10154188Windows Server Active Dir Config
Course Information
Description
Welcome to Windows Server Active Directory(MATC Course 10-154-188). Through lectures, discussions, demonstrations, textbook exercises, and labs, this course teaches students the skills and knowledge described by Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist(MCTS) exam 70-640. With additional effort students can use this knowledge to pass the 70-640 Certification Exam and become a Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist(MCTS) This course prepares students to develop the skills needed to manage a Windows Server 2008 system and to prepare to pass the MCTS 70-640 certification exam. While the focus of topics is on the configuration of Active Directory and related services, coverage of Windows foundational topics such as the file system and networking are also included. Extensive coverage begins with an introduction to Windows Server 2008 and goes on to active directory design, account management, group policy management and configuration, certificate services, AD LDS, AD RMS, AD FS, server core, Windows Hyper-V virtualization, and server management.
Total Credits
Course Competencies
  1. Identify the Roles and Features of Windows Server
    Assessment Strategies
    by participating in the class
    by completing lab manual assignments
    on a written evaluation
    Criteria
    lab manual assignment is completed correctly
    you offer questions or comments during class on Windows Server Roles and Features
    you compose a list of Windows Server Roles and Features
    you are able to differentiate between roles and features in Windows Server

  2. Summarize virtualization concepts in Windows Server
    Assessment Strategies
    by participating in the class
    by completing lab manual assignments
    on a written evaluation
    on an evaluated skills demonstration
    Criteria
    you identify all the components of Windows Virtualization
    lab manual assignment is completed correctly
    you offer questions or comments during class on Windows Virtualization
    you can describe the concept of a Hypervisor

  3. Compare Editions of Windows Server
    Assessment Strategies
    by participating in the class
    by completing lab manual assignments
    on a written evaluation
    Criteria
    lab manual assignment is completed correctly
    you offer questions or comments during class on Windows Server editions
    you compose a list of hardware requirements for each edition
    you can identify situations where each edition is used.

  4. Identify Windows Server upgrade options
    Assessment Strategies
    by participating in the class
    by completing lab manual assignments
    on a written evaluation
    Criteria
    lab manual assignment is completed correctly
    you offer questions or comments during class on upgrading networks to the current Windows Server platform
    you compose a list of Windows Server upgrade options
    you suggest an upgrade path for specific case scenarios

  5. Perform Windows server installation process
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing lab manual assignments
    on a written evaluation
    on an evaluated skills demonstration
    Criteria
    lab manual assignment is completed correctly
    you install Windows Server in a virtual machine
    you partition a hard drive during installation of Windows Server
    you choose the correct edition of Windows Server for your lab network

  6. Explain Windows Server installation process
    Assessment Strategies
    by participating in the class
    on a written evaluation
    Criteria
    you offer questions or comments during class on Windows Server installation processes
    you compose a list of the steps involved in the Windows Server installation process
    you identify the difference between x64 and x86 installations
    you identify the difference between full and server core versions of Windows Server

  7. Define Active Directory
    Assessment Strategies
    by participating in the class
    by completing lab manual assignments
    on a written evaluation
    Criteria
    lab manual assignment is completed correctly
    you offer questions or comments during class on Active Directory
    you compose a list of Active Directory roles and role services
    you differentiate between the different Active Directory roles
    you describe the purpose of a domain controller within Active Directory

  8. Identify Active Directory Domain Services components
    Assessment Strategies
    by participating in the class
    on a written evaluation
    by completing lab manual assignments
    Criteria
    lab manual assignment is completed correctly
    you offer questions or comments during class on Active Directory Domain Services components
    you compose a list of Active Directory Domain Services components
    you describe each component of Active Directory Domain Services components

  9. Compare Organizational Unit hierarchies
    Assessment Strategies
    by participating in the class
    on a written evaluation
    by completing lab manual assignments
    Criteria
    lab manual assignment is completed correctly
    you offer questions or comments during class on Organizational Units and their use in Active Directory
    you compare and contrast geographic vs. departmental OU hierarchies
    you create an OU hierarchy based on a case scenario

