Designing a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure (ID# 6435)

Workshop General Description

This five-day 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 Student (*please contact sales for group discounts)

Upcoming Classes - (5 consecutive days)

January 10, 2010
February 15, 2010
March 15, 2010

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Target Audience:	Learning Objectives:
The primary audience for this course is IT professionals (including Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Administrators) interested in becoming a Longhorn Enterprise Administrator (who focuses on network solutions).	On completion of this course, Participants will be able to: Describe key components of network infrastructure design. Describe how to design a secure network. Design a plan for allocating IP addresses to workstations and servers. Design a network topology. Describe the internal considerations for network security and how they can be addressed. Design an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates Domain Name System (DNS). Optimize a name resolution system that incorporates DNS and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS). Design a solution for network access. Design a Network Access Protection (NAP) solution. Design a solution for operating system deployment and maintenance. Design the deployment of file services. Design print services in Windows Server 2008. Design high availability for applications and services.
Prerequisites:
Before attending this course, Participants must have completed (or have the equivalent knowledge and skills): Active Directory Technology Specialist level knowledge and concepts. Network Infrastructure Technology Specialist level knowledge and experience. Applications Infrastructure Technology Specialist level knowledge and experience. Experience with Windows operating systems such as Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista 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 Important: This program will be most useful to people who intend to use their new skills and knowledge on the job immediately after training.

Module 1: OVERVIEW OF NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN

This module describes the key components of network infrastructure design.

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

Describe the network infrastructure design.
Design the network topology.
Design network infrastructure for virtualization.
Design a change management structure for a network.

Topics:

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

Lab:

Exercise 1: Preparing for the Network Infrastructure Design
Exercise 2: Designing the Network Topology
Exercise 3: Designing Network Infrastructure for Virtualization
Exercise 4: Designing a Change Management plan
Exercise 5: Lab Discussion

Module 2: DESIGNING NETWORK SECURITY

This module explains how design a secure network.

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

Describe the security design process.
Describe the components of a security plan.
Describe how to identify threats.
Describe how to assess risk.
Describe the defense-in-depth model.

Topics:

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

Lab:

Exercise 1: Designing a Team for the Security Plan
Exercise 2: Identifying Threats
Exercise 3: Analyzing Risk
Exercise 4: Discussion of Designing a Network Security Plan

Module 3: DESIGNING IP ADDRESSING

This module describes how to design a plan for allocating IP addresses to workstations and servers.

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

Describe how to integrate IPv4 and IPv6.
Describe how to allocate IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
Describe how to implement DHCP placement.
Describe how to determine DHCP options.

Topics:

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

Lab:

Exercise 1: Designing an IPv4 Addressing Scheme
Exercise 2: Designing an IPv6 Addressing Scheme
Exercise 3: Designing a DHCP Implementation
Exercise 4: Discussion of IP Address Allocation

Module 4: DESIGNING ROUTING AND SWITCHING

This module explains how to design a network topology.

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

Prepare for designing a network routing topology.
Design the placement of routers.
Design a perimeter network.
Design routing communications.
Evaluate network performance.

Topics:

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

Lab:

Exercise 1: Designing the Placement of Routers
Exercise 2: Designing a Perimeter Network
Exercise 3: Evaluating Network Performance
Exercise 4: Discussion of Designing a Network Routing Topology

Module 5: DESIGNING SECURITY FOR INTERNAL NETWORKS

This module explains the internal considerations for network security and how they can be addressed.

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

Describe how Windows Firewall can be used to secure networks
Describe how IPSec can be used to secure networks

Topics:

Designing Windows Firewall Implementation
Overview of IPSec
Designing IPSec Implementation

Lab:

Exercise 1: Designing a Windows Firewall Implementation
Exercise 2: Designing an IPSec Implementation

Module 6: DESIGNING NAME RESOLUTION

This module explains how to design an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates DNS.

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:
Determine the information required to plan name resolution.

Describe how to design a DNS server strategy.
Describe how to design a DNS namespace
Describe how to design a DNS zone strategy.
Describe how to design a DNS zone replication strategy.

