MS Learning Curriculum Guide For Windows Server 2008

The Microsoft
Learning
Curriculum Guide
for Windows
Server 2008
Official Microsoft Learning Products
for Windows Server 2008
This document is intended for Microsoft Certified Partners for
Learning Solutions and Microsoft Certified Trainers. It provides
detailed audience and product information for the Official
Microsoft Learning Products for Windows Server 2008. This
includes Microsoft Official Courses, Microsoft Official Distance
Learning, and Microsoft Certification Exams for Windows Server
2008.
Sangeeta Nair, Learning Solutions Consultant

Chris Howd, Technologist
Matthew Minton, Product Planner
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Confidential Do not distribute without permission from document ownersMarch, 20081
The Microsoft Learning Curriculum

Guide for Windows Server 2008
Purpose of this Document......................................................................3
Creators of this Document.....................................................................3
Overview of the Windows Server 2008 Curriculum................................3
Early Series Wave................................................................................4
Technology Wave.................................................................................5
Professional Wave...............................................................................7
Localization Plan.................................................................................8
Target Audiences..................................................................................10
Windows Server 2008 Technology Specialists...................................10
Network Infrastructure Technology Specialist................................11
Active Directory Technology Specialist...........................................11
Applications Infrastructure Technology Specialist..........................11
IT Professional Job Roles....................................................................12
Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator..................................12
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator............................13
Description of Environment...............................................................13
Windows Server 2008 Certification......................................................14
MCTS Windows Server 2008...........................................................16
MCTIP Server Administrator............................................................16
MCTIP Enterprise Administrator......................................................17
Windows Server 2008 Transition Exams............................................17
MCSE on Windows Server 2003 to MCITP..........................................18
MCSA on Windows Server 2003 to MCITP.........................................18
Detailed Course and Exam Mappings...................................................19
Network Infrastructure Technology Specialist Exam.........................19
Active Directory Technology Specialist Exam....................................20
Applications Infrastructure Technology Specialist Exam...................21
IT Professional Server Administrator Exam.......................................22
IT Professional Enterprise Administrator Exam.................................22
Recommend Skills Paths.......................................................................23
Next Generation of Microsoft Official Courseware................................30
Next Generation MOC for Advanced and Professional Audiences.....32
Microsoft Official Distance Learning for Windows Server 2008............34
Outlines of Microsoft Official Courses for Windows Server 2008..........35
First Look Series................................................................................35
Skills Update Courses........................................................................39
Deployment Courses.........................................................................42
Network Infrastructure Technology Courses......................................43
Active Directory Technology Courses................................................48
Applications Infrastructure Technology Courses................................51
Server Administrator Professional Courses.......................................55
Microsoft Confidential Do not distribute without permission from document owners
Enterprise Administrator Professional Courses.................................59

Minimum Hardware Requirements, by Microsoft Course Level.............63
Virtual Lab Environment.......................................................................65
Purpose of this Document

This document is intended for Microsoft Certified Partners for Learning
Solutions and Microsoft Certified Trainers. It provides detailed audience and
product information for the Official Microsoft Learning Products for Windows
Server 2008. This includes Microsoft Official Courses, Microsoft Official
Distance Learning, and Microsoft Certification Exams for Windows Server
2008.
IMPORTANT: If this document was useful to you or if there is additional or
different information that you would like to see in future curriculum delivery
guides, please send feedback to mctguide@microsoft.com.
Creators of this Document

Microsoft Learning team:
Sangeeta Nair (Sangeeta.Nair@Microsoft.com), Windows Server 2008
Curriculum Design Lead
Chris Howd (CaHowd@Microsoft.com), Windows Server 2008
Curriculum Technology Lead
Matthew Minton (MattMin@Microsoft.com), Windows Server 2008
Product Planning Lead
Additional contributors to the curriculum:
Angela Kelbert; Jim Parker; Kim Shaw, Priya Santhanam, Patrick Hines;
Tony Jamieson; Jim Clark, Greg Weber, Lonn Lee, Wendy Johnson
Overview of the Windows Server 2008

Curriculum
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, with built-in Web and virtualization
technologies, enables you to increase the reliability and flexibility of your
server infrastructure. New virtualization tools, Web resources, and security
enhancements help you save time, reduce costs, and provide a platform for a
dynamic and optimized datacenter. Powerful new tools like IIS7, Windows
Server Manager, and Windows PowerShell allow you to have more control
over your servers and streamline Web, configuration, and management tasks.
Advanced security and reliability enhancements like Network Access
Protection and the Read-Only Domain Controller harden the operating system
and protect your server environment to ensure that you have a solid
foundation on which to build your business.
The Official Microsoft Learning Products for Windows Server 2008 provides IT
Professionals with the knowledge and skills to optimize the adoption and use
of Windows Server 2008 in their organizations. There are three waves of

Official Microsoft Learning Products associated with Windows Server 2008:
1. Early Series Wave
2. Technology Wave
3. Professional Wave
NOTE: For the latest information about orderable dates for specific courses,
see the Product Release Schedule (PRS) on the Microsoft Partner Program site
at:
https://partner.microsoft.com/global/40013130
Early Series Wave

This wave includes the First Look Series, Skills Update courses, and
Deployment course that are based on pre-RTM versions of Windows Server
2008 (Beta 3 - RC1). This wave of products is designed for people interested
in early information about Windows Server 2008. It is designed primarily for
experienced IT Implementers looking to update their Windows Server
2000/2003 technical skills to Windows Server 2008 and IT Decision Makers
who are evaluating the adoption of Windows Server 2008 in their
environments. The following table lists all the titles included in this wave.
Most of the titles in this wave are available via the Microsoft Learning
Courseware Library.
NOTE: For the more information about courses available through the
Microsoft Learning Courseware Library, please visit the Microsoft Learning
Courseware Library site at:
http://cwlibrary.mslearn.net/
Numb
Title
Distribu
Duratio
er
First Look Series
6400A First Look: Getting Started with Centralized
Application Access in Windows Server 2008
(Beta 3)
6401A First Look: Getting Started with Centralized
Application Access in Windows Server 2008
(Beta 3) Hands-On Lab
6402A First Look: Getting Started with Branch Office
Management in Windows Server 2008 (Beta
3)
6403A First Look: Getting Started with Branch Office
3) Hands-On Lab
6404A First Look: Getting Started with High
Availability in Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3)
6406A First Look: Getting Started with Security and
Policy Control in Windows Server 2008 (Beta
3)
6407A First Look: Getting Started with Security and
Policy Control in Windows Server 2008 (Beta
3) Hands-On Lab
6408A First Look: Getting Started with Server
3)
3) Hands-On Lab
Virtualization in Windows Server 2008 (Beta
3)
Virtualization in Windows Server 2008 (RC1)
Hands-On Lab
6412A First Look: Getting Started with Web and
Application Platform Technologies in Windows
Server 2008 (Beta 3)
6413A First Look: Getting Started with Web and
Application Platform Technologies in Windows
Server 2008 (Beta 3) Hands-On Lab
Skills Update Courses
6415A Updating your Network Infrastructure
Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008
(Beta 3)
6416A Updating your Active Directory Technology
Skills to Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3)
6417A Updating your Application Platform
tion
Method
Coursewa
re Library
1.5
Hours
Coursewa
re Library
1.5
Hours
Coursewa
re Library
1.5
Hours
Coursewa
re Library
1.5
Hours
Coursewa
re Library
Coursewa
re Library
1.5
Hours
1.5
Hours
Coursewa
re Library
1.5
Hours
Coursewa
re Library
1.5
Hours
Coursewa
re Library
1.5
Hours
Coursewa
re Library
1.5
Hours
Coursewa
re Library
1.5
Hours
Coursewa
re Library
1.5
Hours
Coursewa
re Library
1.5
Hours
Print Kit
3 Days
Print Kit
3 Days
Print Kit
3 Days
(Beta 3)
Deployment
6418A Deploying Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3)
Coursewa
re Library
3 Days
Technology Wave
This wave includes the Early Series revisions to Windows Server 2008 RTM,
the Network Infrastructure curriculum, the Active Directory curriculum, and
the Applications Infrastructure curriculum. The Technology Wave is dependent
on the final release of Windows Server 2008 and will be available beginning
approximately 60 days after the RTM of Windows Server 2008. This wave
contains Microsoft Official Courses, Microsoft Official Distance Learning, and
Microsoft Certification Exams for the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
credentials for Windows Server 2008. The following table lists all the titles
included in this wave.
Numbe
r
Title
Network Infrastructure
6416B1 Updating your Network Infrastructure and
Active Directory Technology Skills to
Windows Server 2008
6420A
Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008
Network and Applications Infrastructure
6421A
Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows
Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
6421AL Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows
(MODL) Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
6422A
Implementing and Managing Windows
Server 2008 Hyper-V
6423A
Implementing and Managing Windows
Server 2008 Clustering
Active Directory
6416B
Updating your Network Infrastructure and
Active Directory Technology Skills to
Windows Server 2008
6424A
Active Directory
6425A
Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows
Server 2008 Active Directory Domain
Services
6425AL Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows
(MODL) Server 2008 Active Directory Domain
Distribu
tion
Method
Duratio
n
Print Kit
5 Days
Print Kit
5 Days
Print Kit
5 Days
MODL Kit
5 Units
Print Kit
3 Days
Print Kit
3 Days
Print Kit
5 Days
Print Kit
3 Days
Print Kit
5 Days
MODL Kit
5 Units
Note that this course is a combination of 6415A and 6416A into a single 5-day course that covers Network
Infrastructure and Active Directory. This was done to better support the Certification Exam upgrade path in
the pos-RTM timeframe.
Services
6426A
Configuring and Troubleshooting Identity and
Access Solutions with Windows Server
2008 Active Directory
6426AL Configuring and Troubleshooting Identity and
(MODL) Access Solutions with Windows Server
Applications Infrastructure
5060B
Implementing and Administering Windows
SharePoint Services 3.1
6417B
Updating your Applications Infrastructure
6418B
Deploying Windows Server 2008
6418C
6420A

