This five day course is intended for IT Professionals who are interested in the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and implement a Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment. It incorporates both the planning of the server infrastructure and key aspects of the implementation, management and maintenance of Active Directory and Network Infrastructure. It is the primary training resource for Exam 70-646 preparation (MCITP: Server Administrator certification). It covers the most important job tasks for Server Administrators who are responsible for the planning, operations, and day-to-day maintenance of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 servers in the enterprise.
Target Audience:
This course is intended for experienced IT Professionals looking to gain deeper insight and decision making knowledge for a variety of planning and implementation tasks typically carried out by Server Administrators. Also, this course is relevant for you if you have been working as a Server Administrator on a previous version of Windows Server and want to update your skills to the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Sp1 environment.
The course is intended to build on the student's existing skills in the areas of Active Directory and Network Infrastructure for Windows Server 2008, therefore it is not suitable for new or inexperienced server administrators.
Pre-requisites:
Before attending this course, students must possess the following skillset and knowledge:
At least one year experience in implementing or contributing to server and client planning
At least one year experience carrying out day to day network Infrastructure and Active Directory management and maintenance tasks
This module explains how to plan Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 deployments and upgrades.
Lessons
Developing a Deployment Strategy
Virtualisation Considerations
Selecting an Automation Strategy
Implementing an Automation Strategy
Lab : Planning and Implementing Server Deployment
Planning a Windows Server 2008 R2 Deployment
Modifying a Windows Server 2008 R2 Image
Preparing to Deploy the Windows Server 2008 R2 Image
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Develop a deployment strategy.
Determine factors that affect the implementation of virtualisation within your organisation.
Select a strategy for deployment automation.
Implement the selected automation strategy.
Module 2: Planning Server Management and Delegated Administration
This module explains how to plan for server management and delegated administration on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environments
Lessons
Server Management Tools
Decentralising Systems Administration
Lab : Implementing Role Based Systems Administration
Create an administrative-level role group
Creating an account management group
Enable and configure auditing for sensitive groups
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Plan for the implementation and use of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2007 R2 remote management tools
Plan and Implement decentralised systems administration
Module 3: Planning Network Addressing and Name Resolution
This module explains how to plan for IPv4 and IPv6 addressing in your network and to plan and implement DNS and DHCP in a Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment
Lessons
Provisioning IPv4 Addresses on Enterprise Networks
Provisioning IPv6 Addresses on Enterprise Networks
Transitioning to IPv6
Provisioning DNS Services on Enterprise Networks
Lab : Planning and Implementing DHCP and DNS
Planning the Deployment of DHCP and DNS Servers
Implementing DNS
Implementing DHCP
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Provision an IPv4 addressing scheme within your organisation
Provision an IPv6 addressing scheme within your organisation
Plan the transition to IPv6
Plan and implement DNS name resolution services within your organisation’s network
Module 4: Planning and Provisioning Active Directory Domain Services
This module explains how to plan and provision Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environments.
Lessons
Deploying Domain Controllers in Multi-Site Organisations
Planning Administrative and Management Structures for AD DS
Planning a Maintenance Strategy for AD DS
Planning a Backup and Restore Strategy for AD DS
Lab : Planning and Provisioning AD DS
Planning an Active Directory Structure
Planning an AD DS Maintenance Strategy
AD DS Backup and Recovery
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Identify considerations for deploying domain controllers in multi-site organisations
Plan administrative and management structures for AD DS
Plan a maintenance strategy for AD DS
Plan a backup and recovery strategy for AD DS
Module 5: Planning Group Policy Strategy
This module explains how to plan and implement Group Policy strategy in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environments
Lessons
Planning Group Policy Settings
Planning Group Policy Assignment
Planning the Management of Group Policy Objects
Lab : Planning and Implementing Group Policy
Planning Group Policy
Implementing the Proposed GPO Plan
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Plan GPO settings
Plan the assignment of group policy objects to AD DS containers
Plan how to manage GPOs within your organisation
Module 6: Planning Active Directory Certificate Services
This module explains how to plan Active Directory Certificate Services in Windows Server 2008 and Window Server 2008 R2 environments.
