Official Course Description:  MCCCD Approval:  6-28-2011
MST158DA  2011 Fall – 2012 Spring	L+L  4.0 Credit(s)  5.0 Period(s)  4.7 Load  Occ
Windows Server Administration
Knowledge and skills necessary to install, configure, customize, optimize, network, integrate, and troubleshoot Windows Server. Prerequisites: MST155DA and MST157DA.   Course Notes: MST158DA is a preparation for Microsoft 70-646 certification examination.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
MST158DA  2011 Fall – 2012 Spring	Windows Server Administration

 

1.         Plan and configure server installations and upgrades. (I)

2.         Plan and automated server deployment. (I)

3.         Plan and configure infrastructure services server roles. (II)

4.         Implement and configure Active Directory. (III)

5.         Configure Active Directory Group Policies. (III)

6.         Plan and implement remote access application services. (IV)

7.         Describe benefits of server virtualization. (IV)

8.         Configure File and print server role. (V)

9.         Plan and configure disk solutions. (VI)

10.       Configure services for high availability of disk subsystem. (VII)

11.       Configure high availability for network system. (VII)

12.       Describe elements of a secure network infrastructure. (VIII)

13.       Configure security solutions. (VIII)

14.       Monitor, maintain, and report security policy records. (IX)

15.       Configure the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). (X)

16.       Configure Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) (X)

17.       Configure and monitor server performance and evaluation (XI)

18.       Plan and configure a backup and recovery system. (XII)

 

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
MST158DA  2011 Fall – 2012 Spring	Windows Server Administration

 

I.          Planning Server Deployments

            A.        Introduction windows server

            B.        Inventorying hardware

            C.        Automating server deployments

II.        Planning Infrastructure Services

            A.        Deploying Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers

            B.        Deploying Domain Name System (DNS) servers

III.       Planning an Active Directory Deployment

            A.        Introducing active directory

            B.        Designing an active directory infrastructure

            C.        Deploying active directory domain services

IV.       Planning Application Services

            A.        Deploying application servers

            B.        Deploying applications

            C.        Using terminal services

            D.        Using virtualization

V.        Planning File and Print Services

            A.        Deploying file servers

            B.        Deploying print and fax servers

VI.       Planning Storage Solutions

            A.        Planning server storage

            B.        Understanding windows disk settings

            C.        Working with disks

            D.        Deploying a storage area network

VII.     Planning for High Availability

            A.        Planning For data availability

            B.        Planning for application availability

            C.        Planning for server availability

VIII.    Planning Server and Network Security

            A.        Securing servers

            B.        Securing network access

IX.       Securing Infrastructure Services

            A.        Securing remote access

            B.        Using certificates

X.        Managing Servers

            A.        Using remote administration

            B.        Delegating administration tasks

            C.        Updating servers

XI.       Monitoring Servers

            A.        Using the event viewer console

            B.        Using the reliability and performance console

XII.     Backing Up

            A.        Planning a backup strategy

            B.        Using windows server backup