Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure

Exercise 2: Configuring the MPIO DSM

Exercise 3: Configuring a Redundant iSCSI Connection Using MPIO

Exercise 1: Creating a Virtual Hard Disk

Exercise 2: Mounting a Virtual Hard Disk in Windows Server

Exercise 3: Configuring Windows Server to Startup from a Virtual Hard Disk

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand general Storage concepts in Windows Server 2008

Configure iSCSI Storage for Windows Server

Work with Virtual Hard Disks in Windows Server 2008

This module covers Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2’s built-in platforms that facility high availability for business applications. These general-purpose platforms include Network Load Balancing and Windows Failover Clustering in both single-site and multiple-site configurations.

Lesson 1: Network Load Balancing Fundamentals

Lesson 2: Implementing a Network Load Balancing Cluster

Lesson 3: Windows Failover Cluster Fundamentals

Lesson 4: Preparing for Failover Clustering

Lesson 5: Implementing a Windows Failover Cluster

Exercise 1: Building an NLB Cluster

Exercise 2: Configuring NLB Cluster Options

Exercise 3: Testing the NLB Cluster

Exercise 4: Managing an NLB Cluster

Exercise 1: Preparing Windows Server for Hosting a Failover Cluster

Exercise 2: Running the Cluster Validation Wizard

Exercise 3: Building a Failover Cluster

Exercise 4: Validating a Successful Failover Cluster Creation

Exercise 1: Creating Cluster Resources

Exercise 2: Configuring Cluster Resource Dependencies

Exercise 3: Configuring Resource Policies and Owners

Exercise 4: Testing Cluster Fail Over

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand Network Load Balancing Fundamentals

Implement a Network Load Balancing Cluster

Understand Windows Failover Cluster Fundamentals

Prepare for Failover Clustering

Implementing a Windows Failover Cluster in Windows Server 2008

This module covers the introductory steps required to bring a single Remote Desktop Services Host server online and prepare it for remote application delivery to users. Students in this module will complete all aspects of the single-server configuration while preparing the environment for adding potential future servers.

Lesson 1: Remote Desktop Services Overview

Lesson 2: Configuring a Remote Desktop Services Host Server

Lesson 3: Configuring the Remote Desktop User Experience

Lesson 4: Deploying and Connecting to Remote App programs

Lesson 5: Connecting Users to Applications with RD Web Access and RADC

Lesson 6: Configuring Licensing for Remote Desktop Services

Exercise 1: Install the RD Session Host Role Service

Exercise 2: Install an Application on the RD Session Host Server

Exercise 3: Prepare the RD Session Host Server for Users

Exercise 4: Connect to an RD Session Host with the RD Client

Exercise 1: Configure RD Session Host Printing

Exercise 2: Configure RD Session Host Device Redirection

Exercise 3: Configure the Desktop Experience

Exercise 4: Configure Multimedia Redirection

Exercise 5: Configure IP Virtualization

Exercise 1: Create a RemoteApp Program

Exercise 2: Deploy a RemoteApp

Exercise 3: Connect to a Deployed RemoteApp Program

Exercise 1 Install and Configure RD Web Access

Exercise 2: Use RD Web Access to Connect to Remote App programs

Exercise 3: Configure Single Sign-On

Exercise 4: Configure RADC

Exercise 5: Use Group Policy to Distribute RADC Settings

Exercise 6: Use RADC to Connect to RemoteApp programs

Exercise 1 Install and Configure and RD Licensing Server

Exercise 2: Configure RD Session Host Servers for Licensing

Exercise 3: Review Licensing Configuration and Diagnosis

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand Remote Desktop Services Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Configure a Remote Desktop Services Host Server

Configure the Remote Desktop User Experience

Deploy and Connect to Remote App programs

Connect Users to Applications with RD Web Access and RADC

Configure Licensing for Remote Desktop Services

This module covers the extra activities and knowledge required to expand a single-RDSH server environment to one with multiple RDSH servers in a farm configuration.

Lesson 1: Building an RDS Server Farm

Lesson 2: Monitoring the RDS Environment

Exercise 1: Install RDSH on NYC-RDSH2

Exercise 2: Configure an RDSH Server via Group Policy

Exercise 3: Configure RDCB and NLB to create an RDS Farm

Exercise 4: Configure RD Roaming Profiles

Exercise 5: Test the connection to an RDS Farm

Exercise 1: Use the RD Manager to Administer User Sessions

Exercise 2: Use WSRM to Monitor RDS Resource Usage

Exercise 3: Configure Fair Share CPU Scheduling

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Build an RDS Server Farm

Monitor and Configure the RDS Environment

This module covers the additional activities that are necessary to build and secure a Remote Desktop Gateway server for the purposes of protecting RDS communication as it passes through untrusted networks such as the Internet

