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Small Business Server 2011
View All CoursesThis course will teach you the essentials of Small Business Server 2011, and take you beyond the initial setup wizards to show you ways to customize your system to meet your specific needs. You’ll walk away from this course able to deploy and configure SBS 2011, establish a domain, work with Group Policy, manage SharePoint and Exchange with SBS 2011, and more. This course is intended for small business owners, consultants and admins in small business environments. To get the most out of this course, you should have a solid understanding of networking. Some experience with systems administration and Windows Server operating systems will also be helpful.
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- Introduction
- Who is Your Instructor?
- What Will We Be Doing?
- How to Use This Course
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- Introduction
- Discussing the Build Out of This Course
- Explaining My Environment
- What We Learned
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- Introduction
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- Introduction
- What's Included in SBS 2011 Standard?
- Who Should Use SBS 2011 Standard?
- Limitations of SBS 2011 Standard
- Some Common Myths About Using SBS
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- New and Enhanced Features
- Discontinued Features
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- SBS 2011 Licensing Overview
- Device CALs vs. User CALs
- System Requirements
- Creating an Answer File
- Using Windows SBS 2001 Standard Answer File Tool
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Starting the Installation
- The Installation Process
- Additional Installation Information
- Reviewing the Answer File
- Troubleshooting Installation
- Completing the Installation
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Key Networking Terms
- The Globomantics Private Network
- Setting Up the Network
- Manually Configuring Your Network
- Using Fix My Network Wizard
- Activating Small Business Server 2011
- Best Practices
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Configuring a Public Domain Name
- Setting Up Your Internet Address
- Managing Your Domain at GoDaddy.com
- Getting an SSL Certificate
- Setting Up SSL Certificate
- Installing SSL Certificate
- Firewall Configuration
- Best Practices
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Managing User Accounts
- Adding a New User Account
- Adding Multiple User Accounts
- Changing User Roles and Password Policies for User Accounts
- Editing User Account Properties
- Managing User Roles
- Adding a New User Role
- Changing a User Role
- Managing Groups
- Adding a New Group
- Using the SBS Console vs. AD Users and Computers
- Best Practices
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Moving Data
- Default File Shares
- Creating a New Share
- Understanding NTFS Permissions
- Understanding Share Permissions
- Combining NTFS and Share Permissions
- Folder Redirection
- Shadow Copies
- Disk Quotas
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- SBS Client Advisor Tool
- Using the Connect Computers to Your Network Tool
- Managing Domain Computers
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Globomantics Scenario
- What is a GPO?
- Using the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)
- Creating a Preference
- Differences Between Enabling and Disabling a GPO
- Creating a GPO
- Linking a GPO
- Group Policy Application and Inheritance (LSDOu)
- Implementing a Policy
- Testing the Policy
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- WSUS Overview
- Where to Manage WSUS
- WSUS Scheduling
- Installing Updates Manually
- WSUS Console
- WSUS GPOs
- WSUS Maintenance Tasks
- Approving Updates
- WSUS Reporting
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Creating a Custom Management Console
- Creating Service Accounts
- Managing the Page File
- Disabling User Account Control (UAC)
- SBS Reports and Notifications
- File Server Resource Manager
- Scheduling a Task
- Using the Best Practices Analyzer (BPA)
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- How Backups Work
- Configuring a Server Backup
- Managing Existing Backups
- Recovering Data
- Restoring the Server
- Best Practices
- Best Practices
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- Introduction
- Remote Web Access (RWA)
- Setting Up User Properties for RWA
- Connecting Using RWA
- Updating Organization and Administrative Links
- Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
- Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration
- Remote Desktop Services Manager
- Remote Desktop Gateway Manager
- VPN Connections
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Installing a Printer
- Sharing a Printer
- Additional Drivers
- Adding a Shared Printer to the SBS Console
- Configuring User Permissions
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Key Terms You Should Know
- An Overview of SharePoint 2010 Foundation
- The Building Blocks of SharePoint
- Accessing SharePoint and Central Administration Sites
- Scenario Requirements
- Full Walkthrough of SharePoint Central Administration
