70-646 – Windows Server 2008 Administration Series!
Overview: The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) on Windows Server 2008 credential is intended for information technology (IT) professionals who work in the complex computing environment of medium to large companies. This course will address topics such as Deploying Servers, Configuring Remote Desktop Services, Configuring a Web Services Infrastructure, and Configuring Network Application Services.
Series Taught By:Ken Mayer
Available CEUs for Course Series Completion: 14
Students can earn up to 14 CEUs for fully completing this course series. This information will be displayed on the certificate of completion. Learn More
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Course Modules
(Duration: 30m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson: Overview of Windows Server 2008 Deployment
- 30m
- Business Needs
- Consolidation Benefits with Server 2008
- High Availability
- 64-bit Systems Options
- Virtualization Options
- Any Issues With Compatibility
- Lesson: Making a Deployment Plan for Windows 2008 Server
- Document and study the Current Network Environment
- Designing Server Deployments
- Maintenance and Deployment Schedules
- Lesson: Planning Migration
- Creating a Migration Plan
- Using the Upgrade Plan
- What Can Delay Your Windows 2008 Server Installation?
- Chapter 01 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 37m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson: Developing a Change Control Process
- How Does the Change Control Process Work?
- Create a Communication Plan
- Classifying Change Requests
- Approving the Change
- The Emergency Change
- Lesson: Developing Configuration Changes
- Overview of Developing Configuration Changes
- Analyzing the Change
- The Testing Process
- Have a Backup Plan – Rollback
- Lesson: Reviewing Configuration Changes
- Testing the Success of a Change
- Analyzing the Success of a Change
- Documentation Update
- Chapter 02 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 1h 3m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson: Server Migration
- Making a Windows 2008 Server Deployment Plan
- How Virtualization Helps
- Planning for a Rollback
- Migrating Data And Services
- Lesson: How to Plan for the Server Decommissioning Process
- Decommissioning
- Considerations for Decommissioning a Server
- Licensing
- Lesson: Planning an Example of Commissioning a Windows Server 2008 File Server
- Server Deployment Tools
- Planning According to Policy
- Migrating File Servers
- Demo – Installation Part A
- Demo – Installation Part B
- Chapter 03 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 1h 9m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Hardware
- How Windows Server 2008 Uses Process and Memory Resources
- How to Choose either 32-Bit or 64-Bit Hardware
- Guidelines for Combining Server Roles
- Hardware Redundancy
- Lesson: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Core
- Why the Server Core?
- Hardware Requirements for Windows Server 2008 Server Core
- Demo – Role Consolidation
- Demo – File Resource Manager
- Lesson: Combining Windows Server 2008 Server Roles
- What are Server Roles
- Performance Implications of Combining Server Roles
- Recommendations for Combining Servers
- Options for Maintaining High Availability
- Lesson: Planning for Windows Server 2008 File Servers
- File Storage in Windows Server 2008
- Recommendations for File Storage
- High-Availability File Servers
- Clustering Options for File Servers
- Chapter 04B – Server Migration and Planning for Roles
- Lesson: Understanding Application Server Role Requirements
- 25m
- What Scenarios Require the Application Server Role
- Preparing for Installation of the Application Server Role
- Supporting Technologies for Applications
- Compatibility
- Lesson: Overview of the Application Server Role Components
- Windows Workflow Foundation
- Windows Presentation Foundation
- Windows Communication Foundation
- Lesson: Supporting the .NET Framework
- How the .NET Framework is Used
- .NET Versions
- Chapter 04 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 42m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson: What’s Required for DFS
- Needed Services for DFS
- DFS Architecture
- Lesson: Planning for High Availability in DFS
- DFS Namespaces
- DFS Replication
- Data Storage
- Comparing Domain and Stand-Alone DFS
- Lesson: Managing DFS
- DFS Management Tools
- Delegating DFS Administration
- Demo – DFS
- Chapter 05 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 31m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson: Network Load Balancing
- Features of Network Load Balancing
- Changes in Network Load Balancing for Windows Server 2008
- Troubleshooting Network Load Balancing
- Lesson: Understanding Failover Clustering in Windows Server 2008
- Features of Clustering in Windows Server 2008
- Failover Clustering Enhancements in Windows Server 2008
- Validating a Failover Clustering Solution in Windows Server 2008
- Tools to Manage Failover Clustering in Windows Server 2008
- Lesson: Creating Clusters in Windows Server 2008
- Hardware Requirements for Failover Clustering
- Planning Failover Clusters in Windows Server 2008
- Managing Failover Clustering in Windows Server 2008
- Chapter 06 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 1h 9m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson: Setting Up Monitoring
- Why Should You Monitor
- Monitoring Options
- Planning for Event Monitoring
- Lesson: Measuring Performance Objects
- Server Role Metrics
- Key Performance Counters
- Lesson: Calculating a Server Baseline
- Key Hardware Components to Monitor
- Common Performance Metrics
- Analyzing Performance Trends
- Planning for Future Capacity Requirements
- Lesson: Which Monitoring Tools to Use
- Windows Server 2008 Monitoring Tools
- Reliability and Performance Monitor
- Windows Performance Monitor
- Third-Party Monitoring Tools
- Lesson: Planning Notification Methods
- What is Good for the Business
- How Can I Be Notified?