Lesson 1: Remote Desktop Gateway Fundamentals

Lesson 2: Installing and Managing the RDG

Exercise 1: Installing and Configuring the RDG

Exercise 2: Configuring RD CAPs and RD RAPs

Exercise 3: Configuring SSO for User Connections

Exercise 4: Testing RemoteApp Connections with the RDG

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Remote Desktop Gateway Fundamentals

Install, configure and Manage the RDG

This module covers the primary use of IIS as a Web application platform. Students will learn to set up and maintain a Web site and application configuration based upon business and developer requirements. Although ASP.NET Web sites are commonly maintained by developers, IT professionals are typically called upon to configure the platform and assist with maintenance. This module will cover IIS 7.5 and IIS 7.0 and outline distinctions between them but will focus on IIS 7.5 as in Windows Server 2008 R2

Lesson 1: IIS Functional Overview

Lesson 2: Creating IIS Web Sites and Applications

Lesson 3: Managing IIS Web Sites and Applications

Exercise 1: Configuring IIS Server Settings

Exercise 2: Configuring an Application Pool

Exercise 3: Creating and Configuring a Web Site

Exercise 4: Configuring Basic Settings for a Web Application

Exercise 5: Backing Up IIS Configuration Settings

Exercise 6: Configuring a Virtual Directory

Exercise 1: Configuring ASP.NET

Exercise 2: Configuring ASP.NET Application Settings

Exercise 3: Configuring ASP.NET Security

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand how IIS Works and What it can do in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Create IIS Web Sites and Applications

Manage IIS Web Sites and Applications

This module covers IIS' other major feature areas such as file transfer and email functionality. These features are commonly used to support Web sites, and this module will discuss how to properly configure these features in accordance with best practices and based upon business requirements.

Lesson 1: Implementing and Configuring IIS FTP Sites

Lesson 2: Implementing and Configuring IIS SMTP Sites

Exercise 1: Installing FTP and SMTP

Exercise 2: Configuring and Testing FTP

Exercise 3: Configuring and Testing SMTP

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Implement and Configure IIS FTP Sites

Implement and Configure IIS SMTP Sites

This module focuses on IIS' security-related features, including SSL, logging, delegated permissions, remote administration, and other features. Students will practice a variety of scenarios that reflect common real-world business requirements.

Lesson 1: Monitoring and Logging IIS

Lesson 2: Managing IIS and SSL Security

Lesson 3: Managing IIS Administrative Delegation and Remote Administration

Exercise 1: Configuring SSL Bindings

Exercise 2: Configuring IP Address Blocking

Exercise 3: Configuring Logging

Exercise 4: Testing and Validating the Configuration

Exercise 1: Configuring IIS Remote Administration

Exercise 2: Configuring IIS Delegated Administration

Exercise 3: Configuring IIS Feature Delegation

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure and Monitor IIS and the IIS Logs

Manage IIS and SSL Security

Manage IIS Administrative Delegation and Remote Administration

This module covers the installation and configuration of this evolution of Windows SharePoint Services. Students will learn to set up and configure a basic document-sharing site that meets many common organizational and project requirements. It will focus on SharePoint Foundation 2010 as implemented in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Lesson 1: Installing and Configuring SharePoint Foundation

Lesson 2: SharePoint Foundation Integration

Exercise 1: Install SharePoint Foundation 2010

Exercise 2: Create an initial SharePoint site and document library

Exercise 3: Delegate site permissions

Exercise 4: Backup and recover the SharePoint site

Exercise 5: Configure SharePoint Timer jobs

Exercise 6: Configure usage and Report logging

Exercise 7: Resetting the lab environment

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Install and Configure SharePoint Foundation

SharePoint Foundation Integration

This module looks at the Media Services features of the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 platform, and introduces students to key concepts such as Real-Time Streaming Protocol, authentication, authorization, and more. Students will learn to install and configure Media Services to support use of the system features.

Lesson 1: Installing and Configuring Streaming Media Services

Lesson 2: Securing Streaming Media

Exercise 1: Installing the Media Services Role

Exercise 2: Configuring On-Demand Streaming and RTSP

Exercise 3: Configuring Bandwidth and Connection Limits

Exercise 4: Verify and Tune Media Services delivery

Exercise 4: Configuring Web-based Administration of Media Services

Exercise 1: Configuring Authentication for a Publishing Point

Exercise 2: Restricting Access to Files to Specified Users

Exercise 3: Allowing Anonymous Access to Files on a New Publishing Point

Exercise 4: Allowing Access to Intranet Users

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Install and Configure Streaming Media Services

Secure Streaming Media