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

Delegates should have:

• 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

Topics covered on the 5 day Updating your Network Infrastructure and Active Directory Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008 course

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.

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