Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Training Class

1. Installing and Configuring Servers

• Installing Windows Server 2008


• Managing Server Roles and Features


• Overview of the Server Core Installation Option

2. Configuring and Troubleshooting DNS

• Installing the DNS Server Role


• Configuring the DNS Server Role


• Configuring DNS Zones


• Configuring DNS Zone Transfers


• Managing and Troubleshooting DNS

3. Configuring and Managing the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)

• Installing the WINS


• Managing the WINS Server


• Configuring WINS Replication


• Migrating from WINS to DNS

4. Configuring and Troubleshooting DHCP

• Overview of the DHCP Server Role


• Configuring DHCP Scopes and Options


• Managing a DHCP Database


• Monitoring and Troubleshooting DHCP


• Securing DHCP

5. Configuring and Troubleshooting IPv6 TCP/IP

• Overview of IPv6


• Coexistence with IPv6


• IPv6 Tunneling Technologies


• Transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6


• Troubleshooting IPv6

6. Configuring and Troubleshooting Routing and Remote Access

• Configuring Network Access


• Configuring VPN Access


• Overview of Network Policies


• Overview of the Connection Manager Administration Kit


• Troubleshooting Routing and Remote Access

7. Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting the Network Policy Server
Role Service

• Installing and Configuring a Network Policy Server


• Configuring RADIUS Clients and Servers


• NPS Authentication Methods


• Monitoring and Troubleshooting a Network Policy Server

8. Configuring Network Access Protection (NAP)

• Overview of NAP


• How NAP Works


• Configuring NAP


• Monitoring and Troubleshooting NAP

9. Configuring IPsec

• Overview of IPsec


• Configuring Connection Security Rules


• Configuring IPsec NAP Enforcement

10. Monitoring and Troubleshooting IPsec

• Monitoring IPsec Activity


• Troubleshooting IPsec

11. Configuring and Managing Distributed File System (DFS)

• DFS Overview


• Configuring DFS Namespaces


• Configuring DFS Replication

12. Configuring and Managing Storage Technologies

• Overview of Windows Server 2008 Storage Management


• Managing Storage Using File Server Resource Manager


• Configuring Quota Management


• Implementing File Screening


• Managing Storage Reports

13. Configuring Availability of Network Resources and Content

• Backing Up Data


• Configuring Shadow Copies


• Providing Server and Service Availability

14. Configuring Server Security Compliance

• Securing a Windows Infrastructure


• Using Security Templates to Secure Servers


• Configuring an Audit Policy


• Overview of Windows Sever Update Services (WSUS)


• Managing WSUS

Active Directory technology specialists aspiring to be Enterprise
Administrators (Tier 4 day-to-day network operations) or Network Administrators
(Tier 2); Experienced Server Administrators aspiring to be Enterprise
Administrators; Storage Area Network Administrators who need to understand this
information to deploy or extend their current storage infrastructure; Operations
Managers who need this information to support troubleshooting efforts and
business decisions

• Working experience with Windows Server 2003


• Basic knowledge of Active Directory


• An understanding of security concepts and methodologies (for example,
  corporate policies)


• Basic knowledge of DHCP


• Basic knowledge of IPsec