SUPPORTING WINDOWS 10 COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to support and troubleshoot Windows 10 PCs and devices in a Windows Server domain environment. These skills include understanding of Windows 10 features, how they can be used in an Active Directory environment and how to troubleshoot them. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Troubleshoot startup issues and operating system services on a Windows 10 PC. * Troubleshoot issues related to network connectivity. * Troubleshoot client configuration failures and GPO application issues. * Troubleshoot issues related to application installation and operation. * Recover a PC running Windows 10. SUPPORTING WINDOWS 10 COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone supporting users running Windows 10 personal computers within a medium to large enterprise. * Prerequisites: None. * Duration 5 days SUPPORTING WINDOWS 10 COURSE CONTENTS * Implementing a Troubleshooting Methodology Overview of Windows 10, Introduction to the EDST Job Role, Overview of the Troubleshooting Steps & Tools. Hands on Implementing a Troubleshooting Methodology. Hands on Using Troubleshooting Tools for Windows 10. * Troubleshooting Startup Issues Overview of the Windows 10 Startup Recovery Environment, Troubleshooting Startup Settings & Operating System Services Issues, Recovering BitLocker-Protected Drives. Hands on Troubleshooting Startup Issues. Hands on Recovering BitLocker-Encrypted Drives, Creating a New BitLocker Password. * Troubleshooting Hardware and Device Drivers Troubleshooting Device Driver Failures & Physical Failures, Overview of Hardware Troubleshooting, Monitoring Reliability, Configuring the Registry. Hands on Troubleshooting Device Driver Issues, Resolving Hardware Issues, Adding a Missing Device Driver to a Driver Store, Reverting a Problematic Device Driver. Hands on Troubleshooting Hardware Issues, Diagnosing Memory, Troubleshooting and Repairing Failed Disk Redundancy Synchronizing Settings, Accessing Data on a Foreign Volume. * Troubleshooting Remote Computers Using Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance, Remoting with Windows PowerShell Hands on Troubleshooting Remote Computer by using Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance. Hands on Troubleshooting Remote Computer by using Windows PowerShell. * Resolving Network Connectivity Issues Determining Network Settings, Troubleshooting Network Connectivity Issues, Troubleshooting Name Resolution. Hands on Resolving Network Connectivity Issues. Hands onResolving Name Resolution Issues. * Troubleshooting Group Policy Overview of Group Policy Application, Resolving Client Configuration Failures and GPO Application Issues. Hands on Troubleshooting Group Policy Application Issues. Hands on Resolving Group Policy Issues. Hands on Installing and Sharing a Printer. * Troubleshooting User Settings Troubleshooting Sign In Issues, Troubleshooting the Application of User Settings. Hands on Troubleshooting Sign in Problems. Hands on Troubleshooting the Application of User Settings, Resolving Folder Redirection Problem, Resolving Roaming User Profile Problem. * Troubleshooting Remote Connectivity Troubleshooting VPN Connectivity Issues & DirectAccess. Hands on Troubleshooting VPN Connectivity Lab : Configuring and Troubleshooting DirectAccess Configuring and Verifying, DirectAccess Client-Side Settings, Troubleshooting DirectAccess. Troubleshooting Resource Access Within a Domain & File Permissions Issues, Recovering Files Encrypted by EFS, Troubleshooting Printer Access Issues. Lab : Troubleshooting File Access Issues Lab : Troubleshooting Access to Encrypted Files. Hands on Troubleshooting Printer Access Issues * Troubleshooting Resource Access for Non Domain Member Clients Configuring and Troubleshooting Device Registration, Configuring and Troubleshooting Work Folders, Configuring and Troubleshooting OneDrive Access. Hands on Troubleshooting Resource Access for Clients that are not Domain Members. Troubleshooting Device Registration, Work Folders and OneDrive for Business. * Troubleshooting Applications Troubleshooting Desktop App Installation Issues, Desktop Apps, Managing Windows Store Apps, Troubleshooting Access to Company Web Applications. Hands on Troubleshooting Desktop Apps, AppLocker Policy Application & Application Compatibility issue. Hands on Troubleshooting Access to Company Web Applications, Internet Explorer Issue & Microsoft Edge. * Maintaining Windows 10 Managing & Troubleshooting Windows Activation, Troubleshooting Performance, Applying Applications. Hands on Monitoring and Troubleshooting Performance. * Recovering Data and Operating System File Recovery in Windows 10, Recovering an OS. Hands on Recovering Data, Recovering Data from Azure Backup, Recovering Deleted File by Using File History. Hands on Provisioning Computer to Comply with Company Standards, Provision Computer to Comply with Company Standards.
