This five-day instructor-led course provides in-depth training on implementing, configuring, managing and troubleshooting Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environments. It covers core AD DS concepts and functionality as well as implementing Group Policies, performing backup and restore and monitoring and troubleshooting Active Directory related issues. After completing this course students will be able to configure AD DS in their Windows Server 2008 and Windows server 2008 R2 environments.

The course also provides a direct mapping to the objective domain of the 70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring exam.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for Active Directory Technology Specialists, Server and Enterprise Administrators who want to learn how to implement Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environments. Those attending would be interested in learning how to secure domains by using Group Policies, back up, restore, monitor, and troubleshoot configuration to ensure trouble-free operation of Active Directory Domain Services.

Those intending to take the 70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring exam will also benefit from attendance at this course.

Module 1: Introducing Active Directory Domain Service

• Overview of Active Directory, Identity, and Access
• Active Directory Components and Concepts
• Install Active Directory Domain Services

Module 2: Administering Active Directory Securely and Efficiently

• Work with Active Directory Administration Tools
• Custom Consoles and Least Privilege
• Find Objects in Active Directory
• Use Windows PowerShell to Administer Active Directory

Module 3: Managing Users and Service Accounts

• Create and Administer User Accounts
• Configure User Object Attributes
• Automate User Account Creation
• Create and Configure Managed Service Accounts

Module 4: Managing Groups

• Overview of Groups
• Administer Groups
• Best Practices for Group Management

Module 5: Managing Computer Accounts

• Create Computers and Join the Domain
• Administer Computer Objects and Accounts
• Perform an Offline Domain Join

Module 6: Implementing a Group Policy Infrastructure

• Understand Group Policy
• Implement GPOs
• Manage Group Policy Scope
• Group Policy Processing
• Troubleshoot Policy Application

Module 7: Managing User Desktop with Group Policy

• Implement Administrative Templates
• Configure Group Policy Preferences
• Manage Software with GPSI

Module 8: Managing Enterprise Security and Configuration with Group Policy Settings

• Manage Group Membership by Using Group Policy Settings
• Manage Security Settings
• Auditing
• Software Restriction Policy and Applocker

Module 9: Securing Administration

• Delegate Administrative Permissions
• Audit Active Directory Administration

Module 10: Improving the Security of Authentication in an AD DS Domain

• Configure Password and Lockout Policies
• Audit Authentication
• Configure Read-Only Domain Controllers

Module 11: Configuring Domain Name System

• Install and Configure DNS in an AD DS Domain
• Integration of AD DS, DNS, and Windows
• Advanced DNS Configuration and Administration

 
Module 12: Administering AD DS Domain Controllers

• Domain Controller Installation Options
• Install a Server Core Domain Controller
• Manage Operations Masters
• Configure Global Catalog
• Configure DFS-R Replication of SYSVOL

Module 13: Managing Sites and Active Directory Replication

• Configure Sites and Subnets
• Configure Replication

Module 14: Directory Service Continuity

• Monitor Active Directory
• Manage the Active Directory Database
• Active Directory Recycle Bin
• Back Up and Restore AD DS and Domain Controllers

Module 15: Managing Multiple Domains and Forests

• Configure Domain and Forest Functional Levels
• Manage Multiple Domains and Trust Relationships
• Move Objects between Domains and Forests

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Basic understanding of networking
• Intermediate understanding of network operating systems
• An awareness of security best practices
• Basic knowledge of server hardware
• Some experience creating objects in Active Directory
• Basic concepts of backup and recovery in a Windows Server environment
• A good knowledge of Windows Client operating systems such as Windows Vista or Windows 7

 

This three-day instructor-led course provides in-depth training on configuring and troubleshooting Active Directory Identity and Access (IDA) solutions with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for those who want to learn how IDA solutions are implemented in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. It is also intended for those preparing for MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory certification. This course provides a technology overview of IDA and PKI solutions, and details the implementation of each of the roles in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that implement the IDA solution.

