCSA
CertifiedonWindows2000andExam70-296:Planning,
Implementing,andMaintainingaMicrosoftWindowsServer
2003EnvironmentforanMCSECertifiedonWindows2000.
IfyouareacurrentMCSAonWindows2000,youneedtopass
Exam70-292toupgradeyourcertificationtoWindowsServer
2003.IfyouareacurrentMCSEonWindows2000,youneedto
passExam70-292andExam70-296toupgradeyour
certificationtoWindowsServer2003.Theseexamsare

designedtocoverthedelta(changes)betweenWindows2000
andWindowsServer2003.Assuch,Exam70-292coversa
subsetoftheobjectivesonExam70-290andExam70-291.
Exam70-296coversasubsetoftheobjectivesonExam70-293
andExam70-294.


Thefocusofthisbookisonprovidingthecoreknowledgeto
prepareyouforthecurrentcertificationexams,whichinclude
performance-basedtestingthroughsimulation.Thisbookis
meanttobeusedaspartofyourfinalpreparationandnotas
youronlypreparationfortheexams.Thinkofthisbookasthe
notesyou'dhavewrittendownifyouweretohighlightandthen
recordeveryessentialnuggetofinformationrelatedtotheskills
beingmeasuredinExams70-290,70-291,70-293,and70-294
(andbyassociation,Exams70-292and70-296).
Basically,whatI'vedoneisboildowntherequiredknowledgeto
itsfinestcore.So,ratherthanhaving500700pagescovering
eachexam,there'sapproximately150pagesforeach.Withthis
inmind,thebestwaytousethisbookisaspartofyourfinal
review.So,afteryou'vebuiltsufficienthands-onexpertiseand
studiedalltherelevanttexts,grabthisbookandstudyitcover
tocoveraspartofyourfinalexamcram.

Tip:Unlessyouhaveaccesstoaverycompletetest
environment,Irecommendemployingsometypeofvirtual
machinetechnologyaspartofyourexampreparation.Microsoft
offersVirtualPCandVirtualServer.VirtualPCletsyou
configuredesktopsandserversandruntheminavirtual
networkenvironment.VirtualServerbuildsonVirtualPCand

offersbetterresourceuseandextendedAPIsforautomated
deploymentandmanagement.BecauseVirtualServer2005
supportstwo-nodeclusteringbetweenvirtualmachinesonthe
sameVirtualServerhostcomputerandusesavirtualshared
SCSIbustoimplementthequorumdevice,youcanimplement
andtestsoftwarefailoverbetweenclusteredvirtualmachines.
ClusteringisaskillmeasuredinExam70-293.

ConventionsUsedinThisBook


EachpartinthisbookcorrespondstoasingleMicrosoftexam
andconsistsofthefollowingsections:

ExamOverview
Providesabriefintroductiontotheexam'stopic,alistof
objectives,andacrossreferencetowheretheobjectives
arecovered.ForthosestudyingforExams70-292or70296,calloutsareprovidedtopointouttherelated
objectives.

StudyGuide
Providesacomprehensivestudyguidefortheskillsbeing
measuredontheexam.Thissectionshouldbereadthrough
andstudiedextensively.Ifyouencountertopicsyouhaven't
practicedandstudiedenoughpriortoreadingthistext,you
shoulddomorehands-onworkwiththerelatedareaof
studyandrefertoanexpandeddiscussioninarelevant
text.Onceyou'vebuiltthereal-worldknow-howand
developedtheessentialbackgroundneededtosucceed,you
canresumeyourstudiesandmoveforward.

PrepandPractice
Providesexercisesandpracticequestionstohelptestyour
knowledgeoftheareasstudied.Samplesolutionsand
answersareprovidedwithexplanationswherenecessary.
Thefollowingfontconventionsareusedinthisbook:


Constantwidth
Usedforcodeterms,command-linetext,command-line
options,andvaluesthatshouldbetypedliterally.

Constantwidthitalic

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values.

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UsedforURLs,variables,filenames,andtointroducenew
terms.

Tip:Notesareusedtoprovideadditionalinformationor
highlightaspecificpoint.
Warning:Warningsareusedtoprovidedetailsonpotential
problems.

OtherStudyResources
ThereisnosinglemagicbulletforpassingtheMicrosoft
Certificationexams.Yourcurrentknowledgewilllargely
determineyoursuccesswiththisstudyguideandonthe

exams.Ifyouencountertopicsyouhaven'tpracticedand
studiedextensivelypriortoreadingthistext,youneedfurther
preparation.Getthepracticalhands-onknow-howand
knowledgebeforecontinuing.