WINDOWS CLUSTERING TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION This course covers high availability and disaster recovery technologies such as live migration, storage migration and Hyper-V Replica, as well as providing indepth coverage of failover clustering including a detailed implementation of failover clustering of Hyper- V using SoFS. The course also covers System Center Virtual Machine Manager and implementing Network Load Balancing (NLB) and load balancing clusters. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Plan and implement a failover cluster. * Describe managing server roles and clustering resources. * Implement and manage virtual machines. * Use System Center Virtual Machine Manager. * Describe cloud-based storage and high availability solutions. * Implement a Network Load Balancing (NLB) cluster. WINDOWS CLUSTERING TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Technical staff working with Microsoft clusters. * Prerequisites: Supporting Microsoft Windows server * Duration 3 days WINDOWS CLUSTERING TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * High Availability in Windows Server Defining levels of availability, High Availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V Virtual Machines, High Availability with failover clustering in Windows Server. Hands on Configuring High Availability and Disaster Recovery. * Implementing failover clustering Planning a failover cluster, creating a new failover cluster. Hands on Creating and Administering a Cluster. * Server roles and clustering resources Configuring highly available applications and services on a failover cluster, managing and maintaining a failover cluster, troubleshooting a failover cluster, implementing site high availability with multisite failover clusters. Hands on Managing server roles and clustering resources. * Failover clustering with Hyper-V Overview of integrating Hyper-V with failover clustering, implementing Hyper-V with failover clustering, managing and maintaining Hyper-V Virtual Machines on failover clusters. Hands on Implementing failover clustering by using Hyper-V * Storage Infrastructure Management with Virtual Machine Manager Virtual Machine Manager, managing storage infrastructure with Virtual Machine Manager, provisioning failover clustering in Virtual Machine Manager. Hands on Managing storage infrastructure. * Cloud-Based storage and High Availability Azure storage solutions and infrastructure, cloud integrated storage with StorSimple, disaster recovery with Azure Site Recovery. Hands on Managing cloud-based storage and high availability * Network Load Balancing Clusters Overview of NLB, configuring an NLB cluster, planning NLB. Hands on Implementing a Network Load Balancing Cluster
WINDOWS POWERSHELL TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is intended for IT Professionals who are already experienced in general Windows Server and Windows Client administration, and who want to learn more about using Windows PowerShell for administration. No prior experience with any version of Windows PowerShell, or any scripting language, is assumed. This course is also suitable for IT Professionals already experienced in server administration, including Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, SQL Server, System Center, and others. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Work with Windows PowerShell pipeline. * Query system information by using WMI and CIM. * Work with variables, arrays, and hash tables. * Write advanced scripts in Windows PowerShell. * Administer remote computers. * Use advanced Windows PowerShell techniques. WINDOWS POWERSHELL TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: IT professionals. * Prerequisites: Supporting Windows Server * Duration 5 days WINDOWS POWERSHELL TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Getting started with Windows PowerShell Overview and background of Windows PowerShell, Understanding command syntax, Finding commands. Hands on Configuring Windows PowerShell console & ISE application. Hands on Finding and running basic commands, Using the About files. * Cmdlets for administration Active Directory administration cmdlets, Network configuration cmdlets, Other server administration cmdlets. Hands on Windows