NE-6418C

Deploying Windows Server 2008

Summary
Duration
3 Days

Vendor
Microsoft

Audience
IT Professionals

Published
30 August 2010

Level
300

Technology
Windows Server 2008

Delivery Method
Instructor-led (Classroom)

Software Assurance Training Voucher

Yes

Introduction

This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to install and deploy Windows Server 2008 R2. This course also will
teach you how to automate server deployment, as well as provide guidelines, best practices, and considerations that will help
you to migrate existing services to Windows Server 2008 R2.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have working knowledge of:

Able to perform server and desktop installation, upgrades, and configuration

A conceptual understanding of automated deployment
A basic understanding of the processes in Microsoft Operations Connector Framework, Microsoft Solutions
Framework, and ITIL 3.0

Basic skills with Windows PowerShell 2.0

Windows command line

Understanding of, and experience with, monitoring and management tools

Networking knowledge

Knowledge of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

Knowledge of security

Understanding of, and experience with, performance monitoring

Troubleshooting skills

Familiarity and experience with Windows PowerShell 2.0, Windows Command line, scripting of imaging and
virtualization technologies, and general batch scripting.
Students who attend this training can meet the prerequisites by attending the following courses, or obtaining equivalent
knowledge and skills:

Course 6420B: Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008

Course 6425C: Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services

At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:

Describe Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 installation and configuration options, and select an appropriate volumelicensing option for Windows Server 2008 R2.
Deploy and configure a Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation.
Implement various Windows Server deployment technologies.
Implement Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 deployments with Windows Deployment Services (WDS).
Implement Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 deployments with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 (MDT 2010).
Migrate earlier versions of Active Directory directory service to AD DS.
Migrate file and print, and Web servers to Windows Server 2008 R2.
Migrate remote infrastructure servers to support branch offices.
Virtualize workloads by migrating physical servers to guests in Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2.

Course Content

Module 1: Installing and Configuring

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

This module describes the installation

Lesson 1: Planning Windows

Windows Server 2008 R2

Server 2008 R2.

Installation

Lesson 3: Configuring
Windows Server 2008 R2

Lesson 2: Performing a

options and requirements for Windows

Lessons

Server 2008 R2 Installations

Following Installation

Lesson 4: Automating Server

Activation Using Microsoft
Volume Activation

Lab : Lab A: Planning to Install Windows

After completing this module, students

Server 2008 R2

will be able to:

Exercise: Using the Microsoft

Assessment and Planning

(MAP)Toolkit

Select a suitable deployment

Describe the Windows

Automated Installation Kit

and Configuring Post-Installation Settings

(WAIK).

Exercise 1: Installing

Windows Server 2008 R2

Exercise 2: Configuring

Deployment Services
This module explains how to create and

and DHCP Server Roles

deploy custom system images by using

Exercise 2: Managing Server

Windows Deployment Services and

Core

images.

2010 Build

Exercise 4: Creating
Deployment Points

Exercise 5: Performing a
Lite-Touch Deployment

will be able to:

Services (WDS)

Describe the MDT.

Lesson 2: Implementing

Use the MDT for low and

Plan Windows Server 2008

Deployment with WD

Lesson 3: Maintaining

zero-touch deployments.

Images

Use MDT to maintain image

files.

Perform a Windows Server

Lab : Using WDS to Deploy Windows

Module 5: Migrating Active Directory

2008 R2 installation.

Server

Directory Service

Configure Windows Server

Exercise 1: Installing and

This module explains how to upgrade and

configuring WDS

migrate Active Directory directory service

Exercise 2: Creating

from Windows 2000 Server or Windows

Automate server activation

Operating System Images

Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 R2.

using Microsoft Volume

with WDS

Lessons

Technologies

Exercise 3: Using an

deployment technologies available for use

for Large-Scale Deployments

Windows 7.
Lessons

After completing this module, students

Lesson 1: Selecting a
Deployment Strategy

Describe the important

features and functionality of

Windows Automated

WDS.

Lesson 3: Working with

Images

Lesson 4: Working with

Unattended Answer Files

Server 2008 R2
Lab : Migrating Active Directory

Module 4: Implementing the Microsoft

Exercise 2: Deploying a
Windows Server 2008 R2 DC

Exercise 3: Removing
Legacy Domain Controllers

Perform deployments with

WDS.

Exercise 1: Preparing the

Existing Forest

Configure WDS in Windows

Server 2008 R2.

Lesson 2: Upgrading Domain

Controllers to Windows

will be able to:

Lesson 2: Using the

Installation Kit

2008 R2 Active Directory

Exercise 5: Deploying
Images with WDS

Lesson 1: Overview of
Upgrading Windows Server

Exercise 4: Configuring
Custom Computer Naming

with Windows Server 2008 R2 and

Unattended File with WDS

This module describes the various

Exercise 3: Creating an MDT

Windows Deployment

Module 2: Implementing Deployment

2010

Activation

Activation.

