1. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 Masterclass Essentials

2. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 Introduction Modules from RM Training Masterclass Courses Range of topics chosen from all courses Workstation build Large network requirements Resource management

3. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 Workstation Build Workstation build options RM Workstation Build Manager Floppyless workstations RM Boot Manager Workstation build processes

4. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 RM Workstation Build Manager Create build disks Add and manage drivers Create build disk types Managed and Local mode partitions Manually creating build disks

5. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 Floppyless Workstations External USB floppy drives USB memory sticks BIOS options USB-ZIP USB-HDD USB-FDD Memory stick preparation Format utility System files Build disk files

6. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 RM Boot Manager RMBM Hidden partition Allows you to select boot partition Other features Password protection Setup Maintenance mode

7. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 Workstation Build Process and Troubleshooting Build options Initial network connection Installing the operating system Setup user Commissioning utilities

8. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 Build Stages Build Disk Partition Initial N/W connection User Info Comm Utilities Install O/S Download O/S Backup

9. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 Troubleshooting the Build Process Initial network connection Error 53 - The workstation service has not been started The server name cannot be found DHCP, DNS Username/password Windows XP generic logon screen C:\RM\Install\CommissFailed.txt Station groups

10. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 Managing a Large Network Windows technologies Active Directory (AD) AD Structure Server roles Replication Load balancing

11. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 Windows Technologies Windows domains Domain Controllers (DCs) AD Structure Forests Trees Domains Organisational Units Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) roles Global Catalog

12. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 Active Directory The AD serves two roles Central management Directory service AD schema Hierarchical structure Scalability Redundancy and load balancing

13. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 AD Structure Forest Root rm.com sales.rm.com prim.sales.rm.com acc.rm.com Tree Forest ks.co.uk

14. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 FSMO Roles Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) roles Forest Schema Master Domain Naming Master Domain RID Master Infrastructure Master PDC Emulator

15. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 AD Replication Keeps each DC copy of AD up to date and consistent Two parts to replication AD database SYSVOL folder File Replication Service Knowledge Consistency Checker (KCC) Replication Monitor (ReplMon.exe) RepAdmin

16. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 Load Balancing Adding new Domain Controllers (DCs) Site configurations – local DC Workstation build User home directories Advanced multimedia Printer queues Application packages Member servers – Intranet, Web, Email

17. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 CC3 Component Divided between servers Duplicated on servers Move to additional server Multimedia Users Intranet Email Printers Shared Documents Application Delivery Workstation Rebuild

18. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 Resource Management Learning Resources Staff Subject Areas Folder and group structures Program Sets Managing and customising

19. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 Learning Resources Staff Subject Area / Learning Resources Folder structure Groups Learning Resources Refresh Customising and Management Delete unwanted resources Hiding resources Performance

20. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 Program Sets Creating Program Sets Structure Unusual shortcuts Related files and programs Daserver.ini and Dalocal.ini Programs.ini Desktop Agent

21. RM Technical Seminars Spring 2005 Summary Individual modules covered here Further information – RM Training 3 x Masterclass courses currently available Masterclass Essentials Masterclass Station and Resource Management Masterclass Managing Large Networks Hands-on practice in workshop environment