6430: Planning and Administering Windows Server 2008 Servers

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6430: Planning and Administering Windows Server 2008 Servers - Training

Five Day Course

Performance Based Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Plan a Windows Server 2008 Deployment.
Plan and implement server commissioning and decommissioning for Windows Server 2008.
Plan the installation of server roles for Windows Server 2008.
Create a configuration change plan for Windows Server 2008.
Plan and implement Windows Server 2008 security.
Manage application versioning in Windows Server 2008.
Plan for a high-availability Windows Server 2008 deployment.
Plan a server update maintenance schedule for Windows Server 2008.
Maintain Distributed File System (DFS) in Windows Server 2008.
Define server backup requirements and policies for Windows Server 2008 backup.
Plan and implement a Windows Server 2008 restore.
Plan Windows Server 2008 monitoring.
Troubleshoot hardware issues.
Troubleshoot software issues.
Troubleshoot network issues.

Prerequisites

This course is intended for entry level server administrators or IT professionals who are interested in becoming server administrators as the next step in their career path. Before attending this course, students should have up to 1 year experience implementing server plans although have probably not yet had full responsibility for planning. This course requires that students meet the following prerequisites:

A strong familiarity with Windows deployment technologies and implementation.
A strong familiarity with Windows networking technologies and implementation.
A strong familiarity with Active Directory technologies and implementation.

In addition, students who attend this training should have technical knowledge equivalent to the following courses:

6418 - Deploying Windows Server 2008
6420 - Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 Network and Applications Infrastructure
6421 - Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
6424 - Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
6425 - Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services

Course Content

Windows Server 2008 deployment

This module explains how to deploy Windows Server 2008

Overview of Windows Server 2008 deployment
Identifying Windows Server 2008 compatibility issues
Developing a Windows Server 2008 deployment plan
Lab: Planning for a Windows Server 2008 Server Deployment
Reviewing the existing server environment
Reviewing business requirements and SLAs
Creating a deployment plan
Discussion – Reviewing the deployment plans

Managing Server Migration

This module explains how to commission and decommission Windows Server 2008

Creating a Windows Server 2008 deployment plan
Planning the server decommissioning process
Commissioning a Windows Server 2008 File Server
Lab: Migrating a File Server to Windows Server 2008
Reviewing the existing server environment
Reviewing deployment plans
Deploying a Windows Server 2008 DNS Server

Planning Windows Server 2008 Server Roles

This module explains how to plan the installation of server roles in Windows Server 2008.

Planning for Windows Server 2008 hardware
Planning for Windows Server 2008 hardware
Planning for Windows Server 2008 File Servers
Planning for Windows Server 2008 Core
Lab: Planning Windows Server 2008 Servers
Planning a Windows Server 2008 Server configuration
Planning a Windows Server 2008 File Server
Deploying a Windows Server 2008 File Server

Creating a Configuration Change Plan for Windows Server 2008

This module explains how to create a configuration change plan in Windows Server 2008

Developing a change control process
Developing configuration changes
Reviewing configuration changes
Lab: Creating a Configuration Change Plan
Plan a Windows Server 2008 server configuration
Discussion – Sharing best practice
Implementing a new print server

Managing Windows Server 2008 Security

This module explains how to plan and implement security in Windows Server 2008

Planning a defense-in-depth strategy
Implementing host level security for Windows Server 2008
Implementing network security for Windows Server 2008
Lab: Managing Windows Server 2008 Security
Planning a Windows Server 2008 security configuration
Implementing file server security

Planning for the Application Server Role

This module explains how to manage versioning and related frameworks in Windows Server 2008.

Determining application server role requirements
Overview of the application server role components
Supporting the .NET framework
Lab: Planning for the Application Server Role
Identifying the server roles required to support the application
Determining whether there are any compatibility issues with existing applications on the server
Configuring the application server

Planning for Windows Server 2008 High Availability

This module explains how to plan for high availability in Windows Server 2008.

Planning for Network Load Balancing
Overview of failover clustering support in Windows Server 2008
Creating clusters in Windows Server 2008
Lab: Planning for Failover Clusters in Windows Server 2008
Planning hardware requirements for Windows Server 2008
Planning for Network Load Balancing
Planning for a high availability LOB application
Implementing Network Load Balancing

Maintaining Windows Server 2008

TThis module explains how to plan a server update maintenance schedule in Windows Server 2008

Overview of Windows Server 2008 management tasks
Planning for security update management
Automating Windows Server 2008 maintenance
Lab: Developing a Maintenance Plan for Windows Server 2008
Evaluating log files and reports
Planning the maintenance schedule
Automating maintenance tasks

Maintaining a Distributed File System on Windows Server 2008

This module explains how to maintain a Distributed File System (DFS) on Windows Server 2008.

Planning components required for DFS
Tools for managing DFS
Planning for high availability in DFS
Lab: Planning for DFS
Evaluating the existing server environment
Deployment considerations for DFS
Designing a high-availability DFS solution
Implementing a high-availability DFS solution

Planning Windows Server 2008 Backup

This module explains how to define backup requirements and policies for administering Windows Server 2008.

Planning backups with Windows Server 2008
Planning backup policy on Windows Server 2008
Lab: Managing Windows Server 2008 Backup
Evaluating the existing backup plan
Updating the backup policy
Reviewing backup policy and plans
Implementing the backup policy

Managing a Windows Server 2008 Restore

This module explains how to plan and implement a Windows Server 2008 restore.

Planning a server restore policy
Planning an EFS restore policy
Verifying restored data
Lab: Planning Windows Server 2008 Restore
Evaluating backup data
Planning a restore
Investigating a failed restore
Restoring system state data

Monitoring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Servers

This module explains how to plan for monitoring Windows Server 2008

Planning monitoring tasks
Calculating a server baseline
Measuring performance objects
Selecting appropriate monitoring tools
Planning notification methods
Lab: Identifying Windows Server 2008 Monitoring Requirements
Evaluating performance metrics
Monitoring performance metrics
Configuring Data Collector sets
Evaluating trends
Monitoring extension exercise

Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hardware

This module explains how to troubleshoot hardware issues in Windows Server 2008.

Identifying hardware support issues
Dealing with physical failures
Dealing with device driver failures
Lab: Troubleshooting Hardware Issues
Troubleshooting network connectivity
Troubleshooting disk problems
Planning for future capacity requirements
Discussion – Reviewing troubleshooting plans

Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Software

This module explains how to troubleshoot software issues in Windows Server 2008.

Planning for business continuity
Reviewing log files
Reviewing core operating system components
Evaluating security issues
Lab: Troubleshooting Software Issues
Resolving driver update issues
Rolling back an update
Creating a plan to resolve version incompatibilities
Reconfiguring software settings

Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Networks

This module explains how to troubleshoot network issues in Windows Server 2008.

Analyzing the scale of network issues
Correcting IP connectivity issues
Resolving names in Windows Server 2008
Lab 15: Troubleshooting Network Problems
Resolving server connectivity problems
Resolving name resolution problems
Configuring and Analyzing Security
Analyzing Security Templates
Resolving slow server response times

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