  10. Summarize User Profiles types
    Assessment Strategies
    by participating in the class
    by completing lab manual assignments
    on a written evaluation
    Criteria
    lab manual assignment is completed correctly
    you offer questions or comments during class on User Profiles
    you compose a list of User Profiles types available with Windows Server
    you compare and contrast local vs roaming profiles
    you describe usage scenarios for each type of User Profile

  11. Identify Windows File System fundamentals
    Assessment Strategies
    by participating in the class
    by completing lab manual assignments
    on a written evaluation
    Criteria
    lab manual assignment is completed correctly
    you offer questions or comments during class on the Windows File System
    you compose a list of features available from the NTFS file system
    you describe the difference between NTFS and FAT/FAT32

  12. Summarize File Security in a Windows network
    Assessment Strategies
    by participating in the class
    by completing lab manual assignments
    on a written evaluation
    Criteria
    lab manual assignment is completed correctly
    you offer questions or comments during class on File Security
    you compare and contrast share permissions and NTFS permissions
    you identify the standard NTFS permissions
    you describe the best practice usage of file security on Windows Server

  13. Implement file Sharing best practices
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing lab manual assignments
    on a written evaluation
    on an evaluated skills demonstration
    Criteria
    lab manual assignment is completed correctly
    you use best practices information to create a secure file structure
    you configure share and NTFS permissions to provide proper access to file resources
    you use the Shared Folder wizard and Windows Explorer to set file security

  14. Summarize the Group Policy components of a Windows network
    Assessment Strategies
    by participating in the class
    by completing lab manual assignments
    on a written evaluation
    Criteria
    lab manual assignment is completed correctly
    you differentiate between computer and user Group Policy settings
    you describe each configuration node for Computer and User settings in the Group Policy Object Editor
    you offer questions or comments during class on Group Policy components
    you compose a list of components required in small, medium, and large implementations of Group Policy
    you describe how Windows clients use Group Policy

  15. Create Group Policy Objects
    Assessment Strategies
    by participating in the class
    by completing lab manual assignments
    on a written evaluation
    on an evaluated skills demonstration
    Criteria
    lab manual assignment is completed correctly
    you you force updates of Group Policy on Windows clients
    lab manual assignment is completed correctly
    you offer questions or comments during class on Group Policy Objects
    you identify the consoles used to manage Group Policy Objects
    you create a Group Policy Object with defined settings
    you create a Group Policy Object based on a business case scenario

  16. Explore the fundamental infrastructure components of Active Directory
    Assessment Strategies
    by participating in the class
    by completing lab manual assignments
    on a written evaluation
    Criteria
    lab manual assignment is completed correctly
    you offer questions or comments during class on Active Directory infrastructure components
    you compose a list of components used to support Active Directory
    you describe the usage of an Active Directory site
    you can identify a domain, tree, or forest

  17. Implement the Domain Name System in Active Directory
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing lab manual assignment
    on a written evaluation
    on an evaluated skills demonstration
    Criteria
    lab manual assignment is completed correctly
    you install DNS during the installation of Active Directory
    you install DNS on an existing Domain Controller
    you create Active Directory-integrated DNS zones
    you create DNS records using the DNS console and DNSCMD

  18. Identify Active Directory maintenance activities
    Assessment Strategies
    by participating in the class
    by completing lab manual assignments
    on a written evaluation
    by an evaluated skills demonstration
    Criteria
    you enter into discussions on maintenance activities
    lab manual assignment is completed correctly
    you offer questions or comments during class on Maintaining Active Directory
    you compose a list of tools available for maintaining Active Directory
    you describe the use of Windows Server Backup for backup and recovery of Active Directory

  19. Demonstrate Active Directory maintenance tasks
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing lab manual assignments
    on a written evaluation
    by an evaluated skills demonstration
    Criteria
    you can perform active directory maintenance tasks
    lab manual assignment is completed correctly
    you create manual backups using Windows Server Backup
    you restore a delete Active Directory object using wbadmin
    you create a basline Data Collector Set for a Domain Controller
    you succesfully complete lab manual activities

This Outline is under development.