Updating
your Network Infrastructure and Active Directory Technology Skills to Windows
Server 2008
Course 6416B: Five days; Instructor-Led
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About this Course This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the
knowledge and skills to work with Network Infrastructure and Active Directory
technologies in Windows Server 2008. This course is intended for individuals
who already have experience with Network Infrastructure and Active Directory
technologies in Windows Server 2000 or Windows Server 2003 to upgrade their
skills to Windows Server 2008. |
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Audience Profile This course is intended for IT Professionals experienced on the
technologies included in Windows Server 2000 or Windows Server 2003, and who
hold an MCSE or MCSA certification and/or equivalent knowledge. |
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At Course Completion After completing this course, students will be able to: ·
Install
and configure Windows Server 2008. ·
Add
and configure Windows Server Core roles. ·
Explain
the new backup infrastructure, including Volume Shadow Copy Service. ·
Identify
new and improved networking features with Windows Server 2008. ·
Configure
Hyper-V virtual machines. ·
Identify
considerations when upgrading from a Windows Server 2003 to a Windows Server
2008 Active Directory infrastructure. ·
Install
and configure Active Directory Federation Services, Active Directory
Lightweight Directory Services, and Active Directory Rights Management
Services. ·
Use
Read-Only Domain Controllers. ·
Identify
new features in AD DS auditing. ·
Implement
AD DS auditing. ·
Configure
Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering. ·
Configure
Windows Server 2008 Network Load Balancing. |
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
·
Experience planning,
implementing, managing, maintaining, and securing Microsoft Windows Server 2000
or 2003, including Active Directory and Network Infrastructure server roles.
·
Working knowledge of
networking, for example, TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS).
·
Experience installing,
configuring, and administering Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional,
or Microsoft Vista.
·
MCSA on Windows Server
2003 or MCSE on Windows Server 2003 recommended.
Course OutlineModule 1: Installing and Configuring Windows
Server 2008
This
module explains how to install and configure Windows Server 2008. It also
explores using Server Manager to work with roles, features, PowerShell and
other aspects of server configuration like Automatic Updates.
Lessons
·
Server Manager Roles
·
Windows Server 2008
Features
·
Active Directory
Improvements
Lab :
Configuring Windows Server 2008
·
Initial Configuration
Tasks
·
Server Manager Console
·
Server Manager Wizards
·
Windows PowerShell
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
·
Describe Windows Server
2008 roles.
·
Describe Windows Server
2008 features.
·
Describe Windows Server
2008 Active Directory Improvements.
Module 2: Windows Deployment Services
This
module explains how to use benefits and components of Windows Deployment
Services, including image capture and management.
Lessons
·
Introducing Windows
Deployment Services
·
WDS Components
Lab :
Working With Windows Deployment Services
·
Install and Configure
Windows Deployment Services
·
Working with Images
·
Creating Images
·
Using Unattend Files
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
·
Describe Windows
Deployment Services benefits.
·
Describe Windows
Deployment Services (WDS) components.
Module 3: Windows Server 2008 Server Core
This
module explains how to use key functionality and benefits of a Server Core
installation, including adding and configuring roles.
Lessons
·
Server Core Introduction
·
Configuring and Managing
Server Core
Lab :
Server Core
·
Installing Windows Server
Core
·
Configure Server Core
·
Add and Configure Server
Roles
·
Add Backup Feature
·
Managing Server Core
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
·
Describe Windows Server
Core.
·
Add and configure Windows
Server Core roles.
Module 4: Windows Backup
This
module provides an overview of the new backup infrastructure in Windows Server
2008, including Volume Shadow Copy service, scheduled vs. manual backups,
media, the Universal Disk Format (UDF), and restoring data.
Lessons
·
Backup Infrastructure
·
Optical Media
·
Restore Utilities
Lab :
Backup and Restore System Data
·
Perform Installation Tasks
·
Schedule a Backup
·
Create a Manual Backup
·
Schedule Daily AD DS
Backup via Command Line
·
Backup and Recovery with
Vista Client
·
Restore Files and Folders
·
Perform Windows RE Tasks
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
·
Explain the new backup
infrastructure, including Volume Shadow Copy Service.
