Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers

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Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers

· Course Number: 6430A

· Length: 5 Day(s)

Certification Exam

There are no exams associated with this course.

Course Overview

This fiveday instructorled course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement, monitor, and maintain Windows Server 2008 servers.

Prerequisites

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

This course requires that students meet the following prerequisites:

· A strong familiarity with Active Directory technologies and implementation

· A strong familiarity with Windows deployment technologies and implementation

· A strong familiarity with Windows networking technologies and implementation Audience

This course is geared towards entry level server administrators or IT professionals who are interested in becoming server administrators as the next step in their career path.

Course Outline

· Course Introduction

· Module 1

· Preparing for the Windows 2008 Installation

· Lesson: Overview of Windows Server 2008 Deployment

· Business Requirements

· 64bit Systems

· Consolidation with Server 2008

· High Availability

· Virtualization

· Are there any Windows 2008 Server compatibility Issues?

· Planning an Application Migration Plan

· The Upgrade Plan

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· What can delay your Windows 2008 Server Installation?

· Lesson: Making a Deployment Plan for Windows 2008 Server

· Analyze the Current Network

· Designing Server Deployments

· Scheduling Deployment

· Module 1 Review

· Module 2

· Managing Server Migration

· Making a Windows 2008 Server Deployment Plan

· How Virtualization Helps

· Planning for a Rollback

· Migrating Data And Services

· Lesson: Planning the Server Decommissioning Process

· Licensing

· Decommissioning

· Considerations for Decommissioning a Server

· Lesson: Commissioning a Windows Server 2008 File Server

· Deployment Tools

· Planning based on Policies

· Migrating File Servers

· Demo Installation Part A

· Demo Installation Part B

· Module 2 Review

· Module 3

· Planning Windows Server 2008 Server Roles

· Lesson: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Hardware

· Process and Memory Utilization

· Considerations for 32Bit and 64Bit Hardware

· Guidelines for Consolidating Server Roles

· Redundancy through Hardware

· Lesson: Combining Windows Server 2008 Server Roles

· Server Roles

· Performance Impact with Combining Server Roles

· Recommendations for Combining Servers

· High Availability Options

· Lesson: Planning for Windows Server 2008 File Servers

· Windows 2008 File Storage

· Recommendations for File Storage

· HighAvailability File Servers

· Clustering Options

· Lesson: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Core

· Server Core

· Minimum Hardware Requirements

· Demo Role Consolidation

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· Demo File Resource Manager

· Module 3 Review

· Module 4

· Planning for Changes to Windows 2008 Server

· Lesson: Developing a Change Control Process

· Change Request

· Establishing a Communication Plan

· Classifying Change Requests

· Change Approval Process

· Emergency Change Planning

· Lesson: Developing Configuration Changes

· Planning for Configuration Changes

· Impact Analysis of Change

· Testing Changes

· Rollback Plans

· Lesson: Reviewing Configuration Changes

· Verifying the Success of Changes

· Success?

· Documentation Update

· Module 4 Review

· Module 5

· Managing Windows Server 2008 Security

· Lesson: Planning a DefenseinDepth Strategy

· InDepth Defense Strategy

· What Defense Layers should be Considered?

· Lesson: Implementing HostLevel Security for Windows Server 2008

· Assigning Administrative Permissions

· Windows 2008 Firewall Configuration

· Security Templates

· Converting Security Configuration Wizard Settings to Security Templates

· Lesson: Implementing Network Security for Windows Server 2008

· Network Security Terms

· Network Security Options

· Recommendations for Implementing Windows Server 2008 Server Core

· Demo Security

· Demo Server Core Introduction

· Module 5 Review

· Module 6

· Planning for the Application Server Role

· Lesson: Determining Application Server Role Requirements

· What might require the Application Server Role?

