Windows Server 2008 Server Admin MCITP 70-646 - Online Course

Prepare for the Pro: Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator exam, which counts as credit toward the Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Server Administrator certification, assesses your skills in managing the operations of an infrastructure of servers for your enterprise organization. This study guide series prepares you to manage server operating systems, file and directory services, distribution of software, and troubleshooting servers. Practice exams are part of the series, containing questions using the same format as the exam and including in-depth instructional feedback.

This course is for anyone who is preparing for the Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator 70-646 exam. This online course contains 7 lessons and 3 practice exams and should take approximately 18 hours to complete.

Lesson 1: Server Deployment (3.0) hours

Server Deployment teaches you how to plan for installation or upgrade, plan for infrastructure services, plan for automated server deployment, plan for application services, and plan for file and print services. This course discusses how to properly plan a Windows Server 2008 deployment following industry best practices and Microsoft guidelines. It also discusses how to ensure that a Windows Server 2008 deployment is properly configured for supporting various core infrastructure components such as DHCP and DNS. Topics include Planning for Server Deployment.

Lesson 2: Server Management (2.0) hours

Server Management teaches you how to develop a management strategy, delegate administration, plan a group policy strategy, create and link group policy objects, and control the application of group policies. This course explains how you use Windows Server 2008 server management tools for remote administration, group policy, and delegation strategies. Topics include Planning for Server Management.

Lesson 3: Monitoring and Maintaining Servers (2.0) hours

Monitoring and Maintaining Servers teaches you how to perform patch management, and monitor for Performance. This course provides an overview of patch management on a Windows Server 2008 server. It also covers how to monitor your server so that you get the optimal performance out of it. Topics include Monitoring and Maintaining Servers.

Lesson 4: Security and Policies (2.0) hours

Security and Policies teaches you how to monitor and maintain remote access security, monitor and maintain server security, and conduct audits. This course discusses the use of Remote Access to protect internal assets while providing remote capabilities. It also discusses the use of Network Access Protection to determine the health status of a client, as well as the use of audits and reports on security-related activities. Topics include Security and Policies.

Lesson 5: Server Virtualization (2.0) hours

Server Virtualization teaches you how to describe Windows Server Virtualization and Consolidation concepts, install and configure Windows Server Virtualization, use System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007, and manage Windows Server Virtualization-based assets. This course discusses the benefits of Windows Server 2008 virtualization and consolidation. The potential benefits of server consolidation, such as improved efficiency in administrative efforts, streamlined processes and procedures, and greatly reduced wastage, are difficult to ignore. For these reasons, virtualization is quickly becoming a requirement for companies constantly searching for new ways to control costs and remain competitive in today's business climate. Topics include Planning for Server Virtualization.

Lesson 6: Application and Data Provisioning (2.0) hours

Application and Data Provisioning teaches you how to understand Virtualization in Windows Server 2008, provision Applications, describe System Center Configuration Manager, and provision Data. This course discusses the advancements Microsoft has made in terminal services, such as those made to Terminal Service Gateway, Terminal Service Session Broker, Terminal Services RemoteApp, and Terminal Services Web Access. This course also discusses the use of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 and Distributed File System (DFS) technologies. Topics include Application and Data Provisioning.

Lesson 7: Business Continuity and High Availability (2.0) hours

Business Continuity and High Availability teaches you how to plan for Storage Requirements, describe Data Collaboration, plan for High Availability, and plan for Backup and Recovery. This course discusses Windows Server 2008 updates that relate to storage, high availability, and recoverability -- all important components for any Enterprise class operating system. These updates include technologies such as Failover Clustering, the Witness Disk Model, and the Windows Server Backup tool. Topics include Planning for Business Continuity and High Availability.

3 Practice Exams

This course presents questions that will help you prepare for the Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator MCITP 70-646 exam. The feedback for each question provides in-depth background on the topic, including why each incorrect option was wrong and what to look for in correct answers.