Microsoft Word - CSE1SIXAss3Op1v05
Scenario
Mark & Horton tax accountants have opened a new office in Melbourne, Australia. They are
committed to providing taxation and financial planning services to both individuals and small
Cu
ently they have the following staff members:
Four (4) full-time tax accountants (Full Time)
Two (2) junior accountants (Full Time)
Two (2) receptionists (Full Time)
Two (2) financial advisors (Part Time – Two days/week)
All the workstations being in workgroup environment have caused a few concerns for the company
mainly:
security
retrieval of client information from individual staff computers and
accessibility of information
Assume that you have been hired to provide advice and help in the installation and configuration of
an appropriate operating system that will satisfy the needs of the company. Perform the following
tasks to support this.
Responses to all tasks (including screenshots) should be saved to a document named
xxx_assessment3.docx (where xxx is your student ID).
Ensure that all responses are in your own words and references are provided.
Task 1
You have already conducted your research, consulted with the client and made the decision that
Windows Server 2019 will satisfy the needs of the company.
You are to install Windows Server 2019 Datacenter and Windows 10 on Oracle Virtual Box
and set the Administrator account password to Password1.
You are to take screenshots of installation process (at least three screenshots of your
choice during installation)
Task 2
From your research you have determined that the company’s concerns can be overcome by
installing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).
List and explain at least four advantages of domain-based environment over workgroup
environment.
Information System Infrastructure
Assessment: Operating system report
Due Date - 01/07/2022; 11:59 AM
Task 3
You are planning to install Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Answer the following:
List the prerequisites for installing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).
Provide reasonable justification/s why these prerequisites are required.
Task 4
You need to Install and configure Active Directory Domain Service (use installation options as
detailed below) on your Windows Server 2019 based on the following:
Computer Name: MHDC1
IP Address: XXXXXXXXXX
Subnet Mask: XXXXXXXXXX
Gateway: N/A
Prefe
ed DNS Server: XXXXXXXXXX
Domain Name: mh.com.au
On Windows Server 2019 Virtual Machine (computer name MHDC1). Take screenshots for
the following:
o Installation steps for active directory (at least three screenshots of your choice
during installation)
o TCP/IP configuration clearly showing IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and
Primary DNS.
o System properties clearly showing computer name and Fully Qualified Domain
Name (FQDN).
Task 5
In Windows Server 2019 log on with the Administrator account and use the Active Directory
Administrative Centre or Active Directory Users and Groups to complete the following tasks:
Create two groups: Accounts and Finance.
Create and configure two user accounts for Tom Davies and Julie Mann as follows:
o Set password as Password2 for both user accounts.
o Set Password never expires option for both user accounts.
o Set the SamAccountName for Tom Davies as mh\tdavies and add as a member
of the Accounts group (as the primary group) and remove from the Domain Users
group.
o Set the SamAccountName for Julie Mann as mh\jmann and add as a member of
the Finance group (as the Primary Group) and remove from the Domain Users
group.
Provide three screenshots (as listed below) as evidence of completion of this task:
o A screenshot for the Active Directory Administrative Centre interface which shows
the two newly created groups and two user accounts.
o A screenshot for the properties of Tom Davies’ user account that:
Shows the username configuration
Shows the user account only belonging to the Accounts group.
o A screenshot for the properties of Julie Mann’s user account that:
Shows the username configuration
Shows the user account only belonging to the Finance group
Task 6
In Windows Server 2019 log on with the Administrator account and create a new folder called
“Client Data” in “X” drive, and then create or save some text files to this folder. You must configure
oth the share and NTFS permissions to control access as follows:
Share the Data folder with the Accounts group on the network. All the users in the Accounts
group should have all permissions to the shared folder.
Share the Data folder with the Finance group. All the users in the Finance group should be
able to view and open files in the shared folder.
No other groups or users should be allowed access (either over the network or locally).
Provide screenshots for the above settings. Screenshot should include the following:
1. Data folder created
2. Level of permissions to the shared folder for each group (Accounts and Finance group).
Task 7
You are to install Windows 10 on Oracle Virtual Box and set the local Administrator account
password to Password1.
Configure Windows 10 Host machine with the following configurations and join the mh.com.au
domain.
