Module 1: Configuring Windows Server 2008
This module explains how to install and configure
Windows Server 2008. It also explores using Server
Manager to work with roles, features, and other aspects
of server configuration like Automatic Updates.
Lessons
• Server
Manager Roles
• Windows Server 2008 Features
Lab 1: Configuring Windows Server 2008
• Initial
Configuration Tasks
• Server Manager Console
• Server Manager Wizards
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
• Describe
Windows Server 2008 roles.
• Describe Windows Server 2008 features.
Module 2: Next Generation Networking
This module explains how to use new and improved networking
features in Windows Server 2008, including server and
domain isolation, IPv6, and DNS.
Lessons
• Networking
with Windows Server 2008
• DNS Overview and Improvements
• Lab 1: Reviewing Networking Defaults and Settings
• Review the Network Center
• Creating Domain Isolation Policies
• Create a Centralized QoS Policy
• Communicate with Link-Local Addresses
Lab 2: DNS: Explore Management Settings
• Explore
the Active Directory Snap-Ins
• Create a Forward Lookup Zone
• Create a Reverse Lookup Zone
• Create Resource Records
• Configure Zone Transfers
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
• Identify
new and improved networking features with Windows
Server 2008.
• Explain how Server and Domain Isolation protects
your network.
• Know the difference between IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
• Know how DNS is used.
• Explain how DNS and Active Directory work together.
• List new improvements to DNS with Windows Server
2008.
Module 3: Server Core
This module explains how to use key functionality
and benefits of a Server Core installation, including
adding and configuring roles.
Lessons
• Server
Core Introduction
• Configuring and Managing Server Core
Lab 1: Server Core
• Installing
Windows Server Core
• Configure Server Core
• Add and Configure Server Roles
• Add Backup Feature
• Managing Server Core
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
• Describe
Server Core.
• List Server Core benefits.
• Add Server Core roles.
• Configure Server Core roles.
Module 4: Windows Backup
This module provides an overview of the new backup
infrastructure in Windows Server 2008, including Volume
Shadow Copy service, scheduled vs. manual backups,
media, the Universal Disk Format (UDF), and restoring
data.
Lessons
• Backup
Infrastructure
• Optical Media
• Restore Utilities
Lab 1: Backup and Restore System Data
• Perform
Installation Tasks
• Schedule a Backup
• Create a Manual Backup
• Schedule Daily AD DS Backup via Command Line
• Perform Windows RE Tasks
• Restore Files and Folders
• Backup and Recovery with Vista Client
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
• List
new features with Windows Server 2008.
• Explain the new backup infrastructure, including
Volume Shadow Copy Service.
• Explain the difference between scheduled and manual
backups.
• Identify which media you can use for backups in Windows
Server 2008.
• Describe the Universal Disk Format.
• Identify ways to restore data in Windows Server 2008.
Module 5: Network Policies and Access Protection
This module explains how to use Network Access Protection
(NAP) and related technologies to enforce security
and client health policies.
Lessons
• Network
Policies Access Protection
• Enforcement Options
• Network Access Protection Scenarios
Lab 1: Using Network Access Protection
• Configuring
Network Access Protection for DHCP
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
• Describe
how Network Policies Access Protection works.
• Identify the enforcement options.
• List Network Access Protection scenarios.
Module 6: Windows Deployment Services
This module explains how to use benefits and components
of Windows Deployment Services, including image capture
and management.
Lessons
• Introducing
Windows Deployment Services
• WDS Components
Lab 1: Working with Windows Deployment Services
• Install
and Configure Windows Deployment Services
• Working with Images
• Creating Images
• Using Unattend Files
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
• Describe
Windows Deployment Services benefits.
• List Windows Deployment Services components.
• Explain the Windows Deployment Services image capture
process.
• Use Windows Deployment Services management components.
Module 7: Windows Server Virtualization
This module explains how to use new capabilities and
architecture in Windows Server Virtualization, including
integrated management functions for physical and virtual
environments.
Lessons
• Introducing
Windows Server Virtualization
• Configuring Windows Server Virtualization
Lab 1: Windows Server Virtualization
• Configure
Server Virtualization
• Configure Virtual Networks
• Add Virtual Machines
• Monitoring and Optimization
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
• List
the new features of Windows Server virtualization.
• Configure Windows Server virtualization virtual machines.
• Create virtual machine snapshots.
• Migrate Virtual Server 2005 virtual machines to Windows
Server virtualization.
Module 8: High Availability Features
This module explains how to use failover clustering
and network load balancing.
Lessons
• Failover
Clustering
• Network Load Balancing
Lab 1: High Availability Features
• Installing
a Two-Node File Server Cluster
• Configuring Network Load Balancing with Terminal
Services
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
• List
suitable scenarios for Failover Cluster use
• List suitable scenarios for Network Load Balancing
use
• Describe how Failover Clustering is used to support
availability and scalability
• List new features in Windows Server 2008 Failover
Clustering
• Describe Failover Clustering requirements
Module 9: Performance Monitoring and Optimization
This module explains how to use Windows Server 2008's
performance monitoring tools, including using Windows
System Resource Manager to implement server resource
controls.
Lessons
• Windows
Reliability and Performance Monitor
• Microsoft Windows System Resource Manager
Lab 1: Performance Monitoring and Optimization
• Reviewing
Performance and Reliability Monitoring
• Key Scenarios for Monitoring Performance and Reliability
• Add Windows System Resource Manager Feature
• Windows System Resource Manager Scenarios
• Configure Windows System Resource Manager for Terminal
Services
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
• Describe
the features of Windows Reliability and Performance
Monitor
• Implement server resource controls using Windows
System Resource Manager
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