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Lab Exercises for:
Exam 70-210 Windows 2000 Professional

13-labs 24 topics and skills covered

1. Deploy Service Packs
Topics and skills covered:

  • Perform a Windows 2000 Professional installation using slipstreaming of the service pack
  • Deploy service packs toWindows 2000 Professional Clients
  • Install Windows 2000 updates. Updates include service packs and s security hot-fixes
  • Verify service pack and hot fix installation
  • Remove service packs and hot-fixes
2. Emergency Disks
Topics and skills covered:
  • Creating an Emergency Repair Disk
  • Creating an Emergency Start-up Boot Disk
3. Hardware Devices and Drivers
Topics and skills covered:
  • Install, configure, and troubleshoot new client computer hardware
  • Configure operating system support for legacy hardware devices
4. Remote Installation Services (RIS) Installation
Topics and skills covered:
  • Install Windows 2000 Professional using Windows 2000 Server Remote Installation Services (RIS) and PXE-Bootable clients.
5. Sysprep
Topics and skills covered:
  • Prepare for Installation of Windows 2000 Professional using the System Preparation Tool
6. Unattended Installation
Topics and skills covered:
  • Create unattended answer files using Setup Manager toautomate the installation of Windows 2000 Professional
  • Perform unattended installation of Windows 2000 Professional
7. Driver Verification
Topics and skills covered:
  • Configure driver-signing options
  • Verify digital signatures on existing driver files
8. Attended Installation
Topics and skills covered:
  • Perform an attended clean-installation of Windows 2000 Professional
  • Perform an attended upgrade-installation of Windows 2000 Professional
9. Backup
Topics and skills covered:
  • Backup and restore of files, folders, volumes, and system state data
10. Join / Disjoin from Domain
Topics and skills covered:
  • Join a Windows 2000/2003 Domain
  • Disjoin from a Windows 2000/2003 Domain
11. Dual Boot
Topics and skills covered:
  • Perform a dual-boot installation of a legacy operating system with Windows 2000.
12. Qualifier Tools
Topics and skills covered:
  • Verify hardware compatibility by using the qualifier tools
  • Verify software compatibility by using the qualifier tools
13. System Requirements
Topics and skills covered:
  • Requirements for Installation of Windows 2000 Professional

Lab Exercises for:
Exam 70-215 Windows 2000 Server

14-labs 37 topics and skills covered

1. Requirements
Topics and skills covered:

  • Requirements for Installation of Windows 2000 Server
2. Qualifier Tools
Topics and skills covered:
  • Verify hardware compatibility using the qualifier tools
  • Verify software compatibility using the qualifier tools
3. Attended Installation
Topics and skills covered:
  • Perform an attended clean-installation of Windows 2000 Server
  • Perform an attended upgrade-installation of Windows 2000 Server
4. Dual Boot
Topics and skills covered:
  • Perform a dual-boot installation of a legacy operating system with Windows 2000
5. Unattended Installation
Topics and skills covered:
  • Create unattended answer files using Setup Manager toautomate the installation of Windows 2000 Server
  • Perform unattended installation of Windows 2000 Server
6. Sysprep
Topics and skills covered:
  • Prepare for Installation of Windows 2000 Server using the System Preparation Tool
7. Deploy Service Packs
Topics and skills covered:
  • Perform a Windows 2000 Server installation using slipstreaming of the service pack
  • Deploy service packs toWindows 2000 Server Clients
  • Install Windows 2000 updates. Updates include service packs and security hot-fixes
  • Verify service pack and hot fix installation
  • Remove service packs and hot-fixes
8. Backup
Topics and skills covered:
  • Backup and restore files, folders, volumes, and system state data
9. Emergency Disks
Topics and skills covered:
  • Creating an Emergency Repair Disk
  • Creating an Emergency Start-up Boot Disk
10. Hardware Devices and Drivers
Topics and skills covered:
  • Install, configure, and troubleshoot new client computer hardware
  • Configure operating system support for legacy hardware devices
11. Driver Verification
Topics and skills covered:
  • Configure driver-signing options
  • Verify digital signatures on existing driver files
12. Join / Disjoin from Domain
Topics and skills covered:
  • Join a Windows 2000/2003 Domain
  • Disjoin from a Windows 2000/2003 Domain
13. Certificate Services
Topics and skills covered:
  • Install and configure Certificate Services
  • Issue and revoke certificates
14. Internet Information Server (IIS)
Topics and skills covered:
  • Install and configure World Wide Web (WWW)
  • Configure virtual directories and virtual servers
  • Configure authentication and SSL for Web sites
  • Configure access permissions for intranet Web servers
  • Install and configure FTP
  • Create local and remote virtual directories
  • Configure ports
  • Configure FTP for remote Administration
15. Terminal Services
Topics and skills covered:
  • Install and configure Terminal Services
  • Remotely administer servers using Terminal Services
  • Configure Terminal Services for application sharing
  • Configure Terminal Services user properties

