Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure

Course details

This course introduces students to a series of Windows Server 2008 technologies that are used in common business scenarios, and are often the technical underpinnings for business applications.

Course Outline

1 - Configuring Storage for Windows Server 2008 Applications

• Storage Concepts in Windows Server 2008
• Configuring iSCSI Storage for Windows Server
• Working with Virtual Hard Disks
• Lab : Lab A: Configuring iSCSI Storage for Windows Server 2008 
• Lab : Lab B: Managing Virtual Hard Disks

2 - Configuring High Availability for Windows Server 2008 Applications

• Network Load Balancing Fundamentals
• Implementing a Network Load Balancing Cluster
• Windows Failover Cluster Fundamentals
• Preparing for Failover Clustering
• Implementing a Windows Failover Cluster
• Lab : Lab A: Installing and Managing an NLB Cluster 
• Lab : Lab B: Building a Windows Failover Cluster 
• Lab : Lab C: Managing a Windows Failover Cluster

3 - Configuring Remote Desktop Services

• Remote Desktop Services Overview
• Configuring a Remote Desktop Services Host Server
• Configuring the Remote Desktop User Experience
• Deploying and Connecting to Remote App programs
• Connecting Users to Applications with RD Web Access and RADC
• Configuring Licensing for Remote Desktop Services
• Lab : Lab A: Installing and Configuring an RD Session Host Server 
• Lab : Lab B: Customizing the User Experience 
• Lab : Lab C: Deploying and Connecting to Remote App programs 
• Lab : Lab D: Connecting Users to Applications with RD Web Access and RADC 
• Lab : Lab E: Configuring Licensing for RDS

4 - RDS in the Multiple-Server Configuration

• Building an RDS Server Farm
• Monitoring the RDS Environment
• Lab : Lab A: Building an RDS Server Farm 
• Lab : Lab B: Monitoring the RDS Environment

5 - Securely Delivering RDS Applications to the Internet

• Remote Desktop Gateway Fundamentals
• Installing and Managing the RDG
• Lab : Lab: Installing and Managing the RDG

6 - IIS Web Applications

• IIS Functional Overview
• Creating IIS Web Sites and Applications
• Managing IIS Web Sites and Applications
• Lab : Lab A: Creating IIS Web Sites and Applications 
• Lab : Lab B: Managing IIS Web Sites and Applications

7 - IIS FTP and SMTP Services

• Implementing and Configuring IIS FTP Sites
• Implementing and Configuring IIS SMTP Sites
• Lab : Lab: Implementing FTP and SMTP

8 - IIS Server and SSL Management

• Monitoring and Logging IIS
• Managing IIS and SSL Security
• Managing IIS Administrative Delegation and Remote Administration
• Lab : Lab A: Managing IIS and SSL Security 
• Lab : Lab B: Configuring Remote and Delegated Administration in IIS

9 - Microsoft SharePoint Foundation

• Installing and Configuring SharePoint Foundation
• SharePoint Foundation Integration
• Lab : Lab: Installing and Configuring SharePoint Foundation

10 - Windows Streaming Media Services

• Installing and Configuring Streaming Media Services
• Securing Streaming Media
• Lab : Lab A: Installing and Configuring Media Services 
• Lab : Lab B: Configuring Media Services Content Security

Target Audience: This course is intended for IT Professional technical specialists who work in the complex computing environment of a medium to large company and are responsible for the underlying Microsoft technologies that support a business application infrastructure in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Related Certifications:

• Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration
• MCITP: Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008