I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Windows Server Administration II
2. Course Prefix & Number:
COMP 2151
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 5
Lecture Hours: 5
4. Course Description:
This course is one of a series of Server System Administration and Engineering courses that help prepare students for the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a Server Infrastructure into an existing enterprise environment. This course focuses and prepares a student on real skills for real jobs and prepares students to prove mastery of core services such as user and group management, network access, and data security. In addition, this course also covers such valuable skills as Implementing a Group Policy Infrastructure, Managing User and Service Accounts, Maintaining Active Directory Domain Services, Configuring and Troubleshooting DNS, Configuring and Troubleshooting Remote Access, Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting the Network Policy Server Role, Optimizing File Services, Increasing File System Security, Implementing Update Management. 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.
5. Placement Tests Required:
Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
COMP 2151 - Windows Server Administration II
All Course(s) from the following...
Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
COMP 2150 | Windows Server Administration I | 5 cr. |
9. Co-requisite Courses:
COMP 2151 - Windows Server Administration II
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:
- Written
- Oral
- Demonstration
- Portfolio
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Computer Network Administration, AAS Degree
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
Assess alternative solutions to a problem |
Install and Configure the Windows Deployment Services Role. |
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Install WSUS and Configure WSUS.
|
Utilize appropriate technology |
Install and Configure DFS Namespace. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Deploy and manage server images;
- Implement patch management;
- Monitor servers;
- Configure Distributed File System (DFS);
- Configure File Server Resource Manager (FSRM);
- Configure file and disk encryption;
- Configure advanced audit policies;
- Configure DNS zones;
- Configure DNS records;
- Configure VPN and routing;
- Configure DirectAccess;
- Configure Network Policy Server (NPS);
- Configure NPS policies;
- Configure Network Access Protection (NAP);
- Configure service authentication;
- Configure Domain Controllers;
- Maintain Active Directory;
- Configure account policies;
- Configure Group Policy processing;
- Configure Group Policy settings;
- Manage Group Policy objects (GPOs);
- Configure Group Policy preferences.
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Windows Server Administration II
2. Course Prefix & Number:
COMP 2151
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 5
Lecture Hours: 5
4. Course Description:
This course is one of a series of Server System Administration and Engineering courses that help prepare students for the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a Server Infrastructure into an existing enterprise environment. This course focuses and prepares a student on real skills for real jobs and prepares students to prove mastery of core services such as user and group management, network access, and data security. In addition, this course also covers such valuable skills as Implementing a Group Policy Infrastructure, Managing User and Service Accounts, Maintaining Active Directory Domain Services, Configuring and Troubleshooting DNS, Configuring and Troubleshooting Remote Access, Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting the Network Policy Server Role, Optimizing File Services, Increasing File System Security, Implementing Update Management. 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.
5. Placement Tests Required:
Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
COMP 2151 - Windows Server Administration II
All Course(s) from the following...
Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
COMP 2150 | Windows Server Administration I | 5 cr. |
9. Co-requisite Courses:
COMP 2151 - Windows Server Administration II
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
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 Degree
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Install WSUS and Configure WSUS.
|
Utilize appropriate technology |
Install and Configure DFS Namespace. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Deploy and manage server images;
- Implement patch management;
- Monitor servers;
- Configure Distributed File System (DFS);
- Configure File Server Resource Manager (FSRM);
- Configure file and disk encryption;
- Configure advanced audit policies;
- Configure DNS zones;
- Configure DNS records;
- Configure VPN and routing;
- Configure DirectAccess;
- Configure Network Policy Server (NPS);
- Configure NPS policies;
- Configure Network Access Protection (NAP);
- Configure service authentication;
- Configure Domain Controllers;
- Maintain Active Directory;
- Configure account policies;
- Configure Group Policy processing;
- Configure Group Policy settings;
- Manage Group Policy objects (GPOs);
- Configure Group Policy preferences.
