Planning and Administering Windows Server 2008 Servers

Course Code: MS6430
Duration: 5 Days

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Overview

This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement, monitor, and maintain Windows Server 2008 servers.

This course is intended for entry level server administrators or IT professionals who are interested in becoming server administrators as the next step in their career path.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students should have up to 1 year experience implementing server plans although have probably not yet had full responsibility for planning.
This course requires that students meet the following prerequisites: A strong familiarity with Windows deployment technologies and implementation, a strong familiarity with Windows networking technologies and implementation and a strong familiarity with Active Directory technologies and implementation.

Recommended Courses

Delegates will learn how to

  • Plan a Windows Server 2008 Deployment.
  • Plan and implement server commissioning and decommissioning for Windows Server 2008.
  • Plan the installation of server roles for Windows Server 2008.
  • Create a configuration change plan for Windows Server 2008.
  • Plan and implement Windows Server 2008 security.
  • Manage application versioning in Windows Server 2008.
  • Plan for a high-availability Windows Server 2008 deployment.
  • Plan a server update maintenance schedule for Windows Server 2008.
  • Maintain Distributed File System (DFS) in Windows Server 2008.
  • Define server backup requirements and policies for Windows Server 2008 backup.
  • Plan and implement a Windows Server 2008 restore.
  • Plan Windows Server 2008 monitoring.
  • Troubleshoot hardware issues.
  • Troubleshoot software issues.
  • Troubleshoot network issues.

Course outline

Module 1: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Deployment

This module explains how to deploy Windows Server 2008

Module 2: Managing Server Migration

This module explains how to commission and decommission Windows Server 2008

Module 3: Planning Windows Server 2008 Server Roles

This module explains how to plan the installation of server roles in Windows Server 2008

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

This module explains how to create a configuration change plan in Windows Server 2008

Module 5: Managing Windows Server 2008 Security

This module explains how to plan and implement security in Windows Server 2008

Module 6: Planning for the Application Server Role

This module explains how to manage versioning and related frameworks in Windows Server 2008

Module 7: Planning for Windows Server 2008 High Availability

This module explains how to plan for high availablity in Windows Server 2008

Module 8: Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers

This module explains how to plan a server update maintenance schedule in Windows Server 2008

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

This module explains how to maintain a DFS on Windows Server 2008.

Module 10: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Backup

This module explains how to define backup requirements and policies for administering Windows Server 2008

Module 11: Managing Windows Server 2008 Restore

This module explains how to plan and implement a Windows Server 2008 restore.

Module 12: Monitoring Windows Server 2008 Servers

This module explains how to plan for monitoring Windows Server 2008

Module 13: Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Hardware

This module explains how to troubleshoot hardware issues in Windows Server 2008

Module 14: Troubleshooting Software Problems

This module explains how to troubleshoot software issues in Windows Server 2008

Module 15: Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Networks

This module explains how to troubleshoot network issues in Windows Server 2008

Leads to examination

  • 70-646 PRO WIndows Server 2008, Server Administrator

Related Certifications

This course forms part of the following certification track(s):