Designing a Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure

Course contentThis course explains changes in functionality to Windows Server 2008 and how these changes affect architecture and planning issues. Topics include:

• Terminal Services
• Internet Information Services
• Windows Media Services
• Virtualization

Module 1: DesigningIISWeb FarmsStudents will learn the process of designingIISWeb Farms with Windows 2008 andIIS7. They will learn how to select the appropriate hardware and software platforms. You will learn techniques to leverage Web Farm Availability and Scalability. They will also learn how to select the proper storage.
Lessons

• Overview of Hardware and Platform Options
• Design Web Farm Availability and Scalability
• Design Content Storage

Lab 1: DesigningIISWeb Farms

• Design Hardware Platform
• Design Web Farm Availability and Scalability
• Design Web Site Availability and Scalability
• Design Website Configuration, Deployment and Consistency
• Design Website Content, Deployment and Consistency

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Design an appropriate platform
• Design Web farm availability and scalability
• Design content storage

Module 2: OptimizingIISPerformance and StabilityThe students will learn about OptimizingIISPerformance and Stability.
Lessons

• Designing Application Pools
• Designing Script Mapping
• Designing Bandwidth Allocation
• Design Website Logging

Lab 1: OptimizingIISPerformance and Stability

• Design and Test Application Pools
• Design and Test Script Maps
• Design and Test Bandwidth Allocation
• Design and Test Website Logging

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Plan new application pools
• Plan to deploy script mapping
• Plan bandwidth allocation per site or application
• Plan website logging

Module 3: DesigningIISSecurityIn this module students will learn to establish and maintain very tight security using MicrosoftIIS7.0.
Lessons

• Design and Verify Transport Security
• Design Authentication and Authorization
• Design Delegation Administration

Lab 1: ConfiguringIIS7.0 Application Settings

• Design and Verify Transport Security
• Design and Verify Authentication and Authorization Methods
• Design and Verify Delegation Administration

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Design and Verify Transport Security (SSL)
• Plan site authentication and authorization
• Plan delegation permissions and administrative access

Module 4: DesignIISMaintenance andUDDIThe students will learn how to plan for anIISinstallation, taking into account these new features. They will also learn how to deployUDDIservices.
Lessons

• Designing Internet Information Services Backup and Recovery
• Specify Monitoring Requirements
• DeployingUDDIServices
• Tuning and TroubleshootingIIS7.0

Lab 1: DesignIISMaintenance andUDDI

• Design a Web Server Backup and Recovery Strategy
• Design and test web server monitoring
• DesignUDDIDeployment
• Troubleshooting application pool instability

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Design a web server backup and recovery plan
• Design for and utilize theIISmanagement pack for System Center.
• Design and TestUDDIservices
• TroubleshootIIScaching behavior

Module 5: Designing a Terminal Services InfrastructureThe Students will learn how to design a terminal services infrastructure including how to design a terminal services licensing strategy and how to design for remote access with TS Gateways, TS Session Broker, RemoteApp programs, and TS Web Access.
Lessons

• Design Terminal Services Licensing
• Specify Terminal Services Connection Properties
• Design Device Redirection
• Design Terminal Services Gateways
• Design Terminal Services Broker
• Design RemoteApp Programs
• Design Web Access

Lab 1: Designing a Terminal Services Infrastructure

• Design Terminal Services RemoteApp Programs
• Design Terminal Services Corporate Desktop
• Design Terminal Services Gateway and Web Access
• Design Terminal Services Gateway Policies, Connection Authorization Policies, and Resource Access Policies

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Design Terminal Services (TS) Licensing
• Specify Terminal Services Connection Properties
• Design Device Redirection
• Design Terminal Services Gateways
• Design Terminal Services Broker
• Design RemoteApp Programs
• Design Web Access

Module 6: Designing a Terminal Services Maintenance StrategyThe students will be introduced to design and implementation planning usingWSRMpolicies for application resource and reporting. We will also discuss group policy settings for terminal servers and how to design high availability for terminal services. Finally, we will specify monitoring, maintenance, and recovery requirements and procedures for terminal services.
Lessons

• Design Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) Policies for Application Resource and Reporting
• Specify Group Policy Settings for Terminal Servers
• Design High Availability
• Specify Monitoring Requirements
• Specify Maintenance and Recovery

Lab 1: Designing a Terminal Services Infrastructure

• Design highly available Terminal Services
• Design Group Policy for Terminal Services
• Design resource management for Terminal Services
• Design monitoring for Terminal Services
  After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Design Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) policies for application resource and reporting
• Specify Group Policy settings for terminal servers
• Design high availability (both terminal servers and session directory servers)
• Specify monitoring requirements
• Specify maintenance and recovery

Module 7: Design Windows Media Services Infrastructure AdministrationThe students will learn about designing Windows Media Services in Windows Server 2008. They will become familiarized with live and on-demand content delivery.
Lessons

• Design Windows Media for Live Streaming
• Windows Media Services for On-Demand Content
• Improving Performance for On-Demand Content
• Monitoring Windows Media Services

Lab 1: Design a Windows Media Infrastructure

• Design Windows Media Services for Live Streaming
• DesignWMSinfrastructure for on-demand content
• Troubleshooting poor performance of on-demand content
• Design and test monitoring of Windows Media Services

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Design Windows Media Services infrastructure for live streaming
• Design Windows Media Services infrastructure for on-demand content
• Troubleshoot poor performance of on-demand content
• Plan for monitoring of Windows Media Services

Module 8: Design Virtualization InfrastructureThe students will implement virtualization to consolidate servers, deploy branch office infrastructure servers, support legacy applications, and create a test environment.
Lessons

• Virtualization of a Test Server Environment
• Virtualization and Migration of Legacy Applications
• Design and Test a Virtualized Development Environment

Lab 1: Design Virtualization Infrastructure

• Design a Test Server Consolidation Strategy
• Design and Test Virtualization and Migration of Legacy Server
• Design Development Environment Isolation Using Virtual Server

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create a design document for server consolidation and virtualization
• Create a design document for legacy server hosting.
• Identify and document key business and technical requirements for creating an isolated development environment

Module 9: Designing Virtualization ProvisioningThe students will learn how to determine virtualization appropriateness and virtual server provisioning. Students will also learn the importance of customizing virtual servers to standard configurations and also learn about virtual server deployment.
Lessons

• Design Virtual Server Provisioning Workflow Model
• Evaluate Appropriateness for Virtualization
• Evaluate Customization to Standard Configuration
• Design Deployment for Virtualization

Lab 1: Design Virtualization Provisioning

• Design virtual server host configuration
• Design virtual server provisioning using System Center

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Design virtual server provisioning workflow model
• Evaluate appropriateness for virtualization
• Evaluate customization to standard configuration
• Design Windows Deployment Services.