6435 - Designing a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure



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6435 - Designing a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
Vendor Course Code:	MS6435
Course Length:	5 days
Course Price:	$3,400.00
Availability:	Please call DDLS on 1800 U LEARN (1800 853 276) or click here to register your interest.
Overview:	This five-day course will provide students with an understanding of how to design a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure that meets business and technical requirements for network services.
Skills Gained:	After completing this course, students will be able to: . Describe key components of network infrastructure design. . Describe how to design a secure network. . Design a plan for allocating IP addresses to workstations and servers. . Design a network topology. . Describe the internal considerations for network security and how they can be addressed. . Design an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates Domain Name System (DNS). . Optimize a name resolution system that incorporates DNS and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS). . Design a solution for network access. . Design a Network Access Protection (NAP) solution. . Design a solution for operating system deployment and maintenance. . Design the deployment of file services. . Design print services in Windows Server 2008. . Design high availability for applications and services.
Key Topics:	Module 1: Overview of Network Infrastructure Design This module describes the key components of network infrastructure design. Lessons . Preparing for Network Infrastructure Design . Designing the Network Topology . Designing Network Infrastructure for Virtualization . Designing a Change Management Structure for a Network Lab: Designing Network Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008 . Exercise 1: Preparing for the Network Infrastructure Design . Exercise 2: Designing the Network Topology . Exercise 3: Designing Network Infrastructure for Virtualization . Exercise 4: Designing a Change Management plan . Exercise 5: Lab Discussion After completing this module, students will be able to: . Describe the network infrastructure design. . Design the network topology. . Design network infrastructure for virtualization. . Design a change management structure for a network. Module 2: Designing Network Security This module explains how to design a secure network. Lessons . Overview of Network Security Design . Creating a Network Security Plan . Identifying Threats to Network Security . Analyzing Security Risks . Defense-in-Depth Model Overview Lab: Designing a Network Security Plan . Exercise 1: Identifying a Team for the Security Plan Scenario . Exercise 2: Identifying Threats . Exercise 3: Analyzing Risk . Exercise 4: Discussion of Designing a Network Security Plan After completing this module, students will be able to: . Describe the security design process. . Describe the components of a security plan. . Describe how to identify threats. . Describe how to assess risk. . Describe the defense-in-depth model. Module 3: Designing IP Addressing This module describes how to design a plan for allocating IP addresses to workstations and servers. Lessons . Designing an IPv4 Addressing Scheme . Designing an IPv6 Addressing Scheme . Designing DHCP Implementation . Designing DHCP Configuration Options Lab: Designing IP Addressing in Windows Server 2008 . Exercise 1: Designing an IPv4 Addressing . Exercise 2: Designing an IPv6 Addressing Scheme . Exercise 3: Designing a DHCP Implementation . Exercise 4: Discussion of IP Address Allocation After completing this module, students will be able to: . Describe how to integrate IPv4 and IPv6. . Describe how to allocate IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. . Describe how to implement DHCP placement. . Describe how to determine DHCP options Module 4: Designing Routing and Switching This module explains how to design a network topology. Lessons . Preparing for Designing a Network Routing Topology . Selecting Network Devices . Designing Internet Connectivity and Perimeter Networks . Designing Routing Communications . Evaluating Network Performance Lab: Designing a Network Routing Topology . Exercise 1: Designing the Placement of Routers . Exercise 2: Designing a Perimeter Network . Exercise 3: Evaluating Network Performance . Exercise 4: Discussion of Designing a Network Routing Topology After completing this module, students will be able to: . Prepare for designing a network routing topology. . Design the placement of routers. . Design a perimeter network. . Design routing communications. . Evaluate network performance. Module 5: Designing Security for Internal Networks This module explains the internal considerations for network security and how they can be addressed. Lessons . Designing Windows Firewall Implementation . Overview of IPSec . Designing IPSec Implementation Lab: Designing a Secure Internal Network . Exercise 1: Designing a Windows Firewall Implementation . Exercise 2: Designing an IPSec Implementation After completing this module, students will be able to: . Describe how Windows Firewall can be used to secure networks . Describe how IPSec can be used to secure networks. . Design an IPSEc implementation. Module 6: Designing Name Resolution This module explains how to design an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates DNS. Lessons . Collecting Information for a Name Resolution Design . Designing a DNS Server Strategy . Designing a DNS Namespace . Designing DNS Zone Implementation . Designing Zone Replication and Delegation Lab: Designing a Name Resolution Strategy in Windows Server 2008 . Exercise 1: Designing a DNS Server Strategy . Exercise 2: Designing a DNS Namespace . Exercise 3: Designing a DNS Zone and Replication Strategy . Exercise 4: Discuss the Design of Name Resolution . Exercise 5: Implement a DNS Zone and Replication Strategy After completing this module, students will be able to: . Determine the information required to plan name resolution. . Describe how to design a DNS server strategy. . Describe how to design a DNS namespace . Describe how to design a DNS zone strategy. . Describe how to design a DNS zone replication strategy. Module 7: Designing Advanced