- Create a Sales Site Collection
- Configure Permission Settings for Sales
- Create a New Page and Configure Navigation
- Enable Incoming Email to SharePoint
- Create a Mail Enabled SharePoint Library
- Configure Drop Directory and Foreign Connector for Exchange
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- An Overview of Exchange 2010
- Methods of Managing Exchange 2010
- Scenario Requirements
- Smart Host Configuration
- POP3 Connectors
- Size Limits on Mailboxes and Inbound/Outbound Mail
- Adding Additional Domains
- Allowing Non-PC Devices to Send Mail
- Using Transport Rules
- Setting Up Microsoft Outlook 2010 for the First Time
- Checking Mailbox Statistics
- Tools for Troubleshooting Mail Flow
- Various Tabs and Features
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Review of Client Connectivity Methods
- AutoDiscover Makes Your Life Easier
- Scenario Requirements
- Using AutoDiscover to Configure Outlook 2010
- Accessing E-mail through Outlook Web Access
- Setting Up Your Mobile Device for E-mail
- Using Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer
- Virtual Directories
- OWA Policies
- ActiveSync Policies
- Enabling Outlook Anywhere
- POP/IMAP Support
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Scenario Requirements
- Reviewing Storage Architecture and Database Best Practices
- Database Best Practice Suggestions
- Reconfiguring Mailbox Database
- Reviewing Deleted Retention Times
- Recovering Deleted Items
- Windows Server Backup Review
- Windows Server Backup Limitations
- Using Windows Server Backup to Backup and Restore the Exchange Database
- Using a Recovery Database (RDB)
- Dial Tone Portability
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Migrating from SBS 2003
- Migrating from SBS 2008
- Preparing Your Source Server
- Backing Up Your Source Server
- Installing the Most Recent Service Packs and Update Rollups
- Verifying the Network Configuration
- Evaluating the Health of the Source Server
- Optimizing Exchange Server 2007 Mailbox Sizes
- Running the Migration Preparation Tool
- Planning to Migrate Line-of-Business Applications
- Running the Exchange Server Pre-Deployment Analyzer
- Collecting the Information for the Migration Answer File
- Installing Windows SBS 2011 Standard in Migration Mode
- Moving Settings and Data to the Destination Server for Windows SBS 2011 Standard Migration
- Helpful Resources
- Demoting and Removing the Source Server from the Network
- Optional Post-Migration Tasks
- Running the Windows SBS 2011 Standard Best Practices Analyzer
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Exam Overview
- Exam Objectives
- Study Recommendations
- Exam Preparation
- What We Learned
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- Introduction
- What We Learned
- Follow Up
- What's Next for Certification?
Instructors
J. Peter Bruzzese
J. Peter began his adventure in IT working for some of the largest investment banking firms in Manhattan. Goldman Sachs, Solomon Smith Barney and Merrill Lynch taught him the essentials of corporate life, networking and technology.
Eventually Peter would branch into the independent consultant and trainer world where he would work for New Horizons, CommVault Systems and even Microsoft, to name a few. For the past 15 years he has specialized in Active Directory, Exchange and SharePoint support and education, as well as Certification Instruction.
Exchange has been Peter's primary focus for ten years. He has a love for the way messaging works and has appreciated the improvements Microsoft has been making to Exchange with each release. This has led to the formation of his free site www.exclusivelyexchange.com. In addition to Exchange, Peter has focused a great deal on SharePoint 2007 and 2010. In the State of Florida he is the SharePoint admin for a voluntary disaster relief team, handling both Server administration and Site Collection administration.
Sold internationally, Peter just finished his tenth book, "Exchange 2007 SP1 How-To", and then followed it up with "Server 2008 How-To" and "Using Windows 7" all published by Que.
Peter is a regular contributor to Redmond Magazine, WindowsITPro, SharePoint Pro, and TechTarget. He is a regular speaker for TechMentor Conferences and has spoken at Microsoft TechEd Conferences, the IT360 Tech Conferences in Canada, the TEC Conference and Connections. Last but certainly not least, he writes the Enterprise Windows column for InfoWorld where he focuses extensively on server technologies like Exchange and SharePoint.
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Ed Liberman
Ed Liberman has worked in technology for over 20 years. He has been certified and instructing IT since 1998. He has helped thousands of people to get started or advance their careers in the IT industry.
When he is not in the classroom, he is out helping corporations with their network infrastructure as an independent consultant. Ed will get you ready to pass your exams while you develop the skills needed to succeed in the "real world".
His teaching style encourages you to have fun while you learn. Ed also volunteers his time in his local community as a math tutor for struggling grade school children.
