NT for Unix People Accelerated Technical Training
Overview	Making the switch? There's lots to learn -- new ways of thinking about data and computing, new ways to get your work done. This course covers a variety of basic Windows NT tasks that a technical user of the Unix operating system will find useful when transitioning to a Windows NT environment and integrating the two. Brief lectures are accompanied by hands-on exercises. Topics: NT and Unix Comparisons Transitioning to NT Files and Folders Using and Customizing Menus and Icons Security and User Management System Configuration and Monitoring NT and Unix Integration Basic Networking and Troubleshooting
Duration	2 days
Courseware	The courseware is available on the web at There is a substantial workbook for this course. It is complete with labs, examples, discussion topics, an extensive bibliography and resource list.
Format	Emphasis on practical skills Lots of hands-on Over half the classroom time is spent on labs and exercises. NT's major elements are covered. You practice using each technique and facility presented in the class.
Audience	This course is for Unix people who are getting started working with Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. Experienced Unix users Engineers Administrators of Unix systems, of networks, of databases Software developers IT and non-IT Unix users Attendees are productive technical people Their goal is to reach the same comfort level and productivity on a new computing platform. This course answers such questions as, "Here's the way I'm used to getting my work done. Now, how do I do the same things in this new environment?" This class speaks to Unix people in their own language. For audiences whose technical experience is on the HP 3000's MPE operating system, extended course materials are available. To support them in their transition from MPE and integration of MPE with NT, these topics are covered: Integrated file systems with Samba Print service on MPE for NT Login access via telnet and WRQ Reflection Security issues
Prerequisites	Check the ones your background satisfies: You have experience using Unix. You are familiar with networking basics (ftp, telnet, TCP/IP, etc.) You have some awareness of system administration issues. You know the basics of scripting (DOS, shell, perl, etc.) You can edit a text file (with notepad, vi, etc.) If you checked 4 or more, you're well-equipped to take this class.
Contents	Chapter 1: Vocabulary Chapter 2: Usage Basics and Beyond Chapter 3: Essential Concepts Chapter 4: System Administration Chapter 5: Networking Chapter 6: User Management Chapter 7: Security Chapter 8: Network and Process Administration Chapter 9: NT/Unix Integration Chapter 10: The Big Picture
Objectives	Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: Explain major differences between Unix and NT. Transition from Unix on your desktop to NT on your desktop, and get your work done in this new environment. Set up services from either platform to the other, integrating the two environments on a network. Describe the basic differences between IRIX and Windows NT. Boot the system. Log on. Locate and use help information. Customize menus. Create shortcuts. Work from the command line. Create users and groups. Create user profiles. Create files and folders. Control access to files and folders. Browse the network. Share folders. Map drives. Set environment variables. View and change the system configuration. Monitor the system. Perform basic system and network troubleshooting. Prepare for system recovery. Establish mutual access between IRIX and NT files. Set up a print service. Set up a name service for an NT client. Set up an e-mail service. Install the telnet service. Perform batch processing.
Setup	Delivery of this class requires: Classroom A workbook for each student A whiteboard or flipchart An NT-equipped PC for each student An NT-equipped PC for the instructor Student and instructor accounts are members of the administrator group on the NT boxes A data projector for the instructor's computer A web browser on each computer Connection to the Internet A Unix box (needn't be physically present in the classroom) An account for each student on the Unix box All the above computers mutually accessible on a network Windows NT 4.0 Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 Windows NT Resource Kit 4.0 with Supplements 1 and 2 (optional) MKS Tool Kit (optional) On the Unix machine: Samba, Sendmail, POP3 For MPE audiences wishing to do the extended lab exercises, an MPE server with manager.sys access (or Samba pre-configured) is needed. We don't require exclusive use of this machine, and we don't compromise its security. Please call to plan and implement this at least three weeks before the class. Detailed system configuration instructions are available at http://www.keller.com/nt4unix

NT for Unix People

Accelerated Technical Training

Overview

Making the switch? There's lots to learn -- new ways of thinking about data and computing, new ways to get your work done.

