Windows Server 2008

Course : Designing a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure (6435)

Description

This five-day course will provide students with an understanding of how to design a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure that meets business and technical requirements for network services.

Audience

The primary audience for this course is IT professionals, including Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 enterprise administrators interested in becoming a Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator who focuses on network solutions.

At course completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

- Describe key components of network infrastructure design
- Describe how to design a secure network
- Design a plan for allocating IP addresses to workstations and servers
- Design a network topology
- Describe the internal considerations for network security and how they can be addressed
- Design an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates Domain Name System (DNS)
- Optimize a name resolution system that incorporates DNS and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
- Design a solution for network access
- Design a Network Access Protection (NAP) solution
- Design a solution for operating system deployment and maintenance
- Design the deployment of file services
- Design print services in Windows Server 2008
- Design high availability for application

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students should have:

- Active Directory Technology Specialist level knowledge and concepts
- Network Infrastructure Technology Specialist level knowledge and experience
- Applications Infrastructure Technology Specialist level knowledge and experience
- Windows Vista TS or D
- Experience with Windows operating systems such as Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista
- Intermediate understanding of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, name resolution, and connection methods
- Intermediate understanding of security best practices for authentication and file permissions
- Intermediate understanding of server and network hardware

Course outline

Module 1: Overview of Network Infrastructure Design
Module 2: Designing Network Security
Module 3: Designing IP Addressing
Module 4: Designing Routing and Switching
Module 5: Designing Security for Internal Networks
Module 6: Designing Name Resolution
Module 7: Designing Advanced Name Resolution
Module 8: Planning and Deploying the Application Virtualization Management System
Module 9: Designing Network Access Protection
Module 10: Designing Operating System Deployment and Maintenance
Module 11: Designing File Services and DFS in Windows Server 2008
Module 12: Designing Print Services in Windows Server 2008
Module 13: Designing High Availability in Windows Server 2008