6435: Designing a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure

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Five Days

Performance Based Objectives

Describe key components of network infrastructure design.
Describe how to design a secure network.
Design a plan for allocating IP addresses to workstations and servers.
Design a network topology.
Describe the internal considerations for network security and how they can be addressed.
Design an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates Domain Name System (DNS).
Optimize a name resolution system that incorporates DNS and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS).
Design a solution for network access.
Design a Network Access Protection (NAP) solution.
Design a solution for operating system deployment and maintenance.
Design the deployment of file services.
Design print services in Windows Server 2008.
Design high availability for applications and services.

Prerequisites

The primary audience for this course is IT professionals (including Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 enterprise administrators) interested in becoming a Longhorn Enterprise Administrator (who focuses on network solutions).

Before attending this course, students must have:
Active Directory Technology Specialist level knowledge and concepts.
Network Infrastructure Technology Specialist level knowledge and experience.
Applications Infrastructure Technology Specialist level knowledge and experience.
Windows Vista TS or D
Experience with Windows operating systems such as Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista
Intermediate understanding of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, name resolution, and connection methods.
Intermediate understanding of security best practices for authentication and file permissions.
Intermediate understanding of server and network hardware.

Course Content

Overview of Network Infrastructure Design

This module describes the key components of network infrastructure design.

Preparing for Network Infrastructure Design
Designing the Network Topology
Designing Network Infrastructure for Virtualization
Designing a Change Management Structure for a Network
Lab: Designing Network Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008
Preparing for the Network Infrastructure Design
Designing the Network Topology
Designing Network Infrastructure for Virtualization
Designing a Change Management plan
Lab Discussion

Designing Network Security

This module explains how design a secure network.

Overview of Network Security Design
Creating a Security Plan
Identifying Threats to Network Security
Analyzing Security Risks
The Defense-in-Depth Model
Lab: Designing a Network Security Plan
Designing a Team for the Security Plan
Identifying Threats
Analyzing Risk
Discussion of Designing a Network Security Plan

Designing IP Addressing

This module describes how to design a plan for allocating IP addresses to workstations and servers.

Designing an IPv4 Addressing Scheme
Designing an IPv6 Addressing Scheme
Designing DHCP Implementation
Designing DHCP Configuration Options
Lab: Designing IP Addressing in Windows Server 2008
Designing an IPv4 Addressing Scheme
Designing an IPv6 Addressing Scheme
Designing a DHCP Implementation
Discussion of IP Address Allocation

Designing Routing and Switching

This module explains how to design a network topology.

Preparing for Designing a Network Routing Topology
Selecting Network Devices
Designing Internet Connectivity and Perimeter Networks
Designing Routing Communications
Evaluating Network Performance
Lab: Designing a Network Routing Topology
Designing the Placement of Routers
Designing a Perimeter Network
Evaluating Network Performance
Discussion of Designing a Network Routing Topology

Designing Security for Internal Networks

This module explains the internal considerations for network security and how they can be addressed.

Designing Windows Firewall Implementation
Overview of IPSec
Designing IPSec Implementation
Lab: Designing a Secure Internal Network
Designing a Windows Firewall Implementation
Designing an IPSec Implementation

Designing Name Resolution

This module explains how to design an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates DNS.

Collecting Information for a Name Resolution Design
Designing a DNS Server Strategy
Designing a DNS Namespace
Designing DNS Zone Implementation
Designing Zone Replication and Delegation
Lab: Designing a Name Resolution Strategy in Windows Server 2008
Designing a DNS server strategy
Designing a DNS namespace
Designing a DNS zone and replication strategy
Discuss the design of name resolution
Implement a DNS zone and replication strategy

Designing Advanced Name Resolution

This module explains an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates DNS and WINS.

Optimizing DNS Queries
Designing DNS for High Availability
Designing a WINS Name Resolution Strategy
Lab: Designing a Name Resolution Strategy in Windows Server 2008
Optimize DNS resolution
Designing and Configuring WINS Name Resolution
Integrating DNS and WINS Name Resolution

Planning and Deploying the Application Virtualization Management System

This module explains how to design a solution for network access.

Gathering Data for Designing Network Access Solutions
Securing and Controlling Network Access
Designing Remote Access Services
Designing RADIUS Authentication with Network Policy Services’
Designing Wireless Access
Lab: Designing Network Access Solutions
Determining Network Access Requirements
Designing a Remote Access Solution
Designing Network Policy Services
Discuss the Design of Network Access
Designing a Wireless Connection Solution

Designing Network Access Protection

This module explains how to design a NAP solution.

Designing the NAP Platform Architecture
Network Policy Server Component Design
Designing NAP Enforcement Point and Client Component Requirements
IPSec Enforcement for NAP
Lab: Designing Network Access Protection
Designing the NAP Platform Architecture
Designing and Implementing the Network Policy Server Components
Designing and Implementing the NAP Enforcement and Client Components

Designing Operating System Deployment and Maintenance

This module explains how to design a solution for operating system deployment and maintenance.

Determining Operating System Deployment Requirements
Deploying an Operating System by Using WDS
Planning for the Creation and Modification of Images
Designing Multicast Transmission of Images
Lab: Designing Operating System Deployment and Maintenance
Designing an Operating System Deployment Solution
Designing WDS Deployment
Designing WDS Images
Discussing WDS Deployment and Images Design
Implementing Multicast Transmissions for Images

Designing File Services and DFS in Windows Server 2008

This module explains how to design the deployment of file services.

Designing File Services
Designing DFS
Designing the FSRM Configuration
Lab: Designing File Services and DFS in Windows Server 2008
Designing and Implementing DFS
Designing and Implementing FSRM

Designing Print Services in Windows Server 2008

This module explains how to design print services in Windows Server 2008.

Overview of a Print Services Design
Designing Print Services
Lab: Designing Shared Resources in Windows Server 2008
Analyzing the Components of a Print Services Design
Designing a Shared Printer Deployment

Designing High Availability in Windows Server 2008

This module explains how to design high availability for applications and services.

Overview of High Availability
Designing Network Load Balancing for High Availability
Designing Failover Clustering for High Availability
Designing Geographically Dispersed Failover Clusters
Lab: Designing High Availability in Windows Server 2008
Designing High Availability
Implementing an NLB Design
Implementing a Failover Cluster Design

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