6430, Planning for Windows Server 2008 Servers

	Course retirement date: March 31, 2012 Course 6433A: Planning and Implementing Windows Server 2008 is the recommended replacement for this course. This 3-day course is intended for IT pros who are interested in the knowledge and skills necessary to plan a Windows Server 2008 operating system infrastructure. This course is aimed at server administrators and is not a “how-to” course; therefore, it has a significant number of planning exercises with less focus on hands-on exercises than some courses. 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.
	Duration: 3.0 day(s) Price: £800.00 + VAT	Download Course Content   Download Course Files

Locations

Infero Ltd is based in the Lace Market in Nottingham. Training courses take place at the following locations including Nottingham, Derby, Loughborough, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Burton-on-Trent, Lincoln, Leicester, Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Birmingham, Solihul, Coventry, Nuneaton, Peterborough, Grantham.

Target Students

This course is intended for a server administrator who:

• Is moving from a technical-specialist role to a decision-making role.
• Wants to acquire the necessary knowledge to be able to plan for Windows Server 2008 servers.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Skills equivalent to course 6418A (deployment)–Installation and configuration of Windows Server 2008, Windows Deployment Services, Active Directory directory service upgrades
• Skills equivalent to course 6420A (networking fundamentals)– TCP/IP configuration, server administration, network and data security
• Skills equivalent to course 6421A (core network infrastructure training)– Domain Name System (DNS) configuration, Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) configuration, IPv6 transition, remote access, network policies, Network Access Protection (NAP), Distributed File System (DFS)
• Skills equivalent to course 6424A (Active Directory fundamentals)– Configure Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), configure Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS), configure Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS), configure Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS), create users and groups
• Skills equivalent to course 6425A (core Active Directory training)– Configure AD DS security, trusts, sites, replication, Group Policy
• Up to one year experience implementing server plans

Delivery Method

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Course Objectives

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.

Course Content

Module 1: Planning Windows Server 2008 Deployment

Overview of Change Management
Planning a Single-Server Installation
Performing a Single-Server Installation
Automating Windows Server Deployment

Module 2: Planning Network Infrastructure for Windows Server 2008

Planning IPv4 Addressing
Planning for Name Resolution Services
Determining the Need for WINS
Planning a Perimeter Network
Planning an IPv4 to IPv6 Transition Strategy

Module 3: Planning for Active Directory

Selecting a Domain and Forest Topology
Selecting a Domain and Forest Functional Level
Planning Identity and Access Services in Active Directory
Implementing Active Directory in the Physical Network

Module 4: Planning for Group Policy

Planning Group Policy Application
Planning Group Policy Processing
Planning the Management of Group Policy Objects
Planning the Management of Client Computers

Module 5: Planning Application Servers

Overview of Application Servers
Supporting Web-Based Applications
Supporting SQL Server Databases
Deploying Client Applications
Planning Terminal Services

Module 6: Planning File and Print Services

Planning and Deploying the File Services Role
Managing Storage * Planning and Implementing the Distributed File System
Planning and Implementing Shared Printing

Module 7: Planning Server and Network Security

Overview of Defense-in-Depth
Planning for Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
Planning Protection Against Viruses and Malware
Managing Remote Access
Planning for Network Access Protection (NAP)

Module 8: Planning Server Administration

Selecting the Appropriate Administration Tool
Planning Server Core Administration
Delegating Administration

Module 9: Planning and Implementing Monitoring and Maintenance

Planning Monitoring Tasks
Calculating a Server Baseline
Tools for Monitoring Server Performance
Planning Software Updates

Module 10: Planning High Availability and Disaster Recovery

Choosing a High-Availability Solution
Planning a Backup and Restore Strategy

Module 11: Planning Virtualization

Overview of Server Virtualization
Business Scenarios for Server Virtualization
Overview of System Center Virtual Machine Manager
Planning Host Resources