I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Windows Server Administration I
2. Course Prefix & Number:
COMP 2150
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 5
Lecture Hours: 5
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 prepares students for the first of a series of three exams which validate the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2012 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 the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2012 Infrastructure, Active Directory and networking services. In addition, this course also covers such valuable skills as: Managing Active Directory Domain Services Objects, Automating Active Directory Domain Services Administration, Implementing Local Storage, Implementing File and Print Services, Implementing Group Policy, Implementing Server Virtualization with Hyper-V. 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. This course is mapped to the 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 exam objectives.
5. Placement Tests Required:
Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
COMP 2150 - Windows Server Administration I
All Credit(s) from the following...
Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
COMP 1230 | Network Essentials | 4 cr. |
7. Other Prerequisites
9. Co-requisite Courses:
COMP 2150 - Windows Server Administration I
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:
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 |
Plan Server Storage. |
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Install and configure Group Policy. |
Utilize appropriate technology |
Install and configure Server systems. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Install servers;
- Configure servers;
- Configure local storage;
- Configure file and share access;
- Configure print and document services;
- Configure servers for remote management;
- Create and configure virtual machine settings;
- Create and configure virtual machine storage;
- Create and configure virtual networks;
- Configure IPv4 and IPv6 addressing;
- Deploy and configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP);
- Deploy and configure DNS service;
- Install domain controllers;
- Create and manage Active Directory users and computers;
- Create and manage Active Directory groups and organizational units (OUs);
- Create Group Policy objects (GPOs);
- Configure security policies;
- Configure application restriction policies;
- Configure Windows Firewall.
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Windows Server Administration I
2. Course Prefix & Number:
COMP 2150
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 5
Lecture Hours: 5
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 prepares students for the first of a series of three exams which validate the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2012 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 the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2012 Infrastructure, Active Directory and networking services. In addition, this course also covers such valuable skills as: Managing Active Directory Domain Services Objects, Automating Active Directory Domain Services Administration, Implementing Local Storage, Implementing File and Print Services, Implementing Group Policy, Implementing Server Virtualization with Hyper-V. 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. This course is mapped to the 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 exam objectives.
5. Placement Tests Required:
Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
COMP 2150 - Windows Server Administration I
All Credit(s) from the following...
Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
COMP 1230 | Network Essentials | 4 cr. |
7. Other Prerequisites
9. Co-requisite Courses:
COMP 2150 - Windows Server Administration I
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:
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 and configure Group Policy. |
Utilize appropriate technology |
Install and configure Server systems. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Install servers;
- Configure servers;
- Configure local storage;
- Configure file and share access;
- Configure print and document services;
- Configure servers for remote management;
- Create and configure virtual machine settings;
- Create and configure virtual machine storage;
- Create and configure virtual networks;
- Configure IPv4 and IPv6 addressing;
- Deploy and configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP);
- Deploy and configure DNS service;
- Install domain controllers;
- Create and manage Active Directory users and computers;
- Create and manage Active Directory groups and organizational units (OUs);
- Create Group Policy objects (GPOs);
- Configure security policies;
- Configure application restriction policies;
- Configure Windows Firewall.
