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Configuring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Application Platform Services Expert Live with Encore


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
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Overview/Description
This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to plan and deploy application services technologies associated with a Windows Server 2008. This includes Windows Deployment Services, clustering, network load balancing, Terminal Services, virtualization, web and network application services and SharePoint.

Target Audience
This course is recommended for Microsoft technology specialists who are looking to support enterprise application deployment and administration, to include support for planning and deploying networking technologies associated with a Windows Server 2008 network infrastructure. This includes Windows Deployment Services, clustering, network load balancing, Terminal Services, virtualization, web and network application services and SharePoint.

Prerequisites
To fully benefit from this course, the student should have basic knowledge of Windows Server 2003, Active Directory, understand basic security concepts and methodologies, familiarity with services such as DHCP and DNS. The student must have basic computing skills on using a mouse, a keyboard, a web browser, and the ability to navigate through various menus. The student must understand spoken and written English.

Certification
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration Counts towards 70-643 Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP: Enterprise Administrator

Exams
Exam 70-643: Microsoft Technical Specialist (TS): Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration

Included Labs

  • Connecting Remotely
  • Configuring Terminal Services
  • Configuring Assignment
  • Configuring Application Pools
  • Configuring Security
  • Configuring Virtual Directory Permissions
  • IIS Configuration
  • Installing the FTP Publishing Services
  • Working with SMTP
  • Working with SharePoint Services

Skills

  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows Deployment Services
  • Failover Clustering
  • Network Load Balancing
  • RAID and SANs
  • Digital Certificates
  • Terminal Services
  • Virtualization
  • Web Services
  • Application Services
  • SharePoint

Outline
Configuring Server 2008 Application Platform Services

  • Module 1 – Deploying Windows Server 2007 Server
    • Lesson One: Configuring Windows Deployment Services
    • Lesson Two: Capture and Deploy Windows Deployment Service Images
    • Lesson Three: Configuring Microsoft Windows Activation
  • Module 2 – Configuring windows Server 2008 Availability
    • Lesson One: Failover Clustering
    • Lesson Two: Network Load Balancing
    • Lesson Three: RAID Technologies and Mount Points
    • Lesson Four: Fiber Channel Storage Area Networks
    • Lesson Five: IP SAN
  • Module 3 – Configure Terminal Services in Windows 2008
    • Lesson One: Installing Terminal Services
    • Lesson Two: Terminal Services Profiles    
    • Lesson Three: Terminal Services Licensing
    • Lesson Four: Configuring Remote Desktop Permissions
    • Lesson Five: Monitoring Terminal Services Sessions
    • Lesson Six: Windows System Resource Manager
    • Lesson Seven: Managing Terminal Service Options Using Group Policy
  • Module 4 – Terminal Services Resource Access in Windows 2008
    • Lesson One: Configuring Terminal Services RemoteApp
    • Lesson Two: Terminal Services Remote Desktop Connections
    • Lesson Three: Configuring Terminal Services Gateway
    • Lesson Four: Terminal Services Load Balancing Techniques
    • Lesson Five: Terminal Services Application Logging    
  • Module 5 – Configuring Windows Server Hyper-V and Virtual Machines
    • Lesson One: Virtualization
    • Lesson Two: Installing Windows Server Hyper-V
    • Lesson Three: Creating Virtual Machines
    • Lesson Four: Backing Up Virtual Machines
  • Module 6 – Configuring Web Services and Security in Windows Server 2008
    • Lesson One: Installing Web Server Role
    • Lesson Two: Configuring Web Applications Services
    • Lesson Three: Microsoft .Net Components
    • Lesson Four: SSL Security
    • Lesson Five: Configuring Certificates
    • Lesson Six: Importing and Exporting Certificates
  • Module 7 – Managing IIS in Windows Server 2008
    • Lesson One: Migrating Sites and Applications
    • Lesson Two: Creating IIS Web Sites
    • Lesson Three: Configuring Virtual Directories
    • Lesson Four: IIS Configuration Backup
    • Lesson Five: IIS Monitoring and Logging    
  • Module 8 – Configuring Web Service protocols in Windows Server 2008
    • Lesson One: Installing FTP Services
    • Lesson Two: Configuring FTP of Users
    • Lesson Three: Configuring SMTP
    • Lesson Four: SMTP Security and Authentication
    • Lesson Five: Configuring SMTP Relays
  • Module 9 – Configuring Network Application Services in Windows Server 2008
    • Lesson One: Configuring Windows Media Server
    • Lesson Two: Configuring a Windows Media Server Proxy
    • Lesson Three: Configuring Digital Rights Management
    • Lesson Four: Configuring Windows SharePoint Services
    • Lesson Five: Configuring Site Permissions
    • Lesson Six: Configuring SharePoint Service E-Mail Integration
    • Lesson Seven: Configuring SharePoint Services Server Backup Options


Expected Duration (hours)
30.0

Lesson Objectives

Configuring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Application Platform Services Expert Live with Encore

  • Configure Windows Deployment Services on Microsoft Windows Server 2008
  • Capture and deploy images using Windows Deployment Service
  • Implement Key Management Services
  • Install and validate a failover cluster
  • Install and configure Network Load Balancing
  • Add a mount point
  • Distinguish between the features of different Fiber Channel Storage Area topologies
  • Distinguish between the features of different IP SAN technology
  • Recognize key characteristics of SoftGrid application virtualization
  • Install the Terminal Services role service
  • Create a Terminal Services user profile
  • Install Terminal Services licensing
  • Perform advanced GPO management tasks using the GPMC
  • Activate a Terminal Services licensing server
  • Configure Remote Desktop Permissions for a user and a group
  • Configure the Single Sign-on feature for a user
  • Monitor Terminal Services Sessions
  • Install Windows System Resource Manager
  • Configure resources using Windows System Resource Manager
  • Configure Terminal Server using the Group Policy Object Editor
  • Configure Terminal Services RemoteApp
  • Configure TS Remote Desktop Connection
  • Add the TS Gateway role service
  • Configure Terminal Services connection authorization policy (TS CAP)
  • Configure Terminal Services resource authorization policy (TS RAP)
  • Configure Terminal Services load balancing
  • Add a local group on TS Session Broker
  • Configure DNS for TS Session Broker load balancing
  • Install the Hyper-V role on Windows Server 2008
  • Create a virtual machine in Windows Server 2008
  • Course Number:
    LLMS0037