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This instructional CD
comes with several videos. The first
to look at is Concepts. This covers
the terms used in Windows 2003
Server, what they mean and how they
apply to the O/S. Each concept is
explained fully with some cross
covering of the explained terms
during the introduction to the new
one. I found this very useful as the
repetition of the explanations
assisted with the absorption of the
new information or old (forgotten)
material revisited. These concept
explanations provide a good
grounding for what is to come.
The next video in the
list covers the new features in
Active Directory in Windows 2003.
Once again these features are
explained in an easy to understand
fashion with examples given.
Important features are noted and
talked about in greater detail or
even cross covered with an
interlocking feature. I especially
liked the Drag & Drop feature in AD
along with the ability to now
disable the built-in Administrator
account.
Although listed as
Lab 1 on the CD, I am going to refer
to it as Video 1 to avoid confusion
with the various individual Train
Signal Labs.
Video 1 starts with a
run through of the steps that will
take place during the installation
of AD and DNS. It is gone into in
sufficient depth but it is done in
such a way that they make it easy
for the complete novice to
understand. What surprised me was
that during installation of AD, a
DNS error occurred. Instead of
stopping the video, fixing the error
and re-recording that segment, Scott
(the instructor) found out what
caused the problem and then
proceeded to show what was wrong and
how to fix it, leaving that valuable
information in the video. This added
to the video by inserting a
“diagnostic” segment into the video.
Absolutely brilliant and a case of
Train Signal providing more bang for
your buck. Nothing seems too small
to be included. Even the simple
operation of converting a FAT32
partition to the necessary NTFS one
that is required for the AD database
is included. |
