Introduction

The goal of this five-day course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and maintain a Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure.

This is the fifth course in the Windows Server 2003 Systems Engineer curriculum.

Audience

This course is appropriate for individuals employed as or seeking a position as a systems engineer. This course is also appropriate for individuals currently supporting a competitive platform who want to enhance their job skills on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 networking.

The entry criteria for this course include individuals who are:

§                        IT professionals and new to Windows Server 2003 network implementation.

§                        Preparing for the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

§                        Plan a TCP/IP physical and logical network.

§                        Plan and troubleshoot a routing strategy.

§                        Plan a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) strategy.

§                        Optimize and troubleshoot DHCP.

§                        Plan a Domain Name System (DNS) strategy.

§                        Optimize and troubleshoot DNS.

§                        Plan and optimize Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS).

§                        Plan, optimize, and troubleshoot IPSec network access.

§                        Troubleshoot network access.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have completed:

§                        Course 2277: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services, or have equivalent knowledge and skills.

 

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

§                        Exam 70-291: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

Course Materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

Course Outline

Module 1: Introducing Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Planning, Tools, and Documentation

This module explains the process of planning a network, and the tools and documentation you need to do so.

Lessons

§                        Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network §                        Preparing Development and Test Environment §                        Changing the Environment §                        Introducing he Network Design Document

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§                        Explain how to plan a Windows Server 2003 network.

§                        Explain how to prepare development and test environments.

§                        Explain the concepts of managing and maintaining by using specific tools.

§                        Explain the technologies and services implemented in a Windows Server 2003 network.

Module 2: Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Physical and Logical Network

This module explains how to plan a physical and logical network.

Lessons

§                        Reviewing TCP/IP §                        Planning a Functional TCP/IP Solution §                        Optimizing Network Performance

Lab 2: Planning and Optimizing a Physical and Logical TCP/IP Network

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§                        Discuss TCP/IP.

§                        Plan a TCP/IP addressing scheme.

§                        Optimize network performance.

Module 3: Planning and Troubleshooting Routing

This module explains how to plan a routing strategy and troubleshoot routing.

Lessons

§                        Reviewing Routing §                        Selecting Intermediate Devices §                        Planning an Internet Connectivity Strategy §                        Planning Routing Communications §                        Troubleshooting TCP/IP Routing

Lab 3: Troubleshooting TCP/IP Routing

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§                        Describe how routing works.

§                        Create a secure routing plan.

§                        Identify TCP/IP routing troubleshooting tools.

§                        Troubleshoot TCP/IP routing.

Module 4: Planning a DHCP Strategy

This module explains how to plan a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) strategy.

Lessons

§                        How DHCP Operates in an Enterprise Environment §                        Planning a DHCP Strategy §                        Securing a DHCP Strategy

Lab 4: Planning a DHCP Strategy

After completing this module, students will be able to plan a secure DHCP strategy.

Module 5: Optimizing and Troubleshooting DHCP

This module explains how to optimize and troubleshoot DHCP.

Lessons

§                        Determining the Need to Optimize DHCP Performance §                        Optimizing DHCP §                        Troubleshooting DHCP

Lab 5: Troubleshooting DHCP Issues

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§                        Determine the need to optimize DHCP performance

§                        Optimize DHCP

§                        Troubleshoot DHCP.

Module 6: Planning a DNS Strategy

This module explains how to plan a Domain Name System (DNS) strategy for your enterprise.

Lessons

§                        Planning a Namespace §                        Planning Zones §                        Planning Zone Replication and Delegation §                        Planning a DNS Server

Lab 6: Planning a DNS Strategy

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§                        Plan a namespace strategy.

§                        Plan zones.

§                        Plan zone replication.

§                        Plan a DNS server implementation.

Module 7: Optimizing and Troubleshooting DNS

This module provides guidelines and strategies for optimizing a DNS server, and details steps for troubleshooting a DNS server.

Lessons

§                        Optimizing the DNS Server §                        Troubleshooting Host Name Resolution

Lab 7: Troubleshooting DNS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§                        Optimize a DNS server.

§                        Optimize the DNS server-to-server communications.

§                        Optimize DNS client support traffic.

§                        Troubleshoot host name resolution.

Module 8: Planning and Optimizing WINS

This module covers planning and optimization of WINS, including information on optimizing servers and detailed explanations of optimization tasks.

Lessons

§                        Reviewing WINS §                        Planning a WINS Solution §                        Identifying WINS Optimization Requirements §                        Optimizing WINS Traffic

Lab 8: Planning and Optimizing WINS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§                        Plan a WINS solution.

§                        Identify WINS optimization requirements.

§                        Optimize WINS traffic.

Module 9: Planning and Troubleshooting IPSec

This module explains how to plan an Internet Protocol security (IPSec) deployment, and covers the necessary tools and skills for troubleshooting IPSec.

Lessons

§                        Reviewing IPSec §                        Understanding the Default Policy Rules §                        Planning an IPSec Deployment §                        Troubleshooting IPSec Communications

Lab 9: Troubleshooting IPSec

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§                        Discuss IPSec.

§                        Understand IPSec default policies, rules, and settings.

§                        Plan IPSec deployment.

§                        Troubleshoot IPSec.

Module 10: Planning Network Access

This module explains how to plan network access.

Lessons

§                        Reviewing Network Access §                        Selecting Network Access Connection Methods §                        Selecting a Remote Access Policy Strategy §                        Selecting a Network Access Authentication Method §                        Selecting a Network Access Strategy

Lab 10: Planning Network Access

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§                        Select appropriate connection methods for a network access strategy.

§                        Select a remote access policy strategy.

§                        Select a network access authentication method.

§                        Plan a network access strategy.

Module 11: Troubleshooting Network Access

This module explains how to troubleshoot network access.

Lessons

§                        Network Access Troubleshooting Resources §                        Troubleshooting Network Authentication §                        Troubleshooting LAN Authentication §                        Troubleshooting Remote Access

Lab 11: Troubleshooting Network Access

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§                        Identify network access troubleshooting resources.

§                        Troubleshoot network authentication.

§                        Troubleshoot LAN authentication.

§                        Troubleshoot remote access.

Module 12: Preparing for the Course Lab

This module explains what is required to complete the capstone lab. The capstone lab provides the opportunity to plan, implement and troubleshoot the network infrastructure for a branch office.

Lessons

§                        Presenting Lab Requirements

Lab 12: Capstone Lab

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§                        Review the course content.

§                        Review the design document to be used.

§                        Implement the lab.