6433 Planning and Implementing Windows Server 2008

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

This course is intended for experienced IT Professionals looking to gain deeper insight and decision making knowledge for a variety of planning and implementation tasks typically carried out by Server Administrators. Also, this course is relevant for you if you have been working as a Server Administrator on a previous version of Windows Server and want to update your skills to the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Sp1 environment.

The course is intended to build on the student's existing skills in the areas of Active Directory and Network Infrastructure for Windows Server 2008, therefore it is not suitable for new or inexperienced server administrators.

Before attending this course, students must possess the following skillset and knowledge:

• At least one year experience in implementing or contributing to server and client planning
• At least one year experience carrying out day to day network Infrastructure and Active Directory management and maintenance tasks
• Technology skills equivalent to Microsoft course 6418 - Deploying Windows Server 2008

Also, the following prerequisite certifications would support your preparation for attending this course and the taking of the subsequent related exam

• (70-646) MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration or equivalent courses
  6425 - Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services and
  6426 - Configuring Identity & Access Solutions with Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
• (70-642) MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring or equivalent course 6421 - Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure

This is the primary training for Exam 70-646 MCITP: Server Administrator certification.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Plan Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Sp1 deployments and upgrades
• Plan server management and delegated administration strategies
• Plan for network addressing with IPv4 and IPv6 and also the provisioning of DNS services
• Plan and provision Active Directory Domain Services
• Plan and implement Group Policy strategy
• Plan and implement Active Directory Certificate Services
• Plan and provision Application servers including Web services, presentation virtualization and application virtualization
• Plan and implement file and print server roles
• Plan and implement secure network access policies such as VPNs, Network Access Protection (NAP) and Direct Access
• Plan and provision data and storage
• Plan and implement an update management strategy using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
• Plan and implement high availability
• Plan for server performance and event monitoring
• Plan and implement a backup and recovery strategy

Module 1: Planning Server Deployment and Upgrade

Developing a Deployment Strategy
Virtualization Considerations
Selecting an Automation Strategy
Implementing an Automation Strategy

Module 2: Planning Server Management and Delegated Administration

Remote Server Management Tools
Decentralizing Systems Administration

Module 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

Module 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

Module 5: Planning Group Policy Strategy

Planning Group Policy Settings
Planning the Assignment of Group Policies
Planning the Management of Group Policy Objects

Module 6: Planning Active Directory Certificate Services

Enterprise PKI Deployment and Administration
Managing Certificate Templates
Planning Certificate Enrollment and Revocation

Module 7: Planning and Provisioning Application Servers

Planning and Provisioning Web Services
Planning and Provisioning Presentation Virtualization
Planning and Provisioning Application Virtualization

Module 8: Planning File and Print Services

Provisioning File Services
Provisioning and Managing Storage
Provisioning and Managing Network Print Services
Migrating File and Print Services

Module 9: Planning Network Access

Planning Network Security
Planning Virtual Private Networks
Planning Network Access Protection
Planning DirectAccess

Module 10: Provisioning Data and Storage

Planning and Implementing Distributed File System
Planning and Implementing BranchCache
Provisioning Storage

Module 11: Planning Update Deployment

WSUS Topologies
Update Management

Module 12: Planning High Availability

Planning Network Load Balancing
Planning Failover Clustering
Planning for Service Availability

Module 13: Planning Performance and Event Monitoring

Monitoring and Analyzing Server Performance
Managing Events

Module 14: Enterprise Backup and Recovery

Disaster Recovery Concepts
Planning Windows Server Backup
Planning Recovery of Data and servers

Infero Training 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.