The Windows Server 2003/2008: Group Policy Administration and Troubleshooting
3-day WorkshopPLUS course provides participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively set up, configure, administer, and troubleshoot a Group Policy environment.
Group Policies are an important element of an efficient and well-managed environment: they enable control, central administration, and change. Responsible personnel should be aware of how to administer and troubleshoot Group Policies.
This workshop contains Level-300 content. Please review the Target Audience information
(on the next page) and contact your Microsoft Services representative to ensure that this workshop is appropriate to the student’s experience and technical expertise.
Incoming Assessment to baseline knowledge.
It is important for students to get feedback on how much they have learned during the WorkshopPLUS course. To accomplish that end, the Incoming Assessment measures what students know at the beginning of the course. This 25-question assessment was developed by a team of subject matter experts at Microsoft.
Outgoing Assessment to measure knowledge transfer. Students like to know how much they learned as a result of the training. At the end of the WorkshopPLUS course, students compare their Incoming and Outgoing results. In addition, the instructor reviews the questions and discusses the answers in detail to ensure that students understand the concepts. (Note: Individual results of the Incoming and Outgoing Assessment are not provided to management.)
Action Planning Exercises to take workshop-acquired knowledge and apply them to the workplace.
Applying new knowledge to the real world is key to getting the most value out of your training budget. The purpose of the Action Planning Exercises is to identify key problems or proactive opportunities in your workplace — and then to use the skills learned in this course to develop real-world action plans.

After completing this course, students will understand:
 The components of Group Policies.
 How Group Policies are configured.
 How to identify the tools used to create, support and back up Group Policies .
 How Group Policies are processed and replicated.
 How to troubleshoot Group Policies.
 How to identify key performance indicators as well as design best practices.
 Key new features of Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server
2008.
 Group Policies preferences.
 The Advanced Group Policy Management Tool (AGPM).
 How to use the Group Policy Best Practice Analyzer.
 How to use GPOAccelerator.
To ensure the high-quality knowledge transfer that students expect from this 3-day workshop, class size is limited to a maximum of 16 students who meet the following criteria:
 Have completed Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and/or
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 training or have a working knowledge of this technology, especially Active Directory.
 Are familiar with general Windows administration architecture, security, networking, and diagnostics tools prior to attending this workshop.
This workshop runs a FULL 3 days. Students should anticipate consistent start and end times for each day. Early departure on any day is not recommended.
Incoming Assessment.
Students take a 25-question quiz that measures their baseline knowledge.
Module 1: Group Policy Essentials.
Group Policy Essentials covers the fundamentals of Group Policy Architecture,
Components, and Management.
Module 2: Group Policy Templates.
Discusses the Group Policy
Templates used for different versions of Windows along with the differences of ADM and ADMX/ADML files.
Module 3: Group Policy Processing.
Design consideration as well as the delivery of policy starting on the server side and ending at client side processing.
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Module 4: GPO Policy Troubleshooting & Security.
Covers all aspects of troubleshooting, including tools, log files (USERENV), enhancements with Vista, and troubleshooting techniques.
Module 5: Windows Server and Client Technology Updates.
Covers and identifies the new features and enhancements for
Windows Vista and Windows 2008 and introduces Windows 2008
R2 and Windows 7.
Module 6: Advanced Group Policy Management.
Describes
Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) and how this new tool enables management of Group Policies in a comprehensive and secure platform.
Module 7: Group Policy Preferences.
Covers Group Policy
Preferences, an extensive set of new features and functionality that enhance the breadth and potential of Group Policies. The use, management, and functionality of each feature are investigated in this module.
Outgoing Assessment. Students complete the quiz again and compare Incoming and Outgoing results to measure knowledge transfer.
Action Planning Exercises. Students develop Action Plans to improve real-world situations and/or implement proactive measures.