Administration. Creating and managing Active Directory objects, Configuring network settings on Windows Server, Creating a web site. * Working with the Windows PowerShell pipeline Understanding the pipeline, Selecting, sorting, and measuring objects, Filtering objects out of the pipeline, enumerating objects in the pipeline, Sending pipeline data as output. Hands on Using the pipeline. Selecting, sorting, and displaying data. Hands on Filtering objects. Hands on Enumerating objects. Hands on Sending output to a file. Exporting user information to a file. * Understanding how the pipeline works Passing the pipeline data, Advanced considerations for pipeline data. Hands on Working with pipeline parameter binding. Predicting pipeline behaviour. * Using PSProviders and PSDrives Using PSProviders, Using PSDrives. Hands on Using PSProviders and PSDrives Creating files and folders on a remote computer, Creating a registry key for your future scripts, Create a new Active Directory group. * Querying system information by using WMI and CIM Understanding WMI and CIM, Querying data by using WMI and CIM, Making changes with WMI/CIM. Hands on Working with WMI and CIM. Querying information by using WMI, Querying information by using CIM, Invoking methods. * Working with variables, arrays, and hash tables Manipulating variables, arrays and hash tables. Hands on Working with variables, Using arrays, Using hash tables. * Basic scripting Introduction to scripting, Scripting constructs, Importing data from files. Hands on Basic scripting. Setting a script, Processing an array with a ForEach loop, Processing items by using If statements, Creating a random password, Creating users based on a CSV file. * Advanced scripting Accepting user input, Overview of script documentation, Troubleshooting and error handling, Functions and modules. Hands on Accepting data from users. Querying disk information from remote computers, Updating the script to use alternate credentials, Documenting a script. Hands on Implementing functions and modules. Creating a logging function, Adding error handling to a script, Converting a function to a module. * Administering Remote Computers Using basic Windows PowerShell remoting, Using advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques, Using PSSessions. Hands on Using basic remoting. Enabling remoting on the local computer, Performing one-to-one remoting, Performing one-to-many remoting. Hands on Using PSSessions. Using implicit remoting, Managing multiple computers. * Using background jobs and scheduled jobs Using background jobs, Using scheduled jobs. Hands on Using background jobs and scheduled jobs. Starting and managing jobs, Creating a scheduled job. * Using advanced Windows PowerShell techniques Creating profile scripts, Using advanced techniques. Hands on Practicing advanced techniques. Creating a profile script, Verifying the validity of an IP address, Reporting disk information, Configuring NTFS permissions, Creating user accounts with passwords from a CSV file. Hands on Practicing script development (optional)
WINDOWS SERVER 2019 ADMINISTRATION COURSE DESCRIPTION This five-day instructor-led course is designed primarily for IT professionals who have some experience with Windows Server. It is designed for professionals who will be responsible for managing identity, networking, storage and compute by using Windows Server 2019, and who need to understand the scenarios, requirements, and options that are available and applicable to Windows Server 2019. The course teaches IT professionals the fundamental administration skills required to deploy and support Windows Server 2019 in most organizations. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Administrate Windows Server 2019. * Configure file servers and storage. * Manage Hyper-V virtualization and containers. * Implement HA and disaster recovery solutions. * Implement service monitoring and performance monitoring, and apply troubleshooting. * Perform upgrades and migration related to AD DS, and storage. WINDOWS SERVER 2019 ADMINISTRATION COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Technical staff working with Windows server 2019. * Prerequisites: TCP/IP foundation for engineers. Some Windows experience. * Duration 5 days WINDOWS SERVER 2019 ADMINISTRATION COURSE CONTENTS * Windows server administration overview Windows server administration principles and tools, Introducing Windows Server 2019, Windows Server Core Overview. Lab: Deploying and configuring Server Core, Implementing and using remote server administration. * Identity Services in Windows server AD DS, Windows Server domain controllers, Azure AD, Group Policy, Active Directory Certificate Services. Lab: Deploying a new domain controller on Server Core, Configuring Group Policy, Deploying and using certificate services. Network Infrastructure services in Windows server DHCP, DNS services, IPAM. Lab: Deploying and configuring DHCP, Deploying and configuring DNS. * File Servers and Storage management Volumes and file systems, sharing in Windows Server, Storage Spaces in Windows Server, Data Deduplication, Iscsi, Distributed File System. Lab: Implementing Data Deduplication, Configuring iSCSI storage, Configuring redundant storage spaces, Implementing Storage Spaces Direct. * Hyper-V virtualization and containers Hyper-V in Windows Server, Configuring VMs, Securing virtualization in Windows Server, Containers in Windows Server, Overview of Kubernetes. Lab: Creating and configuring VMs, Installing and configuring containers. * High Availability in Windows Server Planning for failover clustering implementation, Creating and configuring failover cluster, stretch clusters, High availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V VMs. Lab: Configuring iSCSI storage, Configuring a failover cluster, Deploying and configuring a highly available file server, Validating the highly available file server deployment. * Disaster recovery in Windows Server Hyper-V Replica, Backup and restore infrastructure in Windows Server. Lab: Implementing Hyper-V Replica, Implementing backup and restore with Windows Server Backup. * Windows Server security Credentials and privileged access protection, Hardening Windows Server, Just Enough Administration in Windows Server, Securing and analyzing SMB traffic, Windows Server update management. Lab: Configuring Windows Defender Credential Guard, Locating problematic accounts, Implementing LAPS. * Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server Remote Desktop Services, session-based desktop deployment, personal and pooled virtual desktops. Lab: Implementing RDS, Configuring RemoteApp collection settings, Configuring a virtual desktop template. * Remote access and web services in Windows Server Overview of RAS in Windows Server, Implementing VPNs, Implementing NPS, Implementing Always On VPN, Implementing Web Server in Windows Server. Lab: Implementing Web Application Proxy, Implementing VPN in Windows Server, Deploying and Configuring Web Server. * Monitoring, performance, and troubleshooting Windows Server monitoring tools, Performance Monitor, Monitoring event logs for troubleshooting. Lab: Establishing a performance baseline, Identifying the source of a performance problem, Viewing and configuring centralized event logs, Identifying the source of a performance problem, Describe monitoring tools and performance monitoring in Windows Server, Describe event logging and perform event logging monitoring for troubleshooting purposes. * Upgrade and migration in Windows Server AD DS migration, Storage Migration Service, Windows Server migration tools. Lab: Selecting a process to migrate server workloads, Planning how to migrate files by using Storage Migration Service.
WINDOWS CERTIFICATES TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION A hands-on training course concentrating solely on PKI using Windows certificates. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Explain how PKI works. * Install windows certificates. * Configure windows certificates. * Troubleshoot windows certificates. WINDOWS CERTIFICATES TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Technical security staff. * Prerequisites: Windows server. * Duration 3 days WINDOWS CERTIFICATES TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * PKI Symmetric encryption, asymmetric encryption, authentication, digital signing, hashing, certificates, Certification Authorities, Root CA, Intermediate CA, policy CA, Issuing CA, Certificate Revocation Lists. Hands on Inspecting a certificate. * Policies and