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(Therelatedpages
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anychangesthatmayoccur.
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trainingclasses,andlearningresourcesavailable.Regardlessof
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MCSEs,thematerialsshouldrelatetospecificexams.The
examsarethesameregardlessofthecertificationtrack.
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Acknowledgments

Increasingly,Ifindmyselftryingtodothingsinfundamentally
differentwaysthanthey'vebeendonebefore.Forthisbook,I
hadthiscrazyideathatIcouldgeteveryessentialnuggetof
informationnecessaryforExams70-290,70-291,70-293,and
70-294(andbyassociationExams70-292and70-296)intoone
bookanddosoinawaythatwouldgiveyou,thereader,
maximumvalueandlearningpotential.Withthatinmind,I
startedfromscratchandaddressedthebookinanentirely
differentwayfromitspredecessors.Iorganizedthebookinto4
partsand12chapters,creatinganewapproachthatdivides
eachexamstudyguideintothreemajorcomponents:an
overviewandastudyguidefollowedby"prepandpractice."In
theoverview,Itiedtheexamobjectivesdirectlytothesections
inwhichthoseobjectivesarediscussedandaddeddetailson
theupgradecertificationpathforthosetakingtheupgrade
exams.Inthestudyguide,Idelvedasdeepaspossibleinto
everyexamobjective.Inthe"prepandpractice,"Icreateda
singlechapterthatcontainseverythingyouneedforadditional
review,includingnotesonpreparingfortheexam,suggested
exercises,highlightsfromthestudyguide,andpractice
questions.
Ihopetheresultofallthehardworkisthatthebookyouhold
inyourhandsissomethingunique.Thisisn'ta400-pagecram
guideora600-pagestudyguideforasingleexam.Thisisa
comprehensive750-pageguidetoExams70-290,70-291,70293,and70-294(and,byassociation,Exams70-292and70296)thatcontainsthecoreknowledgetoprepareyoufor
certification.
Duringthemanylongsmonthsofwritingthisbook,I'veworked
withmanydifferentpeopleatO'Reilly.I'veenjoyedgettingto
knowJeffPepper,MaryBrady,andeveryoneelseatO'Reilly.Jeff

Pepperwasinstrumentalthroughoutthewritingprocess.He
wassupportiveofmyideas.Hebelievedinthebookandmy
uniqueapproachandwasreallygreattoworkwith.MaryBrady
headeduptheproductionprocessforO'Reilly.Sheisaterrific


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todetailthrougheverystepoftheeditingismuchappreciated.
O'Reillyhasanextensiveeditingandreviewprocess.Rodney
Buike,ChrisBuechler,andPawanK.Bhardwajwerethe
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OfparticularnoteistheeffortPawanputintotheprojectto
ensurethebookwasasaccurateasitcouldbe.Inthefinal
editingstages,thebookwassentoutforfinalcommentstoBen
Miller,MicrosoftMVPLead,MichaelDennis,LeadProgram
ManagerforGroupPolicyatMicrosoft,andothers.AlValvano,
RobLinsky,andLucindaRowleyofMicrosoftprovidedextremely
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ThanksalsotoStudioBliteraryagencyandmyagents,David
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with.
Hopefully,Ihaven'tforgottenanyonebutifIhave,itwasan
oversight.Honest.;-)




PartPARTI:Exam70-290

Chapter1:Exam70-290Overview
Chapter2:Exam70-290StudyGuide
Chapter3:Exam70-290PrepandPractice




Chapter1.Exam70-290Overview
Exam70-290:ManagingandMaintainingaMicrosoftWindows
Server2003Environmentisdesignedtocovertheskills
necessarytoperformmostday-to-dayadministrationtasks.
Beforeyoubeginstudyingforthisexam,youshouldhave
extensivehands-onexperiencewithgeneralWindowsServer
2003administration,includingmanagementofdisks,hardware
devices,sharedfolders,andprinters.Youshouldalsohavea
detailedunderstandingofconfiguringlocal,roaming,and
mandatoryuserprofiles;managingusers,computers,and
groups;andworkingwithfilesystempermissionsandchanging
fileownership.
Troubleshootingandmonitoringaremajorpartsoftheexam.
Manytroubleshootingskillsaretested,includingtheabilityto
solveuserandcomputeraccountissues,userauthentication
problems,andremoteaccessissues.You'llneedtobeableto
monitorserverhardwareusingDeviceManagerandControl
Panelutilities,andtheHardwareTroubleshootingwizard.You'll
alsoneedtodemonstrateskillwithregardtomonitoringsystem
andapplicationperformance,serveroptimization,anddisaster
recovery.
Theexamcoverssomenot-so-routinetasksaswell.For
example,you'llneedtobeabletomanagesoftwaresite

licensingandsoftwareupdateinfrastructure.You'llalsoneedto
beabletoresolveTerminalServicessecurityandTerminal
Servicesclientaccessissues.Inmanylargeenterprises,these
tasksarehandledbydedicatedhelpdeskstaffratherthanby
individualadministrators.
Someofthemostcommonproblemareasforpeopletakingthe
examhavetodowith:


Automation
Microsoftreallywantsadministratorstodomorewiththe
commandline.Youareexpectedtoknowkeycommand-line
toolsasthoroughlyasyouknowkeyGUItools.

Optimization
Theabilitytooptimizeserverandapplicationperformance
isaskillthat'sbestlearnedthroughreal-worldpractice.You
needastrongunderstandingoftheperformanceobjects
usedinoptimizationandhowtousethemtoresolve
bottlenecks.

