Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers

About this class

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

Who will the lesson benefit?

This course is intended for entry level server administrators or IT professionals who are interested in becoming server administrators as the next step in their career path.

What delegates will learn

After completing 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.

What prerequisites are required

Before attending this course, students should have up to 1 year experience implementing server plans although have probably not yet had full responsibility for planning.

This course requires that students meet the following prerequisites:

• A strong familiarity with Windows deployment technologies and implementation.
• A strong familiarity with Windows networking technologies and implementation.
• A strong familiarity with Active Directory technologies and implementation.

Contents of this class

Module 1: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Deployment

This module explains how to deploy Windows Server 2008

• Overview of Windows Server 2008 Deployment
• Identifying Windows Server 2008 Compatibility Issues.
• Developing a Windows Server 2008 Deployment Plan

Module 2: Managing Server Migration

This module explains how to commission and decommission Windows Server 2008

• Creating a Windows Server 2008 Deployment Plan
• Planning the Server Decommissioning Process
• Commissioning a Windows Server 2008 File Server

Module 3: Planning Windows Server 2008 Server Roles

This module explains how to plan the installation of server roles in Windows Server 2008

• 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

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

This Module explains how to create a configuration change plan in Windows Server 2008

• Developing a change control process
• Planning configuration changes
• Evaluating configuration changes

Module 5: Managing Windows Server 2008 Security

This module explains how to plan and implement security in Windows Server 2008

• 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

Module 6: Planning for the Application Server Role

This module explains how to manage versioning and related frameworks in Windows Server 2008

• Determining application server role requirements
• Overview of the application server role components
• Supporting the .NET framework

Module 7: Planning for Windows Server 2008 High Availability

This module explains how to plan for high availability in Windows Server 2008

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

Module 8: Maintaining Windows Server 2008

This module explains how to plan a server update maintenance schedule in Windows Server 2008

• Overview of Windows Server 2008 management tasks
• Planning for security update management
• Automating Windows Server 2008 maintenance

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

This module explains how to maintain a Distributed File System (DFS) on Windows Server 2008

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

Module 10: Planning Windows Server 2008 Backup

This module explains how to define backup requirements and policies for administering Windows Server 2008

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

Module 11: Managing a Windows Server 2008 Restore

This module explains how to plan and implement a Windows Server 2008 restore

• Planning a server restore policy
• Planning an EFS restore policy
• Verifying restored data

Module 12: Monitoring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Servers

This module explains how to plan for monitoring Windows Server 2008

• Planning monitoring tasks
• Calculating a server baseline
• Measuring performance objects
• Selecting appropriate monitoring tools
• Planning notification methods

Module 13: Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hardware

This module explains how to troubleshoot hardware issues in Windows Server 2008

• Identifying hardware support issues
• Dealing with physical failures
• Dealing with device driver failures

Module 14: Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Software

This module explains how to troubleshoot software issues in Windows Server 2008

• Planning for business continuity
• Reviewing log files
• Reviewing core OS components
• Evaluating security issues

Module 15: Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Networks

This module explains how to troubleshoot network issues in Windows Server 2008

• Analyzing the scale of network issues
• Correcting IP connectivity issues
• Resolving names in Windows Server 2008