Lab Exercises for:
Exam 70-216 Windows 2000 Infrastructure

9 Labs 53 topics and skills covered

1. Network Protocols
Topics and skills covered:

  • Install and configure TCP/IP
  • Install the NWLink protocol
  • Install NetBEUI protocol
  • Configure network bindings
2. Interoperability
Topics and skills covered:
  • Install and configure Client Service for Novell NetWare (CSNW)
  • Install and configure Gateway Service for Novell NetWare (GSNW)
  • Install and configure File Services for Macintosh
  • Install and configure Print Services for Macintosh
  • Install and configure Print Services for Unix
3. DNS Installation and Configuration
Topics and skills covered:
  • Install the DNS Server service
  • Configure zones
  • Configure a root name server
  • Configure a caching-only server
  • Configure a DNS client
  • Configure zones for dynamic updates
  • Implement a delegated zone for DNS
  • Manually create DNS resource records
4. WINS
Topics and skills covered:
  • Install and Configure WINS
  • Install the WINS Server service
  • Configure WINS replication
  • Configure NetBIOS name resolution
  • Configure a WINS Proxy Agent
  • Configure Static Mappings
  • Backup and restore WINS database
5. Network Address Translation (NAT)
Topics and skills covered:
  • Configure Network Address Translation (NAT) and Internet Connection Sharing
  • Install Internet Connection Sharing
  • Configure Internet Connection Sharing
  • Install NAT
  • Configure Routing and Remote Access toperform NAT
  • Configure NAT properties
6. IP Routing
Topics and skills covered:
  • Install and configure IP routing protocols
  • Update a Windows 2000-based routing table by means of static routes
  • Install routing protocols (RIP and OSPF)
  • Implement a Windows 2000 static router
  • Implement a Windows 2000 dynamic router
  • Configure a static and a dynamic router for static route using the route command
7. DHCP Installation and Configuration
Topics and skills covered:
  • Install and configure DHCP
  • Authorize a DHCP server in Active Directory
  • Create and manage DHCP scopes, superscopes, and multicast scopes
  • Configure DHCP for DNS integration
8. Monitoring
Topics and skills covered:
  • Monitor DNS
  • Monitor DHCP
  • Monitor WINS
  • Monitor remote access
  • Monitor network traffic
  • Monitor border routing
  • Monitor internal routing
  • Monitor IP routing protocols
9. IPSec
Topics and skills covered:
  • Enable IPSec
  • Configure IPSec
  • Configure IPSec for transport mode
  • Customize IPSec policies and rules
  • Manage IPSec

Lab Exercises for:
Exam 70-217 Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory

