Planning and Administering Windows Server 2008 Servers Course
Course Description
Course Code: M6430
This instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement, monitor, and maintain Windows Server 2008 servers.
This course is intended for entry level server administrators or IT professionals who are interested in becoming server administrators as the next step in their career path.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
This instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement, monitor, and maintain Windows Server 2008 servers.
This course is intended for entry level server administrators or IT professionals who are interested in becoming server administrators as the next step in their career path.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Plan a Windows Server 2008 Deployment.
- Plan and implement server commissioning and decommissioning for Windows Server 2008.
- Plan the installation of server roles for Windows Server 2008.
- Create a configuration change plan for Windows Server 2008.
- Plan and implement Windows Server 2008 security.
- Manage application versioning in Windows Server 2008.
- Plan for a high-availability Windows Server 2008 deployment.
- Plan a server update maintenance schedule for Windows Server 2008.
- Maintain Distributed File System (DFS) in Windows Server 2008.Define server backup requirements and policies for Windows Server 2008 backup
- Plan and implement a Windows Server 2008 restore.
- Plan Windows Server 2008 monitoring.
- Troubleshoot hardware issues.
- Troubleshoot software issues.
- Troubleshoot network issues.
Course pre-requisites:
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.
Topics covered on the 5 day Planning and Administering Windows Server 2008 Servers course
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
Managing Server Migration
- Creating a Windows Server 2008 Deployment Plan
- Planning the Server Decommissioning Process
- Commissioning a Windows Server 2008 File Server
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
Creating a Configuration Change Plan for Windows Server 2008
- Developing a change control process
- Planning configuration changes
- Evaluating configuration changes
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
Planning for the Application Server Role
- Determining application server role requirements
- Overview of the application server role components
- Supporting the .NET framework
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
Maintaining Windows Server 2008
- Overview of Windows Server 2008 management tasks
- Planning for security update management
- Automating Windows Server 2008 maintenance
Maintaining a Distributed File System on Windows Server 2008
- Planning components required for DFS
- Planning for fault tolerance in DFS
- Tools for managing DFS
Planning Windows Server 2008 Backup
- Plan Backups by Using the Windows Server 2008 Backup Feature
- Plan a backup policy for Windows Server 2008
Managing a Windows Server 2008 Restore
- Planning a server restore policy
- Planning an EFS restore policy
- Verifying restored data
Monitoring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Servers
- Planning monitoring tasks
- Calculating a server baseline
- Measuring performance objects
- Selecting appropriate monitoring tools
- Planning notification methods
Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hardware
- Identifying hardware support issues
- Dealing with physical failures
- Dealing with device driver failures
Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Software
- Planning for business continuity
- Reviewing log files
- Reviewing core OS components
- Evaluating security issues
Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Networks
- Analyzing the scale of network issues
- Correcting IP connectivity issues
- Resolving names in Windows Server 2008
Course Classification:
Technical Training Course
This is an instructor led training course taught in a classroom based environment.
Scheduled course dates
| September 2010 | October 2010 | November 2010 | December 2010 | January 2011 |
| 6-10 | - | 22-26 | 20-24 | - |
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If you would prefer to run this course at your premises as you have several employees to place on the course perhaps, then we are also able to offer onsite Windows Server 2008 Training and bespoke Windows Server 2008 courses