Windows Server 2003 / 2008 // HH9408R2

HardHat™ Upgrading Windows Server 2003 Skills to Windows Server 2008 R2

Learn in the real world: update your skills to Microsoft Server 2008 R2. In our HardHat sessions, students get to build everything possible for each technology element with their own hands. This course will introduce you to the new features of Server 2008 R2 such as the PowerShell interface, active directory services, administration center, Direct Access, and remote access.

Course Description

This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to work with Network Infrastructure, Group Policy and Active Directory technologies in Windows Server 2008. This course is intended for individuals who already have experience with Network Infrastructure and Active Directory technologies in Windows Server 2000 or Windows Server 2003 to upgrade their skills to Windows Server 2008. This course includes some material from Microsoft Official Courses MOC 6416 and MOC 10159

Audience

This is a hands-on course designed for experienced engineers with a need to update their skills quickly. 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 certificate and/or equivalent knowledge.

Prerequisites

​This is an advanced, hands-on class. Before taking this course, students should have successfully completed the following courses or have equivalent experience: 
A560: CompTIA A+ Essentials
CCNA220: ICND1 - Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1
HH9108: Windows Server 2003 & 2008 Active Directory Administration 
HH9208: Windows Server 03 & 08 Implementing, Managing, Troubleshooting Servers and Infrastructure
It is also recommended that students have completed course HH9308: Windows Server 2003 & 2008 Advanced Active Directory Design and Implementation or have equivalent experience.

What You Will Learn

After completing this course, you will understand:

  • Installing and Configuring Server 2008 R2
  • New Management architecture for Server 2008 R2
  • Networking Server 2008 R2
  • Active Directory Domain Services
  • Maintaining Active Directory
  • Network Access Policies
  • Terminal Services
  • IIS Web Services
  • Virtualization using Hyper-V
  • Upgrading and Migrating from Server 2000 and Server 2003
  • Network Load Balancing
  • Failover Clustering

Course Outline

​1. Installing and Configuring Server 2008 R2

  • Installing Windows Server 2008
  • Managing Server Roles and Features
  • Overview of the Server Core Installation Option
  • Overview of Windows Deployment Services

2. New Management architecture for Server 2008 R2

  • Introduction to Enterprise Management
  • New tools
  • Using PowerShell
  • New Graphical tools

3. Networking Server 2008 R2

  • Networking in 2008
  • New Network Features
  • DNS and 2008
  • DHCP

4. Active Directory Domain Services

  • Active Directory Improvements – What’s new
  • Active Directory Federation Services
  • Active Directory Lightweight Services
  • Active Directory Rights Management
  • Active Directory Certificate Services
  • Managing AD using PowerShell
  • Promoting a Server Core to a Domain Controller
  • Read Only Domain Controller (RODC)
  • Planning AD DS Deployments

5. Maintaining Active Directory

  • Auditing
  • Backup

6. Network Access Policies (NAP)

  • Routing and Remote Access Services
  • Lab: Installing and configuring Network Access

7 Terminal Services

  • Installation and configuration
  • Device Redirection
  • Remote Experience Improvements
  • TS Gateway

8. IIS Web Services

  • Overview of Technical Differences
  • Configuration Concepts
  • IIS Administrative Interface
  • Managing IIS using PowerShell
  • Controlling Delegation
  • IIS Configuration File Schema

9. Virtualization using Hyper-V

  • Installing, configuring, Managing Hyper-v
  • Module 10: Upgrading and Migrating from Server 2000 and Server 2003
  • Overview of Upgrade Process
  • Preparing the Forest schema
  • Preparing the Domain Partition
  • ADMT

11. Network Load Balancing

  • Overview of Network Load Balancing
  • Configuring Network Load Balancing

12. Failover Clustering

  • Overview of Failover Clustering
  • Configuring Failover Clustering