11 Labs 56 topics and skills covered

1. Active Directory Installation and Configuration
Topics and skills covered:

  • Create a root forest by promoting a Member Server
  • Add a domain controller toan existing domain
  • Demote a domain controller in a variety of situations
  • Create a new child domain in an existing domain
  • Create a new tree in an existing forest
2. Organizational Units
Topics and skills covered:
  • Create OUs and child OUs
  • Use the Delegation of Control wizard
3. Sites and Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO)
Topics and skills covered:
  • Change master roles
  • Create and configures sites and site replication components
4. User Accounts and Groups
Topics and skills covered:
  • Create and manage local user accounts on local machines
  • Create and manage local groups on local machines
  • Add user account togroups and nest groups
  • Create and manage domain accounts
  • Create and manage global user accounts
  • Create and manage local and global groups in a domain
  • Create and manage universal groups
5. Join / Disjoin from Domain
Topics and skills covered:
  • Configure Professionals and Member Servers tojoin a domain
  • Remove Professionals and Member Servers from a domain
6. Trusts
Topics and skills covered:
  • Manage domains
  • Manage trusts between domains
  • Establish one-way and two-way trust relationships between domains
  • Break trust relationships between domains
  • Re-establish broken trusts
  • Establish trusts between multiple forests
7. File Systems
Topics and skills covered:
  • Configure volumes and basic and dynamic disks
  • Implement NTFS and FAT-16, FAT-32 file systems
  • Convert from one file system toanother file system
  • Configure and manage disk quotas
  • Manage file and folder compression
  • Implement and configure Encrypting File System (EFS)
8. Distributed File System (DFS)
Topics and skills covered:
  • Manage a domain-based distributed file system (DFS)
9. Permissions
Topics and skills covered:
  • Share folders and enable Web sharing
  • Configure shared folder permissions
  • Configure NTFS folder and file permissions
  • Configure object permissions by using object access control lists (ACLs)
  • Manage object and container permissions
  • Create and manage shared printers
  • Configure shared printer permissions
10. Backup/Restore
Topics and skills covered:
  • Backup System State Data of Controllers and prepare for Authoritative Restore
  • Backup and restore of Active Directory database
11. Group Policy
Topics and skills covered:
  • Configure Group Policy toassign and publish applications
  • Deploy updates toinstalled software including antivirus updates
  • Implement and manage security policies by using Group Policy
  • Use security templates toimplement security policies
  • Publish printers and shared folders in the Active Directory

Lab Exercises for:
Exam 70-218 Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment

10-labs 74 topics and skills covered

1. Optimization
Topics and skills covered:

  • Optimize and troubleshoot memory performance
  • Optimize and troubleshoot processor utilization
  • Optimize and troubleshoot disk performance
  • Set priorities and start and stop processes
  • Identify and disable unnecessary operating system services
2. Monitoring I
Topics and skills covered:
  • Monitor server health and performance with System Monitor
  • Monitor and interpret real-time performance
  • Monitor DNS
  • Monitor DHCP
  • Monitor WINS
  • Configure and manage alerts and logging
  • Monitor server health and performance with Event Viewer
  • Monitor server health and performance with Task Manager
  • Monitor network security by auditing and detecting security breaches
  • Monitor access tofiles, folders, and shared folders
  • Monitor local security on files and folders
3. Monitoring II
Topics and skills covered:
  • Identify and disable unnecessary operating system services
  • Monitor access tofiles and folders via Web services
  • Monitor input and output (I/O) devices
  • Monitor multimedia hardware, such as cameras
  • Monitor and manage driver signing
  • Monitor access toWeb sites
  • Monitor remote access
  • Monitor network traffic
  • Monitor disk quotas
4. Encrypting File System (EFS)
Topics and skills covered:
  • Encrypt data on a hard disk by using Encrypting File System (EFS)
  • Add new Encrypting File System Data Recovery Agents
  • Remove the Encrypting File System (EFS) Data Recovery Agents
5. Disk Management
Topics and skills covered:
  • Create primary and extended partitions and logical drives
  • Implement NTFS and FAT file systems
  • Create striped sets and volume sets
  • Create the setup disks
  • Create a bootable disk
  • Create an Emergency Repair Disk (ERD)
  • Create mirrored volumes
  • Create RAID-5 volumes
  • Create a fault-tolerant boot disk
  • De-fragmentation of Hard Drives
  • Configure disk compression
  • Manage File and Folder compression
  • Configure disk quotas
6. Permissions
Topics and skills covered:
  • Configure file and folder permissions
  • Configure shared folder permissions
7. Printers
Topics and skills covered:
  • Installing and Managing Printers
  • Configure access toprinters
  • Configuring Printer Pools
  • Setting Printer Security
  • Setting Printer Spooling Options
  • Using and Accessing Printers from the Internet
  • Using Active Directory toFind Printers
  • Publish printers in the Active Directory
8. Backup
Topics and skills covered:
  • Backup and restore of files, folders, volumes, and system state data
  • Backup and restore of Active Directory database
9. Security I
Topics and skills covered:
  • Implement, configure, and manage security using hardware profiles
  • Implement, configure, and manage security using SCAT
  • Implement, configure, and manage security policies using group policy
  • Implement, configure, and manage local and domain controller policies
  • Implement, configure, and manage local user accounts
  • Implement, configure, and manage account settings
  • Implement, configure, and manage account policy
  • Implement, configure, and manage local users and groups
  • Implement, configure, and manage user rights
  • Implement, configure, and manage local user authentication
  • Implement, configure, and manage domain user accounts
  • Implement, configure, and manage user-account lockout settings
  • Implement, configure, and manage user-account passwords
10. Security II
Topics and skills covered:
  • Implement, configure, and manage remote access security
  • Implement, configure, and manage authentication protocols
  • Implement, configure, and manage encryption protocols
  • Implement, configure, and manage a remote access policy
  • Implement, configure, and manage Internet security by TCP/IP settings
  • Implement, configure, and manage IPSec for transport mode
  • Implement, configure, and manage IPSec policies and rules
This completes the Lab Exercises for those preparing for the MCSA Certification Exams for Windows 2000. Those preparing for the MCSE Certification must continue through the following exercises.