·
Identify backup-capable
media in Windows Server 2008.
·
Restore Windows Server
2008 backups.
Module 5: Windows Server 2008 Updates to Networking
This
module explains how to use new and improved networking features in Windows
Server 2008, including server and domain isolation, IPv6, and DNS.
Lessons
·
Networking with Windows
Server 2008
·
New Networking Features
·
DNS with Windows Server
2008
·
Configuring Routing
·
Configuring Wireless Settings
in Server 2008
Lab :
Reviewing Networking Defaults and Settings
·
Review the Network Center
·
Creating Domain Isolation
Policies
·
Create a Centralized QoS
Policy
·
Communicate with
Link-Local Addresses
Lab :
DNS Management Settings
·
Creating Zones in Windows
Server 2008
·
Create Resource Records
·
Configure Zone Transfers
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
·
Describe the Windows
Server 2008 network architecture.
·
Identify new and improved
networking features with Windows Server 2008.
·
List new improvements to
DNS with Windows Server 2008.
·
Describe routing
configuration components in Windows Server 2008.
·
Describe new features for
wireless networks.
Module 6: Network Policies and Access Protection
This
module explains how to use Network Access Protection (NAP) and related
technologies to enforce security and client health policies.
Lessons
·
Network Policies Access
Protection
·
Enforcement Options
·
Network Access Protection
Scenarios
·
Routing and Remote Access
Lab :
Using Network Access Protection
·
Configuring Network Access
Protection for DHCP
·
Configuring Network Access
Protection for VPN
·
Configuring Network Access
Protection for IPsec
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
·
Describe how Network
Policies Access Protection (NAP) works.
·
Identify NAP enforcement
options.
·
Identify scenarios for NAP
usage.
·
Describe Routing and
Remote Access (RRAS).
Module 7: Hyper-V
This
module explains how to use new capabilities and architecture in Hyper-V,
including integrated management functions for physical and virtual
environments.
Lessons
·
Introducing Hyper-V
·
Configuring Hyper-V
Lab :
Configuring Hyper-V
·
Install and Configure
Hyper-V
·
Configure Virtual Networks
·
Add Virtual Machines
·
Monitoring and
Optimization
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
·
List the new features of
Hyper-V.
·
Configure Hyper-V virtual
machines.
Module 8: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
Services
This
module explains how to install and configure the Active Directory Domain
Services (ADDS) server role and administering it with Server Manager. It also
explores planning for deploying an Active Directory Domain Services
infrastructure.
Lessons
·
Planning for AD DS
Deployment
·
Upgrade Considerations
Lab :
Installing a Windows Server 2008 Forest
·
Install a New Forest
Lab :
Installing Windows Server 2008 in an Existing Forest
·
Install a Windows Server
2008 DC in an Existing Forest
·
Verify Active Directory
Installation
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
·
Plan for a Windows Server 2008
Active Directory Domain Services deployment.
·
Identify considerations
when upgrading from a Windows Server 2003 to a Windows Server 2008 Active
Directory infrastructure.
Module 9: Active Directory Domain Services
This
module explains how to create and manage accounts, subnets, Site-Links, and
Group Policy with new features in Active Directory Domain Services.
Lessons
·
What’s New in AD DS
·
Manageability and
Reliability
Lab :
Exploring Active Directory Domain Services
·
Create Accounts
·
Review Operations Masters
Role
·
Review Sites
·
Working with Subnets
·
Working with Site-Links
·
AD DS and Group Policy
·
Review DNS Configuration
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
·
Describe new features in
AD DS.
·
List manageability and
reliability enhancements in AD DS.
Module 10: Identity and Access Services in Windows Server
2008 Active Directory
This module introduces Windows Server 2008's new Active
Directory Services:
·
Active Directory
Federation Services for identity access solution.
·
Active Directory Lightweight
Directory Services (replaces Active Directory Account Management with Windows
Server 2003), providing directory services for applications.
