Table of contents 1
Unit 1 Planning 1
Planning Directory Services 3
Domain Models 3
NT Trust Relationships 4
The Four NT Domain Models 5
Domain Access across WAN Links 10
Planning Disk Drive Configurations 11
Disk Mirroring 12
Disk Stripng 13
Disk Striping With Parity 13
Protocol Selection 15
TCP/IP 15
TCP/IP with DHCP and WINS 15
NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Transport 16
NetBEUI 17
AppleTalk 17
DLC 17
Unit 2 Installation and Configuration 33
NT Server Roles 36
Primary Domain Controller 36
Backup Domain Controller 37
Member Server 37
Network Protocols and Bindings 40
TCP/IP 41
TCP/IP with DHCP and WINS 42
NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Transport 44
DLC 45
AppleTalk 45
Binding Protocols 45
NT Server Core Services 46
Directory Replicator 46
Computer Browser 47
Allocating Disk Space Capacity 50
Hard Disk Configuration 50
Providing Redundancy 51
Improving Performance 51
Providing Security 51
Formatting 52
Printer Configuration 53
Adding and Configuring a Printer 53
Implementing a Printer Pool 55
Setting Print Priorities 56
Managing Printer Permissions 57
Printing in a TCP/IP Environment 57
Configuring Printers to Use the DLC Protocol 58
NT Server Configuration for Client Support 58
Windows NT Workstation 58
Microsoft Windows 95 59
Macintosh Clients 59
Unit 3 Managing Resources 73
Managing NT Users 75
User and Group Management 75
Managing NT User Rights 79
Managing NT Groups 80
Administering Account Policies 84
Auditing Accounts Management 86
Profiles and System Policies 87
Local User Profiles 88
Roaming User Profiles 88
Mandatory User Profiles 88
System Policies 89
Remote Administration 90
Windows 95 90
NT Workstation 90
Main Remote Administration Utilities 90
Disk Resource Management 91
Creating and Sharing Resources 91
Permissions and Security 93
File Auditing 95
Enterprise Management Example#1 96
Managing Resources in an Enterprise Environment 96
Enterprise Management Example#2 97
Unit 4 Connectivity 117
NetWare Connectivity 119
Gateway Services for NetWare 120
Migration Tool for NetWare 123
MultiProtocol Routing 129
Routing Overview 129
RIP for Internet Protocol 130
DHCP Relay Agent 131
RIP for NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Transport 132
Internet Information Server and Internet Services 134
IIS 135
DNS 142
Remote Access Server 143
RAS Communications 143
RAS Protocols 144
RAS Security 147
RAS Dial-Up Clients 149
Unit 5 Monitoring and Optimization 169
Baseline Measurement of System Performance 171
Baseline Standard Determination 171
Tools for Measuring System Performance 171
Analyzing Optimization Effects 172
Planning System Growth through Baselines 172
System Optimization 172
Analyizing Collected Data 172
Using Performance Monitor 173
Organization of Performance Monitor 173
Key Server Components to Monitor 173
Performance Monitor Views 176
Network Monitor 177
Data Collection 177
Data Presentation 178
Data Filtering 182
Network Traffic 183
Performance Optimization 183
Server Load 184
Unit 6 Troubleshooting 193
Troubleshooting Installation Errors 196
Troubleshooting Boot Failures 197
NT Boot Files 197
Recovery of NT Boot Files 198
Troubleshooting Using Server Manager 199
Troubleshooting Using Windows NT Diagnostics 199
Troubleshooting Configuration Errors 199
Troubleshooting the Last Known Good Option 201
Emergency Repair Disk(ERD) 201
Troubleshooting through the Control Panel 202
NT Registry 202
Troubleshooting Printer Errors 205
Troubleshooting RAS Errors 206
RAS Hardware 206
Troubleshooting RAS Setup 206
Hardware Connectivity Errors 207
Troubleshooting Connectivity Problems 207
Software Connectivity Errors 208
Troubleshooting Resource Access and Permission Problems 211
Local Access 211
Network Access 212
Resolving Disk Failures in a Fault-Tolerant Environment 212
Tape Backup 212
Mirroring and Duplexing 213
Stripe Set with Parity 214
NT Blue Screens 214
Memory Dump Configuration 214
Advaneed Problem Resolution 215
Kernel Debugger 215
Event Log Service through Event Viewer 216
Unit 7 Final Review 235
Appendix Study Question and Sample Test Answers 253
Glossary 287