Network and Applications Infrastructure
6427A
Configuring and Troubleshooting Internet
Information Services in Windows Server
2008
6428A
Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows
Server 2008 Terminal Services
6429A
Configuring and Managing Windows Media
Services for Windows Server 2008
First Look Series Revisions to RTM
6400B
First Look: Getting Started with Terminal
Services in Windows Server 2008
6401B
First Look: Getting Started with Terminal
Services in Windows Server 2008 HandsOn Lab
6402B
First Look: Getting Started with Branch Office
Management in Windows Server 2008
6403B
First Look: Getting Started with Branch Office
Hands-On Lab
6404B
First Look: Getting Started with High
Availability in Windows Server 2008
6405B
First Look: Getting Started with High
Availability in Windows Server 2008
Hands-On Lab
6406B
First Look: Getting Started with Security and
Policy Control in Windows Server 2008
6407B
First Look: Getting Started with Security and
Policy Control in Windows Server 2008
Hands-On Lab
6408B
First Look: Getting Started with Server
6409B
First Look: Getting Started with Server
Print Kit
3 Days
MODL Kit
3 Days
Print Kit
2 Days
Print Kit
3 Days
Coursewa
re Library
Print Kit
Print Kit
3 Days
Print Kit
3 Days
Print Kit
2 Days
Print Kit
2 Days
Coursewa
re Library
Coursewa
re Library
1.5
Hours
1.5
Hours
Coursewa
re Library
Coursewa
re Library
1.5
Hours
1.5
Hours
Coursewa
re Library
Coursewa
re Library
1.5
Hours
1.5
Hours
Coursewa
re Library
Coursewa
re Library
1.5
Hours
1.5
Hours
Coursewa
re Library
Coursewa
1.5
Hours
1.5
3 Days
5 Days
6410B
6410C
6411B
6411C
6412B
6413B

Hands-On Lab
First Look: Getting Started with Windows
Server 2008 Hyper-V
Server 2008 Hyper-V
Server 2008 Hyper-V Hands-On Lab
Server 2008 Hyper-V Hands-On Lab
First Look: Getting Started with Internet
2008
First Look: Getting Started with Internet
2008 Hands-On Lab
re Library
Hours
Coursewa
re Library
Coursewa
re Library
Coursewa
re Library
Coursewa
re Library
Coursewa
re Library
1.5
Hours
1.5
Hours
1.5
Hours
1.5
Hours
1.5
Hours
Coursewa
re Library
1.5
Hours
Professional Wave
This wave includes the Server Administrator curriculum and the Enterprise
Administrator curriculum. The Professional Wave is dependent on the
Technology Wave and the final release of Windows Server 2008 and will be
available beginning approximately 180 days after the RTM of Windows Server
2008. This wave contains Microsoft Official Courses and Microsoft
Certification Exams for the Microsoft Certified IT Professional credentials for
Windows Server 2008. The following table lists all the titles included in this
wave.
Numb
er
Title
Server Administrator
6419
Configuring, Managing, and Maintaining
A2
Windows Server 2008 Servers
6430A Planning and Administering Windows Server
2008 Servers
6431A Managing and Maintaining Windows Server
2008 Network Infrastructure Servers
6432A Managing and Maintaining Windows Server
2008 Active Directory Servers
6434A Automating Windows Server 2008
Administration with Windows PowerShell
Enterprise Administrator
6435A Designing a Windows Server 2008 Network
Infrastructure
6436A Designing a Windows Server 2008 Active
Distribu
tion
Method
Duratio
n
Print Kit
5 Days
Print Kit
5 Days
Print Kit
2 Days
Print Kit
2 Days
Print Kit
3 Days
Print Kit
5 Days
Print Kit
5 Days
6419A is an accelerated bundle of content from 6420A, 6421A, 6424A, 6425A, 6430A designed to be
delivered in 5 days. It is the Windows Server 2008 equivalent of 2273.
6437A
Directory Infrastructure and Services

Designing a Windows Server 2008
Applications Infrastructure
Print Kit
3 Days
Localization Plan
The following table outlines the additional languages planned for Windows
Server 2008.
English
English Course Title
Course
Number
Early Series Wave
6400A
First Look: Getting Started with
Centralized Application Access in
Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3)
6401A
Centralized Application Access in
Hands-On Lab
6402A
Branch Office Management in
6403A
Branch Office Management in
Hands-On Lab
6404A
High Availability in Windows
6406A
Security and Policy Control in
6407A
Security and Policy Control in
Hands-On Lab
6408A
Server Management in Windows
6409A
Server Management in Windows
Server 2008 (Beta 3) Hands-On
Lab
6410A
Server Virtualization in Windows
6412A
Web and Application Platform
Frenc
h
Germa
n
Japane
se
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
6413A
6415A
Technologies in Windows Server

2008 (Beta 3)
Web and Application Platform
Technologies in Windows Server
2008 (Beta 3) Hands-On Lab
Updating your Network
Infrastructure Technology Skills to
Updating your Active Directory

Technology Skills to Windows
6417A
Updating your Application Platform
Technology Skills to Windows
Technology Wave
6416B
Updating your Network
Infrastructure and Active
Directory Technology Skills to
Windows Server 2008
6417B
Updating your Applications
Infrastructure Technology Skills to
Windows Server 2008
6418C
6421A
Configuring and Troubleshooting a
Windows Server 2008 Network
Infrastructure
6425A
Configuring and Troubleshooting
Windows Server 2008 Active
Directory Domain Services
6426A
Identity and Access Solutions with
Windows Server 2008 Active
Directory
6427A
Internet Information Services in
Windows Server 2008
6428A
Windows Server 2008 Terminal
Services
6429A
Configuring and Managing
Windows Media Services for
Windows Server 2008
Professional Wave
6430A
Planning and Administering
Windows Server 2008 Servers
X
X
X
X
X
X
6416A
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NOTE: For the latest information about orderable dates for specific courses,
see the Product Release Schedule (PRS) on the Microsoft Partner Program site
at:
https://partner.microsoft.com/global/40013130
Target Audiences
Official Microsoft Learning Products for Windows Server 2008 are designed to
meet the needs of IT Professionals working in Enterprise 3 environments who
are interested in becoming Windows Server 2008 Technology Specialists,
Windows Server 2008 Server Administrators, and Windows Server 2008
Enterprise Administrators.
Windows Server 2008 Technology Specialists

A Technology Specialist is defined as a technology expert interested in
assessing, improving, and validating his or her knowledge, skills, and
experience in a given technology area in Windows Server 2008. The following
are typical characteristics of this audience:
They value and may be working toward an extensive, deep technical
knowledge in a given technology area of Windows Server 2008.
They are interested in drilling down into the details of Windows Server
2008 technologies.
They want to learn or test that they know and can apply existing
concepts, practices, procedures, policies, and guidelines.
They work in roles where most questions have clear right and wrong
answers.
Their focus is primarily on the how to skills associated with a given
technology area, and they are interested in drilling down into the
technical details.
On the job, they receive functional specifications, defined
polices/conventions/standards, and documented operational
procedures from superiors.
Network Infrastructure Technology Specialist

Network Infrastructure Technology Specialist covers Windows Server 2008
networking technologies such as:
Installing and Configuring Servers (including Server Virtualization)
Configuring and Troubleshooting DNS, DHCP, and WINS
Configuring and Troubleshooting IPV6 TCP/IP
Configuring and Troubleshooting Network Access (VPN, wireless,
802.1X)
Installing, Configuring and Troubleshooting a Network Policy Server
3
There are separate Official Microsoft Learning Products currently being planned that address the small
(Windows Small Business Server 2008) and mid-market (Windows Essential Business Server 2008) and
are not included in this document.
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Configuring, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting NAP

Configuring, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting IPsec and Windows
Firewall
Configuring Distributed File System and Storage Technologies
Ensuring Availability of Network Resources and Content
Configuring Server Security Compliance
Configuring Print and Communication Services
Active Directory Technology Specialist

Active Directory Technology Specialist covers Windows Server 2008 Active
Directory related technologies such as:
Configuring and Troubleshooting Active Directory Domain Services (and
RODCs)
Configuring and Troubleshooting Active Directory Certificate Services,
Certificates, and Certificate Authorities
Configuring and Troubleshooting Active Directory Lightweight Directory
Services
Configuring and Troubleshooting Active Directory Federation Services
Configuring and Troubleshooting Active Directory Rights Management
Services
Applications Infrastructure Technology Specialist

Applications Infrastructure Technology Specialist covers Windows Server
2008 web and application infrastructure technologies such as
Configuring an IIS 7.0 Web Server, Modules, and Features
Configuring IIS 7.0 Application Pools and Web Application Development
Settings
Configuring and Testing FTP, SMTP, and RPC over HTTPS
Configuring and Troubleshooting Authentication and Authorization in IIS
7.0
Maintaining and Securing a Web Server
Configuring and Monitoring Terminal Services
Configuring Terminal Services Resources and Terminal Services
Licensing
Configuring and Troubleshooting Terminal Services Connections and TS
Gateways
Configuring Terminal Services Web Access
Configuring Live and On Demand Streaming Solutions
Configuring Service Roles, Logging, and Plug-Ins
Configuring Advanced Streaming Solutions
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IT Professional Job Roles

Microsoft Learnings products for the professional level typically focus on
specific job roles. For people working in the real world, it takes a lot more
than technology knowledge and skills to move up on the job. Products
targeted at professionals at this level recognize this. To date, products
developed for this level have looked like this:
o Focus on decision making, consideration of all variables, and
problem solving when there is no one easy or right answer.
o Require people to be able to support or backup it depends
answers with clear logic and tie trade-offs made back to business
requirements/constraints and other constraints.
o Professionals have been assumed to be involved in defining or
creating:
o Documentation to support operational procedures
o Policies (coding, scripting, security, administration, etc.)
based on business policies and requirements
o Standards and conventions
o Functional specifications or design specifications
o Dispositions (attitudes, interests, beliefs) and behaviors that
contribute to success on the job are shared with people who use the
instructor-led and e-learning products.
Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator

A Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator is responsible for handson deployment and day-to-day operations of a subset of servers in an
enterprise sized organization. Windows Server 2008 Server
Administrators manage the network infrastructure, Active Directory,
and Applications Infrastructure servers. They use scripts and batch files
written by others or those that they occasionally write themselves to
accomplish tasks on a regular basis. They conduct most server
management tasks remotely by using Terminal Server or other
administration tools installed on their local workstation.
A Windows Server 2008 Server Administrators primary tasks include,
for a specified group of servers:
Planning for and Managing Server Commissioning and
Decommissioning
Planning for and Deploying Server Roles
Managing Configuration Change and Maintaining Server Security
Managing Server Backup and Restore
Monitoring and Troubleshooting Server Hardware, Software, and
Network Issues
Server software distribution, and updates
Profiling and monitoring assigned servers
Tier 2 server support
Windows Server 2008 Server Administrators occasionally support
engineering projects. They are responsible for server builds and
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configuration. The percentage of time spent performing operations,

engineering, or support related job tasks are as follows:
60% Operations
20% Support
20% Engineering
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrators are experienced and
highly trained IT professionals who are responsible for the design of
enterprise-wide solutions that accommodate various Windows Server
2008 workloads. Responsibilities include testing and certification of the
updates that are going to be deployed across the enterprise. Windows
Server 2008 Enterprise Administrators often perform forest-wide
operation tasks. They also evaluate and recommend new technology
solutions. The percentage of time spent performing operations,
engineering, or support related job tasks are as follows:
75% Engineering (design)
20% Support
5% Operations
The most difficult support issues (those that span multiple technology
areas or involve design changes) are escalated to Windows Server
2008 Enterprise Administrators. They are the final escalation point for
the most difficult and system wide technical support issues. Windows
Server 2008 Enterprise Administrators delegate server updates to
Windows Server 2008 Server Administrators for deployment.
Description of Environment
This curriculum is aimed at professionals who work in an Enterprise
environment. For Microsoft to compete in the Enterprise Server space we
need well-trained, skillful, and certified Technology Specialists and
Professionals who know how to use our Windows Server products in the
enterprise and, more importantly, who know how to solve their organizations
business problems by using Windows Server and its associated application
services.
An enterprise is a large organization. For the purposes of this curriculum, an
enterprise organization is defined as:
Organizations with 100+ servers and 500+ PCs
Average of 522 servers, 4,300 PCs and 6,000 employees
Average of 121 IT Pros, 80% have two or more distinct IT groups
0.3% (4,200) of all companies with servers, 38% (2.9M) of all servers
overall
42% (3,700) of all Enterprises (500+ PCs) with servers
Maps closely to Global, Strategic and Major Accounts
Enterprises:
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Are concerned with high availability (the five 9s)

Are concerned with disaster recovery
Have customized collaboration technologies
Have a need for many scripted and automated solutions
Develop (configure and customize) their own messaging and
collaboration solutions. They do not consume SBS or host solutions
provided by third parties, they do not use an SI consultant, and they do
not develop a hosting third-party solution.
Typically have monitoring, reporting, and update management
solutions.
Have large number of concurrent users with high demands on the
availability and feature support of their messaging and collaboration
services.
Have very large storage requirements (including users with a demand
for large mailbox sizes)
Have a formalized IT department
Have employees with very specialized job roles. For example,
Enterprise Messaging Administrator, architect, and Messaging and
Collaboration Engineers are different job roles (and they may even
have specialists within these roles, such as routing specialists, client
access specialists, collaboration specialists, mobility specialists,
infrastructure specialists). They would not have one person doing all
these roles.
An enterprise can be distinguished from a medium organization (MORG) as

follows:
Organizations with 25-499 PCs:
Low MORG: 25-49 PCs
Core MORG: 50-249 PCs
Upper MORG: 250-499 PCs
Organizations with 16-99 servers
Average of 29 servers, 245 PCs, 385 employees
Average of 8 IT Pros, only 36% have 2 or more distinct IT groups
3% (57K) of all companies with servers, 18% (1.4M) of all servers
overall
Group includes 13% (52K) of all MORGs and 42% (1M) of all servers in
MORGs
Maps closely to Upper MORGs (250-499 PCs) and Low Enterprises (500999 PCs) defined by PC Taxonomy
Windows Server 2008 Certification

The following describes the certification model for Windows Server 2008. It is
based on the New Generation of Microsoft Certifications and represents a
significant change from MCSA and MCSE.
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NOTE: For more information about the New Generation of Microsoft

Certifications, please visit the Microsoft Certification web site at:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/newgen/default.mspx
There are five distinct certifications available for Windows Server 2008. There
are three Technology Specialist certifications and two IT Professional
certifications.
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The following table lists the Microsoft Certification exams for Windows Server
2008.
Exam
Number
70-642
70-640
70-643
70-646
70-647
70-648
70-649
Title
MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
Configuration
MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration
MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure
Configuration
MCITP: Server Administrator
MCITP: Enterprise Administrator
TS: Upgrading Your MCSA on Windows Server 2003 to Windows
Server 2008, Technology Specialist
TS: Upgrading Your MCSE on Windows Server 2003 to Windows
Server 2008, Technology Specialist
MCTS Windows Server 2008

One exam is required to earn each of the MCTS Certifications.
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MCTIP Server Administrator

Three exams are required to earn the MCTIP Server Administrator
Certification.
MCTIP Enterprise Administrator

Five exams are required to earn the MCTIP Enterprise Administrator
Certification
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Windows Server 2008 Transition Exams

There is a concise path for the Windows Server 2003 MCSE and Windows
Server 2003 MCSA to transition their skills and credentials to Windows Server
2008. One transition exam earns multiple MCTS certifications.
MCSE on Windows Server 2003 to MCITP

Three exams are required for an MCSE on Windows Server 2003 to transition
to MCITP Enterprise Administrator.
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Two exams are required for an MCSE on Windows Server 2003 to transition to
MCITP Server Administrator.
MCSA on Windows Server 2003 to MCITP

Four exams are required for an MCSA on Windows Server 2003 to transition to
MCITP Enterprise Administrator.
Two exams are required for an MCSA on Windows Server 2003 to transition to
MCITP Server Administrator.
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Detailed Course and Exam Mappings

Network Infrastructure Technology Specialist Exam
Skills measured by Exam 70-642
Course
Configuring IP Addressing and Services (24 percent)

Configure IPv4 and IPv6 addressing.
6420, 6421
Configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
6421
Configure routing.
6421
Configure IPsec.
6421
Configuring Name Resolution (27 percent)

Configure a Domain Name System (DNS) server.
6421
Configure DNS zones.
6421
Configure DNS records.
6421
Configure DNS replication.
6421
Configure name resolution for client computers.
6421
Configuring Network Access (22 percent)

Configure remote access.
6421
Configure Network Access Protection (NAP).
6421
Configure network authentication.
6421
Configure wireless access.
6421
Configure firewall settings.
6420
Configuring File and Print Services (13 percent)

Configure a file server.
6421
Configure Distributed File System (DFS).
6421
Configure shadow copy services.
6421
Configure backup and restore.
6421
Manage disk quotas.
6421
Configure and monitor print services.
6420
Monitoring and Managing a Network Infrastructure (14 percent)

Configure Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server settings.
6421
Capture performance data.
6421
Monitor event logs.
6421
Gather network data.
6421
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Active Directory Technology Specialist Exam

Course
Configuring Domain Name System (DNS) for Active Directory (16 percent)
Configure zones.
6425
Configure DNS server settings.
6425
Configure zone transfers and replication.
6425
Configuring the Active Directory Infrastructure (25 percent)

Configure a forest or a domain.
6425
Configure trusts.
6425
Configure sites.
6425
Configure Active Directory replication.
6425
Configure the global catalog.
6425
Configure operations masters.
6425
Configuring Additional Active Directory Server Roles (9 percent)

Configure Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS).
6426
Configure Active Directory Rights Management Service (AD RMS).
6426
Configure the read-only domain controller.
6425
Configure Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS).
6426
Creating and Maintaining Active Directory Objects (24 percent)

Automate creation of Active Directory accounts.
6425
Maintain Active Directory accounts.
6425
Create and apply Group Policy objects (GPOs).
6425
Configure GPO templates.
6425
Configure software deployment GPOs.
6425
Configure account policies.
6425
Configure audit policy by using GPOs.
6425
Maintaining the Active Directory Environment (13 percent)

Configure backup and recovery.
6425
Perform offline maintenance.
6425
Monitor Active Directory.
6425
Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services (13 percent)

Install Active Directory Certificate Services.
6426
Configure CA server settings.
6426
Manage certificate templates.
6426
Manage enrollments.
6426
Manage certificate revocations.
6426
Applications Infrastructure Technology Specialist Exam
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Course
Deploying Servers (23 percent)

Deploy images by using Windows Deployment Services.
6418
Configure Microsoft Windows activation.
6418
Configure Windows Server Hyper-V and virtual machines.
6418
Configure high availability.
6418
Configure storage.
6418
Configuring Terminal Services (31 percent)

Configure Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services RemoteApp (TS RemoteApp).
6428
Configure Terminal Services Gateway.
6428
Configure Terminal Services load balancing.
6428
Configure and monitor Terminal Services resources.
6428
Configure Terminal Services licensing.
6428
Configure Terminal Services client connections.
6428
Configure Terminal Services server options.
6428
Configuring a Web Services Infrastructure (30 percent)

Configure Web applications.
6427
Manage Web sites.
6427
Configure a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server.
6427
Configure Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).
6427
Manage Internet Information Services (IIS).
6427
Configure SSL security.
6427
Configure Web site authentication and permissions.
6427
Configuring Network Application Services (13 percent)

Configure Windows Media server.
6429
Configure Digital Rights Management (DRM).
6429
Configure Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services server options.
5060
Configure Windows SharePoint Services e-mail integration.
5060
IT Professional Server Administrator Exam

Course
Planning for Server Deployment (19 percent)

Plan server installations and upgrades.
6430
Plan for automated server deployment.
6430
Plan infrastructure services server roles.
6430
Plan application servers and services.
6430
Plan file and print server roles.
6430
Planning for Server Management (23 percent)

