Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Updating Your Windows Server 2008 Technology Specialist Skills to R2

Course Overview

This course is intended for IT Professionals experienced on the technologies included in Windows Server 2008 and who have a Windows Server 2008 Technical Specialist certification or equivalent knowledge.

Windows ServerTechnical Specialists (administrators) are responsible for hands-on deployment and day-to-day management of Windows-based servers for enterprise organizations. Windows server administrators manage file and print servers, network infrastructure servers, Web servers, and IT application servers.

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Related Courses

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Deploying Windows Server 2008
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Configuring and Troubleshooting a Network Infrastructure
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Administration
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Group Policy Management
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Administration
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Fundamentals of Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Network Infrastructure and Application Platform
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Configuring and Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Administration Alpha
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Automating Windows Server 2008 Administration with Windows PowerShell

Audience

Windows ServerTechnical Specialists (administrators) use graphical administration tools as their primary interface but also use Windows PowerShell command-lets and occasionally write PowerShell scripts for routine tasks and bulk operations. They conduct most server management tasks remotely by using Terminal Server or Server Manager and other administration tools installed on their local workstation.

A Server Administrator's primary tasks include:

Day-to-day management of the server OS, file, and directory services

• Software distribution, patches, and updates
• Profiling and monitoring of assigned servers
• Tier 2 troubleshooting

Server administrators also support engineering projects. They are responsible for server builds and configuration. Their primary job role involves approximately 60% IT operations, 20% troubleshooting, 20% new projects.

Students are required to have the following skills:

• Core Windows Server 2008 Technology Specialist Skills
• Installation and Automated Deployment
• Server and Client Configuration
• Monitoring and Management Tools
• Networking
• Active Directory Domain Services
• Security
• Group Policy
• Performance Monitoring
• Troubleshooting

Programming Skills

Familiarity and experience with batch scripting or another scripting language

Secondary Audience -

Technical support engineers for Windows Server services and solutions.

Prerequisites

In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should have the following technical knowledge:

• Experience with Windows deployment technologies and implementation.
• Experience with Windows networking technologies and implementation.
• Experience with Active Directory technologies and implementation.
• Experience with Windows Server 2008 server virtualization technologies and implementation
• Experience with Windows Server 2008 Web application server technologies and implementation.

Recommended Courses

• 6418 - Deploying Windows Server 2008
• 6420 - Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 Network and Applications Infrastructure
• 6421 - Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
• 6422 - Implementing and Managing Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
• 6424 - Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
• 6425 - Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services
• 6427 - Configuring and Troubleshooting Internet Information Services in Windows Server 2008

Course Outline

Module 1: Deploying and Managing Windows Server 2008 R2

• Installing Windows Server 2008 R2
• Managing Windows Server 2008 R2
• Migrating Server Roles to Windows Server 2008 R2

Module 2: Configuring Active Directory Services

• Implementing New Features in AD DS
• Implementing New Group Policy Features in AD DS
• Implementing New Features in Other Active Directory Server Roles

Module 3: Configuring Server Virtualization using Hyper-V

• Overview of Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Features
• Implementing Live Migration in Hyper-V
• Overview of System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2

Module 4: Configuring Remote Desktop Services and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

• New Features in Remote Desktop Services
• Implementing Remote Desktop Services for Remote Computers
• Implementing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Module 5: Implementing Remote Access Services

• Overview of DirectAccess
• Implementing DirectAccess
• Implementing VPN Reconnect and SSTP VPNs

Module 6: Configuring Branch Office Deployments

• New Features for Optimizing Branch Office Network Access
• Implementing Branch Cache
• Configuring Branch Office Security

Module 7: Configuring and Managing Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Services

• New Features for Managing IIS
• New Features for Securing IIS
• Configuring FTP

Module 8: Managing Windows Server 2008 R2 with Windows PowerShell 2.0

• Overview of Windows PowerShell
• Managing AD DS with Windows PowerShell
• Managing Server Roles with Windows PowerShell