Our Applications Infrastructure Training Teaches You:
Server Image Deployment, Hyper-V, Deployment, Server Role, Web Server Construction, and Much More. Plus, Complete 70-643 Exam Coverage!
A Letter from Benjamin "Coach" Culbertson
(MCT, MCITP: Enterprise Administrator, MCDBA, CIW, A+, Net+, MOS)
If you want to develop hands-on experience with applications infrastructure for Windows Server 2008, or prepare for the 70-643 MCTS exam, then this course is for you!
There are significant new features of Windows Server 2008 in this course that you can't afford to miss. If you're looking to break into the IT industry or trying to move up from that junior tech position, then the knowledge and mastery of Windows Server 2008 that you'll get in this course is the key. You can either follow along on your own computer as I set up the applications infrastructure for Globomantics or just sit back and enjoy the show!
If you've got Windows Server 2008 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure under your belt, Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure is the next stop on your way towards MCITP: Enterprise Administrator.
Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure Training Course FAQs
"Am I qualified to take this course?"
YES!
Whether you're a total beginner who has no Server 2008 experience or hoping to update and improve your skills, you'll benefit from this in-depth course!
"Do I need any special equipment to complete this training course?"
NO! All you need is a computer with Internet Explorer and a media player; however, working hands-on with a Windows Server 2008 computer may enhance your training experience.
"Is this course part of any Microsoft certification track?"
YES! This course will help you prepare for the 70-643 Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure exam. Although the 70-643 exam has its own MCTS certification, it is also part of the MCITP Enterprise Administrator certification track.
Note: In Video 11 of this course, "Certification", we give a complete road map of all the new Microsoft certifications.
Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure Course Outline
Video 1
Welcome to Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure
Of course, we have to start out with the standard "here's-what-you-can-expect-in-the-course." In this video you'll get to learn a little bit about your instructor, the Globomantics scenario that will span the course, and what we're going to be building.
Key Topics:
* About Your Instructor
* What's Covered in this Course
* Globomantics Scenario
* What We'll Build in this Course
Video 2
Setting Up Hyper-V Server
You know that Virtualization is hot right now and it shows no signs of cooling off. In this video I'll show you how to build your own Hyper-V Server. Plus, I will teach you Virtualization skills that will be used throughout the remainder of this course.
Key Topics:
* Here’s What We Are Starting Out With
* What? You Mean I Don’t Need More Hardware?
* Microsoft’s Virtualization Whizbang
* What You Need to Set Up a Hyper-V Server of Your Very Own
* Our Scenario
* New Hyper-V Machine Configuration
* Creating a New Single Volume
* Installing Hyper-V Role
* Creating a New Hyper-V Machine
* Virtual Machine Connection Window Buttons
* Installing Virtual Windows 2008
* Installing Virtualization Extensions
* Windows Server 2008 Configuration
* What We’ve Built
Video 3
How to Set Up Windows Deployment Services
Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is an awesome new Server Role that makes deploying servers (and clients) super-easy. Make sure you get a solid handle on the skills in this video because I'll being showing you how to work with WDS throughout the course!
Key Topics:
* Before We Begin
* Windows Deployment Services Will Make You a Happy Camper
* Setting Up WDS in Like 3 Easy Steps
* Initial Configuration Tasks on Deploy Server
* Windows Deployment Services Configuration
* Adding Images
* Creating 2 Virtual Machines at the Same Time
* Creating Multicast Transmission to Install OS on 3 Machines at Once
* Our End Results
* Unattended Installation Answer File
Video 4
How to Install Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0
Microsoft put IIS 7 through a huge overhaul and now it has a cool new interface. I'll show you the two different flavors of IIS: Web Server and Application Server and teach you which option to use. We'll do all of this and build a SharePoint Services Site during this video.
Key Topics:
* Where Are We So Far?
* Application Server or Web Server?
* Finishing Up Windows Server 2008 Installation from Previous Video
* Installing Application Server Role
* Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager Overview
* Installing SharePoint Services
* Creating New SharePoint Site
* Application Pools
* Sites
* SharePoint User Access
* Central Administration
Video 5
IIS 7 Manager and FTP Tools
How many times have you had to make bizarre or obscure changes to the configuration of a website because your web developers needed one particular feature altered? Well, that's a thing of the past because there are some sweet tools in Windows Server 2008 that will allow you to hand control of a website over to a developer without having to give administrator access to the entire web server. I’ll show you how to make your life easier when working with the "other side" of IT.
Key Topics:
* Globomantics Scenario
* Enabling Remote Management in IIS 7
* Creating IIS Manager User
* Setting Up SharePoint Site Access
* IIS Manager Client Installation
* IIS Configuration for SharePoint Site
* Getting FTP Up and Running
* Testing FTP
* New FTP Manager for IIS 7 Installation
* Configuring New FTP Service
* SMTP Installation
* SMTP Configuration
* SMTP Email Configuration
Video 6
Implementing SSL for IIS 7
Security has never been more important and Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is an easy way to implement secure transmission. In this video, I'll show you how to implement SSL for your SharePoint Site using the certificate that comes with SharePoint Services. You'll be able to play along at home with this lesson and it won't cost you anything extra for the SSL certificate.
Key Topics:
* A Quick Intro to SSL
* Globomantics Scenario
* How to Setup SSL in IIS
* Creating and Applying Hyper-V Snapshots
* Creating Self-Signed Certificate
* Getting Certificates from 3rd Party and Certificate Authority
* Enabling and Assigning SSL for SharePoint Site
* Enabling SharePoint to Utilize SSL in Central Administration
* Switching Certificates and Editing Bindings
Video 7
Terminal Services
The CEO of Globomantics has been on a spending spree again, this time for a report writing plug-in based in Microsoft Office. Your mission, and you have no choice but to accept it, is to make a copy of Microsoft Office available via Terminal Services. Terminal Services to the rescue! In this video, I'll give you a run-down of Terminal Services and show you how to get it installed.