 

Course Outline Module 1: Exploring Identity and Access Solutions

• Overview of Identity and Access Techniques
• Active Directory Identity and Access Solutions Server Roles
• Additional Identity and Access Management Tools and Solutions

Module 2: Deploying and Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services

• Overview of Public Key Infrastructure
• Overview of Certification Authorities
• Deploying Certification Authorities
• Configuring Certification Authorities
• Troubleshooting Active Directory Certificate Services

Module 3: Deploying and Configuring Certificates

• Managing Certificate Templates
• Deploying Certificates and Managing Enrollment
• Managing Certificate Revocation
• Configuring Certificate Recovery

Module 4: Deploying and Configuring Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services

• Overview of Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
• Deploying and Configuring Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
• Configuring AD LDS Instances and Partitions
• Configuring Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services Replication
• Troubleshooting Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services

Module 5: Deploying and Configuring Active Directory Federation Services

• Overview of Active Directory Federation Services 2.0
• Deploying Active Directory Federation Services
• Configuring Active Directory Federation Services Partner Organizations and Claims
• Troubleshooting Active Directory Federation Services

Module 6: Deploying and Configuring Active Directory Rights Management Services

• Overview of Active Directory Rights Management Services
• Deploying and Configuring Active Directory Rights Management Services
• Configuring AD RMS Rights Policy Templates and Exclusion Policies
• Configuring Active Directory Rights Management Services Trust Policies
• Troubleshooting Active Directory Rights Management Services

Module 7: Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Identity and Access Solutions

• Maintaining Active Directory Certificate Services
• Maintaining Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
• Maintaining Active Directory Federation Services
• Maintaining Active Directory Rights Management Services

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Technical skills in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). This includes technical skills equivalent to 6425C: Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services.
• Technical skills in Windows Server 2008 equivalent to 6419B: Configuring, Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers.

This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to configure and troubleshoot Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Sp1 Network Infrastructures. It will cover networking technologies most commonly used with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Sp1 such as DNS, DHCP, IPv4 and IPv6 network addressing, Network Policy server and Network Access Protection and configuring secure network access. It also covers fault tolerant storage technologies, Network Storage and routing and remote access, monitoring and compliance updates as well as other relevant technologies

Audience Profile

This course will be of interest and benefit to attendees with different back grounds and career aspirations. It will be of interest to Network Administrators who currently are, or will be, working with Windows Server 2008 servers. It will also be of interest and benefit to Active Directory technology specialists who aspire to be Enterprise Administrators (Tier 4 day-to-day network operations) or experienced Server Administrators who aspire to be Enterprise Administrators.

Storage Area Network Administrators who need to understand this information to deploy or extend their current storage infrastructure and Operations Managers who need this information to support troubleshooting efforts and business decisions would also benefit from this course

This course also maps directly to the 70-642: TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring exam objective domain and is part of the MCTS prerequisites for the MCITP: Server Administrator credential. As such people looking to take the 70-642 exam or obtain the MCITP: Server Administrator credential would also benefit from attending this course.

Course Outline Module 1: Planning and Configuring IPv4

• Implementing an IPv4 Network Infrastructure
• Overview of Name Resolution Services in an IPv4 Network Infrastructure
• Configuring and Troubleshooting IPv4

Module 2: Configuring and Troubleshooting DHCP

• Overview of the DHCP Server Role
• Configuring DHCP Scopes
• Configuring DHCP Options
• Managing a DHCP Database
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting DHCP
• Configuring DHCP Security

Module 3: Configuring and Troubleshooting DNS

• Installing the DNS Server Role
• Configuring the DNS Server Role
• Configuring DNS Zones
• Configuring DNS Zone Transfers
• Managing and Troubleshooting DNS

Module 4: Configuring and Troubleshooting IPv6 TCP/IP

• Overview of IPv6
• IPv6 Addressing
• Coexistence with IPv6
• IPv6 Transition Technologies
• Transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6

