Module 1: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2008
This module explains how to install and configure Windows Server 2008. It also explores using Server Manager to work with roles, features, PowerShell and other aspects of server configuration like Automatic Updates.
Module 2: Windows Deployment Services
This module explains how to use benefits and components of Windows Deployment Services, including image capture and management.
Module 3: Windows Server 2008 Server Core
This module explains how to use key functionality and benefits of a Server Core installation, including adding and configuring roles.
Module 4: Windows Backup
This module provides an overview of the new backup infrastructure in Windows Server 2008, including Volume Shadow Copy service, scheduled vs. manual backups, media, the Universal Disk Format (UDF), and restoring data.
Module 5: Windows Server 2008 Updates to Networking
This module explains how to use new and improved networking features in Windows Server 2008, including server and domain isolation, IPv6, and DNS.
Module 6: Network Policies and Access Protection
This module explains how to use Network Access Protection (NAP) and related technologies to enforce security and client health policies.
Module 7: Hyper-V
This module explains how to use new capabilities and architecture in Hyper-V, including integrated management functions for physical and virtual environments.
Module 8: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Services
This module explains how to install and configure the Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) server role and administering it with Server Manager. It also explores planning for deploying an Active Directory Domain Services infrastructure.
Module 9: Active Directory Domain Services
This module explains how to create and manage accounts, subnets, Site-Links, and Group Policy with new features in Active Directory Domain Services.
Module 10: Identity and Access Services in Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
This module introduces Windows Server 2008's new Active Directory Services:
• Active Directory Federation Services for identity access solution
• Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (replaces Active Directory Account Management with Windows Server 2003), providing directory services for applications.
• Active Directory Right Management Services, enabling the creation of information-protection solutions.
Module 11: Read-Only Domain Controllers
This module explains how to set up and manage a read-only domain controller.
Module 12: Auditing Active Directory Domain Services Changes
This module explores new auditing features in Active Directory Domain Services and how to set up and manage auditing events.
Module 13: Enterprise PKI Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS)
This module explains how to set up and manage Active Directory Certificate Services using PKIView.
Module 14: High Availability Features
This module explains how to use failover clustering and network load balancing.
Module 15: Performance Monitoring and Optimization
This module explains how to use Windows Server 2008's performance monitoring tools, including using Windows System Resource Manager to implement server resource controls.
Module 16: Software Maintenance Using Windows Server Update Services
This module introduces Microsoft® Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), a tool for managing and distributing software updates that resolve known security vulnerabilities and other stability issues in Microsoft Windows® 2000 and newer operating systems, as well as other Microsoft applications. This module also describes how to install the client and server components of WSUS. It also provides necessary information about managing the WSUS infrastructure.