COURSE NAME: 6418-Deploying Windows Server 2008 (4050)

Course length: 3 days

Overview:

This 3-day instructor-led course provides students with an understanding of migrating and deploying Windows Server 2008 including installation, configuration, and upgrading. Special emphasis is given to upgrading common server configurations and using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit.

Prerequesite Courses:

• No Prerequisites listed for this course

Performance-based Objectives:

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Install Windows Server 2008.
• Install Windows Server 2008 Server Core.
• Configure Windows Server Core.
• Add and configure Windows Server Core roles.
• Add the Backup feature to Windows Server Core.
• Manage Windows Server Core.
• Create an answer file for use with Dcpromo.
• Create an Unattend file to automate RODC installation.
• Deploy a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) using an answer file.
• Install and configure Windows Deployment Services (WDS).
• Create operating system images in WDS.
• Add components like language packs to an image.
• Use an Unattend file with WDS.
• Configure custom computer naming for large scale WDS deployments.
• Deploy images with WDS.
• Install Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT).
• Configure MDT.
• Create an MDT build.
• Create MDT deployment points.
• Perform a Lite Touch installation using MDT.
• Prepare a Windows Server 2003 forest for upgrade to Windows Server 2008.
• Prepare a Windows Server 2003 domain for upgrade to Windows Server 2008.
• Install a domain controller in an existing domain using the Windows interface.
• Install a domain controller in an existing domain using the Command Line.
• Describe considerations for upgrading file and print servers.
• Describe considerations for upgrading Web and application servers.
• Describe considerations for upgrading remote infrastructure servers.
• Install and configure the file and print server roles.
• Create and replicate a Distributed File System (DFS) namespace.
• Schedule a backup.
• Migrate a printer.
• Export an application and configuration from an IIS 6.0 server.
• Configure IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008
• Import a configuration onto Windows Server 2008
• Enable Remote Desktop and remote administration of Windows Firewall.
• Install and configure BitLocker Drive Encryption (BDE) and BDE Remote Admin Tool.
• Configure admin role separation on an RODC.
• Configure Distributed File System Replication (DFS-R).
• Migrate a Windows NT 4.0 server to a virtual machine.

Course content:

Module 1: Windows Server 2008 Installation and Configuration - This module focuses on installation options and requirements for Windows Server 2008, including deploying Windows Server Core.

Module 2: Windows Server Core 2008 Configuration - This module focuses on Windows Server Core 2008 configuration. Basic Server Core configuration including setting the Administrator password and server TCP/IP configuration are covered in this module.

Module 3: Windows Server 2008 Unattended Installation - This module describes using Unattend.xml files to install Windows Server 2008. This module also covers creating a network deployment infrastructure for unattended installation and unattended domain controller installation.

Module 4: Using Windows Deployment Services - This module focuses on using Windows Deployment Services and the new WIM image format to create and deploy custom system images.

Module 5: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit - This module introduces the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit as a tool for low-touch operating system deployment. This module also covers creating custom system images for common server configurations.

Module 6: Upgrading and Migrating Active Directory - This module provides prescriptive guidance for upgrading and migrating active directory from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008. This module also covers upgrading specific Active Directory-related services including DNS, Certificate Services, IPSec configuration, and GPO objects. This module provides best-practices for Active Directory upgrades.

Module 7: Upgrading File and Print, Web, and Remote Infrastructure Servers - This module provides prescriptive guidance for upgrading and migrating file and print servers from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008. This module also includes guidance for upgrading and migrating application and Web servers from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008. This module also provides guidance for upgrading and migrating remote servers from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008.

Module 8: Migrating Workloads to Microsoft Virtual Machines - This module provides guidance for migrating existing workloads to a virtual machine environment using either Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 or the Windows Server virtualization role of Windows Server 2008.

Module 9: Configuring Windows Server 2008 for Performance - This module describes considerations for hardware selection, and workload-specific tuning considerations.