6435 – Designing a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure

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This five-day course will provide students with an understanding of how to design a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure that meets business and technical requirements for network services.

This module describes the key components of network infrastructure design.
Lessons
  • Preparing for Network Infrastructure Design
  • Designing the Network Topology
  • Designing Network Infrastructure for Virtualization
  • Designing a Change Management Structure for a Network
Lab : Designing Network Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008
  • Preparing for the Network Infrastructure Design
  • Designing the Network Topology
  • Designing Network Infrastructure for Virtualization
  • Designing a Change Management plan
  • Lab Discussion
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Describe the network infrastructure design.
  • Design the network topology.
  • Design network infrastructure for virtualization.
  • Design a change management structure for a network.
This module explains how to design a secure network.
Lessons
  • Overview of Network Security Design
  • Creating a Network Security Plan
  • Identifying Threats to Network Security
  • Analyzing Security Risks
  • Defense-in-Depth Model Overview
Lab : Designing a Network Security Plan
  • Identifying a Team for the Security Plan Scenario
  • Identifying Threats
  • Analyzing Risk
  • Discussion of Designing a Network Security Plan
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Describe the security design process.
  • Describe the components of a security plan.
  • Describe how to identify threats.
  • Describe how to assess risk.
  • Describe the defense-in-depth model.
This module describes how to design a plan for allocating IP addresses to workstations and servers.
Lessons
  • Designing an IPv4 Addressing Scheme
  • Designing an IPv6 Addressing Scheme
  • Designing DHCP Implementation
  • Designing DHCP Configuration Options
Lab : Designing IP Addressing in Windows Server 2008
  • Designing an IPv4 Addressing Scheme
  • Designing an IPv6 Addressing Scheme
  • Designing a DHCP Implementation
  • Discussion of IP Address Allocation
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Describe how to integrate IPv4 and IPv6.
  • Describe how to allocate IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
  • Describe how to implement DHCP placement.
  • Describe how to determine DHCP options
This module explains how to design a network topology.
Lessons
  • Preparing for Designing a Network Routing Topology
  • Selecting Network Devices
  • Designing Internet Connectivity and Perimeter Networks
  • Designing Routing Communications
  • Evaluating Network Performance
Lab : Designing a Network Routing Topology
  • Designing the Placement of Routers
  • Designing a Perimeter Network
  • Evaluating Network Performance
  • Discussion of Designing a Network Routing Topology
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Prepare for designing a network routing topology.
  • Design the placement of routers.
  • Design a perimeter network.
  • Design routing communications.
  • Evaluate network performance.
This module explains the internal considerations for network security and how they can be addressed.
Lessons
  • Designing Windows Firewall Implementation
  • Overview of IPSec
  • Designing IPSec Implementation
Lab : Designing a Secure Internal Network
  • Designing a Windows Firewall Implementation
  • Designing an IPSec Implementation
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Describe how Windows Firewall can be used to secure networks
  • Describe how IPSec can be used to secure networks.
  • Design an IPSEc implementation.
This module explains how to design an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates DNS.
Lessons
  • Collecting Information for a Name Resolution Design
  • Designing a DNS Server Strategy
  • Designing a DNS Namespace
  • Designing DNS Zone Implementation
  • Designing Zone Replication and Delegation
Lab : Designing a Name Resolution Strategy in Windows Server 2008
  • Designing a DNS Server Strategy
  • Designing a DNS Namespace
  • Designing a DNS Zone and Replication Strategy
  • Discuss the Design of Name Resolution
  • Implement a DNS Zone and Replication Strategy
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Determine the information required to plan name resolution.
  • Describe how to design a DNS server strategy.
  • Describe how to design a DNS namespace
  • Describe how to design a DNS zone strategy.
  • Describe how to design a DNS zone replication strategy.
This module explains an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates DNS and WINS.
Lessons
  • Optimizing DNS Queries
  • Designing DNS for High Availability
  • Designing a WINS Name Resolution Strategy
Lab : Designing a Name Resolution Strategy in Windows Server 2008
  • Optimize DNS Resolution
  • Designing and Configuring WINS Name Resolution
  • Integrating DNS and WINS Name Resolution
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Optimize DNS resolution.
