Updating your Network Infrastructure and Active Directory Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008

Course Overview

This 5 day instructor-led course provides experienced IT Professionals with an understanding of Active Directory Services technology in Windows Server 2008. This course is intended to allow individuals who already have experience with Windows Active Directory Services to update their skills to Windows Server 2008. This course is based on an interim build of Windows Server 2008.

Audience

This course is intended for IT Professionals experienced on the technologies included in Windows Server 2000 and Windows Server 2003, and who hold an MCSE or MCSA certification and/or equivalent knowledge.

Skills Gained

Delegates will be able to:

• Describe and configure server roles with Active Directory Services in Windows Server 2008.
• Plan for and deploy Active Directory Domain Services.
• Install, configure, and manage the Server Core role as a domain controller.Manage accounts, subnets, Site-Links, Group Policy, and DNS configuration with Active Directory Domain Services.
• Manage new Active Directory services, including Active Directory Federation Services, Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services, and Active Directory Rights Management Services.
• Set up and manage Read-Only Domain Controllers (RODC).
• Use auditing features in Active Directory Domain Services.Manage credentials with Active Directory Certificate Services, including Credential Roaming.

Prerequisites

• On-the-job experience in planning, implementing, managing, or supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2000 or 2003, including Active Directory and Network Infrastructure
• Working knowledge of networking, for example, TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS).
• Designed a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure
• Designed Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network
• Installed, Configured, and Administered Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, or Microsoft Vista.

Course Outline

Introduction to Active Directory Technology in Windows Server 2008

This module describes and demonstrates improvements to Active Directory in Windows Server 2008, including new server roles and server configuration.

• Active Directory Improvements

Planning for Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Services

This module explains how to install and configure the Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) server role and administering it with Server Manager. It also explores planning for deploying an Active Directory Domain Services infrastructure.

• Planning for ADDS Deployment
• Upgrade Considerations

Server Core Domain Controllers

This module explains how to install and configure the Server Core role in Windows Server 2008 as a domain controller. It also covers adding roles and features and managing Server Core.

• Server Core Domain Controllers

Active Directory Domain Services

This module explains how to create and manage accounts, subnets, Site-Links, and Group Policy with new features in Active Directory Domain Services.

• What's New in AD DS
• Improved Security
• Manageability and Reliability

Active Directory Federation Services, Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services, Active Directory Rights

Management Services

This module introduces Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Services:

• Active Directory Federation Services for identity access solution
• Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (replaces Active Directory Account Management with Windows Server 2003), providing directory services for applications.
• Active Directory Right Management Services, enabling the creation of information-protection solutions.

Read-Only Domain Controllers

This module explains how to set up and manage a read-only domain controller.

• Read-Only Domain Controllers
• Read-Only Domain Controller Operation

Auditing Active Directory Domain Services Changes

This module explores new auditing features in Active Directory Domain Services and how to set up and manage auditing events.

• What's new in AD DS auditing
• Who should use this new feature
• Benefits of auditing changes in AD DS
• Summary of new AD DS auditing events
• Summary of attribute syntaxes

Enterprise PKI (PKIView) Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS)

This module explains how to set up and manage Active Directory Certificate Services using PKIView.

• Certificate Authority
• Certificate Policy Settings
• Microsoft Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol
• Online Revocation Services
• Network Device Enrollment Services
• Web Enrollment Services

Updating your Network Infrastructure and Active Directory Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008 / M6416