MCSE Server 2003 Certification Core Exams

Exam 70-290: Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment
Basic Test Objectives from Microsoft (10/31/07):

I. Managing and Maintaining Physical and Logical Devices
1. Manage basic disks and dynamic disks.

2. Monitor server hardware. Tools might include Device Manager, the Hardware Troubleshooting Wizard, and appropriate Control Panel items. 3. Optimize server disk performance.

4. Troubleshoot server hardware devices.
 * Implement a RAID solution.
 * Defragment volumes and partitions.

5. Install and configure server hardware devices.
 * Diagnose and resolve issues related to hardware settings.
 * Diagnose and resolve issues related to server hardware and hardware driver upgrades.


 * Configure driver signing options.
 * Configure resource settings for a device.
 * Configure device properties and settings.

II. Managing Users, Computers, and Groups
1. Manage local, roaming, and mandatory user profiles. 2. Create and manage computer accounts in an Active Directory environment.

3. Create and manage groups.

4. Create and manage user accounts.
 * Identify and modify the scope of a group.
 * Find domain groups in which a user is a member.
 * Manage group membership.
 * Create and modify groups by using the Active Directory Users and Computers Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in.
 * Create and modify groups by using automation.

5. Troubleshoot computer accounts.
 * Create and modify user accounts by using the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in.
 * Create and modify user accounts by using automation.
 * Import user accounts.

6. Troubleshoot user accounts.
 * Diagnose and resolve issues related to computer accounts by using the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in.
 * Reset computer accounts.

7. Troubleshoot user authentication issues.
 * Diagnose and resolve account lockouts.
 * Diagnose and resolve issues related to user account properties.

III. Managing and Maintaining Access to Resources
1. Configure access to shared folders.

2. Troubleshoot Terminal Services.
 * Manage shared folder permissions.

3. Configure file system permissions.
 * Diagnose and resolve issues related to Terminal Services security.
 * Diagnose and resolve issues related to client access to Terminal Services.

4. Troubleshoot access to files and shared folders.
 * Verify effective permissions when granting permissions.
 * Change ownership of files and folders.

IV. Managing and Maintaining a Server Environment
1. Monitor and analyze events. Tools might include Event Viewer and System Monitor.

2. Manage software update infrastructure.

3. Manage software site licensing.

4. Manage servers remotely.


 * Manage a server by using Remote Assistance.
 * Manage a server by using Terminal Services remote administration mode.
 * Manage a server by using available support tools.

5. Troubleshoot print queues.

6. Monitor system performance. 7. Monitor file and print servers. Tools might include Task Manager, Event Viewer, and System Monitor.

8. Monitor and optimize a server environment for application performance.
 * Monitor disk quotas.
 * Monitor print queues.
 * Monitor server hardware for bottlenecks.

9. Manage a Web server.
 * Monitor memory performance objects.
 * Monitor network performance objects.
 * Monitor process performance objects.
 * Monitor disk performance objects.


 * Manage Internet Information Services (IIS).
 * Manage security for IIS.

V. Managing and Implementing Disaster Recovery
1. Perform system recovery for a server.


 * Implement Automated System Recovery (ASR).
 * Restore data from shadow copy volumes.
 * Back up files and System State data to media.
 * Configure security for backup operations.

2. Manage backup procedures.

3. Recover from server hardware failure. 4. Restore backup data
 * Verify the successful completion of backup jobs.
 * Manage backup storage media.

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