Lab Exercises for:
Exam 70-219 - Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure

3 Labs: Each lab requires you toapply the same 18 analytical and design skills todifferent business scenarios

1. Big Company
In this exercise you must use your ability toanalyze this pharmaceutical research firm's requirements and design a directory service architecture, including

  • Analyze the existing and planned business models.
  • Analyze the existing and planned organizational structures.
  • Analyze the structure of IT management.
  • Evaluate the company's existing and planned technical environment.
  • Analyze the impact of Active Directory on the existing and planned technical environment.
  • Analyze the business requirements for client computer desktop management.
  • Define the scope of the Active Directory design.
  • Design an Active Directory forest and domain structure.
  • Design an Active Directory naming strategy.
  • Design and plan the structure of organizational units.
  • Plan for the coexistence of Active Directory and other directory services.
  • Design a schema modification policy.
  • Design an Active Directory implementation plan.
  • Design the placement of operations masters.
  • Design the placement of global catalog servers.
  • Design the placement of domain controllers.
  • Design the placement of DNS, WINS, and DHCP servers.
  • Design an Active Directory site topology.
2. Big Consultant Company (BCC)
In this exercise you must use your ability to analyze this consulting firm's business requirements and design a directory service architecture, including:
  • Analyze the existing and planned business models.
  • Analyze the existing and planned organizational structures.
  • Analyze the structure of IT management.
  • Evaluate the company's existing and planned technical environment.
  • Analyze the impact of Active Directory on the existing and planned technical environment.
  • Analyze the business requirements for client computer desktop management.
  • Define the scope of the Active Directory design.
  • Design an Active Directory forest and domain structure.
  • Design an Active Directory naming strategy.
  • Design and plan the structure of organizational units.
  • Plan for the coexistence of Active Directory and other directory services.
  • Design a schema modification policy.
  • Design an Active Directory implementation plan.
  • Design the placement of operations masters.
  • Design the placement of global catalog servers.
  • Design the placement of domain controllers.
  • Design the placement of DNS, WINS, and DHCP servers.
  • Design an Active Directory site topology.
3. Big Toy Company
In this exercise you must use your ability to analyze this toy making firm's business requirements and design a directory service architecture, including:
  • Analyze the existing and planned business models.
  • Analyze the existing and planned organizational structures.
  • Analyze the structure of IT management.
  • Evaluate the company's existing and planned technical environment.
  • Analyze the impact of Active Directory on the existing and planned technical environment.
  • Analyze the business requirements for client computer desktop management.
  • Define the scope of the Active Directory design.
  • Design an Active Directory forest and domain structure.
  • Design an Active Directory naming strategy.
  • Design and plan the structure of organizational units.
  • Plan for the coexistence of Active Directory and other directory services.
  • Design a schema modification policy.
  • Design an Active Directory implementation plan.
  • Design the placement of operations masters.
  • Design the placement of global catalog servers.
  • Design the placement of domain controllers.
  • Design the placement of DNS, WINS, and DHCP servers.
  • Design an Active Directory site topology.

