Windows Server 2003: Planning for Network Availability

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
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Overview/Description
To discuss the decisions and considerations for maintaining server availability and performance

Target Audience
Systems engineers, systems analysts, IT consultants, and support professionals tasked with planning and maintaining a Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure; learners preparing for certification in the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) program

Prerequisites
Experience in implementing and administrating Windows network operating systems with network services, and a proficient working knowledge of networking concepts

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives

Windows Server 2003: Planning for Network Availability

identify the causes of availability issues and recognize the tools that can be used to determine the cause of these issues.

determine a suitable backup and recovery strategy in a given scenario.

recognize appropriate methods for planning server clustering.

determine an appropriate clustering implementation in a given scenario, and recognize security and recovery considerations.

recognize the main considerations for using network load balancing.

plan an appropriate clustering solution for a given scenario.

Course Number:
128023_eng