Module 5: Configuring and Troubleshooting Routing and Remote Access

• Configuring Network Access
• Configuring VPN Access
• Overview of Network Policies
• Overview of the Connection Manager Administration Kit
• Troubleshooting Routing and Remote Access
• Configuring DirectAccess

Module 6: Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting the Network Policy Server Role Service

• Installing and Configuring a Network Policy Server
• Configuring RADIUS Clients and Servers
• NPS Authentication Methods
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting a Network Policy Server

Module 7: Implementing Network Access Protection

• Overview of Network Access Protection
• How NAP Works
• Configuring NAP
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting NAP

Module 8: Increasing Security for Windows Servers

• Windows Security Overview
• Configuring Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
• Deploying Updates with Windows Server Update Services

 Module 9: Increasing Security for Network Communication

• Overview of IPsec
• Configuring Connection Security Rules
• Configuring NAP with IPsec Enforcement
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting IPsec

Module 10: Configuring and Troubleshooting Network File and Print Services

• Configuring and Troubleshooting File Shares
• Encrypting Network Files with EFS
• Encrypting Partitions with BitLocker
• Configuring and Troubleshooting Network Printing

Module 11: Optimizing Data Access for Branch Offices

• Branch Office Data Access
• DFS Overview
• Overview of DFS Namespaces
• Configuring DFS Replication
• Configuring BranchCache

Module 12: Controlling and Monitoring Network Storage

• Monitoring Network Storage
• Controlling Network Storage Utilization
• Managing File Types on Network Storage

Module 13: Recovering Network Data and Servers

• Recovering Network Data with Volume Shadow Copies
• Recovering Network Data and Servers with Windows Server Backup

Module 14: Monitoring Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Servers

• Monitoring Tools
• Using Performance Monitor
• Monitoring Event Logs

Before attending this course, students must have:

• You must have an intermediate understanding of Windows Server operating systems such as Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Sp1 and Windows client operating systems such as Windows Vista or Windows 7. Client operating system knowledge equivalent to the below certifications would be of benefit.

              Exam 70-680: TS: Windows 7, Configuration

or

Exam 70-620: TS: Windows Vista, Configuring 

• You should understand how TCP/IP functions and have a basic understanding of addressing, name resolution (Domain Name System [DNS]/Windows Internet Name Service [WINS]), connection methods (wired, wireless, virtual private network [VPN]).
• You should have an awareness of security best practices such as understanding file system permissions, authentication methods, workstation, and server hardening methods, and so forth.

The minimum level of knowledge required in the above three bullet points, excluding the client experience, can be covered by having knowledge equivalent to the MOC course 6420B: Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 

• Basic knowledge of Active Directory would also be of benefit.

About this Course
This five day course is intended for IT Professionals who are interested in the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and implement a Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment. It incorporates both the planning of the server infrastructure and key aspects of the implementation, management and maintenance of Active Directory and Network Infrastructure. It is the primary training resource for Exam 70-646 preparation (MCITP: Server Administrator certification). It covers the most important job tasks for Server Administrators who are responsible for the planning, operations, and day-to-day maintenance of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 servers in the enterprise.

The course covers Windows server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Sp1.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for experienced IT Professionals looking to gain deeper insight and decision making knowledge for a variety of planning and implementation tasks typically carried out by Server Administrators. Also, this course is relevant for you if you have been working as a Server Administrator on a previous version of Windows Server and want to update your skills to the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Sp1 environment.

