Windows Server 2008 New Features

Duration 3-days

Windows Server 2008 - New features is a three day course which introduces you to this new product from Microsoft. Aimed at IT staff who are familiar with Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Server, this course focuses on the new features and the ways that administrators will use to accomplish typical network management jobs

This hands-on course provides participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform post-installation and day-to-day administration tasks in a Windows Server 2008 domain environment, This includes managing accounts and resources, maintaining server resources, monitoring server performance, and safeguarding data. This course covers the core skills required by anyone working with Windows Server 2008 Servers

Who Should Attend

This course is primarily intended for information technology (IT) professionals who administer and support Microsoft Windows Server 2008.

The course will also appeal to:
Support & Help Desk personnel who need a real understanding of Windows Server 2008, its configuration and integration into Windows networks.

PC Managers who need a more than cursory understanding of Windows Server 2008

This is a hands-on course and lab exercises include:
Configuring Remote Desktop for Administration
Creating a Domain controller
Creating user and computer accounts in Active Directory
Installing Remote Server Administration tools
Creating an OU infrastructure
Delegating control of an OU
Managing shared folder permission
Managing NTFS permissions
Creating Group Policies
Using the Encrypting File System
Create Quotas using File Server resource manager
Forward events from servers
Perform System Diagnostics
Backup and restore critical data and Active Directory

Pre-requisites
Participants are assumed to be familiar with Windows clients including Windows XP and Windows 7 and are expected to be working in networked environments.

Introduction
Windows Server products
Windows Server 2008 Server Roles and Features
Workgroups and Domains
Windows Server 2008 Administration Tools

Installing the Server software
Hardware requirements
Installation methods
Managing Windows Server 2008 Server Core

Managing Active Directory Domain Services
Overview of the Active Directory Infrastructure
Working with Active Directory Administration Tools
Managing User Accounts
Managing Computer Accounts
Managing Groups
Using Queries to Locate Objects in AD DS

Configuring Access to File Services
Overview of Access Control
Managing NTFS File and Folder Permissions
Managing Permissions for Shared Resources
Determining Effective Permissions

Creating and Managing Group Policy Objects
Overview of Group Policy
Configuring the Scope of Group Policy Objects
Managing Group Policy Objects
Evaluating and Troubleshooting Group Policy Processing

Configuring User and Computer Settings with Group Policy
Using Group Policy to Configure Folder Redirection and Scripts
Using Administrative Templates to manage users and computers
Deploying Software by Using Group Policy
Deploying Group Policy Preferences

Managing the file system
Creating NTFS partitions
File system and security
Setting directory permissions
Auditing files and directories
Ownership of files and directories
Using compression and encryption

Managing storage
Windows Server disk types
Partitions and Volumes
Dynamic disks
Distributed File Systems
Using Quotas

Managing the network
Network architecture
Installing and configuring TCP/IP
Understanding IP4 and IPv6 Addressing
Overview of the Domain Name System Server Role
Configuring DNS Zones
Overview of the DHCP Server Role
Configuring DHCP Scopes and Options

Monitoring and Maintaining Windows Server 2008
Planning Maintenance Tasks
Calculating a Server Baseline
Interpreting Performance Counters
Selecting Appropriate Monitoring Tools

Managing Windows Server 2008 Backup, Restore, and Recovery
Planning and Implementing File Backups on Windows Server
Planning and Implementing File Recovery
Recovering Active Directory
Troubleshooting Windows Server Startup

Windows Server 2008 New Features
Well run course, flexible, informal presentation style - good.

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