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Training Course Summary:

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

This five-day course will provide students with an understanding of how to design a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure that meets business and technical requirements for network services.

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

• Describe key components of network infrastructure design.

• Describe how to design a secure network.

• Design a plan for allocating IP addresses to workstations and servers.

• Design a network topology.

• Describe the internal considerations for network security and how they can be addressed.

• Design an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates Domain Name System (DNS).

• Optimize a name resolution system that incorporates DNS and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS).

• Design a solution for network access.

• Design a Network Access Protection (NAP) solution.

• Design a solution for operating system deployment and maintenance.

• Design the deployment of file services.

• Design print services in Windows Server 2008.

• Design high availability for applications and services.

Pre-Requisites:

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Active Directory Technology Specialist level knowledge and concepts.

• Network Infrastructure Technology Specialist level knowledge and experience.

• Applications Infrastructure Technology Specialist level knowledge and experience.

• Windows Vista TS or D

• Experience with Windows operating systems such as Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista

• Intermediate understanding of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, name resolution, and connection methods.

• Intermediate understanding of security best practices for authentication and file permissions.

• Intermediate understanding of server and network hardware.

Who Should Attend:

The primary audience for this course is IT professionals (including Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 enterprise administrators) interested in becoming a Longhorn Enterprise Administrator (who focuses on network solutions).

Training Course Overview/Content:

Module 1 Overview of Network Infrastructure Design

This module describes the key components of network infrastructure design.

Lessons

• Preparing for Network Infrastructure Design

• Designing the Network Topology

• Designing Network Infrastructure for Virtualization

• Designing a Change Management Structure for a Network


Lab: Designing Network Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008

• Exercise 1: Preparing for the Network Infrastructure Design

• Exercise 2: Designing the Network Topology

• Exercise 3: Designing Network Infrastructure for Virtualization

• Exercise 4: Designing a Change Management plan

• Exercise 5: Lab Discussion


After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the network infrastructure design.

• Design the network topology.

• Design network infrastructure for virtualization.

• Design a change management structure for a network.


Module 2: Designing Network Security

This module explains how design a secure network.

Lessons

• Overview of Network Security Design

• Creating a Security Plan

• Identifying Threats to Network Security

• Analyzing Security Risks

• The Defense-in-Depth Model


Lab: Designing a Network Security Plan

• Exercise 1: Designing a Team for the Security Plan

• Exercise 2: Identifying Threats

• Exercise 3: Analyzing Risk

• Exercise 4: Discussion of Designing a Network Security Plan


After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the security design process.

• Describe the components of a security plan.

• Describe how to identify threats.

• Describe how to assess risk.

• Describe the defense-in-depth model.


Module 3: Designing IP Addressing

This module describes how to design a plan for allocating IP addresses to workstations and servers.

Lessons

• Designing an IPv4 Addressing Scheme

• Designing an IPv6 Addressing Scheme

• Designing DHCP Implementation

• Designing DHCP Configuration Options


Lab: Designing IP Addressing in Windows Server 2008

• Exercise 1: Designing an IPv4 Addressing Scheme

• Exercise 2: Designing an IPv6 Addressing Scheme

• Exercise 3: Designing a DHCP Implementation

• Exercise 4: Discussion of IP Address Allocation


After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe how to integrate IPv4 and IPv6.

• Describe how to allocate IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

• Describe how to implement DHCP placement.

• Describe how to determine DHCP options


Module 4: Designing Routing and Switching

This module explains how to design a network topology.

Lessons

• Preparing for Designing a Network Routing Topology

• Selecting Network Devices

• Designing Internet Connectivity and Perimeter Networks

• Designing Routing Communications

• Evaluating Network Performance


Lab: Designing a Network Routing Topology

• Exercise 1: Designing the Placement of Routers

• Exercise 2: Designing a Perimeter Network

• Exercise 3: Evaluating Network Performance

• Exercise 4: Discussion of Designing a Network Routing Topology


After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Prepare for designing a network routing topology.

• Design the placement of routers.

• Design a perimeter network.

• Design routing communications.

• Evaluate network performance.


Module 5: Designing Security for Internal Networks

This module explains the internal considerations for network security and how they can be addressed.

Lessons

• Designing Windows Firewall Implementation

• Overview of IPSec

• Designing IPSec Implementation


Lab: Designing a Secure Internal Network

• Exercise 1: Designing a Windows Firewall Implementation

• Exercise 2: Designing an IPSec Implementation


After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe how Windows Firewall can be used to secure networks

• Describe how IPSec can be used to secure networks


Module 6: De