Deploying Windows Server 2008 (Exam 70-643)
Course ID: HLT 6418
Course Length: 3 days
Course Description:
This 3-day instructor-led course provides students with an understanding of migrating and deploying Windows Server 2008 including installation, configuration, and upgrading. Special emphasis is given to upgrading common server configurations and using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit.
Target Student:
This course is intended for IT professionals who are experienced with 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 of one or more of the following:
- On-the-job experience in planning, implementing, managing, or supporting Microsoft Windows Server NT 4.0, 2000 or 2003, including Active Directory and Network Infrastructure.
- Working knowledge of networking, for example, TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS).
- Experience with a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure.
- Experience with implementing security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network.
- Experience installing , configuring, and administering Microsoft Windows 2003, Windows XP Professional, or Windows Vista.
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 and Server Core
- Add and configure Windows Server Core roles.
- Add the Backup feature to Windows Server Core.
- Manage Windows Server Core.
- Create an answer file for use with Dcpromo.
- Create an Unattend file to automate RODC installation.
- Deploy a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) using an answer file.
- Install and configure Windows Deployment Services (WDS).
- Create operating system images in WDS.
- Add components like language packs to an image.
- Use an Unattend file with WDS.
- Configure custom computer naming for large scale WDS deployments.
- Deploy images with WDS.
- Install and configure Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT).
- Create an MDT build and MDT deployment points.
- Perform a Lite Touch installation using MDT.
- Prepare a Windows Server 2003 forest and domain for upgrade to Windows Server 2008.
- Install a domain controller in an existing domain using the Command Line and Windows interface.
- Describe considerations for upgrading remote infrastructure servers, file and print servers and Web and application servers.
- Install and configure the file and print server roles.
- Create and replicate a Distributed File System (DFS) namespace.
- Schedule a backup.
- Migrate a printer.
- Export an application and configuration from an IIS 6.0 server.
- Configure IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008
- Import a configuration onto Windows Server 2008
- Enable Remote Desktop and remote administration of Windows Firewall.
- Install and configure BitLocker Drive Encryption (BDE) and BDE Remote Admin Tool.
- Configure admin role separation on an RODC.
- Configure Distributed File System Replication (DFS-R).
- Migrate a Windows NT 4.0 server to a virtual machine.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Windows Server 2008 Installation and Configuration
Topic 1A: Windows Server 2008 Setup Improvements and Requirements
Topic 1B: Windows Server 2008 Server Core Installation
Topic 1C: Implement a Volume Licensing Strategy using KMS and MAK
Lesson 2: Windows Server Core 2008 Configuration
Topic 2A: Server Core Basic Configuration
Topic 2B: Configuring Server Core Roles
Lesson 3: Windows Server 2008 Unattended Installation
Topic 3A: Unattended Windows Server 2008 Installation
Topic 3B: Unattended Domain Controller Installation
Lesson 4: Using Windows Deployment Services
Topic 4A: Windows Deployment Services
Topic 4B: Working with the WIM Format
Lesson 5: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
Topic 5A: Introduction to the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
Topic 5B: Using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
Lesson 6: Upgrading and Migrating Active Directory
Topic 6A: Windows Server 2008 Upgrade Overview
Topic 6B: Upgrading Windows Server 2003 Domain Controllers to Windows Server 2008
Topic 6C: Active Directory Upgrade Sequence
Lesson 7: Upgrading File and Print, Web, and Remote Infrastructure Servers
Topic 7A: Ugrading File and Print Servers
Topic 7B: Upgrading Web and Application Servers
Topic 7C: Upgrading Remote Infrastructure Servers
Lesson 8: Migrating Workloads to Microsoft Virtual Machines
Topic 8A: Microsoft Server Virtualization
Topic 8B: Migrating Workloads to Microsoft Virtual Machines
Lesson 9: Configuring Windows Server 2008 for Performance
Topic 9A: Hardware Considerations
Topic 9B: Workload Considerations