Windows 2008 R2 Server Overview

What is Windows Server 2008 R2?

The Windows 2008 R2 Family

Server 2008 R2 - Hardware requirements

Server 2008 R2 - Feature Comparison

Overview - PowerShell

Overview - Server Core

Overview - Hyper-V

Windows Server 2008 R2 Interoperability

 

Active Directory Domains and Forests

Logical Structure of Active Directory

Physical Structure of Active Directory

Introduction to Trees and Forests

Trust Relationships in Trees and Forests

Designing an Active Directory Naming Strategy

Security Groups and Organisational Units

What are Read Only Domain Controllers (RODCs)?

Installing and Deploying RODCs

Managing Password Replication Policies

Viewing and Managing Credentials on a RODC

Create a Windows 2008 R2 Domain

 

Installation

Installing Windows 2008 R2 Active Directory

Install a new Windows Server 2008 R2 forest

Install a new Windows Server 2008 R2 domain in an existing Forest

Understanding and Using ADPREP

ADPREP Switches

Understanding the Active Directory Structure

Active Directory Post Installation Tasks

 

The Server Manager

What is the Server Manager Utility?

Accessing Server Manager

Adding/Removing Roles

Adding/Removing Features

 

Administrative Control and Active Directory Security

Introduction to Object Security in Active Directory

Securing Active Directory Objects

Designing an Administrative Control Strategy

Delegating Administrative Control of Active Directory Objects

Best Practices for Delegating Administrative Control

 

Active Directory Operations Masters

Introduction to the Roles of Operations Masters

Determine the Holder of an Operations Master Role

Managing Operations Master Failures

What is the Global Catalog?

Installing a Global Catalog Server

 

The Active Directory Database

Backing Up and Restoring Active Directory

Maintaining the Active Directory Database

 

Configuring IPv6 TCP/IP

Overview of IPv6

Coexistence with IPv4

Transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6

Configuring a New IPv6 Network and Client

Describe the benefits and considerations of IPv6

Troubleshoot IPv6 connectivity

 

Dynamic Host Configuration protocol (DHCP)

Overview of the DHCP Server Role

Installing and Authorizing the DHCP Server Role

Configuring DHCP Scopes and Options

Managing a DHCP Database

Monitoring and Troubleshooting DHCP

Securing DHCP

Troubleshooting Common DHCP Issues

Monitoring and Optimizing Performance

Monitoring Event Logs

Using Task Manager to Monitor System Resources

Using System Monitor to Monitor System Performance

Using System Alerts

Identify counters to monitor for optimizing performance

Optimizing Performance

Resolving Performance Bottlenecks

Performance Logging

 

BitLocker Volume Encryption

What is BitLocker?

Disk Partitioning for BitLocker

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

BitLocker Operational Modes

Installing and Configuring BitLocker

 

Implementing Disk Management

Basic V Dynamic Storage

New Disk Management Features

Spanned, Striped, Mirrored & RAID 5 Volumes

Configuring Disk Quotas

Overview – Virtual Hard Disks

Configuring Virtual Hard Disks

 

Boot Configuration

Boot from Hardware and Firmware

Managing Startup and Recovery Options

Managing System Boot Configuration

Using the BCDEDIT Utility

BCD Editor Commands

 

Remote Administration and Remote Desktop

Using Remote Desktop

Remote Desktop for Application Serving

Remote Desktop Licensing

Remote Desktop Core Functionality

Remote Desktop RemoteApp

Remote Desktop Gateway

Remote Desktop Web Access

Remote Desktop Session Broker

Remote Desktop Licensing

 

Introduction to Group Policy

The Structure of Group Policy

Group Policy Objects

Understanding Group Policy Inheritance

Administrative Control of Group Policy

Group Policy Planning and Strategies

Monitoring and Troubleshooting Group Policy

 

Managing User Environments with Group Policy

Understanding Group Policy

Introduction to User Environments and Group Policy

Best Practices when Designing Group Policy

Group Policy Inheritance

Using Administrative Templates

Securing the User Environment

Troubleshooting Policy Management

Backing up and Restoring Policies

 

Group Policy Software Deployment

Introduction to Software Deployment

Understanding Windows Installer

Deploying Software with Group Policy

Removing Deployed Software

 

Migrating

Overview – Migration

Migrating from Earlier Server Releases

Using CSVDE to perform bulk imports/exports

Establishing Trust Relationships

Creating One Way Trusts

Creating 2-way Trusts

Overview –ADMT v3.2

Installing and Configuring the Active Directory Migration Tool

Performing a Live Migration from earlier Server Releases