Introduction
This 5 day instructor-led course provides
students with an understanding of
Network Infrastructure technology and
Active Directory
technology in Windows Server 2008. This course is intended
to allow individuals who already have experience with
Network Infrastructure technology and
Active Directory to upgrade their skills for Windows Server 2008.
Audience
This course is intended for IT
Professionals experienced on the technologies included in
Windows Server 2000 and Windows Server 2003, and who hold an
MCSE or MCSA certification and/or equivalent knowledge.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students
will be able to:
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Install and configure Windows Server 2008,
including using new features and Roles.
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Take advantage of new features in Windows
Server 2008, including server and domain isolation, IPv6, and
improved DNS functionality.
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Use key functionality and benefits of a Server
Core installation, including adding and configuring Roles.
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Manage the new backup infrastructure in
Windows Server 2008, including Volume Shadow Copy service,
scheduled and manual backups, media, the Universal Disk Format
(UDF), and restoring data.
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Describe and use Network Policies and Network
Access Protection (NAP) and identify enforcement options.
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Describe and manage Windows Deployment
Services, including image capture and management.
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Describe and use new Windows Server
Virtualization features to consolidate servers, provide for
disaster recovery, and optimize server utilization.
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Use failover clustering and load balancing to
maintain a high level of network availability.
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Monitor and optimize network performance using
Windows Server 2008's included tools like Windows System
Resource Manager.
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Describe and configure server
roles with Active Directory Services in Windows
Server 2008.
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Plan for and deploy Active
Directory Domain Services.
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Install, configure, and manage
the Server Core role as a domain controller.
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Manage accounts, subnets,
Site-Links, Group Policy, and DNS configuration with
Active Directory Domain Services.
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Manage new Active Directory
services, including Active Directory Federation
Services, Active Directory Lightweight Directory
Services, and Active Directory Rights Management
Services.
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Set up and manage Read-Only
Domain Controllers (RODC).
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Use auditing features in Active
Directory Domain Services.
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Manage credentials with Active
Directory Certificate Services, including Credential
Roaming.
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Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students
must have one or more of the following:
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On-the-job experience in
planning, implementing, managing, or supporting
Microsoft Windows Server 2000 or 2003, including
Active Directory and Network Infrastructure
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Working knowledge of networking,
for example, TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS).
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Designed a Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Active Directory and Network
Infrastructure
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Designed Security for a Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 Network
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Installed, Configured, and
Administered Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP
Professional, or Microsoft Vista.
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Course Outline
Module 1: Configuring Windows
Server 2008
This module explains how to install and configure
Windows Server 2008. It also explores using Server Manager to work with
roles, features, and other aspects of server configuration like
Automatic Updates.
Lessons
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Server Manager Roles
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Windows Server 2008 Features
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Lab 1: Configuring Windows Server 2008
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Initial Configuration Tasks
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Server Manager Console
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Server Manager Wizards
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Describe Windows Server 2008 roles.
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Describe Windows Server 2008 features.
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Module 2: Next Generation
Networking
This module explains how to use new and improved
networking features in Windows Server 2008, including server and domain
isolation, IPv6, and DNS.
Lessons
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Networking with Windows Server 2008
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DNS Overview and Improvements
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Lab 1: Reviewing Networking Defaults and
Settings
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Review the Network Center
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Creating Domain Isolation Policies
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Create a Centralized QoS Policy
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Communicate with Link-Local Addresses
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Lab 2: DNS: Explore Management Settings
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Explore the Active Directory Snap-Ins
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Create a Forward Lookup Zone
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Create a Reverse Lookup Zone
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Create Resource Records
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Configure Zone Transfers
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Identify new and improved networking features
with Windows Server 2008.
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Explain how Server and Domain Isolation
protects your network.
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Know the difference between IPv4 and IPv6
addresses.
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Know how DNS is used.
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Explain how DNS and Active Directory work
together.
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List new improvements to DNS with Windows
Server 2008.
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Module 3: Server Core
This module explains how to use key functionality and
benefits of a Server Core installation, including adding and configuring
roles.
Lessons
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Server Core Introduction
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Configuring and Managing Server Core
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Lab 1: Server Core
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Installing Windows Server Core
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Configure Server Core
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Add and Configure Server Roles
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Add Backup Feature
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Managing Server Core
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After completing this module, students will be able
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Describe Server Core.
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List Server Core benefits.
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Add Server Core roles.
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Configure Server Core roles.
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Module 4: Windows Backup
This module provides an overview of the new backup
infrastructure in Windows Server 2008, including Volume Shadow Copy
service, scheduled vs. manual backups, media, the Universal Disk Format
(UDF), and restoring data.
