Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to
Managing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Environment
The module
explains server roles, Active Directory, the Windows Server 2008 Administrative
Tools and Remote Desktop.
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
Describe server roles and how they are categorized.
Describe the
characteristics of Active Directory components.
Describe common Windows
Server 2008 Administrative Tools.
Describe how to use Remote Desktop for
Administration
Module 2: Creating Active Directory Domain Services
User and Computer Objects
This module explains how to manage user
accounts, create computer accounts and manage AD DS objects.
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
Configure AD DS user
accounts.
Configure AD DS computer accounts.
Automate AD DS Object
Management.
Use queries to search AD DS.
Module 3: Creating Groups
and Organizational Units
This module introduces groups and how to
manage them.
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
Describe the options for creating groups.
Configure groups in AD
DS.
Configure OUs in AD DS.
Module 4: Managing Access to Resources
in Active Directory Domain Services
The module explains how to
manage access and assign and manage permissions.
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
Describe how access management works in AD
DS.
Assign permissions to shared folders.
Configure permissions using
NTFS.
Determine effective permissions.
Module 5: Configuring
Active Directory Objects and Trusts
This module explains how to
delegate administrative access to AD DS objects and how to configure AD DS
Trusts.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Delegate
administrative access to Active Directory objects.
Configure Active Directory
trusts.
Module 6: Creating and Configuring Group
Policy
This module explains how to configure and manage Group Policy
Objects.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe
Group Policy.
Configure the application scope for Group Policy
Objects.
Evaluate the application of Group Policy Objects.
Manage Group
Policy Objects.
Delegate administrative control of Group Policy
Objects.
Module 7: Configuring User and Computer Environments Using
Group Policy
This module explains how to configure user environments
using group policy.
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
Configure Group Policy settings.
Configure scripts and folder
redirection by using Group Policy.
Configure administrative
templates.
Configure Group Policy Preferences.
Deploy software by using
Group Policy.
Troubleshoot Group Policy Application.
Troubleshoot Group
Policy Settings.
Module 8: Implementing Security Using Group
Policy
This module explains how to configure security policies,
implement password policies, restrict access to software and user security
templates.
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
Configure security policies.
Implement fine-grained password
policies.
Restrict group membership and access to applications by using
security policies.
Apply security policies by using security
templates.
Module 9: Configuring Server Security
Compliance
This module explains how to secure a windows
infrastructure, configure an audit policy, manage WSUS and plan for a security
update.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Secure a
server role within a windows infrastructure.
Configure an audit
policy.
Describe the use of Windows Server Update Services.
Manage
updates using WSUS.
Plan for security update management by using Windows
Server Update Services (WSUS).
Module 10: Configuring and Managing
Storage Technologies
This module explains how to manage storage
using File Server Resource Manager, configure quota management, implement file
screening and manage storage reports.
After completing this module, students
will be able to:
Describe storage management solutions included in Windows
Server 2008.
Manage storage using FSRM.
Configure quota management using
FSRM.
Implement file screening using FSRM.
Manage storage
reports.
Troubleshoot storage issues.
Module 11: Configuring and
Managing Distributed File System
This module explains how to
configure DFS namespaces and replication.
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
Describe the distributed file system.
Manage DFS
namespaces.
Configure DFS replication.
Module 12: Configuring
Network Access Protection
This module explains how to configure,
monitor and troubleshoot NAP.
After completing this module, students will be
able to:
Describe the benefits and uses of NAP.
Describe how NAP works in
various access scenarios.
Configure NAP.
Monitor and troubleshoot
NAP.
Module 13: Configuring Availability of Network
Resources
This module explains how to configure shadow copies and
provide server and service availability.
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
Configure shadow copies.
Provide server and
service availability.
Module 14: Monitoring and Maintaining Windows
Server 2008 Servers
This module explains how to monitor and maintain
Windows Server 2008 servers.
After completing this module, students will be
able to:
Plan monitoring tasks.
Determine an appropriate server
baseline.
Determine objects and counters to monitor based on server
role.
Analyze key performance counters.
Select appropriate monitoring
tools.
Identify appropriate notification methods.
Create a server
management task schedule for Windows Server 2008.
List automated maintenance
tools for Windows Server 2008.
Module 15: Managing Windows Server
2008 Backup and Restore
This module explains how to back up and
restore Windows Server 2008 servers.
After completing this module, students
will be able to:
Create a backup and recovery plan by using Windows Server
Backup.
Develop a backup policy for Windows Server Backup.
Create a server
restore plan.
Create a plan for restoring Encrypting File System (EFS)
files.
Verify the restore procedure.