Course number HE689S

Delivery method
Remotely assisted instructional learning (RAIL)
Instructor-led training (ILT)
Onsite dedicated training (OST)

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 Server 2008 deployment technologies and implementation
• A strong familiarity with Windows Server 2008 networking technologies and implementation
• A strong familiarity with Windows Server 2008 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

Audience
This course is 300 level and for individuals working currently as a server administrator responsible for managing the infrastructure, Web, and IT application servers of an enterprise infrastructure of servers.

Benefits to you
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 outline

Module 1: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Deployment

Lessons

• Overview of Windows Server 2008 Deployment
• Identifying Windows Server 2008 Compatibility Issues
• Developing a Windows Server 2008 Deployment Plan

Lab: Planning for a Windows Server 2008 Server Deployment

• Reviewing the Existing Server Environment
• Reviewing Business Requirements and SLAs
• Creating a Deployment Plan
• Discussion – Reviewing the Deployment Plans

Module 2: Managing Server Migration

Lessons

• Creating a Windows Server 2008 Deployment Plan
• Planning the Server Decommissioning Process
• Commissioning a Windows Server 2008 File Server

Lab: Migrating a File Server to Windows Server 2008

• Reviewing the Existing Server Environment
• Planning for the Windows Server 2008 File Server
• Deploying a Windows Server 2008 File Server
• Verifying the Windows Server 2008 File Server Deployment

Module 3: Planning Windows Server 2008 Server Roles

Lessons

• 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

Lab: Planning Windows Server 2008 Servers

• Planning a Windows Server 2008 Server Configuration
• Planning a Windows Server 2008 File Server
• Implementing Windows Server 2008 File Servers

Module 4: Creating a Configuration Change Plan for Windows Server 2008

Lessons

• Developing a change control process
• Planning configuration changes
• Evaluating configuration changes

Lab: Creating a Configuration Change Plan

• Plan a Windows Server 2008 server configuration
• Discussion – Sharing best practice

Module 5: Managing Windows Server 2008 Security

Lessons

• 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

Lab: Managing Windows Server 2008 Security

• Planning a Windows Server 2008 security configuration
• Implementing file server security

Module 6: Planning for the Application Server Role

Lessons

• Determining application server role requirements
• Overview of the application server role components
• Supporting the .NET framework

Lab: Planning for the Application Server Role

• Identifying the server roles required to support a LOB application
• Identifying .NET framework requirements
• Planning security requirements for the application

Module 7: Planning for Windows Server 2008 High Availability

Lessons

• Planning for Network Load Balancing
• Overview of failover clustering support in Windows Server 2008
• Creating clusters in Windows Server 2008

Lab: Planning for Failover Clusters in Windows Server 2008

• Planning hardware requirements for Windows Server 2008 failover clusters
• Planning for Network Load Balancing
• Planning for a high availability LOB application

Module 8: Maintaining Windows Server 2008

Lessons

• Overview of Windows Server 2008 management tasks
• Planning for security update management
• Automating Windows Server 2008 maintenance

Lab: Developing a Maintenance Plan for Windows Server 2008

• Evaluating log files and reports
• Planning the maintenance schedule
• Automating maintenance tasks
• Reviewing the maintenance plan

Module 9: Maintaining a Distributed File System on Windows Server 2008

Lessons

• Planning components required for DFS
• Planning for fault tolerance in DFS
• Tools for managing DFS

Lab: Planning for DFS

• Evaluating the existing server environment
• Deployment considerations for DFS
• Designing a fault tolerant DFS solution

Module 10: Planning Windows Server 2008 Backup

Lessons

• Plan Backups by Using the Windows Server 2008 Backup Feature
• Plan a backup policy for Windows Server 2008

Lab: Managing Windows Server 2008 Backup

• Evaluating the existing backup plan
• Updating the backup policy
• Reviewing backup policy and plans
• Backing up a server

Module 11: Managing a Windows Server 2008 Restore

Lessons

• Planning a server restore policy
• Planning an EFS restore policy
• Verifying restored data

Lab: Planning Windows Server 2008 Restore

• Evaluating the backup data
• Planning a restore including System State Data
• Investigating a failed restore

Module 12: Monitoring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Servers

Lessons

• Planning monitoring tasks
• Calculating a server baseline
• Measuring performance objects
• Selecting appropriate monitoring tools
• Planning notification methods

Lab: Identifying Windows Server 2008 Monitoring Requirements

• Evaluating performance metrics
• Monitoring performance metrics
• Configuring Data Collector sets
• Evaluating trends
• Remote monitoring extension

Module 13: Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hardware

Lessons

• Identifying hardware support issues
• Dealing with physical failures
• Dealing with device driver failures

Lab: Troubleshooting Hardware Issues

• Evaluating disk issues
• Planning for server availability
• Planning for future capacity requirements
• Discussion – Server Hardware Issues

Module 14: Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Software

Lessons

• Planning for business continuity
• Reviewing log files
• Reviewing core OS components
• Evaluating security issues

Lab: Troubleshooting Software Issues

• Resolving driver update issues
• Rolling back a patch
• Fixing version incompatibilities
• Reconfiguring software settings

Module 15: Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Networks

Lessons

• Analyzing the scale of network issues
• Correcting IP connectivity issues
• Resolving names in Windows Server 2008

Lab 15: Troubleshooting Network Problems

• Resolving high network usage issues
• Resolving server connectivity problems
• Resolving name resolution problems
• Resolving slow server response times

• Upis u radnu knjižicu: ne
• Certifikat: ne
• Uvjerenje: ne
• In-house: ne
• Svjedodžba: ne
• Diploma: ne