Plan server management strategies.
6430
Plan for delegated administration.
6430
Plan and implement group policy strategy.
6430
Monitoring and Maintaining Servers (20 percent)
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Course
Implement patch management strategy.
6430
Monitor servers for performance evaluation and optimization.
6430
Monitor and maintain security and policies.
6430
Planning Application and Data Provisioning (19 percent)

Provision applications.
6430
Provision data.
6430
Planning for Business Continuity and High Availability (19 percent)

Plan storage.
6430
Plan high availability.
6430
Plan for backup and recovery.
6430
IT Professional Enterprise Administrator Exam

Course
Planning Network and Application Services (23 percent)

Plan for name resolution and IP addressing.
6435
Design for network access.
6435
Plan for application delivery.
6435, 6436
Plan for Terminal Services.
6437
Designing Core Identity and Access Management Components (25

percent)
Design Active Directory forests and domains.
6436
Design the Active Directory physical topology.
6436
Design the Active Directory administrative model.
6436
Design the enterprise-level group policy strategy.
6436
Designing Support Identity and Access Management Components (29

percent)
Plan for domain or forest migration, upgrade, and restructuring.
6436
Design the branch office deployment.
6436
Design and implement public key infrastructure.
6436
Plan for interoperability.
6436
Designing for Business Continuity and Data Availability (23 percent)

Plan for business continuity.
6435
Design for software updates and compliance management.
6435
Design the operating system virtualization strategy.
6437
Design for data management and data access.
6435
Recommend Skills Paths

This section describes how Official Microsoft Learning Products for
Windows Server 2008 IT Professionals serve the skills needs of the
target audiences and guidelines for how the learning products can be
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combined to address a specific market opportunity scenario for

Windows Server 2008 training. Each illustration outlines the skills path
that a particular audience should follow in order to achieve their goals.
The design of the portfolio allows for customized and highly targeted
skills paths to meet the specific skills needs of a variety of customers
and is not limited to the guidance below.
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Next Generation of Microsoft Official

Courseware
Next Generation of MOC is a new instructional design (ID) model and
learning experience that is developed using a highly efficient and
streamlined process called the Rapid Courseware Development Process
(RCD). Combining the ID model with the RCD process will allow us to
better respond to the following customer needs:
Quicker access to training materials for new products.
Better incorporation of user feedback into final products.
Trimmer, more focused handbooks.
Next Generation of MOC Deliverables
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Traditional MOC vs. Next Generation MOC Course

Handbook
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Next Generation MOC CD Structure
Next Generation MOC for Advanced and Professional Audiences
A new targeted level of Next Generation courses is being introduced for

Windows Server 2008 focused on the advanced and professional
audiences. Currently code-named Forte, these courses will provide
an increased emphasis on hands-on activities and classroom
interaction with the instructor and peers bundled with a Next
Generation MOC style course handbook. Some of the key differences
for this professional-level course experience include:
Greater emphasis on labs and interactive classroom activities
Focused expert trainer engagement provided to students
More online reference links to leverage current technology best
practices and lessons learned
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MCTs will have greater flexibility to add deeper technology knowledge

and context for students in these advanced and professional level
courses. To help assure MCTs are prepared, Train the Trainer events will
be provided near course release to ensure the Subject Matter Expert
level of knowledge required for these courses.
The following table lists the Windows Server 2008 courses available in
Next Generation MOC format.
Cours
e
Numb
er
6420A
6421A
6422A
6423A
6424A
6425A
6426A
6427A
6428A
6429A
6430A
6431A
6432A
6434A
6435A
6436A
6437A
Course Title
Next
Gen
Style
Duratio
n
Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 Network

Infrastructure and Application Platform
Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows
Implementing and Managing Windows Server
2008 Hyper-V
Implementing and Managing Windows Server
2008 Clustering
Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 Active
Directory
Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active
Configuring Identity and Access Solutions with
Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
Configuring and Troubleshooting Internet
Information Services in Windows Server 2008
Configuring Windows Server 2008 Terminal
Services
Configuring and Managing Windows Media
Managing and Maintaining Windows Server
2008 Servers
2008 Active Directory Servers
Automating Windows Server 2008
Designing a Windows Server 2008 Network
Infrastructure
Designing a Windows Server 2008 Active
Directory Infrastructure and Services
Designing a Windows Server 2008 Applications
Platform Infrastructure
Standard
5 Days
Standard
5 Days
Forte
3 Days
Forte
3 Days
Standard
3 Days
Standard
5 Days
Forte
3 Days
Standard
3 Days
Forte
2 Days
Standard
2 Days
Standard
5 Days
Forte
2 Days
Forte
2 Days
Standard
3 Days
Forte
5 Days
Forte
5 Days
Forte
3 Days
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For more information about Next Generation MOC, please visit:

https://partner.microsoft.com/global/40011668.
Microsoft Official Distance Learning for

Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Official Distance Learning (MODL) is
an exciting new learning platform that blends
online classroom training, live discussion, realworld scenarios, and self-directed study into
one rich and easy-to-use desktop education
experience.
MODL courses are available exclusively through Microsoft Certified
Partners for Learning Solutions, so your students can be confident that
they are being supported by a qualified organization that meets strict
requirements to help provide a valuable distance learning experience.
Students benefit from:
One-on-one time with one of our expert Microsoft Certified
Trainers (MCT).
Rich peer-to-peer interaction and support.
Real-world scenarios and exercises that you can work through at
your own pace.
Hundreds of interactive activities in each course and game-like
lab environments.
Plenty of time between sessions to study and absorb course
material.
Individualized assessments that include detailed instructor
feedback and scored results.
For Enterprise customers, Learning Solutions partners can customize
the timing and the delivery of the training to meet the unique needs of
your organization by:
Providing affordable, unified training to a geographically
dispersed workforce.
Ensuring that your consultants don't spend billable hours
attending consecutive days of classroom training.
Enhancing your employee productivity with high-quality training.
The following table lists the Windows Server 2008 courses available in
MODL format.
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Course
Number
Course Title
Duratio
n
6421AL
Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server

2008 Network Infrastructure
Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active
Configuring Identity and Access Solutions with
5 Units
6425AL
6426AL
5 Units
3 Units
For more information about MODL or how you can become eligible to
offer MODL for Windows Server 2008, please visit:
CPLS information is available at
https://partner.microsoft.com/global/distancelearn
MCT information is available at
https://mcp.microsoft.com/mct/modl/Default.mspx
Outlines of Microsoft Official Courses for

Windows Server 2008
The following section provides module and lab level outlines for the
entire ILT Windows Server 2008 curriculum.
First Look Series

6400A: First Look: Getting Started with Centralized Application
Access in Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3)
Format: First Look Clinic
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Syllabus URL: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/syllabi/enus/6400afinal.mspx
Exam Mapping: None
Classroom Hardware Level: NA
Sessions
Outline
Session
Session
Session
Session
Terminal Services Core Functionality

Implementing Terminal Services Gateway
Implementing Terminal Services RemoteApp
Implementing Terminal Services Web Access
1
2
3
4
6401A: First Look: Getting Started with Centralized Application

Access in Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3) Hands-On Lab
Format: Hands-On Lab
Duration: 1.5 Hours
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Exam Mapping: None
Classroom Hardware Level: 5.5
Exercises
Title
Exercise
1
Exercise
2
Exercise
3
Exercise
4
Implementing Terminal Services Gateway

Implementing Terminal Services RemoteApp
Implementing Terminal Services Web Access
Using Windows System Resource Manager with
Terminal Services
6402A: First Look: Getting Started with Branch Office

Management in Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3)
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Exam Mapping: None
Sessions
Outline
Session 1
Session 2
Server Deployment and Administration

Branch Office Security
6403A: First Look: Getting Started with Branch Office

Management in Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3) Hands-On
Lab
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Exam Mapping: None
Exercises
Title
Exercise
1
Exercise
2
Deploying a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC)

Using Restartable Active Directory
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Exercise
3
Implementing DFS in a Branch Office
6404A: First Look: Getting Started with High Availability in

Duration: 1.5 Hours
Exam Mapping: None
Sessions
Outline
Session 1
Session 2
Failover Clusters
Network Load Balancing
6406A: First Look: Getting Started with Security and Policy

Control in Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3)
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Exam Mapping: None
Sessions
Outline
Session 1
Session 2
Security Enhancements in Windows Server 2008

Network Access Protection (NAP)
6407A: First Look: Getting Started with Security and Policy

Control in Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3) Hands-On Lab
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Exam Mapping: None
Exercises
Title
Exercise
1
Exercise
2
Exercise
Creating a Communications Security Policy for

Roaming Users
Managing Network Bandwidth using Windows
Quality of Service (QOS)
Network Access Protection with Windows Server
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2008
6408A: First Look: Getting Started with Server Management in

Duration: 1.5 Hours
Exam Mapping: None
Sessions
Outline
Session
Session
Session
Session
Server Manager Overview

Server Core Installation
Windows PowerShell
Windows Remote Management
1
2
3
4
6409A: Getting Started with Server Management in Windows

Server 2008 (Beta 3) Hands-On Lab
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Exam Mapping: None
Exercises
Outline
Exercise
1
Exercise
2
Exercise
3
Exercise
4
Using Server Manager

Using Windows PowerShell
Implementing Windows Server 2008 ServerCore
Managing Computers Using Windows Remote
Management (WinRM)
6410A: First Look: Getting Started with Server Virtualization in

Duration: 1.5 Hours
Exam Mapping: None
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Sessions
Outline
Session
Session
Session
Session
Session
Overview of Windows Server Virtualization

Technical Background and Architecture
Managing Windows Server Virtualization
Implementation Scenarios
Best Practices
1
2
3
4
5
6411A: First Look: Getting Started with Server Virtualization in

Windows Server 2008 (RC1) Hands-On Lab
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Exam Mapping: None
Classroom Hardware Level: 6 (manual setup required)
Exercises
Outline
Exercise
1
Configuring Microsoft Hyper-V
6412A: Getting Started with Web and Application Platform

Technologies in Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3)
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Exam Mapping: None
Session
Outline
Session 1
Internet Information Services 7.0 Overview
6413A: First Look: Getting Started with Web and Application