PKI Security policy, certification policy. * CA hierarchy Impact of CAs on Active Directory, CA architecture, number of tiers, issuing CA organisation, CA configuration files. CA security. Hands on CA installation PKI health tool, monitoring. * Certificate revocation When to revoke, OCSP. Hands on Revoking certificates. * Certificate validation Discovery, validation, checks, revocation checking, certificate chains, certification publication. Hands on Event viewer. * Certificate templates Version 1, version 1, default, modifying templates. Hands on Template management. * Roles Criteria roles, CA administrator, Certificate manager, Backup operator, Auditor. Other PKI management roles. * Disaster recovery Backups, recovery. Hands on certutil. * Issuing certificates The certificate enrolment process, enrolment methods, manual enrolment, automatic enrolment. * Trust between organisations Creating Trust, CTLs, common root CA, cross certification, bridge CA. * Web servers and certificates SSL encryption, certificate authentication. Hands on Web servers. * VPN Hands on Certificate deployment for VPN. * WiFi Hands on 802.1X
NETWORKING MICROSOFT SYSTEMS COURSE DESCRIPTION A hands-on course covering the network aspects of Microsoft systems. The course progresses from basic TCP/IP tools and configuration settings through to advanced security considerations finishing with an overview of Exchange and IIS. Hands on sessions are based on a choice of Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 server and Windows XP or Windows 2000 professional. Customised versions with other Microsoft platforms are also available. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Design networks with consideration for Microsoft issues such as logons. * Design, configure and troubleshoot TCP/IP, DNS, WINS and DHCP. * Configure security features such as PKI and IPSec. * Describe the Windows TCP/IP implementation details. NETWORKING MICROSOFT SYSTEMS COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone working with Microsoft systems. * Prerequisites: TCP/IP foundation for engineers Supporting Windows ( XP or 2000 or 2003) * Duration 5 days NETWORKING MICROSOFT SYSTEMS COURSE CONTENTS * Configuring network cards PnP, resources, Ethernet cards, wireless cards, dial up networking, other cards, Ethernet settings, layer 2 QoS. * Configuring and supporting IP Basic IP settings, advanced IP settings, advanced TCP settings, DrTCP and registry settings, security * DHCP DHCP server, authorising the DHCP service, DHCP client, DHCP relays, Address pools, options, lease duration's, Integrating with DNS. * Microsoft networking overview Workgroups and domains, Domain controllers, the logon process in a network, the role of Active Directory, synchronisation, protocol stacks and bindings. * Accessing file and print resources Shared folders, permissions, network printers, browsing, NetBIOS, SMB. * WINS Servers, clients, Client registration, renewing and releasing of names. NetBIOS node types. * DNS1 Overview, Primary and secondary servers, DDNS, zones, resource records. * The browser service Master, backup and other browser roles, elections, announcements, recovery from failure, Inter subnet browsing. * TCP/IP implementation details Dead gateway detection, Multi homing, multicasting, MTU path discovery, registry settings, QOS and RSVP, Windows as a router, performance implications of Microsoft services. * Internet Access Options, NAT, Firewall capabilities and Proxy server, Internet Authentication Service. * Remote Access Installing, RAS servers. RAS process, protocols * Security: PKI PPTP, L2TP, What is IPSec, configuring IPSec. * Security: VPNs PPTP, L2TP, What is IPSec, configuring IPSec. * Other Microsoft networking services & tools Netmeeting, instant messaging, white boarding, document collaboration, video conferencing Microsoft Exchange, IIS, Directory replication, SNMP, Net Monitor, integration with other platforms.
