Unit 1 Planning 1
Introduction 1
Planning Disk Drive Conflgurations 3
Choosing the Correct File System 3
Choosing the Correct Tolerance Option 3
Choosing Protocols 6
Unit 2 Installation and Configuration 15
Installing an Intel-Based Server 18
NT Server Roles 18
Primary Domain Controller 19
Backup Domain Controller 19
Member Server 19
Express versus Custom Installation 20
Installation Methods for NT Server 20
Configuring Protocols and Protocol Bindings 21
TCP/IP 21
NetBEUI 23
Binding Protocols 23
Configuring Network Adapters 23
Changing IRQ Base I/O,and Memory Addresses 24
Configuring Multiple Adapters 24
Configuring NT Server Core Services 25
Directory Replicator 25
License Manager 26
Other Services 26
SCSI Devices 27
Communication Devices 27
Conflguring Perlpherals and Devices 27
Tape Device Drivers 28
UPS Devices and UPS Service 28
Mouse Drivers ,Display Drivers ,and Keyboard Drivers 28
Configuring Hard Disks 28
Allocating Disk Space Capacity 28
Providing Redundancy 28
Improving Performance 30
Providing Security 30
Formatting 30
Configuring Printers 31
Adding and Configuring a Printer 31
Implementing a Printer Pool 32
Setting Print Prioritles 33
Configuring NT Server for Various Clients 34
Windows NT Workstation 34
Microsoft Windows 95 34
Microsoft MS-DOS Based 35
Unit 3 Managing Resources 53
User and Group Management 55
Managing NT Users 55
Managing NT User Rights 58
Managing NT Guoups 58
Admtntstering Account Policies 60
Auditing Accounts Management 60
Local User Profiles 62
Roaming User Profiles 62
Profiles and System Polices 62
Mandatory User Profiles 63
System Policies 63
Remote Admtnistration 63
Windows 95 63
NT Workstation 63
Main Remote Administration Utilties 64
Disk Resource Management 64
Copying and Moving Fies 64
Creating and Sharing Resources 65
Permissions and Security 67
File Auditing 68
Unit 4 Connectivity 81
NetWare Connectivity 83
Gateway Services for NetWare 84
Migration Tool for NetWare 87
Remote Access Server 92
RAS Communications 92
RAS Protocols 93
RAS Security 95
RAS Dial-Up Clients 97
Unit 5 Monitoring and Optimization 111
Monttoring and Optimization 113
Organization of performance Monitor 113
Key Server Components to Monitor 114
Performance Monitor Views 116
Unit 6 Troubleshooting 123
Troubleshooting Installation Errors 125
NT Boot Files 126
Troubleshooting Boot Failures 126
Recovery of NT Boot Files 127
Troubleshooting Configuration Errors 127
Troubleshooting through the Event Viewer 128
Troubleshooting Using Server Manager 129
Troubleshooting Using Windows NT Diagnostics 130
Troubleshooting with the Last Known Good Option 131
Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) 132
Troubleshooting through Control Panel 133
Troubleshooting Print Errors 133
RAS Hardware 134
Troubleshooting RAS Setup 134
Troubleshooting RAS Errors 134
Troubleshooting Connectivity Problems 135
Hardware Connectivity Errors 135
Software Connectivity Errors 136
Troubleshooting Resource Access and Permission Problems 139
Local Access 139
Network Access 140
Resolving Disk Failures in a Fault-Tolerant Environment 141
Tape Backup 141
Disk Mirroring and Duplexing 141
Stripe Set with Parity 142
Unit 7 Final Review 156
Appendix Study Question and Sample Text Answers 171
Glossary 201