Computer Name Client1
IP Address XXXXXXXXXX
Subnet Mask XXXXXXXXXX
Gateway XXXXXXXXXX
Primary DNS XXXXXXXXXX
After completing the above configurations, you need to make sure that your Windows 10 Host
machine can ping the Windows Server 2019 IP Address, Computer Name, Domain Name, and
FQDN.
Take screenshots for the following:
o Windows 10 Host machine’s TCP/IP configuration clearly showing IP Address,
Subnet Mask, Gateway and Primary DNS.
o Ping output of the following
XXXXXXXXXX
MHDC1
mh.com.au
MHDC1.mh.com.au
Client1 has joined the mh.com.au domain.
Task 8
You need to perform this task on Windows 10 virtual machine:
Log on using Tom Davies’ user account,
Map the shared Data folder as “Y” drive.
You need to test the permission settings that you configured in Task 6 and provide the
following as evidence:
o Take a screenshot of the File Explorer interface to show the content of “Y” drive
o Take screenshots of the creation of a new file, updating an existing file and deletion
of new or existing files respectively.
Task 9
You need to perform this task on Windows 10 virtual machine:
Log on using Julie Mann’s user account
Map the shared Data folder as “L” drive.
You need to test the permission settings that you configured in Task 6 and provide the
following as evidence:
o Take a screenshot of the File Explorer interface to show the content of “L” drive
o Take screenshots of sub-folder creation, updating an existing file and deletion
of
existing file respectively.
Task 10
Explain the following: (No screenshot required in this Task).
Four main functions of an operating system
The purpose of utility software such as “Task Manager”.
A list of Windows server roles. e.g., ADFS, Certificate services. Pick one of your choice
and research about their use cases, integration with AD DS.
Ensure that all responses are in your own words and references are provided.
When you have completed, submit the solutions to these tasks. You should submit the following:
Submit your answers and screenshots to the relevant tasks in a single Word document called
xxx_assessment3.docx (where xxx is your student number) with clearly labelled headings
for each task.
Assessment Marking Criteria
Requirement Criteria Points
Technical Aspects Technical Information in relation to the following is co
ect:
List of prerequisites for installing ADDS (T3)
(Referencing required)
2.5
Conceptual Detail and
Explanations
Explanations of the following are co
ect:
Advantages of domain-based environment over
workgroup environment (at least four) (T2) 1 mark
Four main functions of an operating system (T10) 2
marks (Remove 0.5 mark for each missed or
inco
ect function)
Purpose of Utility Software (T10) 1 mark
List of Windows Server Roles (T10) 1 mark
(Referencing required)
5
Device Configuration
and Connection
Configuration is as expected for:
Creation in Windows Server of
o Two groups (T5) 1 mark
o Two User Accounts (T5) 1 mark
Shared folders for group access (T6)(T9) 2 marks
Windows 10 Host machine (T7) 2 marks
6
Installation Installation of the following is as expected
Windows Server (T1) 2 marks
Active Directory Domain Services (T4) 2 marks
Windows 10 on Oracle Virtual Box (T7) 2 marks
6
Screenshots and Testing Screenshots of the following have been taken and clearly
display:
Windows Server Installation (minimum three)(1.5)
Active Directory installation (minimum three)
(T4)(1.5)
TCP/IP Configuration (T4)(.5)
System Properties (T4)(.5)
Active Directory Interface showing groups and
accounts (T5)(.5)
Usernames and accounts for specific groups
(T8)(T5)(.5)
Data Folders (T6)(.5)
Levels of Permission (T6)(.5)
Windows 10 Machine TCP/IP Configuration (T7)(.5)
Ping Output (T7)(.5)
Testing of user permissions (1)
o File Explorer Interface (T8) (T9)
8
o Subfolder Creation, Updating and Deletion
(T8) (T9)
Remove 0.5 marks for each screen shot that is missing
Justifications and
Recommendations
Justification in relation to the following are co
ect
Justification for why ADDS prerequisites are required
(T3)
2.5
Structure/Referencing/
Presentation
Structure of response is coherent and uses appropriate
language 2 marks
Report is professionally presented 1 mark
Referencing is used and co
ectly applied(T2,T3,T10) 2marks
5
Total 35