Platform Technologies in Windows Server 2008 (Beta
3) Hands-On Lab
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Exam Mapping: None
Exercises
Title
Exercise
Managing Web Sites in IIS 7
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1
Exercise
2
Exercise
3
Shared Web Server Configuration

Managing an IIS 7.0 Web Server
Skills Update Courses

Course 6415A: Updating your Network Infrastructure
Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3)
Format: Course
Duration: 3 days
Exam Mapping: None
Modules
Outline
Module 1
Configuring Windows Server Longhorn
Module 2
Lab: Configuring Windows Server 2008

Next Generation Networking
Module 3
Lab: Reviewing Networking Defaults and Settings

Windows Server 2008 Server Core
Module 4
Lab: Server Core

Windows Backup
Module 5
Lab: Backup and Restore System Data

Network Policies and Access Protection
Module 6
Lab: Using Network Access Protection

Windows Deployment Services
Module 7
Lab: Working with Windows Deployment Services

Windows Server Virtualization
Module 8
Lab: Server Virtualization

High Availability Features
Module 9
Lab: High Availability Features

Performance Monitoring and Optimization
Lab: Performance Monitoring and Optimization
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Course 6416A: Updating your Active Directory Technology

Skills to Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3)
Format: Course
Duration: 3 days
Exam Mapping: None
Modules
Outline
Module 1
Introduction to Active Directory Technology in

Windows Server 2008
Module 2
Lab: Introduction to Active Directory Technology in

Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 Server Core
Lab 1: Installing a Windows Server 2008 Forest
Module 3
Lab 2: Installing Windows Server 2008 in an

Existing Forest
Server Core Domain Controllers
Module 4
Lab: Server Core Domain Controller

Active Directory Domain Services
Module 5
Lab: Exploring Active Directory Domain Services

Active Directory Federation Services, Active
Directory Lightweight Directory Services, Active
Directory Rights Management Services
Lab 1: Active Directory Federation Services
Module 6
Module 7
Module 8
Lab 2: Active Directory Rights Management

Services
Read-Only Domain Controllers
Lab: Read-Only Domain Controllers
Auditing Active Directory Domain Services
Changes
Lab: Auditing Active Directory Domain Services
Changes
Enterprise PKI (PKIView) Active Directory
Certificate Services (ADCS)
Lab: Enterprise PKI (PKIView) Active Directory
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Course 6417A: Updating your Application Infrastructure

Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3)
Format: Course
Duration: 3 days
Exam Mapping: None
Modules
Outline
Module 1
Server Roles and Initial Configuration Tasks
Module 2
Lab: Server Roles and Configuration Tasks

Overview of IIS 7.0 Application Server
Module 3
Lab: Introducing IIS 7.0

Managing Web Applications with IIS 7.0
Module 4
Lab: Managing Web Applications with IIS 7.0

Troubleshooting Web Servers
Module 5
Module 6
Lab: Troubleshooting Web Servers

Introduction to the Windows SharePoint Services
3.0 Platform
Lab: Introduction to the Windows SharePoint
Services 3.0 Platform
Configuring and Managing Windows SharePoint
Services 3.0
Module 7
Lab: Configuring and Managing Windows

Configuring Terminal Services
Module 8
Lab: Exploring Terminal Services

Managing Terminal Services
Lab: Managing Terminal Services
Deployment Courses
Course 6418A: Deploying Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3)
Format: Course
Duration: 3 days
Exam Mapping: None
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Modules
Outline
Module 1
Windows Server 2008 Installation & Configuration
Module 2
Lab: Install Windows Server 2008

Server Core Configuration
Module 3
Lab: Perform Server Core Configuration Tasks

Windows Server 2008 Unattended Installation
Lab 1: Deploy Windows Server 2008 using an
Unattend file
Lab 2: Install Active Directory on Server Core
using an Unattend file
Lab 3: Deploy an RODC in a Branch Office Using an
Unattend file
Module 4
Using Windows Deployment Services
Module 5
Lab: Working with Windows Deployment Services

Windows Server Deployment Solution Accelerator
Module 6

Upgrading and Migrating Active Directory
Lab 1: Preparing the Active Directory environment
for Windows Server 2008
Module 7
Lab2: Installing an additional Windows Server

2008 Domain Controller
Upgrading File and Print Servers
Module 8
Lab: Upgrading A Windows Server 2003 File and

Print Server
Upgrading Application and Web Servers
Module 9
Lab: Upgrading a Windows Server 2003 Web

Server to Windows Server 2008 and IIS7
Upgrading Branch Office Servers
Module
10
Lab: Deploy a Branch Office Server

Migrating Workloads to Microsoft Virtual Machines
Lab: Migrating Workloads to Microsoft Virtual
Server Using VSMT
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Network Infrastructure Technology Courses

Course 6416B: Updating your Network Infrastructure and
Active Directory Technology Skills to Windows Server
2008
Format: Course
Duration: 5 days
Syllabus URL: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/syllabi/enus/6416bfinal.mspx
Exam Mapping: 70-648, 70-649
Days
Modules
Outline
Day 1
Module 1
Configuring Windows Server 2008
Module 2
Lab: Configuring Windows Server 2008

Server Core
Module 3
Lab: Installing and Configuring Windows Server

Core
Windows Deployment Services
Lab: Installing and Configuring Windows
Deployment Services
Day 2
Module 4
Windows Backup
Module 5
Lab: Backup and Restore System Data:

Next Generation Networking
Module 6
Lab 1: Reviewing Networking Defaults and

Settings
Lab 2: Configuring DNS
Network Policies and Access Protection
Lab: Configure Network Access Protection
Day 3
Module 7
Hyper-V
Module 8
Lab: Configuring Hyper-V

High Availability Features
Module 9
Lab: Installing and Configuring High Availability

Features
Performance Monitoring and Optimization
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Days
Modules
Outline
Lab: Install and Configure Windows Performance
Monitoring and Optimization Features
Day 4
Module
10
Module
11
Module
12
Planning for Windows Server 2008 Active

Directory Services
Lab 1: Installing a Windows Server 2008 Forest
Active Directory Domain Services
Identity and Access Services in Windows Server
Lab 1: Installing and Configuring Active Directory
Federation Services
Lab 2: Installing and Configuring Active Directory
Rights Management Services
Day 5
Module
13
Read-Only Domain Controllers
Module
14
Lab: Deploying and Administering Read-Only

Domain Controllers
Auditing Active Directory Domain Services
Changes
Module
15
Lab: Auditing Active Directory Domain Services

Changes
Enterprise PKI (PKIView) Active Directory
Lab: Exploring Enterprise PKI (PKIView) and Active
Directory Certificate Services (ADCS)
Course 6420A: Fundamentals of a Windows Server 2008

Network Infrastructure and Application Platform
Format: Course
Duration: 5 days
Exam Mapping: None
Days
Modules
Outline
Day 1
Module 1
Fundamentals of Networking Infrastructure
Module 2
Lab: Identifying Network Components

IT Professionals in the Enterprise
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Days
Modules
Outline
Module 3
Lab: IT Professional Roles and Certifications

TCP/IPv4 Fundamentals
Lab: Configuring Basic TCP/IPv4 Settings and
Validating TCP/IPv4 Connectivity
Day 2
Module 4
Communication Technologies Fundamentals
Module 5
Lab: Communication Technologies Fundamentals:

Creating IPv4 Address Spaces
Module 6
Lab: Creating IPv4 Address Spaces

IPv6 Fundamentals
Module 7
Lab: Configuring Basic TCP/IPv6 Settings and

Validating TCP/IPv6 Connectivity
Fundamentals of Administering Windows Server
2008
Lab: Administering Windows Server 2008
Day 3
Module 8
Security Fundamentals
Module 9
Lab: Security Fundamentals

Fundamentals of Securing Network
Communication
Module
10
Lab: Securing Network Communication

Windows Firewall and Caching Fundamentals
Lab: Windows Firewall and Caching Fundamentals
Day 4
Module
11
Module
12
Module
13
Remote Access Fundamentals

Lab: Configuring remote access
Routing Fundamentals
Lab: Configuring routing using routing and remote
access
Network Load Balancing Fundamentals
Lab: Network Load Balancing
Day 5
Module
14
Configuring Print Resources and Printing Pools

Lab: Configuring Print Resources and Printing
Pools
48
Days
Modules
Outline
Module
15
Server Virtualization Fundamentals

Lab: No Hands on
Course 6421A: Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows

Format: Course
Duration: 5 days
Exam Mapping: 70-642
Days
Modules
Outline
Day 1
Module 1
Installing and Configuring Servers
Module 2
Lab: Installing and Configuring Servers and

Server roles
Configuring and Troubleshooting DNS
Module 3
Lab: Configuring and Verifying a DNS Solution

Configuring and Managing WINS
Lab: Configuring a WINS Infrastructure
Day 2
Module 4
Configuring and Troubleshooting DHCP
Module 5
Lab: Configuring and Troubleshooting the DHCP

Server Role
Configuring and Troubleshooting IPV6 TCP/IP
Module 6
Lab: Configuring IPV6 Transition Technologies

Configuring and Troubleshooting Routing and
Remote Access
Lab: Configuring and Managing Network Access
Day 3
Module 7
Module 8
Installing, Configuring and Troubleshooting the

Network Policy Server Role Service
Lab: Configuring and Managing Network Policy
Server
Configuring Network Access Protection
Lab: Configuring NAP for DHCP and VPN
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Days
Modules
Outline
Module 9
Configuring IPSec
Lab: Configuring IPSec NAP Enforcement
Day 4
Module
10
Module
11
Monitoring and Troubleshooting IPSec

Lab: Monitoring and Troubleshooting IPSec
Configuring and Managing Distributed File
System
Lab: Configuring a Distributed File System
Day 5
Module
12
Module
13
Module
14
Configuring and Managing Storage Technologies

Lab: Configuring Storage Technologies
Ensuring Availability of Network Resources and
Content
Lab: Preparing for and Recovering from
Disasters
Configuring Server Security Compliance
Lab: Configuring and Managing Security and
Security Update Compliance
Course 6422A: Implementing and Managing Windows Server