Exam 70-220 Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network
3 Labs: Each lab requires you to apply the same 24 analytical and design skill to different business scenarios

1. FunTime Toys
In this exercise you must use your ability to analyze this toy making firm's business requirements and design a security architecture, including:

  • Analyze the existing and planned business models.
  • Analyze the existing and planned organizational structures.
  • Analyze factors that influence company strategies.
  • Analyze business and security requirements for the end user.
  • Analyze the structure of IT management.
  • Analyze the current physical model and information security model.
  • Evaluate the company's existing and planned technical environment.
  • Analyze the impact of the security design on the existing and planned technical environment.
  • Design a security baseline for a Windows 2000 network that includes domain controllers, operations masters, application servers, file and print servers, RAS servers, desktop computers, portable computers, and kiosks.
  • Identify the required level of security for each resource.
  • Design an audit policy.
  • Design a delegation of authority strategy.
  • Design the placement and inheritance of security policies for sites, domains, and organizational units.
  • Design an Encrypting File System strategy.
  • Design an authentication strategy.
  • Design a security group strategy.
  • Design a Public Key Infrastructure.
  • Design Windows 2000 network services security.
  • Provide security-enhanced access to public networks from a private network.
  • Provide external users with security-enhanced access to private network resources.
  • Provide security-enhanced access between private networks.
  • Design Windows 2000 security for remote access users.
  • Design an SMB-signing solution.
  • Design an IPSec solution.
2. Neat Ideas
In this exercise you must use your ability to analyze this clothing retailer's business requirements and design a security architecture, including:
  • Analyze the existing and planned business models.
  • Analyze the existing and planned organizational structures.
  • Analyze factors that influence company strategies.
  • Analyze business and security requirements for the end user.
  • Analyze the structure of IT management.
  • Analyze the current physical model and information security model.
  • Evaluate the company's existing and planned technical environment.
  • Analyze the impact of the security design on the existing and planned technical environment.
  • Design a security baseline for a Windows 2000 network that includes domain controllers, operations masters, application servers, file and print servers, RAS servers, desktop computers, portable computers, and kiosks.
  • Identify the required level of security for each resource.
  • Design an audit policy.
  • Design a delegation of authority strategy.
  • Design the placement and inheritance of security policies for sites, domains, and organizational units.
  • Design an Encrypting File System strategy.
  • Design an authentication strategy.
  • Design a security group strategy.
  • Design a Public Key Infrastructure.
  • Design Windows 2000 network services security.
  • Provide security-enhanced access to public networks from a private network.
  • Provide external users with security-enhanced access to private network resources.
  • Provide security-enhanced access between private networks.
  • Design Windows 2000 security for remote access users.
  • Design an SMB-signing solution.
  • Design an IPSec solution.
3. Big Bank Corporation
In this exercise you must use your ability to analyze this bank's business requirements and design a security architecture, including:
  • Analyze the existing and planned business models.
  • Analyze the existing and planned organizational structures.
  • Analyze business and security requirements for the end user.
  • Analyze the structure of IT management.
  • Analyze the current physical model and information security model.
  • Evaluate the company's existing and planned technical environment.
  • Analyze the impact of the security design on the existing and planned technical environment.
  • Design a security baseline for a Windows 2000 network that includes domain controllers, operations masters, application servers, file and print servers, RAS servers, desktop computers, portable computers, and kiosks.
  • Identify the required level of security for each resource.
  • Design an audit policy.
  • Design a delegation of authority strategy.
  • Design the placement and inheritance of security policies for sites, domains, and organizational units.
  • Design an Encrypting File System strategy.
  • Design an authentication strategy.
  • Design a security group strategy.
  • Design a Public Key Infrastructure.
  • Design Windows 2000 network services security.
  • Provide security-enhanced access to public networks from a private network.
  • Provide external users with security-enhanced access to private network resources.
  • Provide security-enhanced access between private networks.
  • Design Windows 2000 security for remote access users.
  • Design an SMB-signing solution.
  • Design an IPSec solution.