Exercise 2: Configuring MDT

Exercise: Planning Volume

installation.

2010

After completing this module, students

2008 R2 following

Exercise 1: Installing MDT

Lesson 1: Overview of

R2 installations.

Lessons

will be able to:

Deployment Toolkit

Module 3: Using Windows

Exercise 1: Adding the DNS

After completing this module, students

Images with Microsoft

Deployment Toolkit

Perform an unattended
installation.

2008 R2 Licensing

Lesson 3: Maintaining

of images.

Exercise 3: Enabling Remote

Lab : Lab D: Configuring Windows Server

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

Lab : Implementing the Microsoft

Windows Server 2008 R2

Lab : Lab C: Managing Roles and Features

Lesson 2: Using the

Describe the different types

Server Core
Management

Lesson 1: Introducing the

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

strategy.

Lab : Lab B: Installing Windows Server

Exercise 4: Enabling New

Active Directory Features

After completing this module, students

will be able to:

Lab : Deploying Windows Server 2008

Deployment Toolkit

with an Answer File

This module explains how to deploy and

and changes resulting from

Exercise 1: Verifying the

create custom system images for common

the Active Directory

Configuration of WAIK

server configurations by using the

Exercise 2: Creating an

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit.

Answer File

Lessons

Describe the considerations

upgrade.

Upgrade a legacy forest.

Module 6: Migrating File, Print, and

Web Services

Exercise 4: Verifying the

After completing this module, students

Migration

will be able to:

This module provides guidance for

After completing this module, students

upgrading and migrating file and print

will be able to:

servers from Microsoft Windows 2000

Server or Windows Server 2003 to

Windows Server 2008 R2. This module

support branch offices.

Upgrade file and print

from Windows Server 2003 to Windows

Implement remote
infrastructure features to

servers.

Implement read-only domain

controllers (RODC) to

Describe the Windows

Server Migration Tools.

also includes guidance for upgrading and

migrating application and Web servers

support branch offices.

Upgrade Web and application

Module 8: Migrating Workloads to

servers.

Microsoft Virtual Machines

Server 2008 R2.

Module 7: Deploying Branch Office

This module provides guidance for

Lessons

and Remote Access Services

migrating existing workloads to a virtual

Lesson 1: Introducing the

This module provides guidance for

machine environment using the Hyper-V

Windows Server Migration

upgrading and migrating branch offices

Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V role.

Tools

and Remote Access Services to Windows

Lessons

Lesson 2: Migrating File and

Server 2008 R2.

Print Servers

Lessons

Lesson 3: Migrating Web and

Application Servers
Lab : Lab A: Migrating Windows Server
2003 File and Print Services

Lab : Lab: Migrating Workloads to

Remote Infrastructure

Microsoft Virtual Machines

Tools

Deployment

Exercise 4: Verifying the

Application Servers
Exercise 1: Installing the

Exercise 2: Deploying the

Exercise 3: Creating Virtual

Machines, Virtual Networks,
and Virtual Hard Disks

Exercise 3: Creating the

After completing this module, students

Branch Office Site

will be able to:

Exercise 4: Securing the

Lab : Lab B: Implementing Branch Cache

Describe Microsoft server

virtualization solutions.

Exercise 1: Configuring
BranchCache on a Server

Install and configure HyperV.

Plan the migration of

Exercise 2: Configuring

workloads to Microsoft

Exercise 2: Installing the

Client-Side BranchCache

virtual machines.

Migration Tools

Settings

Exercise 3: Migrating the

Application

Associated Certifications & Exam

Exercise 2: Deploying the

Hyper-V Role

RODC

Exercise 1: Planning to
Migrate Workloads

RODC Role on Server Core

Required Roles on Windows

Server 2008 R2

Exercise 1: Enabling the

Forest to Support RODC

Exercise 3: Migrating File

workloads to Hyper-V

Lesson 2: Implementing

Windows Server Migration

Lab : Lab B: Lesson 3: Migrating Web and

Lesson 3: Migrating

Branch Office

services

Server Roles

migration of file and print

Lesson 2: Installing Hyper-V

Read-Only Domain

Lab : Lab A: Deploying an RODC to a

and Print Services

Microsoft Virtualization

Configuring the File and Print

Lesson 1: Overview of

Lesson 1: Implementing
Controllers

Exercise 1: Installing and

Exercise 2: Enabling

Exercise 3: Verify
BranchCache Functionality

On successful completion of this course students will receive a Torque IT attendance certificate.