Windows Administration

To install, configure, manage and maintain an environment with Windows client and server operating systems. At the end of the module you should be able to

Understand the pre requirements for installing various Windows operating systems

Install Windows 7, Windows server 2003 and Windows server 2008 Operating systems

Understand the features of Windows 7, Windows server 2003 and Windows server 2008

Compare various Client and Server Operating systems

Licensing the servers

Administer local Users and Groups

Installing and Configuring various roles in Windows Server 2008 (DHCP,DNS,ADDS,IIS,)

Administer Domain Users and Groups

Securing folders and files

Understand the start up process for various Windows operating systems

User profiles management

Applying Local security policy settings

Create a web page and administering.

Introduction to various Windows operating systems

Installing various Windows operating systems

Post installation configurations

Local User administration

Introduction to various server roles

Domain User administration

Assigning folder permissions

Introduction to Domain Trees and Forests

Various backup processes

FSMO roles and its uses

Optimization for peak performances

Importance for Windows updates

What is an Operating system?

Who are the various OS vendors?

Difference between Client and Server OS?

Different types of editions

Prerequisites to install

Hardware requirements

What are the various pre requirements for installing a Windows OS?

What is partitioning in a HDD?

File Systems and types of File systems

Various editions of Windows client and Server OS

Various Licensing types

Remote installation of Windows 7 OS

Windows Taskbar

Jump Lists

Pinning of applications and folders

Desktop Gadgets

Windows 7 Themes

Configuring VM for various volumes

Minimum VM sizes for various OS

Assigning paths for various applications

Assigning Hostnames for the machines

Assigning IP addresses

Types of Disk

Types of Partitions

Types of volumes

What is License?

Types of License

Creating Local Users

Creating Local Groups

Assigning permissions for Local Users and Groups

Types of Local User Profiles

Managing profiles

Setting quotas for users

Types of Policies

Implementing security Policy

Configuring Policy settings

Configure Windows Firewall

Adding DHCP server role

Creating scopes and super scopes

Understanding DHCP options classes

Types of Lookup zones.

Zone and Record creations.

Testing Lookups

Installing Domain Controllers:

What is Domain?

Purpose of domain creation

Installing a new Windows server 2008 forest

Configuring Domain settings

Creating and managing Domain Users

Creating and managing Domain groups

File system types

Setting ACL permissions

What is Drive mapping?

Configuring drives to get mapped for users.

Adding IIS server role

Configuring and Managing Websites

Assigning Aliases names for sites

Real Time network / Infrastructure

Creating / Setting Configuration by Scenarios

Install Windows Client and Server operating systems (Windows 7, Windows server 2003, Windows server 2008)

Administer Local Users and Groups

Install and configure various server roles like DHCP, DNS, ADDS, IIS.

Administer Domain Users and Groups

Understand the start up process for various Windows Operating Systems

Optimise the systems for peak performances

File Systems ACL settings

Securing the environment by policy

Install and Configure Server Core installations

Configure Windows Firewall