Lessons
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Backup Infrastructure
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Optical Media
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Restore Utilities
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Lab 1: Backup and Restore System Data
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Perform Installation Tasks
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Schedule a Backup
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Create a Manual Backup
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Schedule Daily AD DS Backup via Command Line
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Perform Windows RE Tasks
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Restore Files and Folders
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Backup and Recovery with Vista Client
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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List new features with Windows Server 2008.
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Explain the new backup infrastructure,
including Volume Shadow Copy Service.
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Explain the difference between scheduled and
manual backups.
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Identify which media you can use for backups
in Windows Server 2008.
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Describe the Universal Disk Format.
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Identify ways to restore data in Windows
Server 2008.
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Module 5: Network Policies and
Access Protection
This module explains how to use Network Access
Protection (NAP) and related technologies to enforce security and client
health policies.
Lessons
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Network Policies Access Protection
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Enforcement Options
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Network Access Protection Scenarios
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Lab 1: Using Network Access Protection
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Configuring Network Access Protection for DHCP
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Describe how Network Policies Access
Protection works.
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Identify the enforcement options.
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List Network Access Protection scenarios.
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Module 6: Windows Deployment
Services
This module explains how to use benefits and
components of Windows Deployment Services, including image capture and
management.
Lessons
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Introducing Windows Deployment Services
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WDS Components
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Lab 1: Working with Windows Deployment Services
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Install and Configure Windows Deployment
Services
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Working with Images
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Creating Images
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Using Unattend Files
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Describe Windows Deployment Services benefits.
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List Windows Deployment Services components.
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Explain the Windows Deployment Services image
capture process.
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Use Windows Deployment Services management
components.
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Module 7: Windows Server
Virtualization
This module explains how to use new capabilities and
architecture in Windows Server Virtualization, including integrated
management functions for physical and virtual environments.
Lessons
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Introducing Windows Server Virtualization
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Configuring Windows Server Virtualization
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Lab 1: Windows Server Virtualization
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Configure Server Virtualization
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Configure Virtual Networks
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Add Virtual Machines
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Monitoring and Optimization
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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List the new features of Windows Server
virtualization.
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Configure Windows Server virtualization
virtual machines.
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Create virtual machine snapshots.
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Migrate Virtual Server 2005 virtual machines
to Windows Server virtualization.
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Module 8: High Availability
Features
This module explains how to use failover clustering
and network load balancing.
Lessons
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Failover Clustering
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Network Load Balancing
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Lab 1: High Availability Features
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Installing a Two-Node File Server Cluster
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Configuring Network Load Balancing with
Terminal Services
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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List suitable scenarios for Failover Cluster
use
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List suitable scenarios for Network Load
Balancing use
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Describe how Failover Clustering is used to
support availability and scalability
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List new features in Windows Server 2008
Failover Clustering
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Describe Failover Clustering requirements
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Module 9: Performance Monitoring
and Optimization
This module explains how to use Windows Server 2008's
performance monitoring tools, including using Windows System Resource
Manager to implement server resource controls.
Lessons
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Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor
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Microsoft Windows System Resource Manager
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Lab 1: Performance Monitoring and Optimization
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Reviewing Performance and Reliability
Monitoring
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Key Scenarios for Monitoring Performance and
Reliability
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Add Windows System Resource Manager Feature
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Windows System Resource Manager Scenarios
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Configure Windows System Resource Manager for
Terminal Services
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After completing this module, students will be able
to:
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Describe the features of Windows Reliability
and Performance Monitor
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Implement server resource controls using
Windows System Resource Manager
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Module 10: Introduction to Active
Directory Technology in Windows Server 2008
This module describes and demonstrates
improvements to Active Directory in Windows Server 2008,
including new server roles and server configuration.
Lessons
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Active Directory Improvements
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Lab 1: Introduction to Active Directory
Technology in Windows Server 2008
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Use Three Phases to Configure a
Server
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Deploy New Server Roles and
Features
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Change a Servers Role
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Change Role Services and Features
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After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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List improvements in Active
Directory roles.
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Describe how to configure roles
on Windows Server 2008.
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Module 11: Planning for Windows Server
2008 Active Directory Services
This module explains how to install and
configure the Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) server
role and administering it with Server Manager. It also
explores planning for deploying an Active Directory Domain
Services infrastructure.
Lessons
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Planning for ADDS Deployment
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Upgrade Considerations
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Lab 1: Installing a Windows Server 2008
Forest
Lab 2: Installing Windows Server 2008 in
an Existing Forest
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Install a Windows Server 2008 DC
in an Existing Forest
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Install a RODC in an Existing
Forest
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Verify Active Directory
InstallationInstall a New Forest
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After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Plan for a Windows Server 2008
Active Directory Domain Services deployment.