INTEGRATING UNIX AND MICROSOFT COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed for the enterprise-level UNIX professional and represents the highest level of professional, distribution-neutral UNIX certification within the industry. It covers administering UNIX enterprise-wide with an emphasis on mixed environments. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Configure and troubleshoot OpenLDAP. * Use OpenLDAP as an authentication backend. * Manage software packages. * Use Samba - Share configuration - User and group management - Domain integration - Name services - with Linux and Windows clients INTEGRATING UNIX AND MICROSOFT COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Enterprise-level UNIX professionals. * Prerequisites: UNIX network administration. * Duration 5 days INTEGRATING UNIX AND MICROSOFT COURSE CONTENTS * OPENLDAP CONFIGURATION * OpenLDAP replication Replication concepts, OpenLDAP replication, replication log files, replica hubs, LDAP referrals, LDAP sync replication. * Securing the Directory Securing the directory with SSL and TLS, Firewall considerations, Unauthenticated access methods, User/password authentication methods, Maintanence of SASL user DB, certificates. * OpenLDAP Server Performance Tuning Measure OpenLDAP performance, Tune software configuration to increase performance, indexes. * OPENLDAP AS AN AUTHENTICATION BACKEND LDAP * Integration with PAM and NSS Configure PAM to use LDAP for authentication, NSS to retrieve information from LDAP and PAM modules in UNIX. * Integrating LDAP with Active Directory and Kerberos Kerberos integration with LDAP, Cross platform authentication, Single sign-on concepts, Integration and compatibility limitations between OpenLDAP and Active Directory. * SAMBA BASICS * Samba Concepts and Architecture Samba daemons and components, key issues regarding heterogeneous network, Identify key TCP/UDP ports used with SMB/CIFS, Knowledge of Samba3 and Samba4 differences. * Configure Samba Samba server configuration file structure, variables and configuration parameters, Troubleshoot and debug configuration problems. * Regular Samba Maintenance Monitor and interact with running Samba daemons, Perform regular backups of Samba configuration and state data. * Troubleshooting Samba Samba logging, Backup TDB files, Restore TDB files, Identify TDB file corruption, Edit / list TDB file content. * Internationalization Internationalization character codes and code pages, differences in the name space between Windows and Linux/Unix with respect to share, names, user/group/computer naming in a non-English environment. * SAMBA SHARE CONFIGURATION * Linux File System and Share/Service Permissions File / directory permission control, Samba interaction with Linux file system permissions and ACLs, Use Samba VFS to store Windows ACLs. * Print Services Printer sharing, integration between Samba and CUPS, Manage Windows print drivers and configure downloading of print drivers, security concerns with printer sharing. * SAMBA USER AND GROUP MANAGEMENT * Managing User Accounts and Groups User and group accounts, mappings, user account management tools, smbpasswd, file/directory ownership of objects. * Authentication, Authorization and Winbind Local password database, password synchronization, passdb backends, Convert between passdb backends, Integrate Samba with LDAP, Winbind service, PAM and NSS. * SAMBA DOMAIN INTEGRATION * Samba as a PDC and BDC Domain membership and trust relationships, Create and maintain a PDC and BDC with Samba3/4, Add computers to an existing domain, logon scripts, roaming profiles, system policies. * Samba4 as an AD compatible Domain Samba 4 as an AD DC, smbclient, how Samba integrates with AD services: DNS, Kerberos, NTP, LDAP. * Configure Samba as a Domain Member Server Joining Samba to NT4 and AD domains, obtain a TGT from a KDC. * SAMBA NAME SERVICES * NetBIOS and WINS WINS concepts, NetBIOS concepts, local master browser, domain master browser, Samba as a WINS server, name resolution, WINS replication, NetBIOS browsing and browser elections, NETBIOS name types. * Active Directory Name Resolution DNS for Samba4 as an AD Domain Controller, DNS forwarding with the internal DNS server of Samba4. * WORKING WITH LINUX AND WINDOWS CLIENTS * CIFS Integration SMB/CIFS concepts, remote CIFS shares from a Linux client, securely storing CIFS credentials, features and benefits of CIFS, permissions and file ownership of remote CIFS shares. * Working with Windows Clients browse lists and SMB clients from Windows, Share file/print resources from Windows, the smbclient program, the Windows net utility.