The course is intended to build on the student's existing skills in the areas of Active Directory and Network Infrastructure for Windows Server 2008, therefore it is not suitable for new or inexperienced server administrators

Course OutlineModule 1: Planning Server Deployment and Upgrade

• Developing a Deployment Strategy
• Virtualization Considerations
• Selecting an Automation Strategy
• Implementing an Automation Strategy

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Module 2: Planning Server Management and Delegated  

• Remote Server Management Tools
• Decentralizing Systems Administration

Module 3: Planning Network Addressing and Name Resolution

• Provisioning IPv4 Addresses on Enterprise Networks
• Provisioning IPv6 Addresses on Enterprise Networks
• Transitioning to IPv6
• Provisioning DNS Services on Enterprise Networks

Module 4: Planning and Provisioning Active Directory Domain Services

• Deploying Domain Controllers in Multi-Site Organizations
• Planning Administrative and Management Structures for AD DS
• Planning a Maintenance Strategy for AD DS
• Planning a Backup and Restore Strategy for AD DS

Module 5: Planning Group Policy Strategy

• Planning Group Policy Settings
• Planning the Assignment of Group Policies
• Planning the Management of Group Policy Objects

Module 6: Planning Active Directory Certificate Services

• Managing Certificate Templates
• Planning Certificate Enrollment and Revocation

Module 7: Planning and Provisioning Application Servers

• Planning and Provisioning Web Services
• Planning and Provisioning Presentation Virtualization
• Planning and Provisioning Application Virtualization

Module 8: Planning File and Print Services

• Provisioning File Services
• Provisioning and Managing Storage
• Provisioning and Managing Network Print Services
• Migrating File and Print Services

Module 9: Planning Network Access

• Planning Network Security
• Planning Virtual Private Networks
• Planning Network Access Protection
• Planning DirectAccess

Module 10: Provisioning Data and Storage

• Planning and Implementing Distributed File System
• Planning and Implementing BranchCache
• Provisioning Storage

Module 11: Planning Update Deployment

• WSUS Topologies
• Update Management

Module 12: Planning High Availability

• Planning Network Load Balancing
• Planning Failover Clustering
• Planning for Service Availability

Module 13: Planning Performance and Event Monitoring

• Monitoring and Analyzing Server Performance
• Managing Events

Module 14: Enterprise Backup and Recovery

• Disaster Recovery Concepts
• Planning Windows Server Backup
• Planning Recovery of Data and servers

 

Before attending this course, students must have:

• At least one year experience in implementing or contributing to server and client planning
• At least one year experience carrying out day to day network Infrastructure and Active Directory management and maintenance tasks
• Technology skills equivalent to moc course 6418C: Deploying Windows Server 2008

Also, the following prerequisite certifications would support your preparation for attending this course and the taking of the subsequent related exam (70-646):

• MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration
• Equivalent course(s): 6425C and 6426C
• MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration
• Equivalent course(s): 6421B

This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to install and deploy Windows Server 2008 R2. This course also will teach you how to automate server deployment, as well as provide guidelines, best practices, and considerations that will help you to migrate existing services to Windows Server 2008 R2.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for information technology (IT) professionals who have experience with Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008, and who hold an Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) credentialor Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) credential (or Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) credential or Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) credential) certification and/or equivalent knowledge. They also should be responsible for deploying Windows Server 2008 R2, including the R2 features that enable enhanced functionality of Windows 7 clients, must understand how to use the latest deployment tools and solution accelerators that were updated for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. This course is intended for IT professionals experienced on the technologies that Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 R2 include, and who have a Windows Server 2003 or 2008 MCTS or MCITP (or MSCA/MCSE) certification or equivalent knowledge.

This course also is targeted at IT professionals who are responsible for planning and implementing the deployment of Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. This audience uses graphical administration tools, command-line tools, Windows PowerShell, imaging tools, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, and Microsoft Solution Accelerators. These IT professionals conduct most server-deployment tasks in a deployment lab, and roll out monitored pilot deployments in a controlled fashion. They use a combination of low-touch and no-touch deployment processes and tools. This audience also deploys these servers from a centralized location, and validates remote server deployments and configurations using remote management tools and scripts

Module 1: Installing and Configuring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

• Planning Windows Server 2008 R2 Installations
• Performing a Windows Server 2008 R2 Installation
• Configuring Windows Server 2008 R2 Following Installation
• Automating Server Activation Using Microsoft Volume Activation

