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Planning & Administering Windows Server 2008 Servers (Exam 70-646)

Course ID: HLT 6430

Course Length: 5 days

Course Description:
This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to plan, manage, and maintain Windows Server 2008 servers.

Target Student:
This course is intended for Windows Server 2008 Technology Specialists, in Network Infrastructure and Active Directory, who are interested in learning professional level Server Administrator skills to plan, manage, and maintain 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

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

Performance-Based Objectives :
Upon successful completion of 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 software, hardware, and network issues.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Deployment
Topic 1A: Overview of Windows Server 2008 Deployment
Topic 1B: Identifying Windows Server 2008 Compatibility Issues
Topic 1C: Developing a Windows Server 2008 Deployment Plan

Lesson 2: Managing Server Migration
Topic 2A: Creating a Windows Server 2008 Deployment Plan
Topic 2B: Planning the Server Decommissioning Process
Topic 2C: Commissioning a Windows Server 2008 File Server

Lesson 3: Planning Windows Server 2008 Server Roles
Topic 3A: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Hardware
Topic 3B: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Server Roles
Topic 3C: Planning for Windows Server 2008 File Servers
Topic 3D: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Core

Lesson 4: Creating a Configuration Change Plan for Windows Server 2008
Topic 4A: Developing a change control process
Topic 4B: Planning configuration changes
Topic 4C: Evaluating configuration changes

Lesson 5: Managing Windows Server 2008 Security
Topic 5A: Planning a defense-in-depth strategy
Topic 5B: Implementing host level security for Windows Server 2008
Topic 5C: Implementing server security by using Group Policies
Topic 5D: Implementing network security for Windows Server 2008

Lesson 6: Planning for the Application Server Role
Topic 6A: Determining application server role requirements
Topic 6B: Overview of the application server role components
Topic 6C: Supporting the .NET framework

Lesson 7: Planning for Windows Server 2008 High Availability
Topic 7A: Planning for Network Load Balancing
Topic 7B: Overview of failover clustering support in Windows Server 2008
Topic 7C: Creating clusters in Windows Server 2008

Lesson 8: Maintaining Windows Server 2008
Topic 8A: Overview of Windows Server 2008 management tasks
Topic 8B: Planning for security update management
Topic 8C: Automating Windows Server 2008 maintenance

Lesson 9: Maintaining a Distributed File System on Windows Server 2008
Topic 9A: Planning components required for DFS
Topic 9B: Planning for fault tolerance in DFS
Topic 9C: Tools for managing DFS

Lesson 10: Planning Windows Server 2008 Backup
Topic 10A: Plan Backups by Using the Windows Server 2008 Backup Feature
Topic 10B: Plan a backup policy for Windows Server 2008

Lesson 11: Managing a Windows Server 2008 Restore
Topic 11A: Planning a server restore policy
Topic 11B: Planning an EFS restore policy
Topic 11C: Verifying restored data

Lesson 12: Monitoring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Servers
Topic 12A: Planning monitoring tasks
Topic 12B: Calculating a server baseline
Topic 12C: Measuring performance objects
Topic 12D: Selecting appropriate monitoring tools
Topic 12D: Planning notification methods

Lesson 13: Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hardware
Topic 13A: Identifying hardware support issues
Topic 13B: Dealing with physical failures
Topic 13C: Dealing with device driver failures

Lesson 14: Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Software
Topic 14A: Planning for business continuity
Topic 14B: Reviewing log files
Topic 14C: Reviewing core OS components
Topic 14D: Evaluating security issues

Lesson 15: Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Networks
Topic 15A: Analyzing the scale of network issues
Topic 15B: Correcting IP connectivity issues
Topic 15C: Resolving names in Windows Server 2008