Windows 2000 Server: Monitoring and Optimizing

This course discusses issues related to monitoring and optimizing system performance and covers optimizing memory usage, monitoring, detecting, and resolving memory bottlenecks in a system, and creating logs and alerts to track system performance. The course describes processor-related counters and explains the procedures for monitoring processor performance, detecting processor bottlenecks, and prioritizing processes to resolve bottlenecks. You will become familiar with the procedures for monitoring disk and network performance, and for detecting and resolving disk and network bottlenecks. Related Exam: Microsoft Exam #70-215: Implementing and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000.

Monitoring and Optimizing training covers such topics as:

Optimizing Memory Usage
Optimizing Processor Usage
Optimizing Disk Usage
Optimizing Network Usage

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 discusses issues related to monitoring and optimizing system performance. Optimizing memory usage, monitoring, detecting, and resolving memory bottlenecks in a system, and creating logs and alerts to track system performance are all covered in this course. The course describes processor-related counters and explains the procedures for monitoring processor performance and detecting processor bottlenecks and for prioritizing processes to resolve bottlenecks. Finally, you will become familiar with the procedures for monitoring disk and network performance and for detecting and resolving disk and network bottlenecks. Related Exam: Microsoft Exam #070-215: Implementing and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000.

Topics Include
Unit 1: Optimizing Memory Usage
» Identifying Performance Bottlenecks
» Creating Logs
» Creating Alerts
» Detecting Memory Bottlenecks
» Resolving Memory Bottlenecks
Everything Courseware
Windows 2000 Server: Monitoring and Optimizing
Unit 2: Optimizing Processor Usage
» Detecting Processor Bottlenecks
» Resolving Processor Bottlenecks
» Managing Processes
Unit 3: Optimizing Disk Usage
» Detecting Disk Bottlenecks
» Resolving Disk Bottlenecks
Unit 4: Optimizing Network Usage
» Detecting Network Bottlenecks
» Resolving Network Bottlenecks

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)