Course 6430APlanning and

Administering Windows Server® 2008 Servers

Introduction

• Name

• Company affiliation

• Title/function

• Job responsibility

• Active Directory experience

• TCP/IP networking experience

• Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 experience

• Operating system deployment experience

• Your expectations for the course

Course Materials

• Student Handbook

•Course Companion CD

Course Companion Content

Resources

Student Course Files

•Course Evaluation

Facilities

• Class hours

• Building hours

• Parking

• Restrooms

• Meals

• Phones

• Messages

• Smoking

• Recycling

Microsoft Learning

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/

Course 6426: Configuring Identity and Access Solutions with Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory®Course 6426: Configuring Identity and Access Solutions with Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory®

Course 6425: Configuring Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory® Domain ServicesCourse 6425: Configuring Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory® Domain Services

Course 6421: Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server® 2008 Network InfrastructureCourse 6421: Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server® 2008 Network Infrastructure

Complete the technology specialist coursesComplete the technology specialist courses

Microsoft Certification Program

Exam number and title

Core exam for the following track

070-646: Windows Server 2008 Administrator

Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Server Administrator

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/

About This Course

• Audience

• Course Prerequisites

• Course Objectives

Course Outline

• Module 1: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Deployment

• Module 2: Managing Server Migration

• Module 3: Planning Windows Server 2008 Server Roles

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

• Module 5: Managing Windows Server 2008 Security

• Module 6: Planning for the Application Server Role

• Module 7: Planning for Windows Server 2008 High Availability

Course Outline (continued)

• Module 8: Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers

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

• Module 10: Planning Windows Server 2008 Backup

• Module 11: Managing Windows Server 2008 Restore

• Module 12: Monitoring Windows Server 2008 Servers

• Module 13: Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Hardware

• Module 14: Troubleshooting Software Problems

• Module 15: Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Networks

Virtual Machine Environment

Virtual machine Used as:

6430A-NYC-DC1-xx Domain controller

6430A-NYC-SVR1-xx Member server

6430A-NYC-DC2-xx Domain controller

6430A-NYC-FILE-xx File server

6430A-NYC-DNS-xx DNS server

6430A-NYC-WEB-xx Web server

6430A-NYC-INF-xx Infrastructure server

6430A-NYC-NLB1-xx Network load balancing server

6430A-NYC-NLB2-xx Network load balancing server

Demonstration: Using MSL Lab Launcher

The MSL Lab Launcher provides a single console through which all virtual machines in this course can be launched and accessed. All virtual machines will launch at a preconfigured date which allows us to bypass the need for activation.

In this demonstration, you will learn how to:

• Open the Lab launcher

• Launch virtual machines

• Logon and interact with the virtual machines

• How to shut down a virtual machine

• How to Reset a virtual machine

Introduction to Woodgrove Bank

• In the labs throughout this course, you will work for Woodgrove Bank

• As you complete the labs, you will plan for Windows Server 2008