INTEGRATING LINUX AND MICROSOFT COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed for the enterprise-level Linux professional and represents the highest level of professional, distribution-neutral Linux certification within the industry. LPIC-3 300 covers administering Linux enterprise-wide with an emphasis on mixed environments. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Configure and troubleshoot OpenLDAP. * Use OpenLDAP as an authentication backend. * Manage software packages. * Use Samba - Share configuration - User and group management - Domain integration - Name services - with Linux and Windows clients INTEGRATING LINUX AND MICROSOFT COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Enterprise-level Linux professionals. * Prerequisites: Delegates must have an active LPIC-2 certification to receive LPIC-3 certification, but the LPIC-2 and LPIC-3 exams may be taken in any order. * Duration 5 days INTEGRATING UNIX AND MICROSOFT COURSE CONTENTS * OPENLDAP CONFIGURATION * OpenLDAP replication Replication concepts, OpenLDAP replication, replication log files, replica hubs, LDAP referrals, LDAP sync replication. * Securing the Directory Securing the directory with SSL and TLS, Firewall considerations, Unauthenticated access methods, User/password authentication methods, Maintanence of SASL user DB, certificates. * OpenLDAP Server Performance Tuning Measure OpenLDAP performance, Tune software configuration to increase performance, indexes. * OPENLDAP AS AN AUTHENTICATION BACKEND LDAP * Integration with PAM and NSS Configure PAM to use LDAP for authentication, NSS to retrieve information from LDAP and PAM modules in UNIX. * Integrating LDAP with Active Directory and Kerberos Kerberos integration with LDAP, Cross platform authentication, Single sign-on concepts, Integration and compatibility limitations between OpenLDAP and Active Directory. * SAMBA BASICS * Samba Concepts and Architecture Samba daemons and components, key issues regarding heterogeneous network, Identify key TCP/UDP ports used with SMB/CIFS, Knowledge of Samba3 and Samba4 differences. * Configure Samba Samba server configuration file structure, variables and configuration parameters, Troubleshoot and debug configuration problems. * Regular Samba Maintenance Monitor and interact with running Samba daemons, Perform regular backups of Samba configuration and state data. * Troubleshooting Samba Samba logging, Backup TDB files, Restore TDB files, Identify TDB file corruption, Edit / list TDB file content. * Internationalization Internationalization character codes and code pages, differences in the name space between Windows and Linux/Unix with respect to share, names, user/group/computer naming in a non-English environment. * SAMBA SHARE CONFIGURATION * Linux File System and Share/Service Permissions File / directory permission control, Samba interaction with Linux file system permissions and ACLs, Use Samba VFS to store Windows ACLs. * Print Services Printer sharing, integration between Samba and CUPS, Manage Windows print drivers and configure downloading of print drivers, security concerns with printer sharing. * SAMBA USER AND GROUP MANAGEMENT * Managing User Accounts and Groups User and group accounts, mappings, user account management tools, smbpasswd, file/directory ownership of objects. * Authentication, Authorization and Winbind Local password database, password synchronization, passdb backends, Convert between passdb backends, Integrate Samba with LDAP, Winbind service, PAM and NSS. * SAMBA DOMAIN INTEGRATION * Samba as a PDC and BDC Domain membership and trust relationships, Create and maintain a PDC and BDC with Samba3/4, Add computers to an existing domain, logon scripts, roaming profiles, system policies. * Samba4 as an AD compatible Domain Samba 4 as an AD DC, smbclient, how Samba integrates with AD services: DNS, Kerberos, NTP, LDAP. * Configure Samba as a Domain Member Server Joining Samba to NT4 and AD domains, obtain a TGT from a KDC. * SAMBA NAME SERVICES * NetBIOS and WINS WINS concepts, NetBIOS concepts, local master browser, domain master browser, Samba as a WINS server, name resolution, WINS replication, NetBIOS browsing and browser elections, NETBIOS name types. * Active Directory Name Resolution DNS for Samba4 as an AD Domain Controller, DNS forwarding with the internal DNS server of Samba4. * WORKING WITH LINUX AND WINDOWS CLIENTS * CIFS Integration SMB/CIFS concepts, remote CIFS shares from a Linux client, securely storing CIFS credentials, features and benefits of CIFS, permissions and file ownership of remote CIFS shares. * Working with Windows Clients browse lists and SMB clients from Windows, Share file/print resources from Windows, the smbclient program, the Windows net utility.
