Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction

Course Overview

Windows Server 2008 provides organisations with a reliable and flexible enterprise infrastructure with dynamic management abilities and location-independent, highly available resources. This course provides a solid foundation for managing and supporting Windows Server 2008. You gain the skills needed to harness the power of this sophisticated operating system and its tools.

On completion of the Microsoft training course, Microsoft users will be well equipped to use Windows

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Audience

Those responsible for setting up and maintaining Windows Server 2008 and those migrating from other operating systems. Those with strong experience in Windows Server 2003 should consider taking the advanced Windows Server 2008 courses.

Skills Gained

• Install, manage and support Windows Server 2008 in your enterprise
• Set up and administer Domain Controllers to build a reliable Active Directory
• Configure server and workstation settings with PowerShell and Group Policies
• Secure file system resources and restore servers from full backups
• Create and maintain Organisational Units (OUs), users and groups
• Streamline administration with virtualisation, Terminal Services and Server Core

Course Outline

Windows Server 2008 Overview

• Benefits of upgrading to Windows Server 2008
• Analysing and implementing the components and features

Installing the Server

Deploying the operating system

• Selecting the appropriate installation method
• Multiple Activation Key
• Key Management Server

Adding and configuring server roles and features

• Keeping current with service packs and hotfixes
• Assigning roles with the Initial Configuration Tool (ICT)

Building and Populating the Active Directory

Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

• Architecting the infrastructure with forests, domains, sites, domain controllers and replication
• Analysing Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) roles, functional levels, schema, DNS requirements

Constructing Domain Controllers

• Maximising security with Read-Only Domain Controllers
• Preparing forest and domain for upgrade with ADPREP

Organisational Units, users and groups

• Managing user account properties and profiles
• Optimising resource access with role group nesting
• Publishing share and printer objects in the AD

Configuring and Managing the System

Leveraging the Windows Server Manager

• Event Viewer
• Windows Firewall
• Device Manager
• Task Scheduler
• WMI Control
• Services
• Centralising events from multiple server event logs

Introducing PowerShell for administrative tasks

• Creating multiple user accounts and groups
• Top ten tools and command line utilities

Monitoring performance and ensuring reliability

• Remote Management (WinRM)
• Remote Shell (WinRS)
• Troubleshooting the OS with Windows Recovery Disk

Implementing File System Security

Managing disks, full backup and restore

• Master Boot Record (MBR)
• GUID Partition Table (GPT)
• Saving the system and data with Windows Server Backup
• Recovering files, folders, applications and volumes

Securing files with Access Control Lists

• Encrypting File System (EFS)
• Bitlocker Drive Encryption
• Inherited vs. explicit Access Control Entries
• Detecting object access problems with auditing
• Calculating effective permissions

Controlling Network Components and Services

Managing network settings

• Defining TCP/IP parameters
• Configuring the Network and Sharing Center
• Integrating IPv4 and IPv6 protocols

Sharing resources across the network

• Managing shared folders and printers
• Enabling Shadow Copies and Previous Versions for recovery
• Consolidating shares with the Distributed File System (DFS)

File Server Resource Manager (FSRM)

• Creating quotas based on pre-built templates
• Filtering extraneous files with screening technologies

Administering the Active Directory

Distributing and delegating administrative power

• Comparing local, domain and enterprise administrators
• Allocating responsibilities for simplified administration
• Investigating the object security model

Configuring user and computer environments with Group Policies

• Planning the policy hierarchy with OUs
• Identifying common settings with the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)
• Enhancing security with desktop lockdown
• Assigning and publishing applications

Extending Windows Server 2008 Features

Creating synergy with enterprise technologies

• Consolidating multiple servers with virtualisation
• Maximising security with Windows Server Core
• Keeping the network healthy with Network Access Protection (NAP)

Deploying Terminal Services (TS)

• Solving application compatibility issues
• TS Session Broker
• TS Gateway
• TS Web Access
• Publishing applications with TS RemoteApp