This course covers a variety of basic Windows NT tasks that a technical user of the Unix operating system will find useful when transitioning to a Windows NT environment and integrating the two. Brief lectures are accompanied by hands-on exercises. Topics:

NT and Unix Comparisons
Transitioning to NT
Files and Folders
Using and Customizing Menus and Icons
Security and User Management
System Configuration and Monitoring
NT and Unix Integration
Basic Networking and Troubleshooting

Duration

2 days

Courseware

The courseware is available on the web at
There is a substantial workbook for this course. It is complete with labs, examples, discussion topics, an extensive bibliography and resource list.

Format

Emphasis on practical skills
Lots of hands-on
Over half the classroom time is spent on labs and exercises.
NT's major elements are covered.
You practice using each technique and facility presented in the class.

Audience

This course is for Unix people who are getting started working with Microsoft's Windows NT operating system.

Experienced Unix users

Engineers

Administrators of Unix systems, of networks, of databases

Software developers

IT and non-IT Unix users

Attendees are productive technical people

Their goal is to reach the same comfort level and productivity on a new computing platform.

This course answers such questions as, "Here's the way I'm used to getting my work done. Now, how do I do the same things in this new environment?" This class speaks to Unix people in their own language.

For audiences whose technical experience is on the HP 3000's MPE operating system, extended course materials are available. To support them in their transition from MPE and integration of MPE with NT, these topics are covered:

Integrated file systems with Samba
Print service on MPE for NT
Login access via telnet and WRQ Reflection
Security issues

Prerequisites

Check the ones your background satisfies: If you checked 4 or more, you're well-equipped to take this class.

Chapter 1: Vocabulary

Chapter 2: Usage Basics and Beyond

Chapter 3: Essential Concepts

Chapter 4: System Administration

Chapter 5: Networking

Chapter 6: User Management

Chapter 7: Security

Chapter 8: Network and Process Administration

Chapter 9: NT/Unix Integration

Chapter 10: The Big Picture

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

Explain major differences between Unix and NT.
Transition from Unix on your desktop to NT on your desktop, and get your work done in this new environment.
Set up services from either platform to the other, integrating the two environments on a network.
Describe the basic differences between IRIX and Windows NT.
Boot the system.
Log on.
Locate and use help information.
Customize menus.
Create shortcuts.
Work from the command line.
Create users and groups.
Create user profiles.
Create files and folders.
Control access to files and folders.
Browse the network.
Share folders.
Map drives.
Set environment variables.
View and change the system configuration.
Monitor the system.
Perform basic system and network troubleshooting.
Prepare for system recovery.
Establish mutual access between IRIX and NT files.
Set up a print service.
Set up a name service for an NT client.
Set up an e-mail service.
Install the telnet service.
Perform batch processing.

Setup

Delivery of this class requires:

Classroom
A workbook for each student
A whiteboard or flipchart
An NT-equipped PC for each student
An NT-equipped PC for the instructor
Student and instructor accounts are members of the administrator group on the NT boxes
A data projector for the instructor's computer
A web browser on each computer
Connection to the Internet
A Unix box (needn't be physically present in the classroom)
An account for each student on the Unix box
All the above computers mutually accessible on a network
Windows NT 4.0
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3
Windows NT Resource Kit 4.0 with Supplements 1 and 2 (optional)
MKS Tool Kit (optional)
On the Unix machine: Samba, Sendmail, POP3
For MPE audiences wishing to do the extended lab exercises, an MPE server with manager.sys access (or Samba pre-configured) is needed. We don't require exclusive use of this machine, and we don't compromise its security. Please call to plan and implement this at least three weeks before the class.
Detailed system configuration instructions are available at http://www.keller.com/nt4unix

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