COMPTIA A+ BOOTCAMP TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION This course includes A+ Certification: Systems Hardware and Networking Support Skills and A+ Certification: Operating Systems and Security Support Skills. The course will provide IT "super users" or new support professionals with the fastest route to A+ Certification. Full practical sessions will prepare students for the two A+ Certification exams. Note: Some self-study each evening will be required. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Install, configure, and troubleshoot peripheral devices, system components, print devices, wired and wireless LAN links and internet access devices. * Install, configure, and troubleshoot the Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS PC operating systems plus iOS, Android, and Windows mobile devices. * Perform basic PC maintenance. * Configure access control measures. * Perform basic PC maintenance. COMPTIA A+ BOOTCAMP TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Students wishing to take both CompTIA A+ exams. * Prerequisites: PC fundamentals * Duration 5 days NETWORKING MICROSOFT SYSTEMS COURSE CONTENTS * Peripherals and Adapters Motherboard Components, Connection Interfaces, Display Devices, Audio and Multimedia Devices, Removable Storage Devices. * System Components Mass Storage Devices, System Memory, Processors, BIOS and UEFI, Power Supplies. * Troubleshooting and Mobile Devices Troubleshooting System Components, Laptops, Mobile Devices, Troubleshooting Mobile Devices. * Printer and Network Hardware Printers, Configuring Printers, Troubleshooting Printers, Network Architectures, Ethernet Networks. * Networks Wireless Networks, Internet Connections, Internet Protocol, Routers and Firewalls, Troubleshooting Networks. * Supporting Windows (1) Windows Operating System, Administration Tools, Managing Storage, Managing Files, Managing Applications. * Supporting Windows (2) Managing Devices, Managing Performance, Troubleshooting Windows, Installing Windows. * Supporting Windows Troubleshooting Boot Problems, Maintenance and Backup, Threats and Vulnerabilities, Viruses and Malware, Securing Workstations, Securing Data. * Supporting Windows Networks Configuring Network Connections, Securing Network Connections, Configuring Shared Resources, Virtualization and Services. * Linux, OS X, and Mobile OS Linux Operating System, OS X, Mobile Operating Systems, Mobile OS Security and Troubleshooting, Safety and Environmental Procedures, Professionalism and Communication.
COMPLETE VB.NET TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION A hands on introduction to programming in Visual BASIC .Net. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Build Visual BASIC applications. * Build simple components * Debug Visual BASIC programs. * Examine existing code and determine its function. COMPLETE VB.NET TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone wishing to program in Visual BASIC. Anyone wishing to build Windows based applications. * Prerequisites: None although experience in another high level language would be useful. * Duration 5 days COMPLETE VB.NET TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Writing your first program Visual Studio, forms designer, running VB programs, the UI, properties, writing the code. * Toolbox Controls Basic use, input controls, ActiveX controls. * Menus and Dialog Boxes Menus, Dialog Box controls, event procedures. * Visual Basic .NET variables and operators Variables, I/O, data types, constants, operators, Math Methods, precedence. * Decision Structures and Loops and Timers Event-Driven programming, Ifâ¦Then, Select Case, Forâ¦Next Loops, Timer Control. * Debugging Visual Basic .NET Programs Break Mode, watch & command windows. * Structured Error Handling Try...Catch, Finally, Err Object, retry periods. * Modules and Procedures Standard modules, public variables, procedures. * Arrays and Collections to Manage Data Fixed-Size & dynamic Arrays, ReDim Preserve, object collections, Controls Collection. * Text Files and String Processing Text Box object, Text String methods, sorting. * Automating Office Applications Application objects, automation in VB, the Object Browser, the Process Component. * Deploying Visual Basic .NET Applications Planning a deployment, ways to deploy an application, deployment projects, options. * Managing Windows Forms Forms, positioning, manipulation, adding controls, organizing controls, Startup Object. * Adding Graphics and Animation Effects System.Drawing namespace, coordinates, SystemPaint Event, animation, transparency. * Inheriting Forms and Creating Base Classes Inheriting forms, inheritance picker, base classes and inheritance, classes in projects. * Working with Printers PrintDocument class, Text Box object, Print Preview and Page Setup Dialog Boxes. * Database programming with ADO.NET Databases, ADO.NET, Data Adapters, Datasets, Bound & Navigation Controls. Displaying database records, formatting DataGrid cells, updating the database. * Displaying HTML Documents Using IE IE Object, Internet Controls, IE Events. * Web Forms for Interactive Web Applications ASP.NET, Web Forms vs. Windows Forms, HTML controls, web applications, event procedures for web forms controls.