Exam 70-221 Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
3 Labs: Each lab requires you to apply the same 20 analytical and design skills to different business scenarios

1. Freedom Airlines
In this exercise you must use your ability to analyze this airline company's business requirements and design a network infrastructure, including:

  • Analyze the existing and planned business models.
  • Analyze the existing and planned organizational structures.
  • Analyze the structure of IT management.
  • Evaluate the company's existing and planned technical environment.
  • Analyze the impact of infrastructure on the existing and planned technical environment.
  • Analyze the network requirements for client computer access.
  • Analyze the existing disaster recovery strategy for client computers, servers, and the network.
  • Design a TCP/IP networking strategy.
  • Design a DHCP strategy.
  • Design name resolution services.
  • Design a multi-protocol strategy.
  • Design a Distributed file system (DFS) strategy.
  • Design an Internet and extranet access solution.
  • Design a load-balancing strategy.
  • Design an implementation strategy for dial-up remote access.
  • Design a virtual private network (VPN) strategy.
  • Design a Routing and Remote Access routing solution to connect locations.
  • Design a strategy for monitoring and managing Windows 2000 network services.
  • Design a plan for the interaction of Windows 2000 network services such as WINS, DHCP, and DNS.
  • Design a resource strategy.
2. High Performance
In this exercise you must use your ability to analyze this engineering firm's business requirements and design a network infrastructure, including:
  • Analyze the existing and planned business models.
  • Analyze the existing and planned organizational structures.
  • Analyze the structure of IT management.
  • Evaluate the company's existing and planned technical environment.
  • Analyze the impact of infrastructure on the existing and planned technical environment.
  • Analyze the network requirements for client computer access.
  • Analyze the existing disaster recovery strategy for client computers, servers, and the network.
  • Design a TCP/IP networking strategy.
  • Design a DHCP strategy.
  • Design name resolution services.
  • Design a multi-protocol strategy.
  • Design a Distributed File System (DFS) strategy.
  • Design an Internet and extranet access solution.
  • Design a load-balancing strategy.
  • Design an implementation strategy for dial-up remote access.
  • Design a virtual private network (VPN) strategy.
  • Design a Routing and Remote Access routing solution to connect locations.
  • Design a strategy for monitoring and managing Windows 2000 network services.
  • Design a plan for the interaction of Windows 2000 network services such as WINS, DHCP, and DNS.
  • Design a resource strategy.
3. Pliable Plastics
In this exercise you must use your ability to analyze this plastic manufacturer's business requirements and design a network infrastructure, including:
  • Analyze the existing and planned business models.
  • Analyze the existing and planned organizational structures.
  • Analyze the structure of IT management.
  • Evaluate the company's existing and planned technical environment.
  • Analyze the impact of infrastructure on the existing and planned technical environment.
  • Analyze the network requirements for client computer access.
  • Analyze the existing disaster recovery strategy for client computers, servers, and the network.
  • Design a TCP/IP networking strategy.
  • Design a DHCP strategy.
  • Design name resolution services.
  • Design a multi-protocol strategy.
  • Design a Distributed File System (DFS) strategy.
  • Design an Internet and extranet access solution.
  • Design a load-balancing strategy.
  • Design an implementation strategy for dial-up remote access.
  • Design a virtual private network (VPN) strategy.
  • Design a Routing and Remote Access routing solution to connect locations.
  • Design a strategy for monitoring and managing Windows 2000 network services.
  • Design a plan for the interaction of Windows 2000 network services such as WINS, DHCP, and DNS.
  • Design a resource strategy.

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