Course 6435A: Designing a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure (6435A)

After completing this course, students 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.

Course Outline
Module 1: Overview of Network Infrastructure Design
This module describes the key components of network infrastructure design.
Lessons
Preparing for Network Infrastructure Design
Designing the Network Topology
Designing Network Infrastructure for Virtualization
Designing a Change Management Structure for a Network
Lab : Designing Network Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008
Preparing for the Network Infrastructure Design
Designing the Network Topology
Designing Network Infrastructure for Virtualization
Designing a Change Management plan
Lab Discussion
After completing this module, students 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.
Module 2: Designing Network Security
This module explains how to design a secure network.
Lessons
Overview of Network Security Design
Creating a Network Security Plan
Identifying Threats to Network Security
Analyzing Security Risks
Defense-in-Depth Model Overview
Lab : Designing a Network Security Plan
Identifying a Team for the Security Plan Scenario
Identifying Threats
Analyzing Risk
Discussion of Designing a Network Security Plan
After completing this module, students 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.
Module 3: Designing IP Addressing
This module describes how to design a plan for allocating IP addresses to workstations and servers.
Lessons
Designing an IPv4 Addressing Scheme
Designing an IPv6 Addressing Scheme
Designing DHCP Implementation
Designing DHCP Configuration Options
Lab : Designing IP Addressing in Windows Server 2008
Designing an IPv4 Addressing Scheme
Designing an IPv6 Addressing Scheme
Designing a DHCP Implementation
Discussion of IP Address Allocation
After completing this module, students 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
Module 4: Designing Routing and Switching
This module explains how to design a network topology.
Lessons
Preparing for Designing a Network Routing Topology
Selecting Network Devices
Designing Internet Connectivity and Perimeter Networks
Designing Routing Communications
Evaluating Network Performance
Lab : Designing a Network Routing Topology
Designing the Placement of Routers
Designing a Perimeter Network
Evaluating Network Performance
Discussion of Designing a Network Routing Topology
After completing this module, students 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.
Module 5: Designing Security for Internal Networks
This module explains the internal considerations for network security and how they can be addressed.
Lessons
Designing Windows Firewall Implementation
Overview of IPSec
Designing IPSec Implementation
Lab : Designing a Secure Internal Network
Designing a Windows Firewall Implementation
Designing an IPSec Implementation
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe how Windows Firewall can be used to secure networks
Describe how IPSec can be used to secure networks.
Design an IPSEc implementation.
Module 6: Designing Name Resolution
This module explains how to design an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates DNS.
Lessons
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 : Designing a Name Resolution Strategy in Windows Server 2008
Designing a DNS Server Strategy
Designing a DNS Namespace
Designing a DNS Zone and Replication Strategy
Discuss the Design of Name Resolution
Implement a DNS Zone and Replication Strategy
After completing this module, students 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.
Module 7: Designing Advanced Name Resolution
This module explains an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates DNS and WINS.
Lessons
Optimizing DNS Queries
Designing DNS for High Availability
Designing a WINS Name Resolution Strategy
Lab : Designing a Name Resolution Strategy in Windows Server 2008
Optimize DNS Resolution
Designing and Configuring WINS Name Resolution
Integrating DNS and WINS Name Resolution
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Optimize DNS resolution.
Design DNS for high availability.
Design a WINS Name resolution strategy.
Module 8: Planning and Deploying the Application Virtualization Management System
This module explains how to design a solution for network access.
Lessons
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 : Designing a Network Access Solution
Designing a Remote Access Solution
Designing Network Policy Services
Designing a Wireless Connection Solution
Discuss the Design of Network Access
Deploying an SSTP VPN Solution
After completing this module, students 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.
Module 9: Designing Network Access Protection
This module explains how to design a NAP solution.
Lessons
Designing the NAP Platform Architecture
NAP Architecture
NAP Enforcement
Designing NAP Policy
Designing NAP Enforcement and Remediation
Lab : Designing Network Access Protection
Analyzing Enforcement Methods
Designing DHCP Enforcement
Designing IPSec Enforcement
Implementing DHCP Enforcement
After completing this module, students 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.
Module 10: Designing Operating System Deployment and Maintenance
This module explains how to design a solution for operating system deployment and maintenance.
Lessons
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 : Designing Operating System Deployment and Maintenance
Designing an Operating System Deployment Solution
Designing WDS Deployment
Designing WDS Images
Designing a WSUS Deployment
Discussing Operating System Deployment and Maintenance
After completing this module, students 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.
Module 11: Designing File Services and DFS in Windows Server 2008
This module explains how to design the deployment of file services and DFS.
Lessons
Designing File Services
Designing DFS
Designing the FSRM Configuration
Lab : Designing File Services and DFS in Windows Server 2008
Selecting File Services Components
Designing DFS
Designing FSRM
Implementing DFS
Implementing FSRM
After completing this module, students 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).
Module 12: Designing High Availability in Windows Server 2008
This module explains how to design high availability for applications and services.
Lessons
Overview of High Availability
Designing Network Load Balancing for High Availability
Designing Failover Clustering for High Availability
Designing Geographically Dispersed Failover Clusters
Lab : Designing High Availability in Windows Server 2008
Designing High Availability
Implementing an NLB Design
Implementing a Failover Cluster Design
After completing this module, students 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.
Module 13: Designing Print Services in Windows Server 2008
This module explains how to design print services in Windows Server 2008.
Lessons
Overview of a Print Services Design
Windows Server 2008 Printing Features
Designing Print Services
Lab : Designing Shared Resources in Windows Server 2008
Analyzing the Components of a Print Services Design
Designing a Shared Printer Deployment
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the print services design.
Describe Windows Server 2008 printing features.
Design 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.