Module 2: Implementing Deployment Technologies

• Selecting a Deployment Strategy
• Using the Windows Automated Installation Kit
• Working with Images
• Working with Unattended Answer Files

Module 3: Using Windows Deployment Services

• Overview of Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
• Implementing Deployment with WD
• Maintaining Images

Module 4: Implementing the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

• Introducing the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
• Using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
• Maintaining Images with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

Module 5: Migrating Active Directory Directory Service

• Overview of Upgrading Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory
• Upgrading Domain Controllers to Windows Server 2008 R2

Module 6: Migrating File, Print, and Web Services

• Introducing the Windows Server Migration Tools
• Migrating File and Print Servers
• Migrating Web and Application Servers

Module 7: Deploying Branch Office and Remote Access Services

• Implementing Read-Only Domain Controllers
• Implementing Remote Infrastructure

Module 8: Migrating Workloads to Microsoft Virtual Machines

• Overview of Microsoft Virtualization
• Installing Hyper-V
• Migrating workloads to Hyper-V

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Able to perform server and desktop installation, upgrades, and configuration
• A conceptual understanding of automated deployment
• A basic understanding of the processes in Microsoft Operations Connector Framework, Microsoft Solutions Framework, and ITIL 3.0
• Basic skills with Windows PowerShell 2.0
• Windows command line
• Understanding of, and experience with, monitoring and management tools
• Networking knowledge
• Knowledge of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
• Knowledge of security
• Understanding of, and experience with, performance monitoring
• Troubleshooting skills
• Familiarity and experience with Windows PowerShell 2.0, Windows Command line, scripting of imaging and virtualization technologies, and general batch scripting.

About this Course
This course introduces students to a series of Windows Server 2008 technologies that are used in common business scenarios, and are often the technical underpinnings for business applications.  It guides students through the installation, configuration, management and troubleshooting of a Windows Server 2008 technology infrastructure for a large, comprehensive business application, assisting them with the foundational knowledge required for success in supporting such technologies. It covers technologies in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 including Sp1.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for IT Professional technical specialists who work in the complex computing environment of a medium to large company and are responsible for the underlying Microsoft technologies that support a business application infrastructure in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
This course is also intended for IT professional technical specialists seeking to prepare for the 70-643:  TS:  Windows Server 2008 Application Infrastructure, Configuring examination.

Course Outline

Module 1: Configuring Storage for Windows Server 2008 Applications

• Lesson 1: Storage Concepts in Windows Server 2008
• Lesson 2: Configuring iSCSI Storage for Windows Server
• Lesson 3: Working with Virtual Hard Disks

Module 2: Configuring High Availability for Windows Server 2008 Applications

• Lesson 1: Network Load Balancing Fundamentals
• Lesson 2: Implementing a Network Load Balancing Cluster
• Lesson 3: Windows Failover Cluster Fundamentals
• Lesson 4: Preparing for Failover Clustering
• Lesson 5: Implementing a Windows Failover Cluster

Module 3: Configuring Remote Desktop Services

• Lesson 1: Remote Desktop Services Overview
• Lesson 2: Configuring a Remote Desktop Services Host Server
• Lesson 3: Configuring the Remote Desktop User Experience
• Lesson 4: Deploying and Connecting to Remote App programs
• Lesson 5: Connecting Users to Applications with RD Web Access and RADC
• Lesson 6: Configuring Licensing for Remote Desktop Services

Module 4: RDS in the Multiple-Server Configuration

• Lesson 1: Building an RDS Server Farm
• Lesson 2: Monitoring the RDS Environment

Module 5: Securely Delivering RDS Applications to the Internet

• Lesson 1: Remote Desktop Gateway Fundamentals
• Lesson 2: Installing and Managing the RDG

Module 6: IIS Web Applications

• Lesson 1: IIS Functional Overview
• Lesson 2: Creating IIS Web Sites and Applications
• Lesson 3: Managing IIS Web Sites and Applications

