M6437: Designing a Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure Version: A Length: 3 Days Published: June 20, 2008 Language(s): English Audience(s): IT Professionals Level: 400 Technology: Windows Server 2008 Type: Course Delivery Method: Instructor-led (classroom) About this Course This three-day course will prepare IT professionals for the role of Enterprise Administrator. Students will learn how to design application infrastructure solutions based on Windows Server 2008 to meet varying business and technical requirements. Audience Profile The primary audience for this course is IT professionals (including Windows 2000/2003 enterprise administrators) interested in becoming a Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator with a focus on application infrastructure such as Web and Terminal Services. The secondary audience for this course is Application Architects who want to know more about how to integrate Windows Server 2008 technologies into enterprise applications. At Course Completion After completing this course, students will be able to: oDesign IIS 7 Web farms. oOptimize IIS 7 for performance and stability. oDesign IIS 7 for security. oDesign IIS 7 for reliability, recovery, and monitoring. oDesign and prepare a Terminal Services infrastructure. oDesign a Terminal Services maintenance strategy. oPlan and configure a Windows Media Services infrastructure for live and on-demand delivery. oImplement virtualization to consolidate servers, support legacy applications, and create a test environment. oDetermine virtualization appropriateness and virtual server provisioning. Before attending this course, students must have one or more of the following: oIntermediate understanding of networking. For example, how TCP/IP functions, addressing (including DHCP), name resolution (DNS/WINS), and connection methods (wired, wireless, VPN), NET+ or equivalent knowledge oIntermediate understanding of network operating systems. For example, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 etc. oIntermediate understanding of security best practices. For example, file system permissions, authentication methods, Kerberos etc. oIntermediate knowledge of server and network hardware. oConceptual understanding of Active Directory (AD). For example, AD terminology, AD object types oHands-on experience with more than one application service such as: oIIS oTerminal Services oWindows Media Services oVirtual Server oHyper-V oSystem Center Virtual Machine Manager Course Outline Module 1: Designing IIS Web Farms The students will learn the process of designing IIS Web Farms with Windows Server 2008 and IIS 7. They will learn how to select the appropriate hardware and software platforms. They will learn techniques to leverage Web Farm Availability and Scalability. They will also learn how to select the proper content storage. Lessons oOverview of Hardware and Platform Options oDesign Web Farm Availability and Scalability oDesign Content Storage Lab : Designing IIS Web Farms oDesign Hardware Platform oDesign Web Farm Availability and Scalability oDesign Web Site Availability and Scalability oDesign Web Site Configuration, Deployment and Consistency oDesign Web Site Content, Deployment and Consistency After completing this module, students will be able to: oDesign an appropriate platform. oDesign Web farm availability and scalability. oDesign content storage. Module 2: Optimizing IIS Performance and Stability The students will learn about optimizing IIS performance and stability. Lessons oDesigning Application Pools oDesigning Script Mapping oDesigning Bandwidth Allocation oDesign Web Site Logging Lab : Optimizing IIS Performance and Stability oDesign and Test Application Pools oDesign and Test Script Maps oDesign and Test Bandwidth Allocation oDesign and Test Web Site Logging oConfiguring a Web Server to Host Multiple Applications with Separate Application Pools After completing this module, students will be able to: oPlan new application pools. oPlan to deploy script mapping. oPlan bandwidth allocation per site or application. oPlan Web site logging. Module 3: Designing IIS Security In this module, the students will learn to establish and maintain very tight security using Microsoft IIS 7. Lessons oDesign and Verify Transport Security oDesign Authentication and Authorization oDesign Delegation Administration Lab : Designing IIS 7 Security oDesign and Verify Transport Security oDesign and Verify Authentication and Authorization Methods oDesign and Verify Delegation Administration oConfiguring Authentication Types After completing this module, students will be able to: oDesign and verify Transport Security (SSL). oPlan site authentication and authorization. oPlan delegation permissions and administrative access. Module 4: Design IIS Maintenance and UDDI The students will learn how to plan for an IIS installation, taking into account these new features. They will also learn how to deploy UDDI services. Lessons oDesigning Internet Information Services Backup and Recovery oSpecify Monitoring Requirements oDeploying UDDI Services oTuning and Troubleshooting IIS 7 Lab : Design IIS Maintenance and UDDI oDesign a Web Server Backup and Recovery Strategy oDesign and Test Web Server Monitoring oDesign UDDI Deployment oTroubleshooting Application Pool Instability oEnabling Shared Configurations oConfiguring Network Load Balancing After completing this module, students will be able to: oDesign a Web server