6402: First Look: Getting Started with Branch Office Management in Windows Server 2008 (1 Day)
About This Clinic
This one and one-half–hour clinic provides in-depth knowledge on the following Windows Server 2008 Branch Office functionality: Branch Office Server Deployment and Administration, Branch Office Security
Audience Profile
IT professionals currently experienced on the technologies included in Windows Server 2000 and/or Windows Server 2003, and who hold an MCSE or MCSA certification and/or equivalent knowledge.
Clinic Outline
Module 1: Branch Server Deployment and Administration
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- List the improvements that have been made to Active Directory in Windows Server 2008 and identify the benefits.
- Describe Restartable AD and understand why to use it.
- Describe a Read-Only Domain Controller and determine when to use one.
- List the new server roles that exist in Windows Server 2008 that will benefit a branch office environment and understand how are they implemented.
- List the changes that have been made to DNS that support the new AD capabilities of Windows Server 2008.
- Understand how to improve file system management in branch office environments.
- Describe print service improvements that exist in Windows Server 2008 that benefit a branch office environment.
- Understand how the enhancements to Terminal Services in Windows Server 2008 assist administrators in better managing their server and network environments.
- Describe the Next Generation TCP/IP Stack. Understand how it benefits the branch office environment.
- Describe Server Virtualization in Windows Server 2008 and list the benefits it brings to the branch office environment.
Module 2: Branch Office Security
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the special challenges branch office environments face with regard to physically securing servers and data.
- Understand the challenges that exist in protecting network communications with the branch.
- Understand how Windows Server 2008 mitigates these challenges.
- Understand how an RODC benefits a branch office environment.
- Describe BitLocker. Understand how it benefits a branch office environment.
- Describe Network Access Protection and understand how it benefits a branch office environment.
- List the improvements that have been made to Windows Firewall and describe how this simplifies the configuration of IPSec for the branch.
- Understand the benefits of using IPSec.