Windows Server 2008 Admin - Microsoft Course

Module 1 Installing, Upgrading and Deploying Windows Server 2008

Lesson 1.1 Planning Windows Server 2008 Installation and Upgrade

• 1.1.1 Selecting the Right Edition of Windows Server 2008

• 1.1.2 Windows Server 2008 Server Core

• 1.1.3 Installing Windows Server 2008

Lesson 1.2 Automated Server Deployments

• 1.2.1 Windows Server 2008 Answer Files

• 1.2.2 Windows Deployment Services

• 1.2.3 Multicast, Scheduled, and Automatic Deployment

Lab Exercises

Module 2 Terminal Services and Application and Server Virtualization

Lesson 2.1 Terminal Services

• 2.1.1 Planning Terminal Server Infrastructure

• 2.1.2 Terminal Services Licensing

• 2.1.3 Configuring Terminal Servers

• 2.1.4 TS Web Access

• 2.1.5 Terminal Server Session Broker

• 2.1.6 Monitoring Terminal Services

• 2.1.7 Terminal Services Gateway

Lesson 2.2 Server and Application Virtualization

• 2.2.1 Hyper-V

• 2.2.2 Managing Virtualized Servers

• 2.2.3 Terminal Services Remote App

• 2.2.4 Microsoft Application Virtualization

Module 3 File and Print Servers

Lesson 3.1 Managing File and Print Servers

• 3.1.1 Planning the File Services Server Role

• 3.1.2 Managing Access Control

• 3.1.3 Using FSRM to Configure Quotas and File Screen Policy

• 3.1.4 Planning the Print Services Server Role

Module 4 Windows Server 2008 Management, Monitoring, and Delegation

Lesson 4.1 Server Management Strategies

• 4.1.1 Tools for the Administration of Windows Server 2008

• 4.1.2 Remote Administration Technologies

• 4.1.3 Managing Windows Server 2008 Event Logs

Lesson 4.2 Monitoring and Optimizing Performance

• 4.2.1 Reliability and Performance

• 4.2.2 Optimizing Windows Server 2008 Performance

• 4.2.3 Windows System Resource Manager

Lesson 4.3 Delegating Authority of Windows Server 2008

• 4.3.1 Delegation Policies

• 4.3.2 Delegation Procedures

• 4.3.3 Credential Delegation

• 4.3.4 Delegating the Management of Applications

Module 5 Patch Management and Security

Lesson 5.1 Windows Server 2008 Patch Management Strategies

• 5.1.1 Operating system patch level maintenance

• 5.1.2 WSUS Client Configuration

• 5.1.3 Updates and Synchronization Strategies

• 5.1.4 Other Patch Management Tools

Lesson 5.2 Monitor and Maintain Server Security

• 5.2.1 Monitoring Server security

• 5.2.2 Encrypting File System

• 5.2.3 Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

Lesson 6.2 Planning the Deployment of Storage Area Networks

• 6.2.1 Logical Number Units( LUNs)

• 6.2.2 Storage Manager For SANs

• 6.2.3 Managing Fiber Channel LUNs

• 6.2.4 Multipath I/O

Module 7 Clustering and High Availability

Lesson 7.1 Understanding DNS Round Robin and Load Balancing

• 7.1.1 Plan Availability Strategies

• 7.1.2 DNS Round Robin

• 7.1.3 Configuring Windows Network Load Balancing

Lesson 7.2 Windows Server 2008 Cluster Tools

• 7.2.1 Selecting Redundancy Strategies

• 7.2.2 Understanding Cluster Concepts

• 7.2.3 Configuring Failover Clustering

Lab Exercise

Installation and Configuration of Round-Robin
Configuration of Failover cluster

Module 8 Backup and Recovery
Lesson 8.1 Backing up Data

• 8.1.1 Shadow Copies of Shared Folders

• 8.1.2 Windows Server Backup

• 8.1.3 Performing a Scheduled Backup

• 8.1.4 The wbadmin Command-Line Tool

• 8.1.5 Backing Up Server Roles and Applications

• 8.1.6 Remotely Backing Up Computers

• 8.1.7 Further Considerations for Planning Backups

• 8.1.8 System Centre Data Protection Manager

Lesson 8.2 Disaster Recovery

• 8.2.1 Windows Server Backup Recovery Modes

• 8.2.2 Recovering Files and Folders

• 8.2.3 Recovering Applications and Application Data

• 8.2.4 Full Server and Operating System Recovery

• 8.2.5 Recover Active Directory