- When to Escalate
- Demo – WRPM
- Chapter 07 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 1h 26m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson: Designing a Multi-Layer Defense
- Multi-Layer Defense Strategy
- What Defense Layers Should Be Considered?
- Lesson: Network-Based Security for Windows Server 2008
- Network Security Terms
- Options for Network Security
- Recommendations for Implementing Windows Server 2008 Server Core
- Demo – Security
- Demo – Server Core Introduction
- Lesson: Host-Based Security for Windows Server 2008
- Assigning Administrative Permissions
- Windows Server 2008 Firewall Configuration
- Security Templates
- Converting Security Configuration Wizard Settings to Security Templates
- Chapter 08 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 1h 30m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson: Backup Strategies with Windows Server 2008
- Selecting Backup Software and Backup Operators
- Planning Backup in Windows Server 2008
- Backup Scheduling
- Making the Data Rentention Plan
- Backing Up Encrypted Files and Virtual Machines
- Factors Affecting Backup Policy
- Storage and Security Considerations
- Process for Selecting Backup Operators
- Demo – Backup
- Lesson: Planning a Server Restore Policy
- Server Restore
- Challenges of a Server Restore
- Backup Plan Options
- Change Management Considerations
- Lesson: Verifying Restored Data
- Restore Logs
- Accessing Data After Restore
- Security Analysis
- Updating Backup Policy
- Lesson: Planning an EFS Restore Policy
- Planning for Restoring EFS Data
- Requirements for EFS Recovery
- Chapter 09 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 51m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson: Planning for Security Update Management
- WSUS Deployment Considerations
- WSUS Group Policy Settings
- Obtaining Updates
- Server Core Security Updates
- Demo
- – Management Tasks
- Lesson: Basic Windows Server 2008 Management Tasks
- Windows Server 2008 Management Tasks
- Tasks Most Servers Share
- Frequency of Management Tasks
- Lesson: Automating Windows Server 2008 Maintenance
- Automation Requirements
- Task Automation Tools
- Tool Selection Process
- Chapter 10 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 42m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson: Planning for Business Continuity
- Software Failure and the BIA
- How Much of an Impact from Software Failure
- Tracking Service Level Agreements
- Creating Change Management Procedures
- Typical Stages in a Troubleshooting Methodology
- Lesson: Reviewing Core Operating System Components
- Identifying Core Operating System Components
- Identifying Additional Roles and Services
- Server Applications
- Lesson: Reviewing Log Files
- Monitoring Log Files by Using Event Viewer
- Monitoring Application Logs
- Lesson: Evaluating Security Issues
- Troubleshooting Group Policy Security Settings
- Defense
- -in
- -Depth Components
- Identifying Faults
- Chapter 11 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 1h 2m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson: Discovering Hardware Support Issues
- Tools Used for Troubleshooting
- Evaluating Hardware Devices
- Lesson: Handling Device Driver Failures
- Determining Drivers in Use
- When to Escalate
- Replacing Drivers
- Lesson: Handling Hardware Component Failures
- Documenting Vulnerable Hardware Components
- Replacing Devices
- Lesson: Determining the Scale of Network Issues
- Business Impact of Network Failure
- Scale of Failure
- Service Level Agreements
- Change Management Procedures
- Interaction with Other Teams
- Lesson: Name Resolution in Windows Server 2008
- Domain Name System
- Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution
- Legacy Protocols
- Lesson: Fixing IP Connectivity Issues
- Which Versions of IP Are Being Used?
- Resolving Logical Addressing Problems
- Chapter 12 Review
- Course Closure
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
- about 11.43 hours on-demand video
- 12 downloadable Pdf Workbooks
- Unlimited time access (During Membership)
- Access on mobile and Desktop
- Certificate of Completion
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Students are provided access to professional development activity files which allow for an individual to test out course theories and apply the knowledge they earned from the course.Review Quizzes
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