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Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator Training

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A Letter from Benjamin "Coach" Culbertson
(MCT, MCITP, MCDBA, CIW, A+, Net+, MOS)

If you want to develop hands-on experience as an Enterprise Administrator for Windows Server 2008, or prepare for the 70-647 MCTS exam, then this course is for you!

There are significant new features of Windows Server 2008 in this course that you can't afford to miss. If you're looking to break into the IT industry or trying to move up from that junior tech position, then the knowledge and mastery of Windows Server 2008 that you'll get in this course is the key. You can either follow along on your own computer or just sit back and enjoy the show!

If you've got Windows Server 2008 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure under your belt, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator is the next stop on your way towards MCITP: Enterprise Administrator certification

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Over 10 Hours (10 Hours, 7 Minutes, 1 Seconds) of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator Training Videos Jam Packed on 2 DVDs!
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Exam Coverage This course covers exam objectives required for you to pass:
- 70-647 - Pro: Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Administrator Exam
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Course Outline

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator Training - Course Outline

Lesson 1 - Welcome to Windows Server 2008 70-647: Enterprise Administrator

Of course, we have to start out with the standard "here’s-what-you-can-expect-in-the-course." In this Video you’ll get to learn a little bit about your instructor, what you can expect from this course, and the hardware I used to create the demonstrations in the course.

About Your Instructor and Train Signal
What’s Covered in this Course
Hardware

Lesson 2 - Planning Virtualization with Hyper-V

You know that Virtualization is hot right now and it shows no signs of cooling off. In this Video we’ll talk about when Hyper-V is a good idea, when it’s a bad idea, and when to implement Hyper-V in your network.

A Quick Refresher on Virtualization
Licensing and Versions
Candidates for Virtualization
Your Virtualization Migration Tools
Running sysprep and Capturing Image
Creating New Hyper-V Machine
Windows Setup Wizard
Globomantics Virtualization Plan

Lesson 3 - Active Directory Forest Design and Functional Levels

Designing your Active Directory Forest and Functional Levels is a multi-faceted process. In this Video you will learn about the components and considerations that will help you make those critical decisions when setting up or redesigning an Active Directory environment.

How To “Plant” A Forest
Domains and Trees In The Forest
To Upgrade or Not To Upgrade?
Sites: Yet Another Thing to Deal With
Globomantics AD Structure Stateside

Lesson 4 - Designing Trusts Between Forests and Domains

When you have to deal with other domains, either via a partnership or when you have to merge networks due to a buyout, Trusts come into play in a major way. In this Video you’ll learn the key elements of designing and redesigning the Trust relationships between your domains and forests.

What Are Trusts
The Types of Trusts
Rules of Engagement
Verdepetra.com Buyout Plan
Creating Forest Trust

Lesson 5 - Active Directory Group and Group Policy Strategy

Learn multiple ways to design your Organizational Unit and Group Structure. Plus, we will work with AGUDLP and learn how to create Starter Policies for Group Policy and Fine Grained Password Policies.

Organizational Units and Groups
AGUDLP
Configuring AGUDLP
Shadow Group
Group Policy
Starter Policies
Group Policy Preferences
Fine Grained Password Policies
Creating Fine Grained Password Policy

Lesson 6 - Active Directory Backup and Recovery

Learn to use NTDSUTIL to perform high-level maintenance on your Active Directory database. Plus, you will see how to optimize an IFM Backup and identify Operations Masters (FSMO’s) and where they should go.

NTDSUTIL
Creating Install from Media (IFM) Backup
Tombstone Lifetime
How to Seize Operations Master from a Dead Domain Controller
Seizing a Role

Lesson 7 - DNS - Your Name Resolution Solution

Getting your clients to be able to find what they need on your network is a critical part of your network design. In this Video you’ll see the benefits of Active Directory Integrated DNS, set up a GlobalNames zone, and learn fun facts about Forwarders and Stub Zones.

New Features in DNS
To Integrate into AD or Not to Integrate
Conditional Forwarders vs. Stub Zones
Who WINS Nowadays?
Creating GlobalNames Zones
IPv6 Basic Configuration

Lesson 8 - Active Directory Certificate Services

Security continues to be a top priority for any company or individual, and running your own Public Key Infrastructure can be at the center of your internal security solution. In this Video, not only will you learn how to set up an Enterprise Root Authority, but you will also learn how to set it up so that users can get their own certificates.

Introduction to Public Key Infrastructure
The Root Authority
Subordinate Servers
Revocation Lists - the CRL
The Online Responder
Versions and CA Role Services
Globomantics Scenario
Installing Enterprise Root Authority
Managing PKI
Creating Domain Certificate
Requesting Certificates

Lesson 9 - How to Get Out of the Office with Terminal Services

Out of all the enhancements in Server 2008, Terminal Services may just be one of my favorites. Planning out a Terminal Services implementation requires knowledge of what is available and where stuff needs to go.

