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6437 - Designing a Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure

Prerequisites: Before attending this course, students must have one or more of the following:

• Intermediate understanding of networking. For example, how TCP/IP functions, addressing (including DHCP), name resolution (DNS/WINS), and connection methods (wired, wireless, VPN), NET+ or equivalent knowledge
• Intermediate understanding of network operating systems. For example, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 etc.
• Intermediate understanding of security best practices. For example, file system permissions, authentication methods, Kerberos etc.
• Intermediate knowledge of server and network hardware.
• Conceptual understanding of Active Directory (AD). For example, AD terminology, AD object types
• Hands-on experience with more than one application service such as:
• IIS
• Terminal Services
• Windows Media Services
• Virtual Server
• Hyper-V
• System Center Virtual Machine Manager

 

Module 1: Designing IIS Web Farms

• Overview of Hardware and Platform Options
• Design Web Farm Availability and Scalability
• Design Content Storage

Module 2: Optimizing IIS Performance and Stability

• Designing Application Pools
• Designing Script Mapping
• Designing Bandwidth Allocation
• Design Web Site Logging

Module 3: Designing IIS Security

• Design and Verify Transport Security
• Design Authentication and Authorization
• Design Delegation Administration

Module 4: Design IIS Maintenance and UDDI

• Designing Internet Information Services Backup and Recovery
• Specify Monitoring Requirements
• Deploying UDDI Services
• Tuning and Troubleshooting IIS 7

Module 5: Designing a Terminal Services Infrastructure

• Design Terminal Services Licensing
• Specify Terminal Services Connection Properties
• Design Device Redirection
• Design Terminal Services Gateways
• Design Terminal Services Broker
• Design RemoteApp Programs
• Design Web Access

Module 6: Designing a Terminal Services Maintenance Strategy

• Design Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) Policies for Application Resource and Reporting
• Specify Group Policy Settings for Terminal Servers
• Design High Availability
• Specify Monitoring Requirements
• Specify Maintenance and Recovery

Module 7: Design Windows Media Services Infrastructure Administration

• Design Windows Media for Live Streaming
• Windows Media Services for On-Demand Content
• Improving Performance for On-Demand Content
• Monitoring Windows Media Services

Module 8: Design Virtualization Infrastructure

• Virtualization of a Test Server Environment
• Virtualization and Migration of Legacy Applications
• Design and Test a Virtualized Development Environment

Module 9: Designing Virtualization Provisioning

• Design Virtual Server Provisioning Workflow Model
• Evaluate Appropriateness for Virtualization
• Evaluate Customization to Standard Configuration
• Design Deployment for Virtualization