Planning Management of Servers Running Windows 2008 Server Operating System

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Vendor: 
Microsoft
Subject: 
Networking
Overview: 

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills 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.

Course Contents: 

Module 1: Managing Windows Server 2008 Security

Lessons

  • Planning a defense-in-depth strategy
  • Implementing host level security for Windows Server 2008
  • Implementing server security by using Group Policies
  • Implementing network security for Windows Server 2008

    Module 2: Planning for Windows Server 2008 High Availability

    Lessons

  • Planning for Network Load Balancing
  • Overview of failover clustering support in Windows Server 2008
  • Creating clusters in Windows Server 2008

    Module 3: Maintaining Windows Server 2008

    Lessons

  • Overview of Windows Server 2008 management tasks
  • Planning for security update management
  • Automating Windows Server 2008 maintenance

    Module 4: Maintaining a Distributed File System on Windows Server 2008

    Lessons

  • Planning components required for DFS
  • Planning for fault tolerance in DFS
  • Tools for managing DFS

    Module 5: Planning Windows Server 2008 Backup & Restore

    Lessons

  • Plan Backups by Using the Windows Server 2008 Backup Feature
  • Plan a backup policy for Windows Server 2008
  • Planning a server restore policy
  • Planning an EFS restore policy
  • Verifying restored data

    Module 6: Monitoring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Servers

    Lessons

  • Planning monitoring tasks
  • Calculating a server baseline
  • Measuring performance objects
  • Selecting appropriate monitoring tools
  • Planning notification methods
    • 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.
  • Students should have up to 1 year experience implementing server plans although have probably not yet had full responsibility for planning.
    • Benefits: 

    Credit towards professional certification exam MCITP: Server Administrator

    Audience: 

    The MCITP: Server Administrator certification can help you develop and validate your skills in your current position, or propel you toward a future role, such as:

  • Windows server administrator
  • Server systems administrator
  • Monitoring operator
  • Network administrator. A server administrator is responsible for the operations and day-to-day management of an infrastructure of servers for an enterprise organization. Windows server administrators manage the infrastructure, Web, and IT application servers. The Windows server administrators use scripts and batch files written by others or those that they occasionally write themselves to accomplish tasks on a regular basis. They conduct most server management tasks remotely by using Terminal Server or administration tools installed on their local workstation.
    • Duration: 
    24 hours
    For more information on Planning Management of Servers Running Windows 2008 Server Operating System please feel free to contact us online or call us at 416-513-1535.