Topics:

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

Lab:

Exercise 1: Designing a DNS server strategy
Exercise 2: Designing a DNS namespace
Exercise 3: Designing a DNS zone and replication strategy
Exercise 4: Discuss the design of name resolution
Exercise 5: Implement a DNS zone and replication strategy

Module 7: DESIGNING ADVANCED NAME RESOLUTION

This module explains an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates DNS and WINS.

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

Optimize DNS resolution.
Design DNS for high availability.
Design a WINS Name resolution strategy.

Topics:

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

Lab:

Exercise 1: Optimize DNS resolution
Exercise 2: Designing and Configuring WINS Name Resolution
Exercise 3: Integrating DNS and WINS Name Resolution

Module 8: PLANNING AND DEPLOYING THE APPLICATION VIRTUALIZATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

This module explains how to design a solution for network access.

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

Describe how to gather data for designing network access solutions.
Describe how to secure and control network access.
Describe how to design remote access services.
Describe how to design a RADIUS solution.
Describe how to design wireless access.

Topics:

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

Lab:

Exercise 1: Determining Network Access Requirements
Exercise 2: Designing a Remote Access Solution
Exercise 3: Designing Network Policy Services
Exercise 4: Discuss the Design of Network Access
Exercise 5: Designing a Wireless Connection Solution

Module 9: DESIGNING NETWORK ACCESS PROTECTION

This module explains how to design a NAP solution.

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

Describe how to design the NAP platform architecture.
Describe NPS design for NAP.
Describe how to design NAP enforcement point and client component requirements.
Describe IPSec based NAP.

Topics:

Designing the NAP Platform Architecture
Network Policy Server Component Design
Designing NAP Enforcement Point and Client Component Requirements
IPSec Enforcement for NAP

Lab:

Exercise 1: Designing the NAP Platform Architecture
Exercise 2: Designing and Implementing the Network Policy Server Components
Exercise 3: Designing and Implementing the NAP Enforcement and Client Components

Module 10: DESIGNING OPERATING SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT AND MAINTENANCE

This module explains how to design a solution for operating system deployment and maintenance.

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

Determine operating system deployment requirements.
Describe operating system deployment using Windows Deployment Services.
Plan the creation and modification of images.
Design multicast transmission of images.

Topics:

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

Lab:

Exercise 1: Designing an Operating System Deployment Solution
Exercise 2: Designing WDS Deployment
Exercise 3: Designing WDS Images
Exercise 4: Discussing WDS Deployment and Images Design
Exercise 5: Implementing Multicast Transmissions for Images

Module 11: DESIGNING FILE SERVICES AND DFS IN WINDOWS SERVER 2008

This module explains how to design the deployment of file services.

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

Describe the design of file services.
Describe the design of Distributed File System (DFS).
Describe the design of File Server Resource Manager (FSRM).

Topics:

Designing File Services
Designing DFS
Designing the FSRM Configuration

Lab:

Exercise 1: Designing and Implementing DFS
Exercise 2: Designing and Implementing FSRM

Module 12: DESIGNING PRINT SERVICES IN WINDOWS SERVER 2008

This module explains how to design print services in Windows Server 2008.

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

Describe the print services design.
Design print services.

Topics:

Overview of a Print Services Design
Designing Print Services

Lab:

Exercise 1: Analyzing the Components of a Print Services Design
Exercise 2: Designing a Shared Printer Deployment

Module 13: DESIGNING HIGH AVAILABILITY IN WINDOWS SERVER 2008

This module explains how to design high availability for applications and services.

After completing this module, Participants will be able to:

Describe the need for high availability.
Describe how to design Network Load Balancing for high availability.
Describe how to design Failover Clustering for high availability.
Describe how to design geographically dispersed failover clustering.

Topics:

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

Lab:

Exercise 1: Designing High Availability
Exercise 2: Implementing an NLB Design
Exercise 3: Implementing a Failover Cluster Design


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