Name Resolution This module explains an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates DNS and WINS. Lessons . Optimizing DNS Queries . Designing DNS for High Availability . Designing a WINS Name Resolution Strategy Lab: Designing a Name Resolution Strategy in Windows Server 2008 . Exercise 1: Optimize DNS Resolution . Exercise 2: Designing and Configuring WINS Name Resolution . Exercise 3: Integrating DNS and WINS Name Resolution After completing this module, students will be able to: . Optimize DNS resolution. . Design DNS for high availability. . Design a WINS Name resolution strategy. Module 8: Planning and Deploying the Application Virtualization Management System This module explains how to design a solution for network access. Lessons . Gathering Data for Designing Network Access Solutions . Securing and Controlling Network Access . Designing Remote Access Services . Designing RADIUS Authentication with Network Policy Services . Designing Wireless Access Lab: Designing a Network Access Solution . Exercise 1: Designing a Remote Access Solution . Exercise 2: Designing Network Policy Services . Exercise 3: Designing a Wireless Connection Solution . Exercise 4: Discuss the Design of Network Access . Exercise 5: Deploying an SSTP VPN Solution After completing this module, students will be able to: . Describe how to gather data for designing network access solutions. . Describe how to secure and control network access. . Describe how to design remote access services. . Describe how to design a RADIUS solution. . Describe how to design wireless access. Module 9: Designing Network Access Protection This module explains how to design a NAP solution. Lessons . Designing the NAP Platform Architecture . NAP Architecture . NAP Enforcement . Designing NAP Policy . Designing NAP Enforcement and Remediation Lab: Designing Network Access Protection . Exercise 1: Analyzing Enforcement Methods . Exercise 2: Designing DHCP Enforcement . Exercise 3: Designing IPSec Enforcement . Exercise 4: Implementing DHCP Enforcement After completing this module, students will be able to: . Describe how to design the NAP platform architecture. . Describe NPS design for NAP. . Describe how to design NAP enforcement point and client component requirements. . Describe IPSec based NAP. Module 10: Designing Operating System Deployment and Maintenance This module explains how to design a solution for operating system deployment and maintenance. Lessons . Determining Operating System Deployment Requirements . Deploying an Operating System by Using WDS . Planning for the Creation and Modification of Images . Designing Multicast Transmission of Images Lab: Designing Operating System Deployment and Maintenance . Exercise 1: Designing an Operating System Deployment Solution . Exercise 2: Designing WDS Deployment . Exercise 3: Designing WDS Images . Exercise 4: Designing a WSUS Deployment . Exercise 5: Discussing Operating System Deployment and Maintenance After completing this module, students will be able to: . Determine operating system deployment requirements . Describe operating system deployment using Windows Deployment Services. . Plan the creation and modification of images. . Design multicast transmission of images. Module 11: Designing File Services and DFS in Windows Server 2008 This module explains how to design the deployment of file services and DFS. Lessons . Designing File Services . Designing DFS . Designing the FSRM Configuration Lab: Designing File Services and DFS in Windows Server 2008 . Exercise 1: Selecting File Services Components . Exercise 2: Designing DFS . Exercise 3: Designing FSRM . Exercise 4: Implementing DFS . Exercise 5: Implementing FSRM After completing this module, students will be able to: . Describe the design of file services. . Describe the design of Distributed File System (DFS). . Describe the design of File Server Resource Manager (FSRM). Module 12: Designing High Availability in Windows Server 2008 This module explains how to design high availability for applications and services. Lessons . Overview of High Availability . Designing Network Load Balancing for High Availability . Designing Failover Clustering for High Availability . Designing Geographically Dispersed Failover Clusters Lab: Designing High Availability in Windows Server 2008 . Exercise 1: Designing High Availability . Exercise 2: Implementing an NLB Design . Exercise 3: Implementing a Failover Cluster Design After completing this module, students will be able to: . Describe the need for high availability. . Describe how to design Network Load Balancing for high availability . Describe how to design Failover Clustering for high availability . Describe how to design geographically dispersed failover clustering. Module 13: Designing Print Services in Windows Server 2008 This module explains how to design print services in Windows Server 2008. Lessons . Overview of a Print Services Design . Windows Server 2008 Printing Features . Designing Print Services Lab: Designing Shared Resources in Windows Server 2008 . Exercise 1: Analyzing the Components of a Print Services Design . Exercise 2: Designing a Shared Printer Deployment After completing this module, students will be able to: . Describe the print services design. . Describe Windows Server 2008 printing features. . Design print services.
Target Audience:	The primary audience for this course is IT professionals (including Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 enterprise administrators) interested in becoming a Longhorn Enterprise Administrator (who focuses on network solutions).
Prerequisites:	Before attending this course, students must have: . Active Directory Technology Specialist level knowledge and concepts. . Network Infrastructure Technology Specialist level knowledge and experience. . Applications Infrastructure Technology Specialist level knowledge and experience. . Windows Vista TS or D . Experience with Windows operating systems such as Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista . Intermediate understanding of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, name resolution, and connection methods. . Intermediate understanding of security best practices for authentication and file permissions. . Intermediate understanding of server and network hardware