Key Topics:
* Globomantics Scenario
* Components of Terminal Services
* What Makes Up Terminal Services?
* Installing Terminal Services Role
* Authentication Method
* Licensing Mode
* User Groups
* Server Authentication Certificate
* Authorization Policies
* Network Policy and Access Services
* Web Server (IIS)
* Verifying TS Role Installation
Video 8
Implementing Remote Applications
Here's where I show you how to make Microsoft Office (and really, most applications) available from a Windows Server 2008 machine. I'll show you the joys of Shortcuts and Terminal Services Web Access, and talk to you about how Terminal Services Gateway comes into the picture when it comes to giving your field agents access to an application while they're running around the countryside making money.
Key Topics:
* Globomantics Scenario
* Installing MS Office Enterprise
* Using RemoteApp Wizard
* Configuring RemoteApp Deployment Settings
* Adding Computer Accounts of the TS Web Access Server to Security Group
* Accessing Applications Through TS Web Access
* Editing Remote Desktop Users Group
* Accessing Applications from Vista Client
* Distributing Applications to Users Using Group Policy
* TS Gateway Overview
* TS Gateway Manager
* Configuring TS Gateway Settings
Video 9
Creating Highly Available Solutions with Network Load Balancing
When it comes to making services available to your users, you know that if a particular application performs slowly or just stops altogether, it becomes a matter of dollars lost in terms of productivity. In this video we tackle some High Availability techniques and implement Terminal Services Load Balancing. We also get into the Terminal Services Session Broker, and show you how to create a duplicate machine using Windows Deployment Services.
Key Topics:
* Globomantics Scenario
* The Big Three
* The Steps for Building a Deployment Services Image to Create Duplicate Machines
* Creating a Capture Boot Image
* Running sysprep on TS1
* Capturing the Image on TS1
* Creating a Brand New Server
* Deploying Images Using Deployment Services
* Installing TS Session Broker
* Each Terminal Server in the Farm to the Session Directory Computers Local Group
* Configuring a Terminal Server to Join a Farm in TS Session Broker
* Configuring DNS for TS Session Broker Load Balancing
* Checking our Farm
Video 10
Setting Up Windows Media Server and Intro to Clustering
Yep, Hank's been out again. He has been visiting other companies, seeing what they're doing with technology, coming back to the office, and wanting you to do the same thing. This time it's GloboTV. He's wants you to create a mini-TV station over the network so he can put himself on the screens of every Globomantics desktop and laptop in the domain. So, we're going to implement Windows Media Services in this video. And then, in the name of science, we'll do a little experiment in clustering two Media Services Hyper-V machines together. Will it work, or will it blow up in our face?
Key Topics:
* Globomantics Scenario
* Get Media Server Installed
* Downloading Windows Media Services 2008
* Installing Windows Media Services 2008
* Installing Streaming Media Services Role
* Windows Media Services Overview
* Publishing Points
* Creating a Basic Publishing Point
* Testing the Streaming Video
* Advanced Publishing Point Wizard
* Clustering: a Weird Word for Fault Tolerance
* Media Services Clustering Experiment
* Capturing Image
* Creating a Duplicate Media Services Machine
* Installing Failover Clustering Feature
* Creating a Cluster
* Viewing Cluster Results
* Configuring Cluster Quorum Settings
* Configuring a Service with High Availability Wizard
* Testing Clustering
Video 11
Certification
In this video, I'll give you an update on the new generation of Microsoft Certifications for Windows Server 2008, and give you my secrets for passing the exams.
Key Topics:
* New Generation of Windows Server 2008 Certifications
* What You Need to Take for Each Credential
* Upgrade Paths for MCSAs/MCSEs
* How to Sign Up for a Microsoft Exam?
* 70-643 Exam Prep Tips
Video 12
Exam Prep - Automated Activation
We'll take a look at some really fun acronyms that represent some nifty technologies to help you with deployments. Activating servers? Doing something with license keys? Yeah, it's in this video.
Key Topics:
* It's All About the Keys
* Volume Activation Management Tool
* Key Management Service
* KMS Commands
Video 13
Exam Prep - Storage Review
This exam prep video provides a quick review of some core storage concepts that might show up on the exam. Nothing earth shattering here, but there is some interesting stuff on SANs, NASs, and iSCSI.
Key Topics:
* Excitement of Storage
* Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID)
* Network Attached Storage (NAS) Vs. Storage Area Network (SAN)
* Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) and iSCSI
* Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) and Internet Small Computer
Systems Interface (iSCSI)
Here is what you get....
13 videos (Over 8 Hours) will be provided in High-Quality AVI & WMV format. In other words, you get perfect quality and replication of your instructor's screens. An easy-to-use table of contents allows you to navigate to key areas you wish to focus on.
13 iPod video files to watch Train Signal on the go! A popular request amongst our students who wish to study while they commute (i.e., train). These 320x240 .m4v files are compressed versions of the original course, and play on any iPod that supports video. Also great for reviewing and refreshing your mind "on the job."
13 MP3 Files to listen to Train Signal on the go. Some of our students have requested this option. People would like to be able to listen in their car or while working out. Can be burnt to a CD or copied to portable device. Great supplemental training to the videos.
Instructor Notes – These PDF documents can be printed out and contain the slides used by the instructor throughout the videos. These allow the user a quick easy reference to notes on the slides and make any additional notes for their own learning process.
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