Module 7: IIS FTP and SMTP Services

• Lesson 1: Implementing and Configuring IIS FTP Sites
• Lesson 2: Implementing and Configuring IIS SMTP Sites

Module 8: IIS Server and SSL Management

• Lesson 1: Monitoring and Logging IIS
• Lesson 2: Managing IIS and SSL Security
• Lesson 3: Managing IIS Administrative Delegation and Remote Administration

Module 9: Microsoft SharePoint Foundation

• Lesson 1: Installing and Configuring SharePoint Foundation
• Lesson 2: SharePoint Foundation Integration

Module 10: Windows Streaming Media Services

• Lesson 1:  Installing and Configuring Streaming Media Services
• Lesson 2:  Securing Streaming Media

 

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Up to one year of experience managing Windows Server 2008 and/or Windows Server 2008 R2 in a medium-to-large networking environment of multiple physical locations.
• At least two years of experience configuring and managing Windows Vista or Windows 7 clients
• Experience managing applications and network technologies in an enterprise environment, which may include network services and resources such as messaging, databases, file and print, a firewall, Internet access, an intranet, Public Key Infrastructure, remote access, remote desktop, virtualization, and client computer management.
• Experience managing connectivity requirements such as connecting branch offices and individual users in remote locations to corporate resources and connecting corporate networks.

This five-day course will provide students with an understanding of how to design a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure that meets business and technical requirements for network services.

Audience Profile

The primary audience for this course is IT professionals, including Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 enterprise administrators interested in becoming a Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator who focuses on network solutions.

Outline Module 1: Overview of Network Infrastructure Design

• Preparing for Network Infrastructure Design
• Designing the Network Topology
• Designing Network Infrastructure for Virtualization
• Designing a Change Management Structure for a Network

Module 2: Designing Network Security

• Overview of Network Security Design
• Creating a Network Security Plan
• Identifying Threats to Network Security
• Analyzing Security Risks
• Defense-in-Depth Model Overview

 Module 3: Designing IP Addressing

• Designing an IPv4 Addressing Scheme
• Designing an IPv6 Addressing Scheme
• Designing DHCP Implementation
• Designing DHCP Configuration Options

Module 4: Designing Routing and Switching

• Preparing for Designing a Network Routing Topology
• Selecting Network Devices
• Designing Internet Connectivity and Perimeter Networks
• Designing Routing Communications
• Evaluating Network Performance

Module 5: Designing Security for Internal Networks

• Designing Windows Firewall Implementation
• Overview of IPSec
• Designing IPSec Implementation

Module 6: Designing Name Resolution

• Collecting Information for a Name Resolution Design
• Designing a DNS Server Strategy
• Designing a DNS Namespace
• Designing DNS Zone Implementation
• Designing Zone Replication and Delegation

Module 7: Designing Advanced Name Resolution

• Optimizing DNS Queries
• Designing DNS for High Availability
• Designing a WINS Name Resolution Strategy

Module 8: Planning and Deploying the Application Virtualization Management System

• Gathering Data for Designing Network Access Solutions
• Securing and Controlling Network Access
• Designing Remote Access Services
• Designing RADIUS Authentication with Network Policy Services
• Designing Wireless Access

Module 9: Designing Network Access Protection

• Designing the NAP Platform Architecture
• NAP Architecture
• NAP Enforcement
• Designing NAP Policy
• Designing NAP Enforcement and Remediation

Module 10: Designing Operating System Deployment and Maintenance

• Determining Operating System Deployment Requirements
• Deploying an Operating System by Using WDS
• Planning for the Creation and Modification of Images
• Designing Multicast Transmission of Images

Module 11: Designing File Services and DFS in Windows Server 2008

• Designing File Services
• Designing DFS
• Designing the FSRM Configuration

 Module 12: Designing High Availability in Windows Server 2008

• Overview of High Availability 
• Designing Network Load Balancing for High Availability
• Designing Failover Clustering for High Availability
• Designing Geographically Dispersed Failover Clusters

Module 13: Designing Print Services in Windows Server 2008

• Overview of a Print Services Design
• Windows Server 2008 Printing Features
• Designing Print Services

 

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Active Directory Technology Specialist level knowledge and concepts.
• Network Infrastructure Technology Specialist level knowledge and experience.
• Applications Infrastructure Technology Specialist level knowledge and experience.
• Windows Vista TS level of knowledge and experience.
• Intermediate understanding of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, name resolution, and connection methods.
• Intermediate understanding of security best practices for authentication and file permissions.
• Intermediate understanding of server and network hardware.

At the end of this five-day course, students will learn how to design an Active Directory Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008. Students will learn how to design Active Directory forests, domain infrastructure, sites and replication, administrative structures, group policies, and Public Key Infrastructures. Students will also learn how to design for security, high availability, disaster recovery, and migrations.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for Windows Server 2008 IT professionals who want to become Windows Server 2008 enterprise administrators and move into the role of designing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) environments.

Module 1: Designing an Active Directory Forest Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008

• Determining Active Directory Forest Design Requirements
• Designing an Active Directory Forest
• Designing Active Directory Forest Trusts
• Managing the Active Directory Schema
• Understanding Windows Time Service

Module 2: Designing an Active Directory Domain Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008

• Designing Active Directory Domains
• Designing the Integration of DNS Namespaces
• Designing the Placement of Domain Controllers
• Designing Active Directory Domain Trusts

Module 3: Designing Active Directory Sites and Replication in Windows Server 2008

• Designing Active Directory Sites
• Designing AD DS Replication
• Designing the Placement of Domain Controllers in AD DS Sites

Module 4: Designing Active Directory Domain Administrative Structures in Windows Server 2008

• Planning an Active Directory Domain Administrative Structure
• Designing Organizational Unit Structures
• Designing an Active Directory Group Strategy
• Planning for User and Computer Account Management

Module 5: Designing Active Directory Group Policy in Windows Server 2008

• Gathering Information for Group Policy Deployment
• Designing Group Policy Settings
• Designing Group Policy Processing
• Designing Group Policy Management

Module 6: Designing AD DS Security in Windows Server 2008

• Designing Active Directory Security Policies
• Designing Active Directory Domain Controller Security
• Designing Administrator Security and Delegation

Module 7: Designing Active Directory High Availability in Windows Server 2008

• Understanding AD DS High Availability
• Designing an AD DS High Availability Strategy

Module 8: Designing AD DS Disaster Recovery in Windows Server 2008

• Designing an Active Directory Database Maintenance Strategy
• Designing an Active Directory Backup and Recovery Strategy
• Designing an AD DS Monitoring Strategy

Module 9: Designing Public Key Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008

• Overview of PKI and Active Directory Certificate Services
• Designing a Certification Authority Hierarchy
• Designing Certificate Template
• Designing Certificate Distribution and Revocation

Module 10: Designing an AD RMS Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008

• Gathering Information for an Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) Design
• Designing AD RMS Clusters and Access
• Designing AD RMS Backup and Recovery

Module 11: Designing an Active Directory Federation Services Implementation in Windows Server 2008

• Overview of an Active Directory Federation Services Design
• Designing a Business-to-Business Federation
• Designing Active Directory Federation Services Claims and Applications

Module 12: Designing an AD LDS Implementation

• AD LDS Deployment Scenarios
• Overview of an AD LDS Implementation Design
• Designing AD LDS Schema and Replication
• Integrating AD LDS with AD DS

Module 13: Designing Active Directory Migrations in Windows Server 2008

• Choosing an Active Directory Migration Strategy
• Designing a Domain Upgrade Strategy
• Designing a Domain Restructure Strategy

 

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Completion of Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) Windows Server 2008 curriculum or equivalent knowledge and skills.
• Knowledge of Windows Vista Terminal Services or Deployment Terminal Services