I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Server Administration

2. Course Prefix & Number:
COMP 2118

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 4

Lecture Hours: 4

Lab Hours: 0

4. Course Description:

This course is one of a series of Microsoft Server System Administration and Engineering courses that help prepare students for the Microsoft Certification. This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage accounts and resources, maintain server resources, monitor server performance, and safeguard data in a Microsoft Windows Server environment. These tasks include managing user, computer, and group accounts; managing access to network resources; managing printers; managing an organizational unit in a network based on Active Directory directory service; and implementing Group Policy to manage users and computers.  Career Preparation: The studies in this course will help students prepare for careers in Networking such as Network Administrator, Network Engineer, Systems Analyst, LAN Administrator, WAN Administrator and Systems Engineer.  Certification Preparation: Optional Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) certification 70-640. Was previously COMP 1254.

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

8. Prerequisite (Entry) Skills:
Efficiency with a current Microsoft operating system such as Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 at an administrative level. Efficiency with networking fundamentals.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

St. Cloud Technical College, MSNA2201 MS Server 2008-AD Configuration 70-640, 3 credits
Mn State CC and Tech College, CSEC2204 Managing Directory Services, 3 credits

3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:

• Written
• Oral
• Demonstration
• Portfolio

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Computer Network Administration, AAS

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Utilize appropriate technology	Use current industry client and server operating systems to complete assignments. Completed projects are reviewed for accuracy and technical proficiency. Students will create an OU structure and implement group policy.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Install a new Active Directory forest
• Create Users, Computers, and Groups
• Create an OU Structure
• Use the Group Policy Management Console
• Configure Group Policy settings
• Configure DNS for Active Directory
• Configure and Maintain the Active Directory Infrastructure
• Configure and Maintain Active Directory Server Roles
• Configure and Maintain Server Management and Monitoring
• Implement an IP addressing strategy
• Design and implement a file and folder security strategy
• Design and deploy an Active Directory Certificate Services solution

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Introduce Current Version of Windows Server
• Explain the function of a server operating system in a network
• Describe the editions of Windows Server
• Discuss the core technologies of Windows Server
• Explain the primary roles a Windows Server  computer can fulfill
• Describe the new and enhanced features of Windows Server
2. Installing Current Version of Windows Server
• Plan/Deploy a Windows Server  installation
• Plan a Server Core system
• Plan Hyper-V for server virtualization
3. Introducing Active Directory
• Describe the role of a directory service and the physical and logical Active Directory structure
• Install Active Directory
• Describe the main Active Directory objects
• Explain configuring and applying group policies
4. Active Directory Design and Security Concepts
• Work with organizational units
• Creating a Single-Level OU Structure
• Delegating Control of an OU
• Work with Permission Inheritance
• Determine Effective Permissions
• Work with forests, trees, and domains
• Operations Master Roles
• Understand Domains and Trees
• Describe the components of a site
• Site Components
• Site Links
• Subnets
5. Account Management
• Explain how to manage user accounts
• Create and Modify User Accounts
• Create a User Template
• Work with user profiles
• Describe factors in managing group accounts
• Group Types
• Security groups
• Distribution groups
• Work with computer accounts
• Describe tools for automating account management
6. Windows File and Print Services
• Describe features of the major Windows file systems
• FAT File System
• NTFS File System
• Secure access to files with permissions
• Share folders with Windows file sharing
• Use Windows storage management tools
• Work with Windows printers
7. Configuring Group Policy
• Describe the architecture and processing of GPOs
• Configure group policy settings
• Work with security templates
• Manage and monitor group policies
• Configure group policy preferences
8. Introduction to Windows Networking
• Describe networks using Windows terminology
• Configure and troubleshoot TCP/IP protocols
• Describe/Subnet  IPv4 addressing
• Describe IPv6 addressing
9. Configuring DNS for Active Directory
• Describe the structure of Domain Name System
• Install and use the DNS Server role in Windows Server
• Configure DNS zones
• Configure advanced DNS server settings
• Monitor and troubleshoot DNS
10. Configuring and Maintaining the Active Directory Infrastructure
• Describe and configure Active Directory functional levels
• Add and remove domains from a forest
• Configure Active Directory trusts
• Configure intrasite replication
• Work with sites
• Manage operations master roles
11. Active Directory Certificate Services
• Describe the components of a PKI system
• Deploy the Active Directory Certificate Services role
• Configure a certification authority
• Maintain a PKI
12. Additional Active Directory Server Roles
• Describe and configure Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
• Describe Active Directory Federation Services
• Describe Active Directory Rights Management Services
• Implement a read only domain controller
13. Server Management and Monitoring
• Perform Active Directory maintenance tasks
• Monitor an Active Directory environment
• Manage a Server Core installation
• Use several command-line tools to manage a Windows Server Environment