2008 Hyper-V
Format: Course
Duration: 3 days
Exam Mapping: TBA
Classroom Hardware Level: 6 (manual setup required)
Outline TBD
Course 6423A: Implementing and Managing Windows Server

2008 Clustering
Format: Course
Duration: 3 days
Exam Mapping: N/A
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Days
Modules
Outline
Day 1
Module 1
Introduction to Clusters
Module 2
Module 3
Lab: Identifying Windows Server 2008 High

Availability Solutions
Introduction to Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Failover Clusters
Lab: Identifying Windows Server 2008 Clustering
Solutions
Preparing to Install a Failover Cluster
Lab: Preparing for a Cluster Installation
Day 2
Module 4
Overview of Failover Cluster Storage

Requirements
Module 5
Lab: Identifying and Configuring SAN Components

Configuring a Failover Cluster
Module 6
Lab: Creating and Administering a Cluster

Configuring Cluster Resources and Server Roles
Lab: Clustering Server Roles
Day 3
Module 7
Maintaining Microsoft Failover Clusters
Module 8
Lab: Maintaining Microsoft Failover Clusters

Implementing Geographically Dispersed Clusters
Module 9
Lab: No Hands on
Implementing Network Load Balanced Clusters
Lab: Implementing an NLB cluster
Active Directory Technology Courses

Course 6424A: Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 Active
Directory
Format: Course
Duration: 3 days
Exam Mapping: none
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Days
Modules
Outline
Day 1
Module 1
Exploring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory

Server Roles
Module 2
Module 3
Lab: Exploring Windows Server 2008 Active

Directory Roles
Introduction to Active Directory Domain
Services
Components and Tools
Introduction to Active Directory Lightweight
Directory Services
Lab: Exploring AD LDS Tools
Day 2
Module 4
Module 5
Module 6
Introduction to Active Directory Certificate

Services
Lab: Exploring Active Directory Certificate
Services Tools
Introduction to Active Directory Rights
Management Services
Lab: Exploring Active Directory Rights
Managements Services Tools
Introduction to Active Directory Federation
Services
Lab: Understanding the Role of Active Directory
Federation Services Components
Day 3
Module 7
Module 8
Module 9
Creating Active Directory Domain Services

Objects
Lab: Creating AD Domain Services User and
Computer Accounts
Creating Active Directory Domain Services
Groups and Organizational Units
Lab: Creating an OU Infrastructure
Managing Access to Resources
Lab: Managing Access to Resources
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Course 6425A: Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active

Format: Course
Duration: 5 days
Days
Modules
Outline
Day 1
Module 1
Installing Active Directory Domain Services
Module 2
Lab: Implementing Read-Only Domain Controllers

Configuring DNS for AD DS
Module 3
Lab: Configuring AD DS and DNS Integration

Configuring Active Directory Objects and Trusts
Lab: Configuring Active Directory Objects and
Trusts
Day 2
Module 4
Configuring Active Directory Sites and Replication
Module 5
Lab: Configuring Active Directory Sites and

Replication
Creating and Configuring Group Policies
Module 6
Day 3
Lab: Creating and Configuring GPOs

Configuring the User Environment Using Group
Policies
Module 6
Module 7
Module 8
Lab: Configuring User Environment Using Group

Policies
Implementing Security Using Group Policies
Lab: Implementing Security Using Group Policies
Implementing an Active Directory Domain Services
Monitoring Plan
Lab: Monitoring Active Directory Domain Services
Day 4
Module 9
Module

Maintenance Plan
Lab: Implementing an Active Directory Domain
Services Maintenance Plan
Troubleshooting Active Directory, DNS, and
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Days
Modules
Outline
10
Replication Issues
Module
11
Lab: Troubleshooting Active Directory, DNS, and

Replication Issues
Troubleshooting Group Policy Issues
Lab: Troubleshooting Group Policy Issues
Day 5
Module
12

Infrastructure (one day workshop)
Course 6426A: Configuring Identity and Access Solutions with

Format: Course
Duration: 3 days
Syllabus URL: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/syllabi/enus/6426Afinal.mspx
Days
Modules
Outline
Day 1
Module 1
Implementing Identity and Access Solutions in the

Enterprise
Module 2
Lab: Exploring Active Directory Server Roles in

Identity and Access Solutions
Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services
Module 3
Lab: Configuring Active Directory Certificate

Services
Deploying and Managing Certificates
Lab: Deploying and Managing Certificates
Day 2
Module 4
Module 5
Configuring Active Directory Lightweight Directory

Services
Lab: Configuring Active Directory Lightweight
Directory Services
Configuring Active Directory Federation Services
Lab A: Deploying AD FS Components
Lab B: Configuring AD FS authentication and
authorization
Day 3
Module 6
Configuring Active Directory Rights Management
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Days
Modules
Outline
Services
Module 7
Module 8
Lab: Configuring Active Directory Rights

Management Services
Maintaining Access Management Solutions
Lab: Maintaining Access Management Solutions
Troubleshooting Identity and Access Solutions
Lab: Troubleshooting Active Directory Server Role
Issues
Applications Infrastructure Technology Courses

Course 5060B: Implementing and Administering Windows
Format: Course
Duration: 2 days
Exam Mapping: TBA
Outline TBD
Course 6417B: Updating your Application Infrastructure
Format: Course
Duration: 3 days
Exam Mapping: None
Days
Modules
Outline
Day 1
Module 1
Server Roles and Initial Configuration Tasks
Module 2
Lab: Server Roles and Configuration Tasks

Overview of IIS 7.0 Application Server
Module 3
Lab: Introducing IIS 7.0

Managing Web Applications with IIS 7.0
Lab: Managing Web Applications with IIS 7.0
Day 2
Module 4
Troubleshooting Web Servers
55
Days
Modules
Outline
Module 5
Lab: Troubleshooting Web Servers

Introduction to the Windows SharePoint Services
3.0 Platform
Day 3
Module 6
Configuring and Managing Windows SharePoint

Services 3.0
Module 7
Lab: Configuring and Managing Windows

Configuring Terminal Services
Module 8
Lab: Exploring Terminal Services

Managing Terminal Services ns
Lab: Managing Terminal Services
Course 6418B: Deploying Windows Server 2008

Format: Course
Duration: 3 days
Exam Mapping: TBA
Outline TBD
Course 6427A: Configuring and Troubleshooting Internet
Information Services 7.0 in Windows Server 2008
Format: Course
Duration: 3 days
Days
Modules
Outline
Day 1
Module 1
Configuring an IIS 7.0 Web Server
Module 2
Lab: Configuring an IIS 7.0 Web Server

Configuring IIS 7.0 Web Sites and Application
Pools
56
Days
Modules
Outline
Module 3
Lab: Configuring IIS 7.0 Web Sites and Application

Pools
Configuring IIS 7.0 Application Settings
Lab: Configuring IIS 7.0 Application Settings
Day 2
Module 4
Module 5
Module 6
Module 7
Configuring IIS 7.0 Modules

Lab: Configuring IIS 7.0 Modules
Securing the IIS 7.0 Web Server and Web Sites
Lab: Securing IIS 7.0 Web Server and Web Sites
Configuring Delegation and Remote Administration
Lab: Configuring Delegation and Remote
Administration
Using Command-line and Scripting for IIS 7.0
Administration
Lab: Using Command-line and Scripting for IIS 7.0
Administration
Day 3
Module 8
Tuning IIS 7.0 for Improved Performance
Module 9
Lab: Tuning IIS 7.0 for Improved Performance

Ensuring Web Site Availability with Web Farms
Module
10
Lab: Ensuring Web Site Availability with Web

Farms
Troubleshooting IIS 7.0 Web Servers
Lab: Troubleshooting IIS 7.0 Web Servers
Course 6428A: Configuring Windows Server 2008 Terminal

Services Servers
Format: Course
Duration: 2 days
Days
Modules
Outline
Day 1
Module 1
Configuring Terminal Services Server Core

Functionality
Lab: Configuring Terminal Services Server Core
57
Days
Modules
Outline
Module 2
Functionality
Configuring and Managing Terminal Services
Licensing
Module 3
Module 4
Lab: Configuring and Managing Terminal Services

Licensing
Configuring and Troubleshooting Terminal Services
Connections
Lab: Configuring and Troubleshooting Terminal
Services Connections
Configuring Terminal Services RemoteApp and
Easy Print
Lab: Configuring Terminal Services RemoteApp
and Easy Print
Day 2
Module 5
Module 6
Module 7
Configuring Terminal Services Web Access and

Session Broker
Lab: Configuring TS Web Access and Session
Broker
Configuring and Troubleshooting Terminal Services
Gateway
Lab: Configuring and Troubleshooting Terminal
Services Gateway
Managing and Monitoring Terminal Services
Lab: Managing and Monitoring Terminal Services
Course 6429A: Configuring and Managing Windows Media

Format: Course
Duration: 2 days
Days
Modules
Outline
Day 1
Module 1
Implementing Windows Media Server
Module 2
Lab: Implementing Windows Media Services

Implementing Content Streaming
Lab A: Configuring On Demand Streaming
58
Days
Modules
Outline
Module 3
Lab B: Configuring On DemandLive Content

Streaming
Configuring Windows Media Services
Lab: Configuring Windows Media Servers
Day 2
Module 4
Configuring Content Security
Module 5
Lab: Configuring Content Security

Configuring Playlists and Advertising
Module 6
Lab: Configuring Playlists and Advertising

Configuring WMS for Advanced Scenarios
Lab: Configuring WMS for Advanced Scenarios
Server Administrator Professional Courses

Course 6430A: Planning and Administering Windows Server
2008 Servers
Format: Course
Duration: 5 days
Days
Modules
Outline
Day 1
Module 1
Planning for Windows Server 2008 Deployment
Module 2
Lab: Planning for a Windows Server 2008 Server

Deployment
Managing Server Migration
Module 3
Lab: Migrating a File Server to Windows Server

2008
Planning Windows Server 2008 Server Roles
Lab: Planning Windows Server 2008 Servers
Day 2
Module 4
Module 5
Creating a Configuration Change Plan for

