6433 Planning and Implementing Windows Server 2008
About this Course
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.
The course covers Windows server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
and Windows Server 2008 R2 sp1.
Audience Profile
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.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Plan Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Sp1
deployments and upgrades
- Plan server management and delegated administration
strategies
- Plan for network addressing with IPv4 and IPv6 and also the
provisioning of DNS services
- Plan and provision Active Directory Domain Services
- Plan and implement Group Policy strategy
- Plan and implement Active Directory Certificate Services
- Plan and provision Application servers including Web services,
presentation virtualization and application virtualization
- Plan and implement file and print server roles
- Plan and implement secure network access policies such as VPNs,
Network Access Protection (NAP) and Direct Access
- Plan and provision data and storage
- Plan and implement an update management strategy using Windows
Server Update Services (WSUS)
- Plan and implement high availability
- Plan for server performance and event monitoring
- Plan and implement a backup and recovery strategy
Course Outline
Module 1: Planning Server Deployment and
Upgrade
- Developing a Deployment Strategy
- Virtualization Considerations
- Selecting an Automation Strategy
- Implementing an Automation Strategy
Module 2: Planning Server Management and Delegated
Administration
- Server Management Tools
- Decentralizing Systems Administration
Module 3: Planning Network Addressing and Name
Resolution
- Provisioning IPv4 Addresses on Enterprise Networks
- Provisioning IPv6 Addresses on Enterprise Networks
- Transitioning to IPv6
- Provisioning DNS Services on Enterprise Networks
Module 4: Planning and Provisioning Active Directory
Domain Services
- Deploying Domain Controllers in Multi-Site Organizations
- Planning Administrative and Management Structures for AD
DS
- Planning a Maintenance Strategy for AD DS
- Planning a Backup and Restore Strategy for AD DS
Module 5: Planning Group Policy Strategy
- Planning Group Policy Settings
- Planning Group Policy Assignment
- Planning the Management of Group Policy Objects
Module 6: Planning Active Directory Certificate
Services
- Enterprise PKI Deployment and Administration
- Managing Certificate Templates
- Planning Certificate Enrollment and Revocation
Module 7: Planning and Provisioning Application
Servers
- Planning and Provisioning Web Services
- Planning and Provisioning Presentation Virtualization
- Planning and Provisioning Application Virtualization
Module 8: Planning File and Print Services
- Provisioning File Services
- Provisioning and Managing Storage
- Provisioning and Managing Network Print Services
- Migrating File and Print Services
Module 9: Planning Network Access
- Planning Network Security
- Planning Virtual Private Networks
- Planning Network Access Protection
- Planning DirectAccess
Module 10: Provisioning Data and Storage
- Planning and Implementing Distributed File System
- Planning and Implementing BranchCache
- Provisioning Storage
Module 11: Planning Update Deployment
- WSUS Topologies
- Update Management
Module 12: Planning High Availability
- Planning Network Load Balancing
- Planning Failover Clustering
- Planning for Service Availability
Module 13: Planning Performance and Event
Monitoring
- Monitoring and Analyzing Server Performance
- Managing Events
Module 14: Enterprise Backup and Recovery
- Disaster Recovery Concepts
- Planning Windows Server Backup
- Planning and Administering Recovery