·
Active Directory Right
Management Services, enabling the creation of information-protection solutions.
Lessons
·
Active Directory
Federation Services
·
Active Directory
Lightweight Directory Services
·
Active Directory Rights
Management Services
Lab :
Active Directory Federation Services
·
Install AD FS
·
Configure Certificates
·
Configure Web Server
·
Configure the Account Federation
Server
·
Configure the Resource
Federation Server
·
Access Application from
Client Computer
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
·
Install and configure
Active Directory Federation Services.
·
Install and configure
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services.
·
Install and configure
Active Directory Rights Management Services.
Module 11: Read-Only Domain Controllers
This
module explains how to set up and manage a read-only domain controller.
Lessons
·
Read-Only Domain
Controllers
·
Read-Only Domain
Controller Operation
Lab :
Read-Only Domain Controllers
·
Deploying an RODC
·
Administering an RODC
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
·
Describe the Read-Only
Domain Controllers role.
·
Use Read-Only Domain
Controllers.
Module 12: Auditing Active Directory Domain Services
Changes
This
module explores new auditing features in Active Directory Domain Services and
how to set up and manage auditing events.
Lessons
·
What’s New in AD DS
Auditing
·
Implementing AD DS Change
Auditing
Lab :
Using AD DS Auditing
·
Set-up AD DS Auditing
·
Create and View Auditing
Events
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
·
Identify new features in
AD DS auditing.
·
Implement AD DS auditing.
Module 13: Enterprise PKI Active Directory Certificate
Services (AD CS)
This
module explains how to set up and manage Active Directory Certificate Services
using PKIView.
Lessons
·
Certificate Authority
Lab :
PKI Enhancements in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
·
Add a Certificate Server
Role
·
Exploring New Enrollment
UI
·
Introducing CA performance
monitors UI
·
Exploring delegated
enrollment UI
·
Introducing OCSP
configuration UI
·
Explore Certificate
Revocation
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
·
List improvements to
Certificate Services.
Module 14: High Availability Features
This
module explains how to use failover clustering and network load balancing.
Lessons
·
Failover Clustering
·
Network Load Balancing
Lab :
High Availability Features
·
Installing a Two-Node File
Server Cluster
·
Configure Network Load
Balancing with IIS
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
·
Configure Windows Server
2008 Failover Clustering.
·
Configure Windows Server
2008 Network Load Balancing.
Module 15: Performance Monitoring and Optimization
This
module explains how to use Windows Server 2008's performance monitoring tools,
including using Windows System Resource Manager to implement server resource
controls.
Lessons
·
Windows Reliability and
Performance Monitor
·
Microsoft Windows System
Resource Manager
·
Monitoring Events
Lab :
Performance Monitoring and Optimization
·
Reviewing Performance and
Reliability Monitoring
·
Key Scenarios for
Monitoring Performance and Reliability
·
Add Windows System
Resource Manager Feature
·
Windows System Resource
Manager Scenarios
·
Configure Windows System
Resource Manager for Terminal Services
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
·
Describe the features of
Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor.
·
Implement server resource
controls using Windows System Resource Manager.
·
Describe improvements to
Windows Server 2008 event monitoring tools.
Module 16: Software Maintenance Using Windows Server Update
Services
This
module introduces Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), a tool for
managing and distributing software updates that resolve known security
vulnerabilities and other stability issues in Microsoft Windows 2000 and newer
operating systems, as well as other Microsoft applications. This module also
describes how to install the client and server components of WSUS. It also
provides necessary information about managing the WSUS infrastructure.
Lessons
·
Introduction to Windows
Server Update Services
·
Installing and Configuring
Windows Server Update Services
·
Managing Windows Server
Update Services
Lab :
Installing and Configuring Windows Server Update Services
·
Install Prerequisites
·
Install WSUS
·
Restore a WSUS
Installation
·
Create a Computer Group
and Manage Updates
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
·
Explain Microsoft WSUS
·
Install and configure WSUS
·
Manage the WSUS
infrastructure
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