| Physical and Logical Devices |
Basic & Dynamic disks
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Monitor server hardware -- tools
include:
- Device Manager
- Hardware Troubleshooting Wizard
- other Control Panel applets
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Optimize server disk performance
- Implement software RAID
- Defragment volumes and partitions
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Install and configure server hardware
devices
- Driver signing options
- Resource settings for a device
- Device properties and settings
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| Users, Computers, and Groups
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Local, Roaming, and Mandatory user
profiles
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Create/manage Computer Accounts in an
Active Directory environment
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Create and manage groups
- 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
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Create and manage user 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
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Troubleshoot computer accounts
- Diagnose and resolve issues related to computer accounts by
using the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in
- Reset computer accounts
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Troubleshoot user accounts
- Diagnose and resolve account lockouts
- Diagnose and resolve issues related to user account properties
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Troubleshoot user authentication issues
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| Managing and Maintaining Access to
Resources |
Configure access to shared folders
- Manage shared folder permissions
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Troubleshoot Terminal Services
- Diagnose and resolve issues related to Terminal Services
security
- Diagnose and resolve issues related to client access to Terminal
Services
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Configure file system permissions
- Verify effective permissions when granting permissions
- Change ownership of files and folders
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Troubleshoot access to files and shared
folders
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| Managing and Maintaining a Server
Environment |
Monitor and analyze events Tools might
include Event Viewer and System Monitor
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Manage software update infrastructure
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Manage software site licensing
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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
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Troubleshoot print queues
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| Monitor system performance |
Monitor file and print servers Tools
might include Task Manager, Event Viewer, and System Monitor
- Monitor disk quotas
- Monitor print queues
- Monitor server hardware for bottlenecks
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Monitor and optimize a server
environment for application performance
- Monitor memory performance objects
- Monitor network performance objects
- Monitor process performance objects
- Monitor disk performance objects
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Manage a Web server
- Manage Internet Information Services (IIS)
- Manage security for IIS
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| Managing and Implementing Disaster
Recovery |
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
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Manage backup procedures
- Verify the successful completion of backup jobs
- Manage backup storage media
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Recover from server hardware failure
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Restore backup data
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Schedule backup jobs
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