Windows Server 2008
Lab: Creating a Configuration Change Plan
Managing Windows Server 2008 Security
59
Days
Modules
Outline
Module 6
Lab: Managing Windows Server 2008 Security

Planning for the Application Server Role
Lab: Planning for the Application Server Role
Day 3
Module 7
Module 8
Module 9
Planning for Windows Server 2008 High

Availability
Lab: Planning for Failover Clusters in Windows
Server 2008
Maintaining Windows Server 2008
Lab: Developing a Maintenance Plan for
Windows Server 2008
Maintaining a Distributed File System on
Windows Server 2008
Lab: Planning for DFS
Day 4
Module
10
Module
11
Module
12
Planning Windows Server 2008 Backup

Lab: Managing Windows Server 2008 Server
Backup
Managing Windows Server 2008 Restore
Lab: Managing a Windows Server 2008 Restore
Monitoring Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Servers
Lab: Identifying Windows Server 2008
Monitoring Requirements
Day 5
Module
13
Module
14
Module
15
Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Hardware

Lab: Troubleshooting Hardware Issues
Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Software
Lab: Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008
Software
Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server
2008 Networks
Lab: Troubleshooting Network Problems
Course 6431A: Managing and Maintaining Windows Server

Format: Course
60
Duration: 2 days
Exam Mapping: none
Days
Modules
Outline
Day 1
Module 1
Managing a Windows Server 2008 Network Server

Lifecycle
Module 2
Module 3
Lab: Managing the Deployment and Removal of a

Server Role
Monitoring Windows Server 2008 Infrastructure
Roles
Lab: Monitoring Network Server Roles
Managing the Network Policy and Access Server
Role
Lab: Managing the Network Policy and Access
Server Role
Day 2
Module 4
Managing Remote Access
Module 5
Lab: Managing Remote Access

Managing DNS/DHCP
Module 6
Lab: Managing DNS/DHCP

Maintaining Security for Network Servers
Lab: Maintaining Security for Network Servers
Course 6432A: Managing and Maintaining Windows Server

2008 Windows Active Directory Servers
Format: Course
Duration: 2 days
Exam Mapping: none
Days
Modules
Outline
Day 1
Module 1
Managing an Active Directory Server Lifecycle
Module 2
Lab: Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server

2008 Domain Controller
Creating Baselines for Active Directory Servers
61
Days
Modules
Module 3
Outline
Lab: Creating Baselines for Active Directory
Servers
Monitoring System Health of Active Directory
Servers
Lab: Monitoring Active Directory Server Roles
Day 2
Module 4
Managing Active Directory Domain Services
Module 5
Lab: Managing Active Directory Domain Services

Maintaining Security for Active Directory Servers
Module 6
Lab: Maintaining Security for Active Directory

Servers
Managing Active Directory Service Roles
Lab: Managing Active Directory Service Roles
Course 6434A: Automating Windows Server 2008

Format: Course
Duration: 3 days
Exam Mapping: TBA
Days
Modules
Outline
Day 1
Module 1
Introduction to Windows PowerShell
Module 2
Lab: Implementing Windows PowerShell

Overview of PowerShell Objects
Module 3
Module 4
Lab: Working with PowerShell Cmdlets, Aliases,

Objects, and Variables
Building Pipelines for Assembly-Line Style
Processing
Lab: Implementing Pipelines in Windows
PowerShell
Managing Processes and Formatting Cmdlet
Output
Lab: Controlling Output Formatting and Process
Control with PowerShell
62
Days
Modules
Outline
Day 2
Module 5
Implementing Scripts to Perform a Sequence of

Operations
Module 6
Module 7
Lab: Implementing Scripts in Windows PowerShell

Working with Files, the Registry, and Certificate
Stores
Lab: Working with Files, the Registry, and
Certificate Stores
Managing Disk Volumes Using PowerShell
Lab: Managing Disk Volumes with PowerShell
Day 3
Module 8
Module 9
Module
10
Module
11
Configuring and Managing Terminal Server with

PowerShell
Lab: Configuring and Managing Terminal Server
with PowerShell
Administering Active Directory with PowerShell
Lab: Administering Active Directory with
PowerShell
Administering Group Policy in PowerShell
Lab: Administering Group Policy in PowerShell
Managing Internet Information Server (IIS) 7.0
Lab: Managing Web Sites in IIS with Windows
PowerShell
Enterprise Administrator Professional Courses

Course 6435A: Designing a Windows Server 2008 Network
Infrastructure
Format: Course
Duration: 5 days
Days
Modules
Outline
Day 1
Module 1
Overview of Network Infrastructure Design

Lab: Designing Network Infrastructure in Windows
63
Days
Modules
Outline
Module 2
Server 2008
Designing Network Security
Lab: Designing a Network Security Plan
Day 2
Module 3
Designing IP Addressing
Module 4
Lab: Designing IP Addressing in Windows Server

2008
Designing Routing and Switching
Lab: Designing a Network Routing Topology
Day 3
Module 5
Designing Security for Internal Networks
Module 6
Lab: Designing a Secure Internal Network

Designing Name Resolution
Module 7
Lab: Designing a Name Resolution Strategy in

Windows Server 2008
Designing Advanced Name Resolution
Lab: Designing a Name Resolution Strategy in
Windows Server 2008
Day 4
Module 8
Designing Network Access Solutions
Module 9
Lab: Designing Network Access Solutions

Designing Network Access Protection
Module
10
Lab: Designing Network Access Protection

Designing Operating System Deployment and
Maintenance
Lab: Designing Operating System Deployment and
Maintenance
Day 5
Module
11
Module
12
Designing File Services and DFS in Windows

Server 2008
Lab: Designing File Services and DFS in Windows
Server 2008
Designing Print Services in Windows Server 2008
Lab: Designing Shared Resources in Windows
Server 2008
64
Days
Modules
Outline
Module
13
Designing High Availability in Windows Server

2008
Lab: Designing High Availability in Windows Server
2008
Course 6436A: Designing Active Directory Infrastructure and

Services in Windows Server 2008
Format: Course
Duration: 5 days
Days
Modules
Day 1
Module 1
Module 2
Outline
Designing Active Directory Forest Infrastructure
in Windows Server 2008
Lab: Designing an Active Directory Forest
Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008
Designing an Active Directory Domain
Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008
Lab: Designing an Active Directory Domain
Infrastructure
Day 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5
Designing AD DS Sites and Replication in Windows

Server 2008
Lab: Designing AD DS Sites and Replication in
Windows Server 2008
Designing AD DS Domain Administrative
Structures in Windows Server 2008
Lab: Designing AD DS Administrative Structures in
Windows Server 2008
Designing AD DS Group Policies in Windows
Server 2008
Lab: Designing AD DS Group Policies in Windows
Server 2008
Day 3
Module 6
Designing AD DS Security in Windows Server

2008
65
Days
Modules
Module 7
Module 8
Outline
Lab: Designing AD DS Security in Windows
Server 2008
Designing AD DS High Availability in Windows
Server 2008
Lab: Designing AD DS Availability in Windows
Server 2008
Designing AD DS Disaster Recovery in Windows
Server 2008
Lab: Designing AD DS Disaster Recovery in
Windows Server 2008
Day 4
Module 9
Designing Public Key Infrastructure in Windows

Server 2008
Module
10
Lab: Designing Public Key Infrastructure in

Windows Server 2008
Designing an AD RMS Infrastructure in Windows
Server 2008
Module
11
Lab: Designing an AD RMS Infrastructure in

Windows Server 2008
Designing an ADFS Implementation in Windows
Server 2008
Lab: Designing an ADFS Implementation in
Windows Server 2008
Day 5
Module
12
Module
13
Designing an ADLDS Implementation

Lab: Designing an ADLDS Implementation
Designing AD DS Migrations in Windows Server
2008
Lab: Designing AD DS Migrations in Windows
Server 2008
Course 6437A: Designing a Windows Server 2008 Applications

Infrastructure
Format: Course
Duration: 3 days
66

Days
Modules
Outline
Day 1
Module 1
Designing IIS Web Farms
Module 2
Lab: Designing IIS Web Farms

Optimizing IIS Performance and Stability
Module 3
Lab: Optimizing IIS Performance and Stability

Designing IIS Security
Lab: Designing IIS Security
Day 2
Module 4
Design IIS Maintenance and UDDI
Module 5
Lab: Design IIS Maintenance and UDDI

Design Terminal Services Infrastructure
Module 6
Lab: Design Terminal Services Infrastructure

Design a Terminal Services Maintenance Strategy
Lab: Design Terminal Services Maintenance
Day 3
Module 7
Design Windows Media Services Infrastructure
Module 8
Lab: Design Windows Media Services

Infrastructure
Design Virtualization Infrastructure
Module 9
Lab: Design Virtualization Infrastructure

Design Virtualization Provisioning
Lab: Design Virtualization Provisioning
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Minimum Hardware Requirements, by

