Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers (ID# 6430)

Workshop General Description

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

Workshop Price

$2450.00 USD Per Participant (*please contact sales for group discounts)

Upcoming Classes - (5 consecutive days)

• January 25, 2010
• February 22, 2010
• March 22, 2010 
  

This course is intended for entry-level Server Administrators or IT Professionals who are interested in becoming Server Administrators.

On completion of this course, Participants 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.

Before attending this course, Participants should have up to 1 year of experience implementing server plans although have probably not yet had full responsibility for planning.

This course requires that Participants meet the following prerequisites:

• A strong familiarity with Windows deployment technologies and implementation.
• A strong familiarity with Windows networking technologies and implementation.
• A strong familiarity with Active Directory technologies and implementation.

Important: This program will be most useful to people who intend to use their new skills and knowledge on the job immediately after training.

This module explains how to deploy Windows Server 2008

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

• Explain the advantages of deploying Windows Server 2008.
• Identify Windows Server 2008 compatibility issues.
• Develop a Windows Server 2008 deployment plan.

This module explains how to commission and decommission Windows Server 2008

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

• Create a deployment plan for Windows Server 2008.
• Identify server decommissioning steps.
• List Windows Server 2008 deployment and migration tools.

This module explains how to plan the installation of server roles in Windows Server 2008

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

• Identify hardware configuration options for Windows Server 2008.
• Identify performance implications when combining server roles.
• List guidance for installing file servers.
• Plan for Windows Server 2008 Server Core.

This module explains how to create a configuration change plan in Windows Server 2008

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

• Design a change control process for implementing configuration changes.
• Plan for configuration changes.
• Evaluate the success of configuration changes.

This module explains how to plan and implement security in Windows Server 2008

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

• Plan a defense-in-depth strategy for Windows Server 2008 security.
• Implement host-level security for Windows Server 2008.
• Implement server security by using Group Policy.
• Implement network security for Windows Server 2008 servers.

This module explains how to manage versioning and related frameworks in Windows Server 2008

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

• Determine the requirement for application servers.
• Identify application server role components.
• Plan for supporting the Microsoft .NET Framework.

This module explains how to plan for high availability in Windows Server 2008

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

• Develop a plan for Network Load Balancing (NLB).
• Describe the improved failover clustering support in Windows Server 2008.
• Plan for failover clustering in Windows Server 2008.

This module explains how to plan a server update maintenance schedule in Windows Server 2008

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

• Create a server management task schedule for Windows Server 2008.
• Plan for security update management plan by using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
• List automated maintenance tools for Windows Server 2008.

This module explains how to maintain a Distributed File System (DFS) on Windows Server 2008

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

• Identify services required for Distributed File System (DFS).
• Explain DFS fault tolerance.
• Identify DFS management tools.

This module explains how to define backup requirements and policies for administering Windows Server 2008

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

• Create a backup and recovery plan by using Windows Server Backup.
• Develop a backup policy for using Windows Server Backup.

This module explains how to plan and implement a Windows Server 2008 restore

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

• Create a server restore plan.
• Create a plan for restoring Encrypting File System (EFS) files.
• Verify the restore procedure.

This module explains how to plan for monitoring Windows Server 2008

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

• Plan monitoring tasks.
• Determine an appropriate server baseline.
• Determine objects and counters to monitor based on server role.
• Select the appropriate monitoring tools.
• Identify appropriate notification methods.

This module explains how to troubleshoot hardware issues in Windows Server 2008

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

• Identify hardware issues.
• Explain physical component failure.
• Manage device driver failure.

This module explains how to troubleshoot software issues in Windows Server 2008

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

• Evaluate the effect of software problems.
• Identify troubleshooting log files.
• Identify core operating system components.
• Evaluate software security issues.

This module explains how to troubleshoot network issues in Windows Server 2008

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

• Identify common types of network problems.
• Resolve IP connectivity issues.
• Resolve name resolution issues.