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Selecting a Windows Server 2012 Edition
- Supporting Server Roles
- Supporting Server Virtualization
- Server Licensing
- Installing Windows Server 2012
- System Requirements
- Performing a Clean Installation
- Installing Third-Party Drivers
- Working with Installation Partitions
- Choosing Installation Options
- Using Server Core
- Using the Minimal Server Interface
- Using Features on Demand
- Upgrading Servers
- Upgrade Paths
- Preparing to Upgrade
- Performing an Upgrade Installation
- Migrating Roles
- Installing Windows Server Migration Tools
- Using Migration Guides
- Completing Post-Installation Tasks
- Using GUI Tools
- Using Command Line Tools
- Converting Between GUI and Server Core
- Configuring NIC Teaming
- Using Roles, Features, and Services
- Using Server Manager
- Adding Roles and Features
- Deploying Roles to VHDs
- Configuring Services
- Delegating Server Administration
- Planning Server Storage
- Determining the Number of Servers Needed
- Estimating Storage Requirements
- Selecting a Storage Technology
- Planning for Storage Fault Tolerance
- Using Storage Spaces
- Understanding Windows Disk Settings
- Selecting a Partition Style
- Understanding Disk Types
- Understanding Volume Types
- Choosing a Volume Size
- Understanding File Systems
- Working with Disks
- Adding a New Physical Disk
- Creating and Mounting VHDs
- Creating a Storage Pool
- Creating Virtual Disks
- Creating a Simple Volume
- Creating a Striped, Spanned, Mirrored, or RAID-5 Volume
- Extending and Shrinking Volumes and Disks
- Designing a File Sharing Strategy
- Arranging Shares
- Controlling Access
- Mapping Drives
- Creating Folder Shares
- Assigning Permissions
- Understanding the Windows Permission Architecture
- Understanding Basic and Advanced Permissions
- Allowing and Denying Permissions
- Inheriting Permissions
- Understanding Effective Access
- Setting Share Permissions
- Understanding NTFS Authorization
- Assigning Basic NTFS Permissions
- Assigning Advanced NTFS Permissions
- Understanding Resource Ownership
- Combining Share and NTFS Permissions
- Configuring Volume Shadow Copies
- Configuring NTFS Quotas
- Deploying a Print Server
- Understanding the Windows Print Architecture
- Sharing a Printer
- Managing Printer Drivers
- Using Remote Access Easy Print
- Configuring Printer Security
- Managing Documents
- Managing Printers
- Using the Print and Document Services Role
- Using the Print Management Console
- Using Server Manager for Remote Management
- Adding Servers
- Calibrating Server Manager Performance
- Managing Windows Server 2012 Servers
- Managing Down-Level Servers
- Creating Server Groups
- Using Remote Server Administration Tools
- Using Windows PowerShell Web Access
- Installing Windows PowerShell Web Access
- Configuring the Windows PowerShell Web Access Gateway
- Creating Authorization Rules
- Working with Remote Servers
- Virtualizing Servers
- Virtualization Architectures
- Hyper-V Implementations
- Installing Hyper-V
- Using Hyper-V Manager
- Creating a Virtual Machine
- Installing an Operating System
- Configuring Guest Integration Services
- Allocating Memory
- Configuring Resource Metering
- Working with Virtual Disks
- Understanding Virtual Disk Formats
- Creating Virtual Disks
- Configuring Pass-Through Disks
- Modifying Virtual Disks
- Creating Snapshots
- Connecting to a SAN
- Understanding SAN Technologies
- Using Fibre Channel
- Connecting Virtual Machines to a SAN
- Using Virtual Networking
- Creating Virtual Switches
- Creating the Default Virtual Switch
- Creating a New Virtual Switch
- Configuring MAC Addresses
- Creating Virtual Network Adapters
- Creating Virtual Network Configurations
- Understanding IPv4 Addressing
- IPv4 Classful Addressing
- Classless Inter-Domain Routing
- Public and Private IPv4 Addressing
- Using Network Address Translation
- Using a Proxy Server
- IPv4 Subnetting
- Supernetting
- Assigning IPv4 Addresses
- Understanding IPv6 Addressing
- Introducing IPv6
- IPv6 Address Types
- Assigning IPv6 Addresses
- Planning an IP Transition
- Using a Dual IP Stack
- Tunneling
- Understanding DHCP
- DHCP Packets
- DHCP Options
- DHCP Communications
