Windows 2008 System Administration

Students Will Learn:

Windows Server and Windows 7 Installation
Powershell Administration
Terminal Services and Remote Desktop
User and Group Configuration
Permissions and Security

Active Directory Architecture and Installation
Clustering and Server Virtualization
System Backup and Update Management
IPv4 and IPv6 Network Addressing

Course Description: This course provides hands on experience installing and configuring Windows Server 2008. Students will perform full and core CD-based standard installation, configure and tune the server and assign roles and services. Attendees will practice local and remote administration of security, network and data in hands on labs. After installing an Active Directory domain controller, students will create and assign users, groups, permissions, rights and policies.

Attendees will configure and troubleshoot the TCP/IP network, create custom consoles and Powershell scripts, and implement a backup strategy. Also covered are many aspects of local security, such as group policy objects (GPO), rights and permissions and Network Level Authentication. Students will learn to use enterprise tools such as Distributed File System (DFS) and File System Resource Manager (FSRM) and to facilitate clustering and virtualization. Comprehensive labs and exercises give the students real experience deploying, managing and troubleshooting the Windows 2008 infrastructure.

Course Prerequisites: Understanding of Windows Vista or Windows 7, Aero interface and control panel applets.

Follow-up Course:Windows Server 2008 Active Directory and Security Design

Windows 2008 System Administration Course Overview:

Overview of Windows Server 2008 Windows Architecture Windows Server 2008 Editions Server Roles Disk Management Powershell Terminal Services Virtualization Patch and Update Management Tuning System Performance Remote Assistance Backup and Recovery Licensing and Activation System Center Active Directory	Installing Windows Hardware Requirements DVD Installation Windows 2008 Core Installation Upgrading Existing Operating Systems
Configuring Windows Initial Configuration Tasks (ICT) Command Line Server Core Configuration Configuring the Network Selecting and Installing Device Drivers Configuring Printers	Windows Management Server Manager Remote Server Admin Tools (RSAT) Event Viewer Event Subscription Performance Monitor Performance Logs and Alerts Tuning System Performance Windows Remote Management (WinRM) Shutdown Event Tracker
Administering Users and Groups Creating Local Users and Groups Creating Domain Users and Groups Local and Domain Groups Setting User Rights User Profiles Setting the Accounts Policy Upgraded Security Accounts Manager (SAM) Database User Account Control (UAC) Administrator Approval Mode (AAM)	Networking TCP/IP version 4 (IPv4) IPv4 Addressing TCP/IP version 6 (IPv6) Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Understanding Workgroups and Domains TCP/IP Diagnostic Tools Windows Firewall Network Troubleshooting
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP Lease Process Troubleshooting DHCP Clients Authorizing a DHCP Server in Active Directory Scopes Reservations DHCP Options	Security Features Multiple Local GPOs (MLGPOs) NTFS Permissions User Rights
Active Directory Domain Services ADDS Architecture Domains, Trees and Forests Organizational Units (OU) Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) Flexible Single Master of Operation (FSMO) Roles Global Catalog Schema Domain Controller Installation DNS Requirements Configuring Active Directory Delegating Authority Ad Replication	Group Policy Implementing Security Distributing Applications Domain and Local Policies Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)
Microsoft Management Console 3.0 Snap-Ins Standard Consoles Customizing Consoles Task Pads	Powershell Cmdlets Scripting Creating Users, Groups and OUs Manipulating Objects
Virtualization Planning and Design Hyper-V Hardware Requirements Virtual Server Consolidating Resources Isolating Services Licensing Requirements	Clustering High Availability Cluster Models Planning Failover Clustering Network Load Balancing (NLB)
Permissions NTFS File and Folder Permissions Permission Inheritance Effective Permissions Shared Folder Permissions Administrative Shares	Distributed File System (DFS) DFS Replication Domain-based DFS Namespace Root Access-based Enumeration Diagnostic Reports Replication Groups
File Server Resource Manger (FSRM) Configuring Quotas File Screening Reporting	System Recovery and Restoration Server Backup and Restore Volume Shadow Copy Service System State Data
Terminal Services Terminal Services Architecture Remote Desktop Remote Applications TS Web Access Mapping Local Resources Terminal Server Licensing TS Gateway Server TS Session Broker Remote Desktop Client Network Level Authentication	Remote Assistance Requesting Remote Assistance Enabling Remote Assistance Offer Sending an Invitation File Responding to an Assistance Request

Student Testimonials

"Very good class. The instructor was excellent … his knowledge really shown through with his real life examples."
– N.H., GSI

Windows 2008 System Administration

Students Will Learn:

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