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About This Course

This five-day instructor-led course teaches the new features of Windows Server 2008 to IT professionals who have specialist skills in working with the Windows Server 2003 technology. The course facilitates accelerated learning of Windows Server 2008 features.

Audience Profile

The audience for this course is IT professionals who wish to upgrade their existing Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) skills on Windows Server 2003 or Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) skills on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008, and who also plan to take the following upgrade exams

• 70-648, TS: Upgrading your MCSA on Windows Server 2003 to MCTS on Windows Server 2008

Or

• 70-649, TS: Upgrading your MCSE on Windows Server 2003 to MCTS on Windows Server 2008

This course

Prerequites

Before attending this course, students must have:

Before attending this course, students should have the following technical knowledge:

• Either MCSA or MCSE certification in Windows Server 2003

Students who do not hold either of these qualifications should have the following:

• Experience in planning, implementing, managing, maintaining, and securing Microsoft Windows Server 2003, including Active Directory, Network Infrastructure, Terminal Services, and Internet Information Services (IIS)
• Working knowledge of networking, such as TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS)
• Experience in installing, configuring, and administering Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Install and configure Windows Server 2008.
• Manage servers with Windows Server 2008.
• Configure networking and network services.
• Configure and manage network policy and access services.
• Configure and manage remote access.
• Configure and manage Active Directory Domain Services.
• Manage Group Policies in Active Directory Domain Services.
• Install and configure Active Directory Certificate Services.
• Configure Active Directory identity and access solutions.
• Install and configure Remote Desktop Services.
• Manage Remote Desktop Services.
• Install and configure web servers and applications with Internet Information Services.
• Maintain web servers and applications with Internet Information Services.
• Configure high availability and advanced storage.