Windows 2000 Server: Configuring Storage Use

This course covers issues related to data storage in Windows 2000 operating system. You will become familiar with two types of disks in Windows 2000: basic disks and dynamic disks. You will learn to set up a basic disk and a dynamic disk for storing data. You will learn to configure and monitor a new feature of Windows 2000, disk quotas, for a single user or for multiple users. The RAID levels supported by Windows 2000 are also covered in this course. You will learn to implement mirrored and RAID-5 volumes to provide fault tolerance. Finally, this course will teach you to repair disk errors, fix bad sectors on the disk, and troubleshoot and repair partitions and volumes. Related Exam: Microsoft Exam #70-215: Implementing and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000.

Configuring Storage Use training covers such topics as:

Configuring Disks
Configuring Disk Quotas
Providing Fault Tolerance
Recovering and Troubleshooting Disks

The course addresses the training needs of system administrators, network designers, and IT consultants. This course also addresses the needs of IT professionals who want to become certified under the new Windows 2000 MCSE track. Completion of this course and the other Course CBT titles from this curriculum will prepare the learner for MCSE Exam 70-215: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Server.

Description
This course covers issues related to data storage in Windows 2000 operating system. First, you will
become familiar with two types of disks in Windows 2000: basic disks and dynamic disks. You will
learn to set up a basic disk and a dynamic disk for storing data. Then, you will learn to configure
and monitor a new feature of Windows 2000, disk quotas, for a single user or for multiple users. The RAID levels supported by Windows 2000 are also covered in this course. You will learn to implement mirrored and RAID-5 volumes to provide fault tolerance. Finally, this course will teach you to repair disk errors, fix bad sectors on the disk, and troubleshoot and repair partitions and volumes. Related
Exam: Microsoft Exam #070-215: Implementing and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000.

Topics Include
Unit 1: Configuring Disks
» Setting up a Hard Disk
» Setting up a Basic Disk
» Setting up a Dynamic Disk
Unit 2: Configuring Disk Quotas
» Enabling Disk Quotas for Multiple Users
» Enabling Disk Quota for a Single User
» Monitoring Disk Space Usage
Everything Courseware
Windows 2000 Server: Configuring Storage Use
Unit 3: Providing Fault Tolerance
» Introducing RAID
» Implementing RAID--1
» Implementing RAID--5
Unit 4: Recovering and Troubleshooting Disks
» Recovering Disk Errors
» Troubleshooting Disks
» Troubleshooting Partitions and Volumes
» Troubleshooting Mirrored and Raid-5 Volumes

Prerequisites
This course assumes the learner has experience installing or maintaining networks, although not necessarily Windows NT networks. Familiarity with Windows 95, 98 or NT 4.0 Workstation desktop operating systems is also assumed.

Course Duration
» 5 hours

Prerequisites
This course assumes the learner has experience installing or maintaining networks, although not necessarily Windows NT networks. Familiarity with Windows 95, 98 or NT 4.0 Workstation desktop operating systems is also assumed.

Course Duration
» 5 hours

System Requirements CD-Based » Pentium class computer » 200 MHz processor (266 MHz recommended) » 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended) » CD-ROM drive » Any one of Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or Windows XP (both Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 require at least 64 MB RAM) » SVGA monitor capable of 16-bit color and 800 x 600 screen resolution » Sound card with speakers or headphones (optional)