  • Design DNS for high availability.
  • Design a WINS Name resolution strategy.
This module explains how to design a solution for network access.
Lessons
  • Gathering Data for Designing Network Access Solutions
  • Securing and Controlling Network Access
  • Designing Remote Access Services
  • Designing RADIUS Authentication with Network Policy Services
  • Designing Wireless Access
Lab : Designing a Network Access Solution
  • Designing a Remote Access Solution
  • Designing Network Policy Services
  • Designing a Wireless Connection Solution
  • Discuss the Design of Network Access
  • Deploying an SSTP VPN Solution
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Describe how to gather data for designing network access solutions.
  • Describe how to secure and control network access.
  • Describe how to design remote access services.
  • Describe how to design a RADIUS solution.
  • Describe how to design wireless access.
This module explains how to design a NAP solution.
Lessons
  • Designing the NAP Platform Architecture
  • NAP Architecture
  • NAP Enforcement
  • Designing NAP Policy
  • Designing NAP Enforcement and Remediation
Lab : Designing Network Access Protection
  • Analyzing Enforcement Methods
  • Designing DHCP Enforcement
  • Designing IPSec Enforcement
  • Implementing DHCP Enforcement
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Describe how to design the NAP platform architecture.
  • Describe NPS design for NAP.
  • Describe how to design NAP enforcement point and client component requirements.
  • Describe IPSec based NAP.
This module explains how to design a solution for operating system deployment and maintenance.
Lessons
  • Determining Operating System Deployment Requirements
  • Deploying an Operating System by Using WDS
  • Planning for the Creation and Modification of Images
  • Designing Multicast Transmission of Images
Lab : Designing Operating System Deployment and Maintenance
  • Designing an Operating System Deployment Solution
  • Designing WDS Deployment
  • Designing WDS Images
  • Designing a WSUS Deployment
  • Discussing Operating System Deployment and Maintenance
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Determine operating system deployment requirements
  • Describe operating system deployment using Windows Deployment Services.
  • Plan the creation and modification of images.
  • Design multicast transmission of images.
This module explains how to design the deployment of file services and DFS.
Lessons
  • Designing File Services
  • Designing DFS
  • Designing the FSRM Configuration
Lab : Designing File Services and DFS in Windows Server 2008
  • Selecting File Services Components
  • Designing DFS
  • Designing FSRM
  • Implementing DFS
  • Implementing FSRM
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Describe the design of file services.
  • Describe the design of Distributed File System (DFS).
  • Describe the design of File Server Resource Manager (FSRM).
This module explains how to design high availability for applications and services.
Lessons
  • Overview of High Availability
  • Designing Network Load Balancing for High Availability
  • Designing Failover Clustering for High Availability
  • Designing Geographically Dispersed Failover Clusters
Lab : Designing High Availability in Windows Server 2008
  • Designing High Availability
  • Implementing an NLB Design
  • Implementing a Failover Cluster Design
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Describe the need for high availability.
  • Describe how to design Network Load Balancing for high availability
  • Describe how to design Failover Clustering for high availability
  • Describe how to design geographically dispersed failover clustering.
This module explains how to design print services in Windows Server 2008.
Lessons
  • Overview of a Print Services Design
  • Windows Server 2008 Printing Features
  • Designing Print Services
Lab : Designing Shared Resources in Windows Server 2008
  • Analyzing the Components of a Print Services Design
  • Designing a Shared Printer Deployment
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Describe the print services design.
  • Describe Windows Server 2008 printing features.
  • Design print services.
The primary audience for this course is IT professionals, including Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 enterprise administrators interested in becoming a Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator who focuses on network solutions.
  • Describe key components of network infrastructure design.
  • Describe how to design a secure network.
  • Design a plan for allocating IP addresses to workstations and servers.
  • Design a network topology.
  • Describe the internal considerations for network security and how they can be addressed.
  • Design an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates Domain Name System (DNS).
  • Optimize a name resolution system that incorporates DNS and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS).
  • Design a solution for network access.
  • Design a Network Access Protection (NAP) solution.
  • Design a solution for operating system deployment and maintenance.
  • Design the deployment of file services.
  • Design print services in Windows Server 2008.
  • Design high availability for applications and services.
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