Microsoft Course 6433: Planning and Implementing Windows Server 2008

Planning Server Deployment and Upgrade

This module explains how to plan Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 deployments and upgrades.

• Developing a Deployment Strategy
• Virtualization Considerations
• Selecting an Automation Strategy
• Implementing an Automation Strategy

Lab: Planning and Implementing Server Deployment

• Planning a Windows Server 2008 R2 Deployment
• Modifying a Windows Server 2008 R2 Image
• Preparing to Deploy the Windows Server 2008 R2 Image

Planning Server Management and Delegated Administration

This module explains how to plan for server management and delegated administration on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environments

• Server Management Tools
• Decentralizing Systems Administration

Lab: Implementing Role Based Systems Administration

• Create an administrative-level role group
• Creating an account management group
• Enable and configure auditing for sensitive groups

Planning Network Addressing and Name Resolution

This module explains how to plan for IPv4 and IPv6 addressing in your network and to plan and implement DNS and DHCP in a Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment

• Provisioning IPv4 Addresses on Enterprise Networks
• Provisioning IPv6 Addresses on Enterprise Networks
• Transitioning to IPv6
• Provisioning DNS Services on Enterprise Networks

Lab: Planning and Implementing DHCP and DNS

• Planning the Deployment of DHCP and DNS Servers
• Implementing DNS
• Implementing DHCP

Planning and Provisioning Active Directory Domain Services

This module explains how to plan and provision Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environments.

• Deploying Domain Controllers in Multi-Site Organizations
• Planning Administrative and Management Structures for AD DS
• Planning a Maintenance Strategy for AD DS
• Planning a Backup and Restore Strategy for AD DS

Lab: Planning and Provisioning AD DS

• Planning an Active Directory Structure
• Planning an AD DS Maintenance Strategy
• AD DS Backup and Recovery

Planning Group Policy Strategy

This module explains how to plan and implement Group Policy strategy n Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environments

• Planning Group Policy Settings
• Planning Group Policy Assignment
• Planning the Management of Group Policy Objects
• Planning and Implementing Group Policy
• Planning Group Policy
• Implementing the Proposed GPO Plan

Planning Active Directory Certificate Services

This module explains how to plan Active Directory Certificate Services in Windows Server 2008 and Window Server 2008 R2 environments.

• Enterprise PKI Deployment and Administration
• Managing Certificate Templates
• Planning Certificate Enrollment and Revocation

Lab: Configuring Certificate Services

• Certificate Services Deployment Planning
• Standalone Root and Subordinate CA
• Configure Key Archiving and Recovery

Planning and Provisioning Application Servers

This module explains how to plan and provision application servers in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environments.Lessons

• Planning and Provisioning Web Services
• Planning and Provisioning Presentation Virtualization
• Planning and Provisioning Application Virtualization

Lab : Planning and Provisioning Application Servers

• Planning Application Deployment
• Configuring Remote Desktop Policies
• Configuring Recovery for Application Servers
• Configuring WSRM Policies

Planning File and Print Services

This module explains how to plan and implement File and Print services in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment

• Provisioning File Services
• Provisioning and Managing Storage
• Provisioning and Managing Network Print Services
• Migrating File and Print Services

Lab: Planning and Implementing File and Print Services

• Planning File Services
• Implementing File Services in the Branch Office
• Implementing Print Services in the Branch Office

Planning Network Access

This module explains how to plan and implement your network infrastructure components in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows server 2008 R2 environment.

• Planning Network Security
• Planning Virtual Private Networks
• Planning Network Access Protection
• Planning DirectAccess
• Planning Network Access
• Implementing Network Access

Provisioning Data and Storage

This module explains how to provision data and storage in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows server 2008 R2 environment.

• Planning and Implementing Distributed File System
• Planning and Implementing BranchCache
• Provisioning Storage

Lab : Planning and Implementing Data Access

• Planning Data Access
• Installing and Configuring DFS
• Enabling and Configuring BranchCache

Planning Update Deployment

This module explains how to plan and implement a Windows Server Update Service topology and how to deploy and manage updates in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment.

• WSUS Topologies
• Update Management

Lab : Multi-Site WSUS Deployment

• Analyze WSUS Deployment Plan
• Configure a Replica WSUS Server
• Configure WSUS for BranchCache and BITS

Planning High Availability

This module explains how to plan and implement High Availability in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment.

• Planning Network Load Balancing
• Planning Failover Clustering
• Planning for Service Availability

Lab: Planning and Implementing High Availability

• Planning High Availability
• Implementing High Availability

Planning Performance and Event Monitoring

This module explains how to plan for performance and event monitoring in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment.

• Monitoring and Analyzing Server Performance
• Managing Events

Lab: Event Log Forwarding

• Planning Enterprise Event Log Management
• Configuring Event Subscriptions
• Creating Custom Views
• Creating Event Tasks

Enterprise Backup and Recovery

This module explains how to plan for back ups and disaster recovery in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environmentLessons

• Disaster Recovery Concepts
• Planning Windows Server Backup
• Planning and Administering Recovery

Lab: Backup and restore from VHD

• Creating aDisaster Recovery Plan
• Configure network backup with Windows Server Backup
• Mount Backup VHD and Extract Data
• Configure a Windows Server 2008 server to boot from backup VHD