Part Number: X04-97023
Course Number: 1558A
Released: 7/99
Delivery Guide
Advanced Administration for
Microsoft® Windows® 2000
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Course Number: 1558A
Part Number: X04-97023
Released: 7/99
Advanced Administration for Microsoft Windows 2000 iii
Contents
Introduction
Introduction ................................................................................................1
Course Materials..........................................................................................2
Prerequisites................................................................................................4
Course Outline ............................................................................................5
Course Outline ............................................................................................6
Course Outline ............................................................................................7
Microsoft Certified Professional Program .......................................................8
Facilities...................................................................................................10
Module 1: Introduction to Advanced Administration of a
Windows 2000 Network
Overview....................................................................................................1
Administering a Windows 2000 Network........................................................2
Centralized Management ..............................................................................3
Delegating Administrative Control.................................................................8
Controlling Access to Active Directory Objects and Windows 2000 Resources....9
Demonstration: Examining Access Tokens....................................................18
Review.....................................................................................................19
Module 2: Strategies for Administering a Windows 2000 Network
Overview....................................................................................................1
Windows 2000 Administrative Strategies........................................................2
Customizing MMC Consoles.........................................................................4
Installing Windows 2000 Snap-Ins.................................................................9
Setting Up Taskpads ..................................................................................10
Lab A: Customizing MMC Consoles............................................................14
Using Secondary Logon for Administration...................................................28
Using Terminal Services for Administration..................................................32
Lab B: Administering a Windows 2000 Network...........................................36
Best Practices............................................................................................47
Review.....................................................................................................48
Module 3: Administering Active Directory
Overview....................................................................................................1
Introduction to Administering Active Directory...............................................2
Managing Active Directory Objects...............................................................3
Publishing Resources in Active Directory.......................................................7
Locating Objects in Active Directory............................................................11
Lab A: Managing, Publishing, and Locating Objects in Active Directory..........18
Controlling Access to Objects......................................................................29
Delegating Administrative Control...............................................................34
Lab B: Delegating Administrative Control in Active Directory........................39
Best Practices............................................................................................47
Review.....................................................................................................48
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Module 4: Implementing Group Policy
Overview....................................................................................................1
Introduction to Group Policy.........................................................................2
Group Policy Structure.................................................................................3
How Group Policy Settings Are Applied in Active Directory...........................10
Modifying Group Policy Inheritance............................................................17
Lab A: Implementing Group Policy..............................................................22
Delegating Administrative Control of a Group Policy Object...........................35
Lab B: Delegating Group Policy Administration ............................................36
Best Practices............................................................................................42
Review.....................................................................................................43
Module 5: Using Group Policy to Manage User Environments
Overview....................................................................................................1
Introduction to Managing User Environments..................................................2
Using Administrative Templates ....................................................................4
Lab A: Using Administrative Templates to Assign Registry-Based Policies.......14
Using Scripts.............................................................................................23
Lab B: Assigning Script Policies to Users and Computers...............................28
Best Practices............................................................................................34
Review.....................................................................................................35
Module 6: Using Group Policy to Manage Software
Overview....................................................................................................1
Introduction to Managing Software Deployment..............................................2
Windows Installer Technology ......................................................................3
Deploying Software.....................................................................................4
Configuring Software Deployment...............................................................11
Lab A: Using Group Policy to Deploy Software.............................................15
Maintaining Deployed Software...................................................................27
Removing Deployed Software.....................................................................30
Deploying non-Windows Installer Packages..................................................31
Lab B: Using Group Policy to Upgrade Software...........................................35
Lab C: Creating and Deploying a non-Windows Installer Package File .............42
Troubleshooting Software Deployment.........................................................46
Best Practices............................................................................................47
Review.....................................................................................................48
Module 7: Advanced Administration of User Accounts and Groups
Overview....................................................................................................1
Introduction to Administering User Accounts and Groups.................................2
Windows 2000 Logon Names........................................................................3
Using Group Policy to Configure Account Policies ..........................................5
Creating Multiple User Accounts.................................................................10
Using Group Policy to Redirect User Data to a Network Server.......................15
Lab A: Advanced Administration of User Accounts .......................................19
Using Universal Groups..............................................................................30
Setting Up Computers for Mobile Users........................................................34
Lab B: Setting Up Windows 2000 for Mobile Users.......................................38
Best Practices............................................................................................42
Review.....................................................................................................43
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Module 8: Implementing Security in a Windows 2000 Network
Overview....................................................................................................1
Introduction to Securing a Windows 2000 Network..........................................2
Windows 2000 Security Policies....................................................................3
Implementing Security Policies .....................................................................5
Implementing an Audit Policy.....................................................................13
Recovering Encrypted Files.........................................................................21
Lab A: Implementing Security in a Windows 2000 Network...........................25
Best Practices............................................................................................46
Review.....................................................................................................47
Module 9: Using Dfs to Share File Resources
Overview....................................................................................................1
Introduction to Dfs.......................................................................................2
Setting Up a Fault-Tolerant Dfs Root.............................................................7
Configuring Child Nodes for a Fault-Tolerant Dfs Root..................................10
Guidelines for Configuring Dfs for a Multisite Environment............................15
Administering Dfs .....................................................................................16
Lab A: Implementing Dfs ...........................................................................19
Best Practices............................................................................................27
Review.....................................................................................................28
Module 10: Implementing Disaster Recovery
Overview....................................................................................................1
Recovering from Disasters in a Windows 2000 Network...................................2
Repairing a Network Server..........................................................................3
Restoring Active Directory..........................................................................10
Restoring Active Directory Objects..............................................................12
Rebuilding a Network Server ......................................................................15
Lab A: Implementing Disaster Recovery for Active Directory and
Windows 2000..........................................................................................16
Best Practices............................................................................................24
Review.....................................................................................................25