Course 6433A: Planning and Implementing Windows Server 2008 Length: 5 Days Published: September 14, 2011(In development) Language(s): English Audience(s): IT Professionals Level: 300 Technology: Windows Server 2008 Type: Course Delivery Method: Instructor-led (classroom) 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 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

Technology skills equivalent to moc course 6418C: Deploying Windows Server 2008 Also, the following prerequisite certifications would support your preparation for attending this course and the taking of the subsequent related exam (70-646):

MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration ?Equivalent course(s): 6425C and 6426C

MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration ?Equivalent course(s): 6421B Course Outline Module 1: Planning Server Deployment and Upgrade This module explains how to plan Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 deployments and upgrades. Lessons

Developing a Deployment Strategy

Virtualization 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 virtualization within your organization.

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

Decentralizing 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 decentralized 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 organization.

Provision an IPv6 addressing scheme within your organization.

Plan the transition to IPv6.

Plan and implement DNS name resolution services within your organization`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 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 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 organizations.

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 n 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 organization. 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 Enrollment 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 Virtualization

Planning and Provisioning Application Virtualization 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 virtualization 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

Analyze 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 Analyzing 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 analyze 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:

Understand Disaster Recovery Concepts

Plan Windows Server Backup

Plan recovery of data and servers