Windows Server 2008: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction LT0960E 
Target audience
- Those responsible for setting up and maintaining Windows Server 2008 and those migrating from other
- operating systems.
Course objective
- Windows Server 2008 provides organisations with a reliable and flexible enterprise infrastructure with
- dynamic management capabilities 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 numerous tools.
- You Will Learn How To
- Install, manage and support Windows Server 2008 in your enterprise
- Upgrade 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, Remote Desktop and Server Core
Requirements
- Those with strong experience in Windows Server 2003 should consider taking the advanced Windows Server 2008 courses.
Course content
- Operating System Overview
- Benefits of upgrading to Windows Server 2008
- Analysing and implementing the components and features
- Installing and Upgrading Servers
- Migrating to Windows Server 2008
- Selecting the appropriate deployment 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
- Users and groups
- Services
- Centralising events from multiple server event logs
- Introducing PowerShell for administrative tasks
- PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE)
- Creating multiple user accounts and groups
- Monitoring performance and ensuring reliability
- Remote Management (WinRM)
- Reliability Monitor
- Troubleshooting the OS with Windows Recovery Disk
- Implementing File System Security
- Managing discs, 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 Centre
- DirectAccess
- VPN Reconnect
- 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 prebuilt templates
- Filtering extraneous files with screening technologies
- Administering the Active Directory
- Distributing and delegating administrative power
- Leveraging the Active Directory Best Practices Analyzer (BPA)
- 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 Hyper-V
- Maximising security with Windows Server Core
- Keeping the network healthy with Network Access Protection (NAP)
- Deploying Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
- Solving application compatibility issues
- RD Connection Broker
- RD Gateway
- RD Web Access
- Publishing applications with RD RemoteApp
Notes
- Hands-On Training
- Practical exercises reinforce the knowledge you gain in class, including:
- Performing a full Windows Server 2008 installation
- Setting up an Active Directory domain controller
- Generating server reports with PowerShell scripts
- Recovering from disaster with a complete restore
- Securing files and folders with effective permissions
- Deploying DFS and FSRM to maximise accessibility
- Restricting users' desktop settings with Group Policies
- Controlling the Server Core with fundamental commands
- Remotely running applications on RDSs
Duration
4 Days
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| 18.12.2012 | Heidelberg | 4 Days | 2.170,00 EUR |  |  |  | | |
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