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Identify considerations when
upgrading from a Windows Server 2003 to a Windows
Server 2008 Active Directory infrastructure.
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Install Windows Server 2008 AD
DS.
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Module 12: Server Core Domain Controllers
This module explains how to install and
configure the Server Core role in Windows Server 2008 as a
domain controller. It also covers adding roles and features
and managing Server Core.
Lessons
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Server Core Domain Controllers
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Lab 1: Server Core Domain Controller
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Installing Server Core
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Configure Server Core
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Adding Roles and Features
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Managing Server Core
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After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Describe Server Core.
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List Server Core benefits.
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Add Server Core roles.
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Configure a Server Core Domain
Controller.
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Module 13: Active Directory Domain
Services
This module explains how to create and
manage accounts, subnets, Site-Links, and Group Policy with
new features in Active Directory Domain Services.
Lessons
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Whats New in AD DS
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Improved Security
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Manageability and Reliability
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Lab 1: Exploring Active Directory Domain
Services
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Create Accounts
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Review Operations Masters Role
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Review Sites
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Working with Subnets
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Working with Site-Links
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AD DS and Group Policy
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Review DNS Configuration
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After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Identify new features of AD DS
with Windows Server 2008
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Use all Active Directory Domain
Services management consoles
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Describe how Read-Only Domain
Controllers and Server Core work with Active
Directory
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List reliability and
manageability improvements with AD DS
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Module 14: Active Directory Federation
Services, Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services,
Active Directory Rights Management Services
This module introduces Windows Server
2008's new Active Directory Services:
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Active Directory Federation
Services for identity access solution
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Active Directory Lightweight
Directory Services (replaces Active Directory
Account Management with Windows Server 2003),
providing directory services for applications.
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Active Directory Right Management
Services, enabling the creation of
information-protection solutions.
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Lessons
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Active Directory Federation
Services
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Active Directory Lightweight
Directory Services
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Active Directory Rights
Management Services
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Lab 1: Active Directory Federation
Services
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Install AD FS
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Configure Web Server
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Configure Federation Server
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Access Application from Client
Computer
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Lab 2: Active Directory Rights Management
Services
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Install and Configure AD RMS
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Add New AD RMS Cluster
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Register the Service Connection
Point in Active Directory
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Verify AD RMS Functionality
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After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Use Active Directory Federation
Services
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Explain Active Directory
Lightweight Directory Services
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Use Active Directory Rights
Management Services
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Module 15: Read-Only Domain Controllers
This module explains how to set up and
manage a read-only domain controller.
Lessons
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Read-Only Domain Controllers
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Read-Only Domain Controller
Operation
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Lab 1: Read-Only Domain Controllers
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Deploying an RODC
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Administering an RODC
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After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Describe the role of Read-Only
Domain Controllers.
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List the prerequisites for RODC
deployment.
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Describe how the RODC can be used
to achieve Administrator role separation.
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Describe scenarios in which RODC
usage is recommended.
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Module 16: Auditing Active Directory
Domain Services Changes
This module explores new auditing
features in Active Directory Domain Services and how to set
up and manage auditing events.
Lessons
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Whats new in AD DS auditing
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Who should use this new feature
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Benefits of auditing changes in
AD DS
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Summary of new AD DS auditing
events
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Summary of attribute syntaxes
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Lab 1: Auditing Active Directory Domain
Services Changes
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Prerequisites
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Steps to set up auditing
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Example audit events
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After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Describe the new auditing
features in Active Directory Domain Services.
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Set up auditing events.
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Module 17: Enterprise PKI (PKIView) Active
Directory Certificate Services (ADCS)
This module explains how to set up and
manage Active Directory Certificate Services using PKIView.
Lessons
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Certificate Authority
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Certificate Policy Settings
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Microsoft Simple Certificate
Enrollment Protocol
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Online Revocation Services
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Network Device Enrollment
Services
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Web Enrollment Services
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Lab 1: Enterprise PKI (PKIView) Active
Directory Certificate Services (ADCS)
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Add a Certificate Server Role
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Exploring the PKIView UI
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Introducing Expiry Notifications
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Introducing Credential Roaming
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Introducing CA performance
monitors
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Exploring delegated enrollment
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Introducing OCSP configuration
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Revocation
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After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Describe Active Directory
Certificate Services management with PKIView.
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Set up and revoke certificates.
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Use Credential Roaming.
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