Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Design: Designing a WINS/DFS Strategy

This course covers the role of WINS in name resolution, with special reference to a legacy network, and describes the WINS client interaction and query forwarding. You will also learn about the use of WINS proxy for integrating WINS enabled client with non-WINS clients in a routed environment. The course also describes how to ensure the availability of WINS servers, secure data transfer, and optimize the performance of WINS. You will learn to identify the deployment strategy in WINS. The WINS implementation design needs to be planned properly to ensure smooth functionality, availability, security, and performance of WINS. This course teaches you to plan a WINS network. It covers the ways of assessing the level of fault tolerance in a WINS network and explains the interoperability issues of WINS with other Windows 2000 services, such as DNS and DHCP. Further, this course deals with the strategies for managing a WINS network efficiently. You will learn about the importance of generating event notifications and verifying WINS performance to reduce management overhead. You will also learn how to anticipate WINS design changes. This course details the methods of verifying WINS design compliance and discusses the goals for optimizing WINS performance.

Designing a WINS/DFS Strategy training covers such topics as:

Name Resolution Services (WINS): Implementation Strategy
WINS Deployment Strategy
Name Resolution Services (WINS): Management Strategy
Distributed File System (DFS) Strategy

The course addresses the training needs of system administrators and network architects involved in the infrastructure design of a Windows 2000 network. This course also addresses the needs of IT professionals who want to become certified under the Windows 2000 MCSE track.

Completion of this course and the other Course titles from this curriculum prepares the learner for Microsoft Exam #70-221: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure.

Description
This course covers the role of WINS in name resolution, with special reference to a legacy network, and describes the WINS client interaction and query forwarding. You will also learn about the use of WINS proxy for integrating WINS enabled client with non-WINS clients in a routed environment. The course also describes how to ensure the availability of WINS servers, secure data transfer, and optimize the performance of WINS. You will learn to identify the deployment strategy in WINS. The WINS implementation design needs to be planned properly to ensure smooth functionality, availability, security, and performance of WINS. This course teaches you to plan a WINS network. It covers the ways of assessing the level of fault tolerance in a WINS network and explains the
interoperability issues of WINS with other Windows 2000 services, such as DNS and DHCP. Further, this course deals with the strategies for managing a WINS network efficiently. You will learn about the importance of generating event notifications and verifying WINS performance to reduce management overhead. You will also learn how to anticipate WINS design changes. Next, this course details the methods of verifying WINS design compliance and discusses the goals for optimizing WINS performance. Related Exam: Microsoft Exam #070-221: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure.
Audience
The course addresses the training needs of system administrators and network architects involved in network security design of a Windows 2000 network. This course also addresses the needs of IT professionals who want to become certified under the Windows 2000 MCSE track.
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
Topics Include
Unit 1: Name Resolution Services (WINS): Implementation Strategy
» Role of WINS in a Network
» Integration of WINS in a Routed Environment
» Ensuring WINS Availability
» Security for WINS Replication
» Optimization of WINS Performance
Everything Courseware
Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Design: Designing a WINS/DFS Strategy
Unit 2: WINS Deployment Strategy
» Planning WINS Network
» Assessing the Level of Fault Tolerance Within the Network for WINS
» Interoperability Issues
Unit 3: Name Resolution Services (WINS): Management Strategy
» Generating Event Notifications
» Anticipating Design Changes
» Verification and Enhancement of WINS Design
Unit 4: Distributed File System (DFS) Strategy
» Role of DFS in a Network
» Placement of a DFS Root
» Replicating DFS Root

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)