· Getting Ready for the Application Server Role

· Application Supporting Technologies

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· Compatibility

· Lesson: Overview of the Application Server Role Components

· Windows Communication Foundation

· Windows Workflow Foundation

· Windows Presentation Foundation

· Lesson: Supporting the .NET Framework

· How the .NET Framework is Used

· .NET Versions

· Module 6 Review

· Module 7

· Planning for Windows Server 2008 High Availability

· Lesson: Network Load Balancing

· Network Load Balancing

· Changes in Network Load Balancing

· Troubleshooting NLB

· Lesson: Review of Failover Clustering in Windows Server 2008

· Clustering Features in Windows Server 2008

· Failover Clustering Enhancements in Windows Server 2008

· Verifying a Failover Clustering Solution

· Failover Clustering Management Tools

· Lesson: Creating Clusters in Windows Server 2008

· Failover Clustering Hardware Requirements

· Planning the Failover Cluster

· Managing Failover Clustering

· Module 7 Review

· Module 8

· Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers

· Lesson: Overview of Windows Server 2008 Management Tasks

· Windows Server 2008 Management Tasks

· Common Tasks for Different Server Roles

· Frequency of Management Tasks

· Lesson: Planning for Security Update Management

· WSUS Deployment Considerations

· WSUS Group Policy Settings

· Obtaining Updates

· Server Core Security Updates

· Lesson: Automating Windows Server 2008 Maintenance

· Automation Requirements

· Task Automation Tools

· Tool Selection Process

· Demo Management Tasks

· Module 8 Review

· Module 9

· Maintaining a Distributed File System on Windows Server 2008

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· Maintaining a Distributed File System on Windows Server 2008

· Lesson: Planning Components Required for DFS

· Services Required for DFS

· DFS Architecture

· Lesson: Planning for High Availability in DFS

· DFS Namespaces

· DFS Replication

· Data Storage

· Comparing Domain and StandAlone DFS

· Lesson: Managing DFS

· DFS Management Tools

· Delegating DFS Administration

· Demo DFS

· Module 9 Review

· Module 10

· Planning Windows Server 2008 Backup

· Lesson: Planning Backups with Windows Server 2008 Backup

· Selecting Backup Software and Backup Operators

· Process for Planning Backup in Windows Server 2008

· Creating a Backup Schedule

· Creating the Data Retention Plan

· Backing Up Encrypted Files and Virtual Machines

· Lesson: Planning Backup Policy on Windows Server 2008

· Factors Affecting Backup Policy

· Security Considerations

· Process for Selecting Backup Operators

· Demo Backup

· Module 10 Review

· Module 11

· Planning for a Windows Server 2008 Restore Policy

· Considerations for a Server Restore

· Challenges of a Server Restore

· Improving the Backup Plan

· Change Management Considerations

· Lesson: Planning an EFS restore policy

· Considerations When Restoring EFS Data

· Requirements for EFS Recovery

· Lesson: Verifying Restored Data

· Restore Logs

· Accessing Data After Restore

· Security Analysis

· Updating Backup and Restore Policy

· Module 11 Review

· Module 12

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· Monitoring Windows Server 2008 Servers

· Lesson: Planning Monitoring Tasks

· Reasons for Monitoring

· Monitoring Methods

· Planning for Event Monitoring

· Lesson: Calculating a Server Baseline

· Key Hardware Components to Monitor

· Common Performance Metrics

· Analyzing Performance Trends

· Planning for Future Capacity Requirements

· Lesson: Measuring Performance Objects

· What are some Server Role Performance Metrics?

· What are some Key Performance Counters?

· Lesson: Which Monitoring Tools to Use

· Windows Server 2008 Monitoring Tools

· Reliability and Performance Monitor

· Windows Performance Monitor

· ThirdParty Monitoring Tools

· Lesson: Planning Notification Methods

· Identifying Business Requirements

· Suitable Notification Methods

· Establishing an Escalation Path

· Demo WRPM

· Module 12 Review

· Module 13

· Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Hardware

· Lesson: Identifying Hardware Support Issues

· Troubleshooting Tools

· Evaluating Hardware Devices

· Lesson: Handling Hardware Component Failures

· Identifying Vulnerable Hardware Components

· Replacing Devices

· Lesson: Handling Device Driver Failures

· Determining Drivers in Use

· Establishing an Escalation Path

· Replacing Drivers

· Module 13 Review

· Module 14

· Planning for Business Continuity

· Lesson: Planning for Business Continuity

· Determining the Business Impact of Software Failure

· Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Software

· Measuring the Scale of Software Failure

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· Monitoring Service Level Agreements

· Establishing Change Management Procedures

· Typical Stages in a Troubleshooting Methodology

· Lesson: Reviewing Log Files

· Monitoring Log Files by Using Event Viewer

· Monitoring Application Logs

· Lesson: Reviewing Core Operating System Components

· Identifying Core Operating System Components

· Identifying Additional Roles and Services

· Server Applications

· Lesson: Evaluating Security Issues

· Troubleshooting Group Policy Security Settings

· DefenseinDepth Components

· Identifying Faults

· Module 14 Review

· Module 14

· Troubleshooting Network Problems

· Lesson: Analyzing the Scale of Network Issues

· Business Impact of Network Failure

· Scale of Failure

· Service Level Agreements

· Change Management Procedures

· Interaction with Other Teams

· Lesson: Correcting IP Connectivity Issues

· IP Version in Use

· Resolving Logical Addressing Problems

· Lesson: Resolving Names in Windows Server 2008

· Domain Name System

· LinkLocal Multicast Name Resolution

· Legacy Protocols

· Module 15 Review

· Course Closure