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6430 - Planning and Administering Windows Server 2008 Servers

Prerequisites: 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.
  Recommended 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

 

Module 1: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Deployment

• Overview of Windows Server 2008 Deployment
• Identifying Windows Server 2008 Compatibility Issues
• Developing a Windows Server 2008 Deployment Plan

Module 2: Managing Server Migration

• Creating a Windows Server 2008 Deployment Plan
• Planning the Server Decommissioning Process
• Commissioning a Windows Server 2008 File Server

Module 3: Planning Windows Server 2008 Server Roles

• Planning for Windows Server 2008 Hardware
• Planning for Windows Server 2008 Server Roles
• Planning for Windows Server 2008 File Servers
• Planning for Windows Server 2008 Core

Module 4: Creating a Configuration Change Plan for Windows Server 2008

• Developing a change control process
• Planning configuration changes
• Evaluating configuration changes

Module 5: Managing Windows Server 2008 Security

• Planning a defense-in-depth strategy
• Implementing host level security for Windows Server 2008
• Implementing server security by using Group Policies
• Implementing network security for Windows Server 2008

Module 6: Planning for the Application Server Role

• Determining application server role requirements
• Overview of the application server role components
• Supporting the .NET framework

Module 7: Planning for Windows Server 2008 High Availability

• Planning for Network Load Balancing
• Overview of failover clustering support in Windows Server 2008
• Creating clusters in Windows Server 2008

Module 8: Maintaining Windows Server 2008

• Overview of Windows Server 2008 management tasks
• Planning for security update management
• Automating Windows Server 2008 maintenance

Module 9: Maintaining a Distributed File System on Windows Server 2008

• Planning components required for DFS
• Planning for fault tolerance in DFS
• Tools for managing DFS

Module 10: Planning Windows Server 2008 Backup

• Plan Backups by Using the Windows Server 2008 Backup Feature
• Plan a backup policy for Windows Server 2008

Module 11: Managing a Windows Server 2008 Restore

• Planning a server restore policy
• Planning an EFS restore policy
• Verifying restored data

Module 12: Monitoring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Servers

• Planning monitoring tasks
• Calculating a server baseline
• Measuring performance objects
• Selecting appropriate monitoring tools
• Planning notification methods

Module 13: Monitoring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Servers

• Identifying hardware support issues
• Dealing with physical failures
• Dealing with device driver failures

Module 14: Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Software

• Planning for business continuity
• Reviewing log files
• Reviewing core OS components
• Evaluating security issues

Module 15: Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Networks

• Analyzing the scale of network issues
• Correcting IP connectivity issues
• Resolving names in Windows Server 2008