Windows NT Server 4.0: Advanced Server Series
Course length: 5 days
Course
description
Overview: Students will learn the
definition of Windows NT Server Directory Services; how to establish trust relationships;
how to implement a domain structure for a given Directory Services environment;
how to plan a Directory Services structure for the most efficient network
performance; how to identify the server analysis and optimization process;
implement a measurement baseline; forecast future resource needs; optimize file
and print servers; optimize application servers; optimize domain servers; how
to use Network Monitor; evaluate client to server traffic; evaluate server to
server traffic; optimize network traffic; predict network traffic; how to
identify successful troubleshooting resources and procedures; identify common
Windows NT system architecture components that provide a foundation for
troubleshooting; modify the Windows NT Registry; identify problems with the
boot process; and use stop screens.
Prerequisites: To ensure your continued
success, students must first complete the 
Software Training
courses, Windows NT 4.0:
System Architecture and Network Support, or have
extensive equivalent knowledge, and have a basic
understanding of the Internet. For example, you should know how to launch an
application, create and save files, and copy files from CDs and other media.
The Software Training class, Internet Explorer 5.x is designed
to teach these skills, though it is not required.
Delivery
method:
Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured
hands-on activities.
Benefits: This course will assist
students in preparing for the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer exam #70-68,
Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 in the Enterprise.
Target
student:
Students enrolling in this course should be Windows NT system administrators
who have experience supporting, setting up, and troubleshooting Windows NT
Server 4.0, including the use of all administration tools.
Performance-based
objectives
Lesson objectives help students become comfortable
with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful
completion of this course, students will be able to:
·
Relate the goals of Windows NT Directory Services to the design of their
networks.
·
Implement trust relationships between Windows NT domains.
·
Design networks by using the four Windows NT domain models.
·
Calculate the requirements for implementing and optimizing Windows NT
Directory Services on their networks.
·
Identify the principles for optimizing performance on a Windows NT Server
by using Performance Monitor.
·
Develop a strategy for optimizing performance.
·
Analyze and optimize file and print servers.
·
Analyze and optimize domain controllers.
·
Analyze and optimize client-server application servers.
·
Use Network Monitor to capture network traffic.
·
Analyze and optimize client startup traffic.
·
Analyze and optimize client to server traffic.
·
Analyze and optimize server to server traffic.
·
Plan for traffic on their networks.
·
Develop a strategy for troubleshooting Windows NT computers.
·
Troubleshoot Windows NT computers through the Registry.
·
Resolve networking problems by troubleshooting the network architecture.
·
Troubleshoot Windows NT boot problems.
·
Troubleshoot stop errors.
Course
content
Lesson
1: Windows NT Directory Services
Exploring
Windows NT Directory Services
Network
integration with Windows NT Directory Services
Lesson
2: Windows NT Server trust relationships
Understanding
trust relationships
Managing
accounts across trusts
Troubleshooting
trust relationships
Lesson
3: Windows NT Server domain models
Windows NT domain models
Lesson
4: Designing and optimizing Directory Services
Designing
Directory Services
Optimizing
database synchronization
Lesson
5: Principles of performance optimization
Optimizing
performance of a Windows NT server
Tools
for analyzing performance
Using
Performance Monitor
Lesson
6: The performance-optimization process
The
performance-optimization process
Analyzing
and optimizing memory
Analyzing
and optimizing the processor
Analyzing
and optimizing the hard disk subsystem
Analyzing
and optimizing the network subsystem
Lesson
7: Optimizing Windows NT file and print servers
Techniques
for optimizing Windows NT file and print servers
Planning
for growth
Lesson
8: Optimizing Windows NT Server domain controllers
Techniques
for optimizing Windows NT Server domain controllers
Planning
for future growth
Lesson
9: Optimizing Windows NT application servers
Techniques
for optimizing Windows NT application servers
Planning
for the future
Lesson
10: An overview of network traffic
Types
of network traffic
The
Network Monitor utility
Lesson
11: Client startup communications
Client
startup traffic
TCP/IP-based
client traffic
Session
traffic
Client
logon authentication traffic
Lesson
12: Client to server communications
Client
to server traffic
Client
to server browser traffic
Intranet
browsing and DNS traffic
Lesson
13: Server to server communications
Server
to server communication traffic
Domain
synchronization traffic
Trust
relationship traffic
Browser
traffic
Directory
replication traffic
Lesson
14: Planning for network traffic
Planning
for network traffic
Traffic
impact on network design
Lesson
15: Troubleshooting a Windows NT Server network
Troubleshooting
Lesson
16: Troubleshooting a Windows NT server by using the Registry
The
Registry as a troubleshooting resource
The
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree
The
Windows NT Resource Kit’s Registry tools
Lesson
17: Troubleshooting Windows NT through the network architecture
Analyzing
the Windows NT network architecture
Troubleshooting
through the Windows NT network architecture
Lesson
18: Troubleshooting the Windows NT Server boot process
The
Windows NT Server boot process
Troubleshooting
the BOOT.INI file
Utilities
for troubleshooting the boot process
Lesson
19: Troubleshooting stop errors
Examining
stop errors
Analyzing
stop errors