Updating Your Network Infrastructure and Active Directory Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008
(Exam 70-649/648)
Course ID: HLT 6416B
Course Length: 5 days
Course Description:
This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to work with Network Infrastructure and Active Directory technologies in Windows Server 2008. This course is intended for individuals who already have experience with Network Infrastructure and Active Directory technologies in Windows Server 2000 or Windows Server 2003 to upgrade their skills to Windows Server 2008.
Target Student:
This course is intended for IT Professionals experienced on the technologies included in Windows Server 2000 or Windows Server 2003, and who hold an MCSE or MCSA certification and/or equivalent knowledge.
Prerequisites:
To ensure your success, we recommend you first have equivalent knowledge:
- Experience planning, implementing, managing, maintaining, and securing Microsoft Windows Server 2000 or 2003, including Active Directory and Network Infrastructure server roles.
- Working knowledge of networking, for example, TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS).
- Experience installing, configuring, and administering Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, or Microsoft Vista.
- MCSA on Windows Server 2003 or MCSE on Windows Server 2003 recommended.
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:
- Install and configure Windows Server 2008.
- Add and configure Windows Server Core roles.
- Explain the new backup infrastructure, including Volume Shadow Copy Service.
- Identify new and improved networking features with Windows Server 2008.
- Configure Hyper-V virtual machines.
- Identify considerations when upgrading from a Windows Server 2003 to a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory infrastructure.
- Install and configure Active Directory Federation Services, Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services, and Active Directory Rights Management Services.
- Use Read-Only Domain Controllers.
- Identify new features in AD DS auditing.
- Implement AD DS auditing.
- Configure Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering.
- Configure Windows Server 2008 Network Load Balancing.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2008
Topic 1A: Server Manager Roles
Topic 1B: Windows Server 2008 Features
Topic 1C: Active Directory Improvements
Lesson 2: Windows Deployment Services
Topic 2A: Introducing Windows Deployment Services
Topic 2B: WDS Components
Lesson 3: Windows Server 2008 Server Core
Topic 3A: Server Core Introduction
Topic 3B: Configuring and Managing Server Core
Lesson 4: Windows Backup
Topic 4A: Backup Infrastructure
Topic 4B: Optical Media
Topic 4C: Restore Utilities
Lesson 5: Windows Server 2008 Updates to Networking
Topic 5A: Networking with Windows Server 2008
Topic 5B: New Networking Features
Topic 5C: DNS with Windows Server 2008
Topic 5D: Configuring Routing
Topic 5E: Configuring Wireless Settings in Server 2008
Lesson 6: Network Policies and Access Protection
Topic 6A: Network Policies Access Protection
Topic 6B: Enforcement Options
Topic 6C: Network Access Protection Scenarios
Topic 6D: Routing and Remote Access
Lesson 7: Hyper-V
Topic 7A: Introducing Hyper-V
Topic 7B: Configuring Hyper-V
Lesson 8: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Services
Topic 8A: Planning for AD DS Deployment
Topic 8B: Upgrade Considerations
Lesson 9: Active Directory Domain Services
Topic 9A: What’s New in AD DS
Topic 9B: Manageability and Reliability
Lesson 10: Identity and Access Services in Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
Topic 10A: Active Directory Federation Services for identity access solution
Topic 10B: Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (replaces Active Directory Account Management with Windows Server 2003), providing directory services for applications
Topic 10C: Active Directory Right Management Services, enabling the creation of information-protection solutions
Lesson 11: Read-Only Domain Controllers
Topic 11A: Read-Only Domain Controllers
Topic 11B: Read-Only Domain Controller Operation
Lesson 12: Read-Only Domain Controller Operation
Topic 12A: What’s New in AD DS Auditing
Topic 12B: Implementing AD DS Change Auditing
Lesson 13: Enterprise PKI Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS)
Topic 13A: Add a Certificate Server Role
Topic 13B: Exploring New Enrollment UI
Topic 13C: Introducing CA performance monitors UI
Topic 13D: Exploring delegated enrollment UI
Topic 13E: Introducing OCSP configuration UI
Topic 13F: Explore Certificate Revocation
Lesson 14: High Availability Features
Topic 14A: Failover Clustering
Topic 14B: Network Load Balancing
Lesson 15: Performance Monitoring and Optimization
Topic 15A: Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor
Topic 15B: Microsoft Windows System Resource Manager
Topic 15C: Monitoring Events
Lesson 16: Software Maintenance Using Windows Server Update Services
Topic 16A: Introduction to Windows Server Update Services
Topic 16B: Installing and Configuring Windows Server Update Services
Topic 16C: Managing Windows Server Update Services