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Using Windows Deployment Services
- Installing the Windows Deployment Services Role
- Configuring the WDS Server
- Configuring and Managing Boot, Install, and Discover Images
- Updating Images with Patches, Hotfixes, and Drivers
- Installing Features for Offline Images
- Deploying Driver Packages with an Image
- Understanding Windows Updates and Automatic Updates
- Deploying Windows Server Update Services
- Installing WSUS
- Configuring WSUS
- Approving Updates
- Viewing Reports
- Administrating WSUS with Commands
- Troubleshooting Problems with Installing Updates
- Understanding System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
- Introducing the Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
- Using Server Manager
- Using Computer Management
- Using the Services Console
- Using Event Viewer
- Filtering Events
- Adding a Task to an Event
- Configuring Event Subscriptions
- Using Reliability Monitor
- Managing Performance
- Using Task Manager
- Using Resource Monitor
- Using Performance Monitor
- Using Common Performance Counters
- Configuring Data Collector Sets (DCS)
- Configuring Performance Alerts
- Monitoring the Network
- Using the netstat Command
- Using Protocol Analyzers
- Monitoring Virtual Machines (VMs)
- Using Distributed File System
- Installing and Configuring DFS Namespace
- Installing and Configuring DFS Replication
- Scheduling Replication
- Configuring Remote Differential Compression
- Configuring Staging
- Configuring Fault Tolerance Using DFS
- Using File Server Resource Manager
- Installing File Server Resource Manager
- Using Quotas
- Managing Files with File Screening
- Using Storage Reports
- Enabling SMTP
- Securing Files
- Encrypting Files with EFS
- Managing EFS Certificates
- Encrypting Files with BitLocker
- Managing BitLocker Certificates
- Configuring the Network Unlock Feature
- Enabling and Configuring Auditing
- Implementing Auditing Using Group Policy
- Implementing Advanced Audit Policy Settings
- Implementing Auditing Using AuditPol.exe
- Viewing Audit Events
- Creating Expression-Based Audit Policies
- Creating Removable Device Audit Policies
- Understanding DNS Zones
- Understanding DNS Names and Zones
- Understanding the Address Resolution Mechanism
- Configuring and Managing DNS Zones
- Installing DNS
- Configuring Primary and Secondary Zones
- Configuring Active Directory-Integrated Zones
- Configuring Zone Delegation
- Configuring Stub Zones
- Configuring Caching-Only Servers
- Configuring Forwarding and Conditional Forwarding
- Configuring Zone Transfers
- Using the Dnscmd Command to Manage Zones
- Configuring DNS Record Types
- Creating and Configuring DNS Resource Records
- Configuring Record Options
- Configuring Zone Scavenging
- Configuring Round Robin
- Configuring Secure Dynamic Updates
- Using the DNSCMD Command to Manage Resource Records
- Troubleshooting DNS Problems
- The Remote Access Role
- Installing and Configuring Remote Access Role
- Configuring VPN Settings
- Troubleshooting Remote Access Problems
- Implementing NAT
- Disabling Routing and Remote Access
- Configuring Routing
- Understanding DirectAccess
- Looking at the DirectAccess Connection Process
- Understanding DirectAccess Requirements
- Running the DirectAccess Getting Started Wizard
- Running the Remote Access Setup Wizard
- Preparing for DirectAccess Deployment
- Configuring a Network Policy Server Infrastructure
- Installing and Configuring Network Policy Server
- Configuring Multiple RADIUS Server Infrastructures
- Configuring RADIUS Clients
- Managing RADIUS Templates
- Configuring RADIUS Accounting
- Understanding NPS Authentication Methods
- Managing NPS Policies
- Configuring Connection Request Policies
- Configuring Network Policies
- Managing NPS Templates
- Using Network Access Protection (NAP)
- Installing Network Access Protection
- Configuring NAP Enforcement
- Configuring System Health Validators
- Configuring Health Policies
- Configuring Isolation and Remediation
- Configuring NAP Client Settings
- Configuring Server Authentication
- Understanding NTLM Authentication
- Managing Kerberos
- Managing Service Principal Names
- Configuring Kerberos Delegation
- Managing Service Accounts
- Creating and Configuring Service Accounts
- Creating and Configuring Managed Service Accounts
- Creating and Configuring Group Managed Service Accounts
- Understanding Domain Controllers
- Managing Global Catalogs and Configuring Universal Group Membership Caching
- Managing Operations Masters
- Installing and Configuring an RODC
- Cloning a Domain Controller
- Automating User Account Management
- Backing Up and Restoring Active Directory
- Understanding the Active Directory Database, SYSVOL, and System State
- Using Windows Backup
- Configuring Active Directory Snapshots
- Performing Object- and Container-Level Recovery
- Managing Active Directory Offline
- Optimizing an Active Directory Database
- Cleaning Up Metadata
- Configuring Account Policies
- Configuring Domain User Password Policy
- Configuring Account Lockout Settings
- Configuring and Applying Password Settings Objects
- Configuring Local User Password Policy
- Delegating Password Settings Management
- Understanding Group Policy Processing
- Configuring Processing Order and Precedence
- Using Filtering with Group Policies
- Configuring Security Filtering and WMI Filtering
- Configuring Loopback Processing
- Configuring Client-Side Extension Behavior
- Troubleshooting GPOs
- Configuring Group Policy Settings
- Performing Software Installation Using Group Policies
- Using Folder Redirection
- Using Scripts with Group Policies
- Using Administrative Templates
- Using Security Templates
- Using Custom Administrative Template Files
- Converting Administrative Templates Using ADMX Migrator
- Configuring Property Filters for Administrative Templates
- Managing Group Policy Objects
- Backing Up and Restoring GPOs
- Using a Migration Table
- Resetting the Default GPOs
- Delegating Group Policy Management
- Using Group Policy Preferences
- Configuring Preference Settings
- Configuring Windows Settings
- Configuring Control Panel Settings
- Configuring Item-Level Targeting