Exam 70–646

The Microsoft Official Academic Course series is a complete program for instructors and institutions to prepare and deliver great courses on Microsoft software technologies. With MOAC, we recognize that, because of the rapid pace of change in the technology and curriculum developed by Microsoft, there is an ongoing set of needs beyond classroom instruction tools for an instructor to be ready to teach the course. MOAC endeavors to provide solutions for all these needs in a systematic manner in order to ensure a successful and rewarding course experience for both instructor and student--technical and curriculum training for instructor readiness with new software releases, the software itself for student use at home for building hands-on skills, assessment and validation of skill development, and a great set of tools for delivering instruction in the classroom and lab. All are important to the smooth delivery of an interesting course on Microsoft software, and all are provided with the Microsoft Official Academic Course program.

Lesson 1: Planning Server Deployments 1 Objective Domain Matrix 1 Key Terms 1 Selecting a Windows Server 2008 Edition 2 Inventorying Hardware 7 Automating Server Deployments 17 Summary Skill Matrix 43 Knowledge Assessment 44 Case Scenarios 45 Lesson 2: Planning Infrastructure Services 46 Objective Domain Matrix 46 Key Terms 46 Deploying DHCP Servers 47 Deploying DNS Servers 66 Summary Skill Matrix 87 Knowledge Assessment 88 Case Scenarios 90 Lesson 3: Planning an Active Directory Deployment 91 Objective Domain Matrix 91 Key Terms 91 Introducing Active Directory 92 Designing an Active Directory Infrastructure 102 Deploying Active Directory Domain Services 108 Summary Skill Matrix 120 Knowledge Assessment 121 Case Scenarios 123 Lesson 4: Planning Application Services 124 Objective Domain Matrix 124 Key Terms 124 Deploying Application Servers 124 Deploying Applications 135 Using Terminal Services 141 Using Virtualization 151 Summary Skill Matrix 156 Knowledge Assessment 157 Case Scenarios 159 Lesson 5: Planning File and Print Services 160 Objective Domain Matrix 160 Key Terms 160 Deploying File Servers 160 Deploying Print and Fax Servers 195 Summary Skill Matrix 207 Knowledge Assessment 208 Case Scenarios 210 Lesson 6: Planning Storage Solutions 211 Objective Domain Matrix 211 Key Terms 211 Planning Server Storage 211 Understanding Windows Disk Settings 219 Working with Disks 223 Deploying a Storage Area Network 234 Summary Skill Matrix 248 Knowledge Assessment 248 Case Scenarios 250 Lesson 7: Planning for High Availability 251 Objective Domain Matrix 251 Key Terms 251 Planning For Data Availability 251 Planning for Application Availability 258 Planning for Server Availability 260 Summary Skill Matrix 281 Knowledge Assessment 282 Case Scenarios 284 Lesson 8: Planning Server and Network Security 285 Objective Domain Matrix 285 Key Terms 285 Securing Servers 286 Securing Network Access 305 Summary Skill Matrix 330 Knowledge Assessment 331 Case Scenarios 332 Lesson 9: Securing Infrastructure Services 334 Objective Domain Matrix 334 Key Terms 334 Securing Remote Access 335 Using Certificates 346 Summary Skill Matrix 376 Knowledge Assessment 377 Case Scenarios 379 Lesson 10: Managing Servers 380 Objective Domain Matrix 380 Key Terms 380 Using Remote Administration 380 Delegating Administration Tasks 404 Updating Servers 411 Summary Skill Matrix 423 Knowledge Assessment 424 Case Scenarios 426 Lesson 11: Monitoring Servers 427 Objective Domain Matrix 427 Key Terms 427 Using the Event Viewer Console 428 Using the Reliability and Performance Console 436 Summary Skill Matrix 455 Knowledge Assessment 456 Case Scenarios 458 Lesson 12: Backing Up 459 Objective Domain Matrix 459 Key Terms 459 Planning a Backup Strategy 459 Using Windows Server Backup 471 Summary Skill Matrix 488 Knowledge Assessment 488 Case Scenarios 490 Appendix A: 70-646 Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) Skills 491 Appendix B: Lab Setup Guide 492 Glossary 505 Index 513