Lessons
Enterprise PKI Deployment and Administration
Managing Certificate Templates
Planning Certificate Enrolment and Revocation
Lab : Configuring Certificate Services
Certificate Services Deployment Planning
Standalone Root and Subordinate CA
Configure Key Archiving and Recovery
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe which roles and configurations require the deployment of Active Directory Certificate Services as part of a network’s infrastructure services.
Know when to deploy an enterprise or standalone Certification Authority
Determine when to deploy an offline root Certification Authority
Understand when to deploy a subordinate or issuing Certification Authority
Plan the deployment of key archiving and recovery
Develop an appropriate Certification Authority management strategy
Module 7: Planning and Provisioning Application Servers
This module explains how to plan and provision application servers in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environments.
Lessons
Planning and Provisioning Web Services
Planning and Provisioning Presentation Virtualisation
Planning and Provisioning Application Virtualisation
Lab : Planning and Provisioning Application Servers
Planning Application Deployment
Configuring Remote Desktop Policies
Configuring Recovery for Application Servers
Configuring WSRM Policies
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Plan and provision web application servers
Plan and provision remote desktop services application servers
Plan and provision application virtualisation servers
Module 8: Planning File and Print Services
This module explains how to plan and implement File and Print services in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment.
Lessons
Provisioning File Services
Provisioning and Managing Storage
Provisioning and Managing Network Print Services
Migrating File and Print Services
Lab : Planning and Implementing File and Print Services
Planning File Services
Implementing File Services in the Branch Office
Implementing Print Services in the Branch Office
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Plan and implement the file service role
Plan and manage storage
Plan and manage shared printers
Plan the migration of file and print services to Windows Server 2008 R2
Module 9: Planning Network Access
This module explains how to plan and implement your network infrastructure components in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows server 2008 R2 environment.
Lessons
Planning Network Security
Planning Virtual Private Networks
Planning Network Access Protection
Planning DirectAccess
Lab : Planning and Implementing Network Access
Planning Network Access
Implementing Network Access
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Plan network infrastructure components to improve network security
Plan and implement VPNs
Plan and implement NAP
Plan DirectAccess
Module 10: Provisioning Data and Storage
This module explains how to provision data and storage in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows server 2008 R2 environment.
Lessons
Planning and Implementing Distributed File System
Planning and Implementing BranchCache
Provisioning Storage
Lab : Planning and Implementing Data Access
Planning Data Access
Installing and Configuring DFS
Enabling and Configuring BranchCache
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Plan and implement the Distributed File System
Plan and implement BranchCache
Provision an appropriate storage solution
Module 11: Planning Update Deployment
This module explains how to plan and implement a Windows Server Update Service topology and how to deploy and manage updates in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment.
Lessons
WSUS Topologies
Update Management
Lab : Multi-Site WSUS Deployment
Analyse WSUS Deployment Plan
Configure a Replica WSUS Server
Configure WSUS for BranchCache and BITS
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Plan an appropriate Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) topology
Deploy and manage updates
Module 12: Planning High Availability
This module explains how to plan and implement High Availability in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment.
Lessons
Planning Network Load Balancing
Planning Failover Clustering
Planning for Service Availability
Lab : Planning and Implementing High Availability
Planning High Availability
Implementing High Availability
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Plan and deploy network load balancing
Plan and deploy failover clustering
Plan for high service availability
Module 13: Planning Performance and Event Monitoring
This module explains how to plan for performance and event monitoring in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment.
Lessons
Monitoring and Analysing Server Performance
Managing Events
Lab : Event Log Forwarding
Planning Enterprise Event Log Management
Configuring Event Subscriptions
Creating Custom Views
Creating Event Tasks
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Monitor and analyse server performance
Manage events
Module 14: Enterprise Backup and Recovery
This module explains how to plan for back ups and disaster recovery in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment.
Lessons
Disaster Recovery Concepts
Planning Windows Server Backup
Planning and Administering Recovery
Lab : Backup and restore from VHD
Creating a Disaster Recovery Plan
Configure network backup with Windows Server Backup
Mount Backup VHD and Extract Data
Configure a Windows Server 2008 server to boot from backup VHD
After completing this module, students will be able to:
