Windows Server 2008

Course : Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure (6421)

Description

This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to configure and troubleshoot a Windows Sever 2008 network infrastructure. Students will learn to implement and configure secure network access and implement fault tolerant storage technologies. Students will gain an understanding of the network technologies most commonly used with Windows Server 2008 and IP-enabled networks. Students will also learn how to secure servers and maintain update compliance.

Audience

The primary audience for this course includes Active Directory technology specialists aspiring to be Enterprise Administrators (Tier 4 day-to-day network operations) or Network Administrators (Tier 2). Experienced Server Administrators aspiring to be Enterprise Administrators would also benefit from this course. The secondary audience for this course includes Storage Area Network Administrators who need to understand this information to deploy or extend their current storage infrastructure. Operations Managers who need this information to support troubleshooting efforts and business decisions would also benefit from this course.

At course completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

- Install and configure servers
- Configure and troubleshoot DNS
- Configure and manage WINS
- Configure and troubleshoot DHCP
- Configure and troubleshoot IPv6 TCP/IP
- Configure and troubleshoot Routing and Remote Access
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot the Network Policy Server Role service
- Configure Network Access Protection
- Configure IPsec
- Monitor and troubleshoot IPsec
- Configure and manage Distributed File System
- Configure and manage storage technologies
- Configure availability of network resources and content
- Configure server security compliance

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students should have:

- Working experience with Windows Server 2003
- Basic knowledge of Active Directory
- An understanding of security concepts and methodologies (for example, corporate policies)
- Basic knowledge of DHCP
- Basic knowledge of IPsec

Course outline

Module 1: Planning and Configuring IPv4
Module 2: Configuring and Troubleshooting DHCP
Module 3: Configuring and Troubleshooting DNS
Module 4: Configuring and Troubleshooting IPv6 TCP/IP
Module 5: Configuring and Troubleshooting Routing and Remote Access
Module 6: Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting the Network Policy Server Role Service
Module 7: Implementing Network Access Protection
Module 8: Increasing Security for Windows Servers
Module 9: Increasing Security for Network Communication
Module 10: Configuring and Troubleshooting Network File and Print Services
Module 11: Optimizing Data Access for Branch Offices
Module 12: Controlling and Monitoring Network Storage
Module 13: Recovering Network Data and Servers
Module 14: Monitoring Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Servers