Microsoft Course Level
Level 2*
Level 3*
Level 4*
Level 5*
Level 5.5*
#
Level 6
Process
or
Pentium
III or
equivale
nt
personal
compute
r with
processo
r speed
greater
than or
equal to
450 MHz
Pentium
III or
equivale
nt
personal
compute
r with
processo
r speed
greater
than or
equal to
700 MHz
Pentium III
or
equivalent
personal
computer
with
processor
speed
greater
than or
equal to 1
GHz
Pentium IV
or
equivalent
personal
computer
with
processor
speed
greater than
or equal to
2.4 GHz
Pentium IV
or
equivalent
personal
computer
with
processor
speed
greater than
or equal to
2.4 GHz
Intel
Virtualizatio
n
Technology
(Intel VT) or
AMD
Virtualizatio
n (AMD-V)
processor
(2.8 Ghz
dual core or
better
recommend
ed)
Hard
Disk
At least
12 GB
At least
16 GB
At least 18
GB 7200
RPM;
Larger
drives are
recommen
ded where
storage of
multiple
VPC
courses is
desired.
At least 40
GB 7200
RPM;
Larger
drives are
recommend
ed where
storage of
multiple
VPC courses
is desired.
At least 2
hard disks,
40 GB 7200
RPM or
faster
drives.
Larger
drives are
recommend
ed where
storage of
multiple
VPC courses
is desired.
Dual 120 GB
hard disks
7200 RPM
SATA or
better
(striped)
RAM
At least
512 MB
At least
768 MB
At least 1
GB
At least 2
GB
At least 2
GB
4 GB RAM
expandable
to 8GB or
higher
DVD/CD
CDROM/DV
D
CDROM/DV
D
CDROM/DVD
CDROM/DVD
CDROM/DVD
DVD (dual
layer
recommend
ed)
Networ
k
Adapter
10/100
Mb/s
required*
*
10/100
Mb/s
required*
*
10/100
Mb/s
required**
10/100 Mb/s
required**
full duplex
10/100 Mb/s
required**
full duplex
Yes
68
full
duplex
full duplex
Sound
Card
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Video
Adapter
At least
4 MB
At least
4 MB
At least 4
MB
At least 16
MB
(32MB
recommend
ed)
At least 16
MB
(32MB
recommend
ed)
Yes
(Aerocapable
recommend
ed)
Monitor
Super
VGA
monitor
(17 inch/
43 cm)
Super
VGA
monitor
(17 inch/
43 cm)
Super VGA
monitor
(17 inch/
43 cm)
Super VGA
monitor
(17 inch/ 43
cm)
Super VGA
monitor
(17 inch/ 43
cm)
Super VGA
monitor
(17 inch/
43 cm)
Ports
PCI bus
must
meet 2.1
specs***
PCI bus
must
meet 2.1
specs***
PCI bus
must meet
2.1
specs***
PCI bus
must meet
2.1
specs***
PCI bus
must meet
2.1
specs***
PCI bus
must meet
2.1
specs***
* Level 1 Hardware Requirements are no longer considered adequate for the

Microsoft MLP or MBS courseware classroom and have been removed from the
hardware requirements. In instances where legacy Microsoft courses require
Level 1 hardware to deliver training the default will automatically be Level 2
hardware.
**The Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) and floppy boot using Remote
Boot Floppy Generator (RBFG) disks are used in current and future classroom
builds. All network adapters need to be PXE compliant and Windows 2000 HCL
approved to ensure future support.
*** ISA bus and supported peripherals are no longer approved.
# Level 5.5 is required for Microsoft Business Solutions courses which require
more than one Virtual PC to be used simultaneously. For MLP courses the
hardware requirements will be specified in the individual course setup guide.
Increased Virtual PC performance can be realized by separating the base disks
from the differencing disks.
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Virtual Lab Environment

In order to facilitate the development of Microsoft Learning courseware for Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Learning is providing both base images and
interim differencing drives to vendors creating MSL courseware. The interim drives will be extended and customized by the courseware development teams
to establish the VMs required for individual courses and labs.
The virtual machines were created using the Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1.
The virtual machines provided by MSL include two base images and 12 differencing drives that use the base images. The two base images are:
Base07B.vhd includes an install of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition
Base07C.vhd includes an install of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Server Core.
The following table and Visio diagrams present the Virtual Machines that have been created by Microsoft Learning for the WS08 curriculum.
Virtual
Machine
Name
Hard Drive
Name
OS
Server
Role(s)
Domain
Differencing Drive
Requirements
Base07B.vhd
na
na
na
na
na
na
AD DS, DNS
Woodgrovebank.c
om
AD DS, DNS
Woodgrovebank.c
om
xxxxy-NYCDC1.vmc
xxxxy-NYCDC1.vhd
Windows Server
2008 Enterprise
Windows Server
2008 Server Core
Windows Server
2008
xxxxy-NYCDC2.vmc
xxxxy-NYCDC2.vhd
Windows Server
2008
Base07C.vhd
Memory
Setting
Network Configuration
Base07B.vhd
768 MB
Base07B.vhd
512 MB
IPv4 Address: 10.10.0.10,

Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0,
DNS: 10.10.0.10, Default
Gateway: 10.10.0.1
Gateway: 10.10.0.1
70
xxxxy-NYCINF.vmc
xxxxy-NYCINF.vhd
Windows Server
2008
DNS, DHCP,
WINS
Woodgrovebank.c
om
Base07B.vhd
512 MB
xxxxy-NYCWEB.vmc
xxxxy-NYCWEB.vhd
Windows Server
2008
Web (IIS)
Woodgrovebank.c
om
Base07B.vhd
512 MB
xxxxy-NYCNAS.vmc
xxxxy-NYCNAS.vhd
Windows Server
2008
NAS (NPS)
Woodgrovebank.c
om
Base07B.vhd
512 MB
xxxxy-NYCRAS.vmc
xxxxy-NYCRAS.vhd
Windows Server
2008
NAS (RRAS)
Woodgrovebank.c
om
Base07B.vhd
512 MB
xxxxy-NYCTS.vmc
xxxxy-NYCTS.vhd
Windows Server
2008
TS
Woodgrovebank.c
om
Base07B.vhd
512 MB
xxxxy-NYCSVR1.vmc
xxxxy-NYCSVR1.vhd
Windows Server
2008
(none)
Woodgrovebank.c
om
Base07B.vhd
512 MB
xxxxy-NYCSVR2.vmc
xxxxy-NYCSVR2.vhd
Windows Server
2008 Core
(none)
Woodgrovebank.c
om
Base07C.vhd
512 MB
xxxxy-MIARODC.vmc
xxxxy-MIARODC.vhd
Windows Server
2008 Core
AD DS, DNS
Woodgrovebank.c
om
Base07C.vhd
512 MB

Gateway: 10.10.0.1
Gateway: 10.10.0.1
Gateway: 10.10.0.1
10.11.0.1, Subnet Mask
255.255.0.0, DNS:
10.10.0.10
Gateway: 10.10.0.1
Gateway: 10.10.0.1
Gateway: 10.10.0.1
Gateway: 10.10.0.1
71
xxxxy-LONDC1.vmc
xxxxy-LONDC1.vhd
Windows Server
2008
AD DS, DNS
EMEA.Woodgroveb
ank.com
Base07B.vhd
512 MB
xxxxy-LONSVR1.vmc
xxxxy-LONSVR1.vhd
Windows Server
2008
(none)
EMEA.Woodgroveb
ank.com
Base07B.vhd
512 MB
xxxxy-TOKDC1.vmc
xxxxy-TOKDC1.vhd
Win2k3
AD DS, DNS
Asia.Woodgroveba
nk.com
Base05D.vhd
384 MB
xxxxy-VANDC1.vmc
xxxxy-VANDC1.vhd
Win2k3
AD DS, DNS
Fabrikam.com
Base05D.vhd
384 MB
xxxxy-CHIDC1.vmc
xxxxy-CHIDC1.vhd
Windows Server
2008
AD DS, DNS
NorthwindTraders.
com
Base07B.vhd
512 MB
xxxxy-CHISVR1.vmc
xxxxy-CHISVR1.vhd
Windows Server
2008
(none)
NorthwindTraders.
com
Base07B.vhd
512 MB
IPv4 Address: 10.10.0.110,

Gateway: 10.10.0.1
IPv4 Address: 10.10.0.111,
Gateway: 10.10.0.1
IPv4 Address: 10.10.0.210,
Gateway: 10.10.0.1
Gateway: 10.20.0.1
Gateway: 10.30.0.1
Gateway: 10.30.0.1
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Wireless Connectons
11 mbps
Client Computers (in domain)
Contoso Employee
Router
WAN
Americas Domain
LAN link
Vista Client
Firewall
Consultant
(WoodgroveBank.com)
XP Client
T1 (1.54 mbps)
NYC-DC1 AD DS, DNS
T3 (45 mbps)
Router
Branch Office (Miami)
Internet access
Firewall
Router
NYC-INF - DNS, DHCP, WINS
NYC-DC2 AD DS, DNS
Firewall
Router
Firewall
NYC-NAS (NPS)
NYC-RAS (RRAS)
NYC-SVR1
NYC-SVR2
NYC-TS (TS)
T1 (1.54 mbps)
extranet
MIA-RODC (Miami) AD DS, DNS

NYC-WEB (IIS)
Fabrikam.com
(shown on separate page)
256 kbps line
NorthwindTraders.com
intranet access
Router
Firewall
EMEA Domain
E3 (45 mbps)
(EMEA.Contoso.com)
E3 (45 mbps)
Asia Domain
(Asia.contoso.com)
Router
LON-DC1 AD DS, DNS
Firewall
Router
TOK-DC1, Win2k3 AD DS, DNS
Firewall
LON-SVR1
Windows Server 2008 Planning

VPC Infrastructure
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9/5/2007
Fabrikam
2nd Forest and Domain Win2k3
(Fabrikam.com)
WoodgroveBank.com
Internet WAN link
EMEA.WoodgroveBank.com
VAN-DC1 - Win2k3 AD DS, DNS
Client
Asia.WoodgroveBank.com
Extranet WAN link
Northwind Traders
Extranet Access
(NorthwindTraders.com)
CHI-DC1 - AD DS, DNS
CHI-SVR1
Client
Windows Server 2008 Planning

VPC Infrastructure
9/5/2007
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Overview of the Windows Server 2008

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of Windows Server 2008 in their organizations. There are three waves of

Early Series Wave

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Deploying Windows Server 2008

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Management in Windows Server 2008

Directory Infrastructure and Services

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Technologies in Windows Server

Updating your Active Directory

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Windows Server 2008 Technology Specialists

Network Infrastructure Technology Specialist

Configuring, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting NAP

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Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator

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Windows Server 2008 Certification

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MCTS Windows Server 2008

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MCTIP Enterprise Administrator

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MCSE on Windows Server 2003 to MCITP

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Detailed Course and Exam Mappings

Configuring IP Addressing and Services (24 percent)

Configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

Configuring Name Resolution (27 percent)

Configure DNS zones.

Configure DNS records.

Configure DNS replication.

Configure name resolution for client computers.

Configuring Network Access (22 percent)

Configure Network Access Protection (NAP).

Configure network authentication.

Configure wireless access.

Configure firewall settings.

Configuring File and Print Services (13 percent)