The course content and exercises direct you toward making decisions and
providing guidance to others. This course reflects the decision-making tasks
that a server administrator undertakes.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
-Plan for both
Windows Server 2008 installation and upgrade from a previous version of Windows
Server to Windows Server 2008.
-Plan and implement network connectivity in
Windows Server 2008 by using IPv4-related technologies and plan a migration
strategy to IPv6.
-Plan the deployment of Active Directory–related services
in Windows Server 2008.
-Apply the design considerations for implementing
group policy.
-Plan the configuration of different applications services in
Windows Server 2008.
-Create a plan for file and print services to meet an
organization’s printing, file storage, and access needs.
-Create a plan to
secure the Windows Server 2008 environment.
-Create local and remote
administration strategies for administering a Windows Server 2008 environment.
-Create a monitoring plan for the Windows Server 2008 environment.
-Create a plan that will help mitigate the effects of various disaster
scenarios on the IT infrastructure.
- Create a plan for using virtualization
in a Windows Server 2008 environment.
Lesson 1: Planning Server Deployment and Upgrade
- Developing a Deployment Strategy
- Virtualization Considerations
- Selecting an Automation Strategy
- Implementing an Automation Strategy
- Lab : Planning and Implementing Server Deployment
Lesson 2: Planning Server Management and Delegated Administration
- Server Management Tools
- Decentralizing Systems Administration
- Lab : Implementing Role Based Systems Administration
Lesson 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
- Lab : Planning and Implementing DHCP and DNS
Lesson 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
- Lab : Planning and Provisioning AD DS
Lesson 5: Planning Group Policy Strategy
- Planning Group Policy Settings
- Planning Group Policy Assignment
- Planning the Management of Group Policy Objects
- Lab : Planning and Implementing Group Policy
Lesson 6: Planning Active Directory Certificate Services
- Enterprise PKI Deployment and Administration
- Managing Certificate Templates
- Planning Certificate Enrollment and Revocation
- Lab : Configuring Certificate Services
Lesson 7: Planning and Provisioning Application Servers
- Planning and Provisioning Web Services
- Planning and Provisioning Presentation Virtualization
- Planning and Provisioning Application Virtualization
- Lab : Planning and Provisioning Application Servers
Lesson 8: Planning File and Print Services
- 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
Lesson 9: Planning Network Access
- Planning Network Security
- Planning Virtual Private Networks
- Planning Network Access Protection
- Planning DirectAccess
- Lab : Planning and Implementing Network Access
Lesson 10: Provisioning Data and Storage
- Planning and Implementing Distributed File System
- Planning and Implementing BranchCache
- Provisioning Storage
- Lab : Planning and Implementing Data Access
Lesson 11: Planning Update Deployment
- WSUS Topologies
- Update Management
- Lab : Multi-Site WSUS Deployment
Lesson 12: Planning High Availability
- Planning Network Load Balancing
- Planning Failover Clustering
- Planning for Service Availability
- Lab : Planning and Implementing High Availability
Lesson 13: Planning Performance and Event Monitoring
- Monitoring and Analyzing Server Performance
- Managing Events
- Lab : Event Log Forwarding
Lesson 14: Enterprise Backup and Recovery
- Disaster Recovery Concepts
- Planning Windows Server Backup
- Planning and Administering Recovery
- Lab : Backup and restore from VHD