In this class, you will learn how to:

• Identify and deploy all eighteen Server Roles
  
• Virtualize the Server Environment with Hyper-VTM
  
• Customize the server to your needs using Server Features
  
• Utilize PowerShell scripts to easily perform administrative tasks
  
• Create and install images using Windows Deployment Services
  
• Install stripped down versions of essential components using Server Core
  
• Utilize Server Manager to manage server Roles and Features
  
• Minimize replication problems with Read-Only Domain Controllers
  
• Create Group Policies with the XML-based ADMX format
  
• Configure networking for IP V.6 and turn off IP V.6
  
• Deploy Media Services with vastly improved performance for large files
  
• Create high availability networks with Windows Failover Cluster
  
• Troubleshoot networking, Group Policy, and Active Directory

Five years in the making, Windows Server 2008 presents a myriad of subtle and fundamental differences in its basic architecture compared to its predecessor. This dramatically changes not only the way it is used in the enterprise, but also the logical and physical structure of networks where it is the dominant operating system. The prospect of migrating mission-critical applications to this new environment presents a tremendous risk to any organization. Hands-on skills and proper understanding of the complexities of Windows Server 2008 will provide a phenomenal return on investment for any organization.

This powerful five-day Hands-On Course will give you the skills and knowledge you need to master Windows Server 2008 and get the most benefit by minimizing downtime and maximizing performance, both immediately and in the long term. Gain an in depth knowledge of some of the most radical and beneficial attributes of Windows 2008 Server, and prepare to avoid its pitfalls and work around its flaws.

Microsoft says the abilities to consolidate servers, manage hardware more effectively, remotely manage hardware, and vastly improve security are all good reasons for Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 users to migrate. But how will all the new bells and whistles affect your company? How will it affect your hardware? Windows Server 2008 has the ability to drop the GUI and be driven by command line, which enhances security. This is great for Unix/Linux admins, but is it right for your company?

20 Immediate Benefits of Attending This Class:

1. Grasp all the new features of Windows Server 2008
   
2. Uncover the advantages and disadvantages of Server Core Installation
   
3. Discover auditing changes in Domain Services
   
4. Managing Read-Only Domain Controllers
5. Discern the backup and recovery features of Active Directory Domain Controllers
   
6. Utilize Active Directory lightweight directory services
   
7. Appreciate Active Directory federation services
   
8. Discover Active Directory rights management services
   
9. Unlock the benefits of IIS 7.0 server role
   
10. Manage the options for securing IIS 7.0 server role
    
11. Comprehend the self-healing NTFS file system
    
12. Learn to take advantage of parallel session creation
    
13. Leverage the clean service shutdown available in Windows Server 2008
    
14. Recognize how to use the Kernel Transaction Manager
    for error recovery almost transparently
    
15. Understand the new version of SMB2 network file system
    
16. Grasp new security features like address space load
    randomization
    
17. Employ new error reporting tools like Windows hardware
    error architecture
    
18. Utilize the new virtualization features in Windows
    Server 2008 and Windows Vista
    
19. Leverage PowerShell in the console and leave the
    GUI behind
    
20. Drop Windows baggage like 32-bit color drivers and run with Server Core

Hands-On Labs:

Master the material and methods with 16 high-powered hands-on labs:

1. Windows Server 2008 Editions – You will select the appropriate edition of Windows Server 2008 given a typical enterprise scenario
   
2. Installation – You will perform 3 different installations of Windows Server 2008: Clean Installation, Upgrade from Windows Server 2003, and Core Server Installation
   
3. Utilizing Server Roles – You will work with the Server Manager to access Server Roles. Install the most common Server Roles in standard and Server Core environments
   
4. Server Features - You will install the most common Server Features in standard and Server Core environments
   
5. Windows Deployment Services – You will create, configure, manage, and install images using Windows Deployment Services
   
6. Networking – You will utilize the new Network and Sharing Center interface to configure the network
   
7. Active Directory Services – You will install and configure the new Active Directory Roles, including Federation, Lightweight Directory, Certificate, Domain, and Rights Management Services
   
8. Group Policy and ADMX – You will create, apply and manage group policies using the new XML-based ADMX format
   
9. Securing Windows Server 2008 – You will configure built-in security features and policies as well as third party tools to protect the server
   
10. Terminal Services - You will install and configure terminal services to deploy and access remote applications
    
11. Virtualization – You will install the Virtualization Server and create and manage virtual machines
    
12. Performance and Reliability – You will utilize built in tools to optimize and monitor performance of the server
    
13. Clustering – You will install a failover cluster and test reliability by failing a server in the cluster
    
14. Troubleshooting – You will utilize built-in tools to troubleshoot and repair the server
    
15. PowerShell – You will utilize this new scripting language to administer the server more quickly and easily
    
16. Windows Media Services – you will install and configure Media Services to stream live or on-demand audio and video content to clients over the Internet or an intranet