Class overview :

Class goals :

On completion of this training course, delegates will be able to:

• Deploy and manage Windows Server 2008 R2.
• Configure Active Directory in Windows Server 2008 R2.
• Configure server virtualization by using Hyper-V.
• Configure Remote Desktop Services and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008 R2.
• Deploy and configure Remote Access Services.
• Configure Windows Server 2008 R2 features for branch offices.
• Configure and manage Windows Server 2008 R2 Web services.
• Manage Windows Server 2008 R2 with Windows PowerShell 2.0.

Content of Updating Your Windows Server 2008 Technology Specialist Skills to R2

Deploying and Managing Windows Server 2008 R2

• Installing Windows Server 2008 R2
• Configuring Windows Deployment Services
• Migrating Server Roles, Features, and Settings to Windows Server 2008 R2
• Managing Windows Server 2008 R2
• Lab : Deploying Windows Server 2008 R2 (Configuring and Testing Virtual Hard Disk with Native Boot; Configuring New Features in Windows Deployment Services; Migrating Server Roles)
• Lab : Managing Windows Server 2008 R2 (Using Server Manager for Remote Administration; Removing Anonymous Access to Confidential Files Automatically; Dealing with Stale Data; Using Features in Windows Server Backup)

Configuring Active Directory in Windows Server 2008 R2

• Configuring Active Directory Domain Services Features
• Configuring Group Policy in Active Directory Domain Services
• Features of Other Active Directory Server Roles
• Lab : Configuring Active Directory Domain Services Features (Installing and Configuring the Active Directory Administration Center; Configuring and Testing the Active Directory Recycle Bin; Configuring Offline Domain Join)
• Lab : Configuring Group Policy in Active Directory Domain Services (Using Starter GPO; Using Group Policy Preferences; Implementing Application Control Policies)

Configuring Server Virtualization by Using Hyper-V

• Configuring the Features of Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V
• Configuring Live Migration in Hyper-V
• System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2
• Lab : Configuring Server Virtualization by Using Hyper-V (Installing and Configuring Failover Clustering; Configuring Cluster Shared Volumes; Setting Up a Virtual Machine for Live Migration)

Configuring Remote Desktop Services and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008 R2

• Configuring Remote Desktop Services
• Configuring Remote Desktop Gateway
• Configuring Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
• Lab : Configuring Remote Desktop Services and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008 R2 (Publishing Applications Using RemoteApp and Remote Desktop Connection Broker; Publishing Applications for External Users Using Remote Desktop Gateway; Configuring Virtual Desktop Pool)

Deploying and Configuring Remote Access Services

• Overview of DirectAccess
• Deploying DirectAccess
• Configuring VPN Reconnect
• Lab : Deploying and Configuring Remote Access Services (Reviewing Existing Infrastructure Configuration; Completing Configuration of Infrastructure Services for DirectAccess; Completing Configuration of the DirectAccess Server and Verify ISATAP-based connectivity; Implementing VPN Reconnect)

Configuring Windows Server 2008 R2 Features for Branch Offices

• Features for Optimizing Branch Office Network Access
• Configuring BranchCache
• Configuring Branch Office Security Features
• Lab : Configuring Windows Server 2008 R2 Features for Branch Offices (Configuring BranchCache in Distributed Cache Mode; Configuring BranchCache in Hosted Cache Mode; Configuring Read Only DFS Replica

Configuring and Managing Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Services

• Configuring and Managing IIS
• Configuring FTP
• Lab : Configuring and Managing Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Services (Creating and Configuring a Web Site on Windows Server 2008 R2; Managing ASP.NET on Server Core; Configuring FTP Virtual Host Names and Deploying FTP over SSL)

Managing Windows Server 2008 R2 with Windows PowerShell 2.0

• Using Windows PowerShell
• Managing AD DS with Windows PowerShell
• Managing Server Roles with Windows PowerShell
• Lab : Managing Windows Server 2008 R2 with Windows PowerShell 2.0 (Using Windows PowerShell; Working with Active Directory by Using the Active Directory PowerShell Module; Managing IIS by Using Windows PowerShell; Configuring Server Manager Server Roles and Features by Using Windows PowerShell)