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6430A: Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers

Course Length: 5 Days

Overview:
This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement, monitor, and maintain Windows Server 2008 servers.

Prerequisites:
Course 6418 Deploying Windows Server 2008
Course 6420 Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure and Application Platform
Course 6421 Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
Course 6424 Fundamentals of Microsoft Server 2008 Active Directory
Course 6425 Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services

Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Plan a Windows Server 2008 Deployment
• Plan and implement server commissioning and decommissioning for Windows Server 2008
• Plan the installation of server roles for Windows Server 2008
• Create a configuration change plan for Windows Server 2008
• Plan and implement Windows Server 2008 security
• Manage application versioning in Windows Server 2008
• Plan for a high-availability Windows Server 2008 deployment
• Plan a server update maintenance schedule for Windows Server 2008
• Maintain Distributed File System (DFS) in Windows Server 2008
• Define server backup requirements and policies for Windows Server 2008 backup
• Plan and implement a Windows Server 2008 restore
• Plan Windows Server 2008 monitoring
• Troubleshoot hardware issues
• Troubleshoot software issues
• Troubleshoot network issues

Course Content

Lesson 1: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Deployment

• Overview of Windows Server 2008 Deployment
• Identifying Windows Server 2008 Compatibility Issues
• Developing a Windows Server 2008 Deployment Plan
• Lab: Planning for a Windows Server 2008 Server Deployment

Lesson 2: Managing Server Migration

• Creating a Windows Server 2008 Deployment Plan
• Planning the Server Decommissioning Process
• Commissioning a Windows Server 2008 File Server
• Lab: Migrating a File Server to Windows Server 2008

Lesson 3: Planning Windows Server 2008 Server Roles

• Planning for Windows Server 2008 Hardware
• Planning for Windows Server 2008 Server Roles
• Planning for Windows Server 2008 File Servers
• Planning for Windows Server 2008 Core
• Lab: Planning Windows Server 2008 Servers

Lesson 4: Creating a Configuration Change Plan for Windows Server 2008

• Developing a change control process
• Planning configuration changes
• Evaluating configuration changes
• Lab: Creating a Configuration Change Plan

Lesson 5: Managing Windows Server 2008 Security

• Planning a defense-in-depth strategy
• Implementing host level security for Windows Server 2008
• Implementing server security by using Group Policies
• Implementing network security for Windows Server 2008
• Lab: Managing Windows Server 2008 Security

Lesson 6: Planning for the Application Server Role

• Determining application server role requirements
• Overview of the application server role components
• Supporting the .NET framework
• Lab: Planning for the Application Server Role

Lesson 7: Planning for Windows Server 2008 High Availability

• Planning for Network Load Balancing
• Overview of failover clustering support in Windows Server 2008
• Creating clusters in Windows Server 2008
• Lab: Planning for Failover Clusters in Windows Server 2008

Lesson 8: Maintaining Windows Server 2008

• Overview of Windows Server 2008 management tasks
• Planning for security update management
• Automating Windows Server 2008 maintenance
• Lab: Developing a Maintenance Plan for Windows Server 2008

Lesson 9: Maintaining a Distributed File System on Windows Server 2008

• Planning components required for DFS
• Planning for fault tolerance in DFS
• Tools for managing DFS
• Lab: Planning for DFS

Lesson 10: Planning Windows Server 2008 Backup

• Plan Backups by Using the Windows Server 2008 Backup Feature
• Plan a backup policy for Windows Server 2008
• Lab: Managing Windows Server 2008 Backup

Lesson 11: Managing a Windows Server 2008 Restore

• Planning a server restore policy
• Planning an EFS restore policy
• Verifying restored data
• Lab: Planning Windows Server 2008 Restore

Lesson 12: Monitoring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Servers

• Planning monitoring tasks
• Calculating a server baseline
• Measuring performance objects
• Selecting appropriate monitoring tools
• Planning notification methods
• Lab: Identifying Windows Server 2008 Monitoring Requirements

Lesson 13: Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hardware

• Identifying hardware support issues
• Dealing with physical failures
• Dealing with device driver failures
• Lab: Troubleshooting Hardware Issues

Lesson 14: Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Software

• Planning for business continuity
• Reviewing log files
• Reviewing core OS components
• Evaluating security issues
• Lab: Troubleshooting Software Issues

Lesson 15: Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Networks

• Analyzing the scale of network issues
• Correcting IP connectivity issues
• Resolving names in Windows Server 2008
• Lab 15: Troubleshooting Network Problems

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