Access/Authentication
Manythingscangowrongwithuserauthenticationand
resourceaccess,especiallywhenTerminalServicesis
involved.Ifyourorganizationdoesn'tuseTerminalServices,
takethetimetocreateatestenvironmentandworkwith
thistechnologyextensively.
TobepreparedforExam70-290,youshouldhave12to18
monthsexperienceasaWindowsServer2003administrator.
YoushouldhaverecentlystudiedaWindowsServer2003

administrator'sbook,takenatrainingcourse,orcompleteda
self-pacedtrainingkitthatcoverstherelatedareasofstudy.
YouwillthenbereadytousetheExam70-290StudyGuidein
thisbookasyourfinalexampreparation.

Tip:Exam70-290isarequiredexamforbothMCSAsand
MCSEs.Ifyoutakeandpassthisexamasyourfirstexam,you
willreceiveyourMCPcredentials.MCPisanentry-level


certificationprogramthatrequirestakingandpassingone
MicrosoftCertificationexam.IfyouareacurrentMCSAon
Windows2000,youneedtopassExam70-292toupgradeyour
certificationtoWindowsServer2003.Ifyouareacurrent
MCSEonWindows2000,youneedtopassExam70-292and
Exam70-296toupgradeyourcertificationtoWindowsServer
2003.SkillsmeasuredbyExam70-292,representingasubset
ofExams70-290and70-291,areindicatedinexamoverview
sectionswiththeXsymbol.


1.1.AreasofStudyforExam70-290
1.1.1.ManagingandMaintainingPhysicaland
LogicalDevices
Managebasicdisksanddynamicdisks.
Monitorserverhardware.ToolsmightincludeDevice
Manager,theHardwareTroubleshootingWizard,and
appropriateControlPanelitems.
Optimizeserverdiskperformance.
ImplementaRAIDsolution.

Defragmentvolumesandpartitions.
Installandconfigureserverhardwaredevices.
Configuredriversigningoptions.
Configureresourcesettingsforadevice.
Configuredevicepropertiesandsettings.
See"ManagingandMaintainingPhysicalandLogicalDevices"on
page12.

1.1.2.ManagingUsers,Computers,andGroups


Managelocal,roaming,andmandatoryuserprofiles.
CreateandmanagecomputeraccountsinanActive
Directoryenvironment.
Createandmanagegroups.X
Identifyandmodifythescopeofagroup.X
Finddomaingroupsinwhichauserisamember.X
Managegroupmembership.X
CreateandmodifygroupsbyusingtheActive
DirectoryUsersandComputersMicrosoftManagement
Console(MMC)snap-in.X
Createandmodifygroupsbyusingautomation.X
Createandmanageuseraccounts.X
CreateandmodifyuseraccountsbyusingtheActive
DirectoryUsersandComputersMMCsnap-in.X
Createandmodifyuseraccountsbyusingautomation.
X
Importuseraccounts.X
Troubleshootcomputeraccounts.

Diagnoseandresolveissuesrelatedtocomputer
accountsbyusingtheActiveDirectoryUsersand
ComputersMMCsnap-in.
Resetcomputeraccounts.
Troubleshootuseraccounts.
Diagnoseandresolveaccountlockouts.
Diagnoseandresolveissuesrelatedtouseraccount
properties.
Troubleshootuserauthenticationissues.X
See"ManagingUsers,Computers,andGroups"onpage32.

1.1.3.ManagingandMaintainingAccessto
NetworkResources
Configureaccesstosharedfolders.
Managesharedfolderpermissions.
TroubleshootTerminalServices.X
DiagnoseandresolveissuesrelatedtoTerminal
Servicessecurity.X
Diagnoseandresolveissuesrelatedtoclientaccessto
TerminalServices.X


Configurefilesystempermissions.
Verifyeffectivepermissionswhengranting
permissions.
Changeownershipoffilesandfolders.
Troubleshootaccesstofilesandsharedfolders.
See"ManagingandMaintainingAccesstoNetworkResources"
onpage62.

1.1.4.ManagingandMaintainingaServer
Environment
Monitorandanalyzeevents.ToolsmightincludeEvent
ViewerandSystemMonitor.
Installandconfiguresoftwareupdateinfrastructure.X
Installandconfiguresoftwareupdateservices.X
Installandconfigureautomaticclientupdatesettings.
X
Configuresoftwareupdatesonearlieroperatingsystems.X
Managesoftwareupdateinfrastructure.X
Managesoftwaresitelicensing.


Manageserversremotely.X
ManageaserverbyusingRemoteAssistance.X
ManageaserverbyusingTerminalServicesremote
administrationmode.X
Manageaserverbyusingavailablesupporttools.X
Troubleshootprintqueues.
Monitorsystemperformance.
Monitorfileandprintservers.ToolsmightincludeTask
Manager,EventViewer,andSystemMonitor.
Monitordiskquotas.
Monitorprintqueues.
Monitorserverhardwareforbottlenecks.
Monitorandoptimizeaserverenvironmentforapplication
performance.
Monitormemoryperformanceobjects.
Monitornetworkperformanceobjects.

Monitorprocessperformanceobjects.
Monitordiskperformanceobjects.