Windows Server Certification - Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Pre-requisites

The MCTS candidate should have at least one year of experience implementing and administering Windows Server 2008 R2 in an environment that has the following characteristics:

• 250 to 5000 or more users
• Multiple physical locations
• Multiple domain controllers
• Network services and resources such as messaging, databases, file and print, firewalls, Internet access, an intranet, Public Key Infrastructure, remote access, remote desktop, virtualisation, and client computer management
• Connectivity requirements such as connecting branch offices and individual users in remote locations to corporate resources and connecting corporate networks

Who should attend?

The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) on Windows Server 2008 credentials are intended for information technology (IT) professionals who work in the complex computing environment of medium to large companies.

Course Structure

• Configure IPv4 and IPv6 addressing
  • Configure IP address options; subnetting; supernetting; multi-homed; interoperability between IPv4 and IPv6
• Configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
  • DHCP options; creating new options; PXE boot; default user profiles; DHCP relay agents; exclusions; authorise server in Active Directory; scopes; DHCPv6
• Configure routing
  • Static routing; persistent routing; Routing Internet Protocol (RIP); metrics; choosing a default gateway; maintaining a routing table; demand-dial routing; IGMP proxy
• Configure Windows Firewall with advanced security
  • Inbound and outbound rules; custom rules; authorised users; authorised computers; configure firewall by using Group Policy; network location profiles; service groups; import/export policies; isolation policy; IPsec group policies; Connection Security Rules
• Configure a Domain Name System (DNS) server
  • Conditional forwarding; external forwarders; root hints; cache-only; socket pooling; cache locking
• Configure DNS zones
  • Zone scavenging; zone types; Active Directory integration; Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS); Secure DDNS; GlobalNames; zone delegation; DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC); reverse lookup zones
• Configure DNS records
  • Record types; Time to live (TTL); weighting records; registering records; netmask ordering; DnsUpdateProxy group; round robin; DNS record security; auditing
• Configure DNS replication
  • DNS secondary zones; DNS stub zones; Active Directory Integrated replication scopes; securing zone transfer; SOA refresh; auditing
• Configure name resolution for client computers
  • Configuring HOSTS file; Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR); broadcasting; resolver cache; DNS server list; Suffix Search order; DNS devolution
• Configure remote access
  • Dial-up; Remote Access Policy; Network Address Translation (NAT); VPN protocols, such as Secure Socket Tunnelling Protocol (SSTP) and IKEv2; Routing and Remote Access Services (RRAS); packet filters; Connection Manager; VPN reconnect; RAS authentication by using MS-CHAP, MS-CHAP v2, and EAP
• Configure Network Access Protection (NAP)
  • Network layer protection; DHCP enforcement; VPN enforcement; RDS enforcement; configure NAP health policies; IPsec enforcement; 802.1x enforcement; flexible host isolation; multi-configuration System Health Validator (SHV)
• Configure DirectAccess
  • IPv6; IPsec; server requirements; client requirements; perimeter network; name resolution policy table
• Configure Network Policy Server (NPS)
  • IEEE 802.11 wireless; IEEE 802.3 wired; Group Policy for wireless; RADIUS accounting; Connection Request policies; RADIUS proxy; NPS templates
• Configure a file server
  • File share publishing; Offline Files; share permissions; NTFS permissions; encrypting file system (EFS); BitLocker; Access-Based Enumeration (ABE); branch cache; Share and Storage Management console
• Configure Distributed File System (DFS)
  • DFS namespace; DFS configuration and application; creating and configuring targets; DFS replication; read-only replicated folder; failover cluster support; health reporting
• Configure backup and restore
  • Backup types; backup schedules; managing remotely; restoring data; shadow copy services; volume snapshot services (VSS); bare metal restore; backup to remote file share
• Manage file server resources
  • FSRM; quota by volume or quota by user; quota entries; quota templates; file classification; Storage Manager for SANs; file management tasks; file screening
• Configure and monitor print services
  • Printer share; publish printers to Active Directory; printer permissions; deploy printer connections; install printer drivers; export and import print queues and printer settings; add counters to Performance Monitor to monitor print servers; print pooling; print priority; print driver isolation; location-aware printing; print management delegation
• Configure Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server settings
  • Update type selection; client settings; Group Policy object (GPO); client targeting; software updates; test and approval; disconnected networks
• Configure performance monitoring
  • Data Collector Sets; Performance Monitor; Reliability Monitor; monitoring System Stability Index; page files; analyse performance data
• Configure event logs
  • Custom views; application and services logs; subscriptions; attaching tasks to events find and filter
• Gather network data
  • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP); Network Monitor; Connection Security Rules monitoring