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:

9. Co-requisite Courses:

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

1. Using Windows Deployment Services
2. Installing the Windows Deployment Services Role
3. Configuring the WDS Server
4. Configuring and Managing Boot, Install, and Discover Images
5. Updating Images with Patches, Hotfixes, and Drivers
6. Installing Features for Offline Images
7. Deploying Driver Packages with an Image
8. Understanding Windows Updates and Automatic Updates
9. Deploying Windows Server Update Services
10. Installing WSUS
11. Configuring WSUS
12. Approving Updates
13. Viewing Reports
14. Administrating WSUS with Commands
15. Troubleshooting Problems with Installing Updates
16. Understanding System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
17. Introducing the Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
18. Using Server Manager
19. Using Computer Management
20. Using the Services Console
21. Using Event Viewer
22. Filtering Events
23. Adding a Task to an Event
24. Configuring Event Subscriptions
25. Using Reliability Monitor
26. Managing Performance
27. Using Task Manager
28. Using Resource Monitor
29. Using Performance Monitor
30. Using Common Performance Counters
31. Configuring Data Collector Sets (DCS)
32. Configuring Performance Alerts
33. Monitoring the Network
34. Using the netstat Command
35. Using Protocol Analyzers
36. Monitoring Virtual Machines (VMs)
37.  Using Distributed File System
38. Installing and Configuring DFS Namespace
39. Installing and Configuring DFS Replication
40. Scheduling Replication
41. Configuring Remote Differential Compression
42. Configuring Staging
43. Configuring Fault Tolerance Using DFS
44. Using File Server Resource Manager
45. Installing File Server Resource Manager
46. Using Quotas
47. Managing Files with File Screening
48. Using Storage Reports
49. Enabling SMTP
50. Securing Files
51. Encrypting Files with EFS
52. Managing EFS Certificates
53. Encrypting Files with BitLocker
54. Managing BitLocker Certificates
55. Configuring the Network Unlock Feature
56. Enabling and Configuring Auditing
57. Implementing Auditing Using Group Policy
58. Implementing Advanced Audit Policy Settings
59. Implementing Auditing Using AuditPol.exe
60. Viewing Audit Events
61. Creating Expression-Based Audit Policies
62. Creating Removable Device Audit Policies
63. Understanding DNS Zones
64. Understanding DNS Names and Zones
65. Understanding the Address Resolution Mechanism
66. Configuring and Managing DNS Zones
67. Installing DNS
68. Configuring Primary and Secondary Zones
69. Configuring Active Directory-Integrated Zones
70. Configuring Zone Delegation
71. Configuring Stub Zones
72. Configuring Caching-Only Servers
73. Configuring Forwarding and Conditional Forwarding
74. Configuring Zone Transfers
75. Using the Dnscmd Command to Manage Zones
76. Configuring DNS Record Types
77. Creating and Configuring DNS Resource Records
78. Configuring Record Options
79. Configuring Zone Scavenging
80. Configuring Round Robin
81. Configuring Secure Dynamic Updates
82. Using the DNSCMD Command to Manage Resource Records
83. Troubleshooting DNS Problems
84. The Remote Access Role
85. Installing and Configuring Remote Access Role
86. Configuring VPN Settings
87. Troubleshooting Remote Access Problems
88. Implementing NAT
89. Disabling Routing and Remote Access
90. Configuring Routing
91. Understanding DirectAccess
92. Looking at the DirectAccess Connection Process
93. Understanding DirectAccess Requirements
94. Running the DirectAccess Getting Started Wizard
95. Running the Remote Access Setup Wizard
96. Preparing for DirectAccess Deployment
97. Configuring a Network Policy Server Infrastructure
98. Installing and Configuring Network Policy Server
99. Configuring Multiple RADIUS Server Infrastructures
100. Configuring RADIUS Clients
101. Managing RADIUS Templates
102. Configuring RADIUS Accounting
103. Understanding NPS Authentication Methods
104. Managing NPS Policies
105. Configuring Connection Request Policies
106. Configuring Network Policies
107. Managing NPS Templates
108. Using Network Access Protection (NAP)
109. Installing Network Access Protection
110. Configuring NAP Enforcement
111. Configuring System Health Validators
112. Configuring Health Policies
113. Configuring Isolation and Remediation
114. Configuring NAP Client Settings
115. Configuring Server Authentication
116. Understanding NTLM Authentication
117. Managing Kerberos
118. Managing Service Principal Names
119. Configuring Kerberos Delegation
120. Managing Service Accounts
121. Creating and Configuring Service Accounts
122. Creating and Configuring Managed Service Accounts
123. Creating and Configuring Group Managed Service Accounts
124. Understanding Domain Controllers
125. Managing Global Catalogs and Configuring Universal Group Membership Caching
126. Managing Operations Masters
127. Installing and Configuring an RODC
128. Cloning a Domain Controller
129. Automating User Account Management
130. Backing Up and Restoring Active Directory
131. Understanding the Active Directory Database, SYSVOL, and System State
132. Using Windows Backup
133. Configuring Active Directory Snapshots
134. Performing Object- and Container-Level Recovery
135. Managing Active Directory Offline
136. Optimizing an Active Directory Database
137. Cleaning Up Metadata
138. Configuring Account Policies
139. Configuring Domain User Password Policy
140. Configuring Account Lockout Settings
141. Configuring and Applying Password Settings Objects
142. Configuring Local User Password Policy
143. Delegating Password Settings Management
144. Understanding Group Policy Processing
145. Configuring Processing Order and Precedence
146. Using Filtering with Group Policies
147. Configuring Security Filtering and WMI Filtering
148. Configuring Loopback Processing
149. Configuring Client-Side Extension Behavior
150. Troubleshooting GPOs
151. Configuring Group Policy Settings
152. Performing Software Installation Using Group Policies
153. Using Folder Redirection
154. Using Scripts with Group Policies
155. Using Administrative Templates
156. Using Security Templates
157. Using Custom Administrative Template Files
158. Converting Administrative Templates Using ADMX Migrator
159. Configuring Property Filters for Administrative Templates
160. Managing Group Policy Objects
161. Backing Up and Restoring GPOs
162. Using a Migration Table
163. Resetting the Default GPOs
164. Delegating Group Policy Management
165. Using Group Policy Preferences
166. Configuring Preference Settings
167. Configuring Windows Settings
168. Configuring Control Panel Settings
169. Configuring Item-Level Targeting