SERVER IN THE ENTERPRISE - Exam study notes

 

In summary, groups and domains are the key to this exam; if you really

understand these concepts in depth you can enter the exam feeling confident.

 

Things to Learn

 

Domains

Understand the four domain models (single, single master, multiple

master and complete trust). Know the benefits and deficiencies of

each and when they should be implemented.

 

Know which way a trust relationship operates (if A trusts B then B's

accounts may be used to access resources in domain A).

 

Understand that trust relationships are not transitive (i.e. if A trusts B

and B trusts C that A does not trust C automatically).

 

Remember which sorts of servers can be moved between domains

and which cannot.

 

Understand that member servers do not participate in a domain in

the same way as a domain controller.

 

Groups

 

Know that local groups are not visible across a trust relationship, but

global groups are visible.

 

Know that global groups can be placed into local groups in a

different domain to grant the users contained in the group access to

a resource or privilege.

 

Networks

 

Understand the various TCP/IP services such as DNS, DHCP,

WINS.

 

Know the four routing services in Windows NT 4.0: RIP for TCP/IP,

RIP for IPX, the SAP Relay Agent and the DHCP/BOOTP Relay

Agent. Understand what each are used for.

 

Learn when Gateway (Client) Services for NetWare are required and

when the IPX protocol is sufficient.

 

Know how to ensure that a server does not become a browse

master (the registry entry MaintainServerList = No).

 

Performance

 

Be able to identify a server problem through Performance Monitor

counters (e.g. high processor and disk loads usually indicates

excessive paging as a result of insufficient memory).

 

Know the common PM counters for testing high processor, disk and

network usage, etc. Know how to graph the total processor load in

an SMP system.

 

Troubleshooting

 

Know that the registry can be restored through the Emergency

Repair Disk and that the ERD is a good first recovery attempt in a

serious system problem where Last Known Good is not an option.

Remember that stripe sets with parity only protect against a single

disk failure, and know how to recover from failure.

 

Policies

 

Know where policies are stored and how to select which policies

take precedence in conflict between two policies.

 

Printing

 

Know how to set up multiple print queues to one or more printers in

order to optimise their use.

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