- Designing a DHCP Infrastructure
- Using a Distributed DHCP Infrastructure
- Using a Centralized DHCP Infrastructure
- Using a Hybrid DHCP Infrastructure
- Regulating DHCP Network Traffic
- Deploying a DHCP Server
- Creating a Scope
- Configuring DHCP Options
- Creating a Reservation
- Using PXE
- Deploying a DHCP Relay Agent
- Understanding the DNS Architecture
- Creating a DNS Standard
- DNS Naming
- The DNS Domain Hierarchy
- DNS Messaging
- DNS Communications
- DNS Server Caching
- DNS Referrals and Queries
- DNS Forwarders
- Reverse Name Resolution
- Designing a DNS Deployment
- Resolving Internet Names
- Hosting Internet Domains
- Hosting Active Directory Domains
- Integrating DHCP and DNS
- Separating DNS Services
- Creating Internet Domains
- Creating Internal Domains
- Creating Subdomains
- Combining Internal and External Domains
- Creating Host Names
- Deploying a DNS Server
- Creating Zones
- Creating Resource Records
- Configuring DNS Server Settings
- Introducing Active Directory
- Understanding Active Directory Functions
- Understanding Active Directory Architecture
- Understanding Active Directory Communications
- Deploying Active Directory Domain Services
- Installing the Active Directory Domain Services Role
- Creating a New Forest
- Adding a Domain Controller to an Existing Domain
- Creating a Child Domain in a Forest
- Installing AD DS on Server Core
- Using Install from Media (IFM)
- Upgrading Active Directory Domain Services
- Removing a Domain Controller
- Configuring the Global Catalog
- Troubleshooting DNS SRV Registration Failure
- Creating User Objects
- User Creation Tools
- Creating Single Users
- Creating User Templates
- Creating Multiple Users
- Creating Computer Objects
- Creating Computer Objects Using Active Directory Users and Computers
- Creating Computer Objects Using Active Directory Administrative Center
- Creating Computer Objects Using Dsadd.exe
- Managing Active Directory Objects
- Managing Multiple Users
- Joining Computers to a Domain
- Managing Disabled Accounts
- Designing an Internal Domain Structure
- Understanding Inheritance
- Using Organizational Units
- Using Group Objects
- Working with Organizational Units
- Creating OUs
- Using OUs to Delegate Active Directory Management Tasks
- Working with Groups
- Group Types
- Group Scopes
- Default Groups
- Nesting Groups
- Special Identities
- Creating Groups
- Managing Group Memberships
- Converting Groups
- Deleting a Group
- Introducing Group Policy
- Understanding Group Policy Objects
- Viewing the Group Policy Container
- Viewing Group Policy Templates
- Configuring a Central Store
- Using the Group Policy Management Console
- Creating and Linking Nonlocal GPOs
- Using Security Filtering
- Understanding Group Policy Processing
- Managing Starter GPOs
- Configuring Group Policy Settings
- Creating Multiple Local GPOs
- Configuring Security Policies Using Group Policy
- Defining Local Policies
- Customizing Event Log Policies
- Understanding Restricted Groups
- Using Security Templates
- Maintaining and Optimizing Group Policy
- Configuring Local Users and Groups
- Using the User Accounts Control Panel
- Using the Local Users and Groups Snap-In
- Configuring User Account Control
- Performing Administrative Tasks
- Using Secure Desktop
- Configuring User Account Control
- Installing Software with Group Policy
- Repackaging Software
- Deploying Software Using Group Policy
- Configuring Software Restriction Policies
- Enforcing Restrictions
- Configuring Software Restriction Rules
- Configuring Software Restriction Properties
- Software Restriction Best Practices
- Using AppLocker
- Understanding Rule Types
- Creating Default Rules
- Creating Rules Automatically
- Creating Rules Manually
- Building a Firewall
- Understanding Windows Firewall Settings
- Working with Windows Firewall
- Using the Windows Firewall Control Panel
- Customizing Settings
- Allowing Applications
- Using the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Console
- Configuring Profile Settings
- Creating Rules
- Importing and Exporting Rules
- Creating Rules Using Group Policy
- Using Filters
- Creating Connection Security Rules
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions