Audience
This course is intended for IT Professionals who are experienced with Windows
2000 Server and/or Windows Server 2003, who hold an MCSE or MCSA certification,
or have equivalent knowledge.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Install Windows Server 2008.
- Perform initial configuration tasks for Windows Server 2008.
- Conduct an unattended install of Windows Server 2008.
- Configure Windows Server Core 2008.
- Use Windows Deployment Services to deploy Windows Server 2008.
- Utilize Windows Server Deployment.
- Upgrade to Windows Server 2008 from Windows Server 2003.
- Upgrade Active Directory to Windows Server 2008.
- Upgrade Windows Server 2003 File and Print servers to Windows Server
2008.
- Upgrade Windows Server 2003 Application and Web servers to Windows Server
2008.
- Upgrade Windows Server 2003 Branch Office servers to Windows Server
2008.
- Implement a Volume Licensing Strategy using KMS and MAK.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have one or more of the
following:
- On-the-job experience in planning, implementing, managing, or supporting
Windows Server 2000 or Windows Server 2003, including Active Directory and
Network Infrastructure.
- Working knowledge of networking, for example, TCP/IP and Domain Name
System (DNS).
- Experience with a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and
Network Infrastructure.
- Experience with implementing security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Network.
- Experience installing, configuring, and administering Microsoft Windows
Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows Vista.
Course Outline
This course explains changes in functionality to Windows Server 2008.
Topics include:
- Improvements in setup from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 and
Windows Server 2008 installation Requirements
- Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation
- Implement a volume license strategy using Key Management Service (KMS) and
Multiple Activation Key (MAK)
- Basic Server Core command-line configuration tasks
- Configuring the roles available on Server Core
- Unattended Windows Server 2008 installation
- Unattended deployment infrastructure
- Unattended domain controller installation
- Working with the Windows Image (WIM) format
- Windows Deployment Services
- Introduction to Windows Server Deployment (WSD) Solution Accelerator
- Creating custom Windows Server 2008 builds
- Guidance for zero-touch deployment using WSD
- Windows Server 2008 upgrade overview
- Upgrading Windows Server 2003 Domain Controllers to Windows Server 2008
Domain Controllers
- Active Directory upgrade best practices
- Upgrading file and print Servers
- Best practices for upgrading a Windows Server 2003 file and print Server
to Windows Server 2008
- Upgrading application and Web Servers
- Best practices for upgrading a Windows Server 2003 application and Web
Server to Windows Server 2008
- Migrating or upgrading a Windows Server 2003 branch office server to
Windows Server 2008
- Low-touch branch office server deployment