backup and recovery plan. oDesign for and utilize the IIS management pack for System Center. oDesign and test UDDI services. oTroubleshoot IIS caching behavior. Module 5: Designing a Terminal Services Infrastructure The students will learn how to design a terminal services infrastructure including how to design a terminal services licensing strategy and how to design for remote access with TS Gateways, TS Session Broker, RemoteApp programs, and TS Web Access. Lessons oDesign Terminal Services Licensing oSpecify Terminal Services Connection Properties oDesign Device Redirection oDesign Terminal Services Gateways oDesign Terminal Services Broker oDesign RemoteApp Programs oDesign Web Access Lab : Designing a Terminal Services Infrastructure oDesign and Test Terminal Services RemoteApp Programs oDesign and Test Terminal Services Corporate Desktop oDesign and Test Terminal Services Gateway and Web Access oDesign and Test Terminal Services Gateway Policies, Connection Authorization Policies, and Resource Access Policies After completing this module, students will be able to: oDesign Terminal Services (TS) Licensing. oSpecify Terminal Services Connection Properties. oDesign Device Redirection. oDesign Terminal Services Gateways. oDesign Terminal Services Broker. oDesign RemoteApp Programs. oDesign Web Access. Module 6: Designing a Terminal Services Maintenance Strategy The students will be introduced to design and implementation planning using Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) policies for application resource and reporting. The students will also learn about group policy settings for terminal servers and how to design high availability for terminal services. Finally, the students will learn to specify monitoring, maintenance, and recovery requirements and procedures for terminal services. Lessons oDesign Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) Policies for Application Resource and Reporting oSpecify Group Policy Settings for Terminal Servers oDesign High Availability oSpecify Monitoring Requirements oSpecify Maintenance and Recovery Lab : Designing Terminal Services Maintenance oDesign and test highly available Terminal Services oDesign and test Group Policy for Terminal Services oDesign and test resource management for Terminal Services oDesign and test monitoring for Terminal Services oOptimizing Terminal Services Performance After completing this module, students will be able to: oDesign Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) policies for application resource and reporting. oSpecify Group Policy settings for terminal servers. oDesign high availability (both terminal servers and session directory servers). oSpecify monitoring requirements. oSpecify maintenance and recovery. Module 7: Design Windows Media Services Infrastructure Administration The students will learn about designing Windows Media Services in Windows Server 2008. They will become familiarized with live and on-demand content delivery. Lessons oDesign Windows Media for Live Streaming oWindows Media Services for On-Demand Content oImproving Performance for On-Demand Content oMonitoring Windows Media Services Lab : Design a Windows Media Services Infrastructure oDesign Windows Media Services for Live Streaming oDesign WMS Infrastructure for On-Demand Content oTroubleshooting Poor Performance of On-Demand Content oDesign and Test Monitoring of Windows Media Services After completing this module, students will be able to: oDesign Windows Media Services infrastructure for live streaming. oDesign Windows Media Services infrastructure for on-demand content. oTroubleshoot poor performance of on-demand content. oPlan for monitoring of Windows Media Services. Module 8: Design Virtualization Infrastructure The students will implement virtualization to consolidate servers, deploy branch office infrastructure servers, support legacy applications, and create a test environment. Lessons oVirtualization of a Test Server Environment oVirtualization and Migration of Legacy Applications oDesign and Test a Virtualized Development Environment Lab : Design Virtualization Infrastructure oDesign a Test Server Consolidation Strategy oDesign and Test Virtualization and Migration of Legacy Server oDesign and Test Development Environment Isolation Using Virtual Server After completing this module, students will be able to: oCreate a design document for server consolidation and virtualization. oCreate a design document for legacy server hosting. oIdentify and document key business and technical requirements for creating an isolated development environment. Module 9: Designing Virtualization Provisioning The students will learn how to determine virtualization appropriateness and virtual server provisioning. The students will also learn the importance of customizing virtual servers to standard configurations and also learn about virtual server deployment. Lessons oDesign Virtual Server Provisioning Workflow Model oEvaluate Appropriateness for Virtualization oEvaluate Customization to Standard Configuration oDesign Deployment for Virtualization Lab : Design Virtualization Provisioning oDesign Virtual Server Host Configuration oDesign Virtual Server Provisioning using System Center After completing this module, students will be able to: oDesign virtual server provisioning workflow model. oEvaluate appropriateness for virtualization. oEvaluate customization to standard configuration. oDesign Windows Deployment Services.