Objectives

This five-day course provides students with the knowledge and skills that are required to manage accounts and resources, maintain server resources, monitor server performance, and safeguard data in a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 environment. This course covers the core skills required by anyone working with Windows Server 2008 Servers.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the different administrative tools and tasks in Windows Server 2008.
• Configure AD DS user and computer accounts.
• Create Groups and Organizational Units.
• Manage access to shared resources in an AD DS environment.
• Configure Active Directory Objects and Trusts.
• Create and configure Group Policy Objects.
• Configure user and computer environments by using Group Policy.
• Implement security by using Group Policy.
• Configure and analyze server security and security update compliance.
• Configure and manage storage technologies included with Windows Server 2008.
• Configure and manage Distributed File System.
• Configure Network Access Protection.
• Configure availability of network resources.
• Monitor and Maintain servers running Windows Server 2008.
• Manage a Windows Server 2008 Backup and Restore.

Main topics

• Introduction to Administrative Tasks in Windows Server 2008 Environmaent

This module describes the fundamentals of an enterprise networking environment, which consists of Windows Infrastructure Services, Windows Application Platform Services, and Active Directory. This module also explains how to administer a Windows 2008 Server.

• Creating Active Directory Domain Services User and Computer Objects

This module explains how to configure AD DS user and computer accounts.

• Creating Groups and Organizational Units

This module explains how zo configure AD DS group accounts and organizational units.

• Managing Access to Resources in Active Directory Domain Services

This module explains how to manage access to shared resources in an AD DS environment.

• Configuring Active Directory Objects and Trusts

This module explains how to implement and configure AD DS objects and trusts.

• Creating and Configuring Group Policy

This module explains how Group Policy objects (GPOs) work and how to create and apply GPOs.

• Configure User and Computer Anvironments by using Group Policy

This module describes how to configure user desktop settings by using Group Policy and how to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Group Policy.

• Implementing Security using Group Policy

This module describes how to configure security settings and apply them using GPOs.

• Configuring Server Security Compliance

This module explains how to configure and analyze server security and security update compliance. This module also describes some of the management tasks that you should undertake withe a focus on security update management and discusses automated maintenance tools such as Windows Server Update Services.

• Configuring and Managing Storage Technologies

This module explains how to configure and troubleshoot file system storage technologies included with Windows Server 2008.

• Configuring and Managing Distributed File System

This module explains how to configure and manage Ditributed File System.

• Configuring Network Access Protection

This module explains how to configure and manage NAP for DHCP, VPN, and 802.1X.

• Configuring Availability of Network Resources and Content

This module explains how to describe and configure backup and recovery methods.

• Monitoring and Maintaining Windows Server 2008

This module covers planning your monitoring tasks to determine appropriate server baselines, measuring key performance metrics, collecting data by using Data Collector Sets, and identifying suitable notification methods when an alert occurs.

• Managing Windows Server 2008 Backup and Restore

This module describes the changes to backup in Windows Server 2008 and helps you to plan your backup requirements and policy to meet the requirements of your organization. This module also describes how you should plan for encrypted file system recovery, restoration of system state data, and creating a server restore policy to verify server operations.