Remote App vs. Remote Desktop
On the Go with Web Access
Implementing TS Server
TS Remote Apps Manager Overview
Getting Out of the Office with TS Gateway
Keeping Your Users Happy with High Availability
Creating a Capture Boot Image
Running sysprep on TS1
Capturing the Image on TS1
Creating a Brand New Server
Deploying Images Using Deployment Services
Installing TS Session Broker

Lesson 10 - Rights Management and Distributed File System

Securing your data as well as allowing people to, oh I don’t know, ACTUALLY USE IT, can be a tricky endeavor. Using RMS and DFS together can not only secure your data, but allow access only to the users who need it.

Share Your Stuff Safely with Rights Management
Get Your Stuff Out There with DFS
Installing DFS Role Service
Utilizing DFS - Creating Replication Group
GloboFilesGroup Actions Overview
Testing Replication
Publishing Points
Creating a Namespace
Combining DFS and RMS

Lesson 11 - Keep Your Apps Online with High Availability

Let’s face it-your users (or "internal customers" if you’re cool) want access to applications they need to do their work, and they want it now. High availability tools like Failover Clustering and Network Load Balancing can help you to provide a higher level of experience to users even when some of your machines "blow up."

Failover Clustering
Quorum Disk
Network Load Balancing
Globomantics Scenario
Installing Network Load Balancing Feature
Creating a New Cluster
Adding DNS Entry for Our Cluster
Adding Machines to a Cluster
Verifying that Network Load Balancing is Working
Creating Single Name Resolution with GlobalNames

Lesson 12 - Read-Only Domain Controller

Branch offices are a big reality, but when users in those offices go to do something simple like logon to the network, it can take more time than normal if you don’t have a Read-Only Domain Controller. In this Video, you’ll learn why RODC’s can be very beneficial in these remote offices.

Where Would an RODC Go?
How To Install a Full RODC
Drawbacks to RODCs
Installing RODC
Verifying Installation
Taking a Look at Answer File
Full RODC or Server Core?
Branch Office Stuff You Need to Know

Lesson 13 - WSUS: Keeping Your Machines Updated

Using Automatic Updates directly from Microsoft’s server is nifty but depending on the amount of machines you have in your enterprise; just keeping security updates installed on your clients and servers can use up a massive amount of bandwidth. In this Video, you’ll learn how to set up WSUS and control the updates that get pushed down to your machines.

Three Update Methods
Windows Server Update Services - WSUS
Managing WSUS
Downloading and Installing WSUS
Configuring WSUS Server
Adding Computers to WSUS Server
Configuring Group Policy
Approving Security Updates on WSUS
Running Updates on Vista Client
WSUS Administrator Group
System Center

Lesson 14 - Lock It Up: Security Made Semi-Easy

Microsoft provides some great tools to help lock down your server. In this Video I’ll show you three great solutions to reduce your attack surface on your servers.

BitLocker
Security Configuration Wizard Overview
Running Security Configuration Wizard
Locating the Policy on Hard Drive
Baseline Security Analyzer

Lesson 15 - Planning for Remote Access

This Exam Prep Video provides you with the core considerations that you’ll need to examine when planning your design for Remote Access. There are actually three networks that you need to plan for, and we will talk about all of them so you’ll know what areas you need to work with.

Networks that You Have to Plan for
NPS and RADIUS: Not Just for Dial-Up Anymore
Network Access Policy - NAP
Methods for NAP Enforcement

Certified Instruction

Benjamin "Coach" Culbertson (MCT, MCITP, MCTS, MCSA, MCDBA, CIW, A+, Net+, MOS)

Serving a two-year tour of duty as an inner city high school teacher at Roberto Clemente High School, he motivated at-risk students to achieve excellence and learned how to teach high level concepts in a rubber-meets-the-road fashion.

His versatility and high energy instructional style will not only educate you but also make you laugh along the way. He is also the Technical Editor and webmaster of ReliefJournal.com, a quarterly literary journal, and the Editor-In-Chief for Coach’s Midnight Diner, an annual genre anthology. He is also the creator of "Write a Book in 30 Days," a video coaching program to get your book done!

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FAQ

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator Training - FAQ

Am I qualified to take this course?: YES! If you have viewed any of our 70-640, 70-642 or 70-643 courses, taken any of those three exams, have your MCSE/MCSA in Server 2003 or equivalent experience, you'll benefit from this in-depth course!
Do I need any special equipment to complete this training course?: NO All you need is a computer with Internet Explorer and a media player; however, working hands-on with a Windows Server 2008 computer may enhance your training experience. You can do all of the exercises in the course with a single Server 2007 Machine with 6GB of RAM and a Hyper-V compatible processor.
Is this course part of any Microsoft certification track?: YES! This course will help you prepare for the 70-647 Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator exam. Although the 70-647 exam has its own MCTS certification, it is also the final part of the MCITP Enterprise Administrator certification track.

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