Course 5239: Planning and Deploying the Microsoft Windows-Based Infrastructure Components

Introduction In this online learning course, you will build on your fundamental knowledge of Windows-based hosting and learn how to plan and deploy Windows hosting infrastructure components including Server Purposing, Provisioning, Monitoring and Reporting. Additionally the course teachs you how to deploy Centralized and Update Management. This also helps you prepare for the certification exam 70-501.

Student Prerequisites:

• 3+ years of experience managing a Microsoft Windows-based network
• An MCSE on Windows Server 2003 credential or equivalent knowledge.
• Knowledge equivalent to that taught in Course 2576.
• Familiarity with operational best practices such as those described in the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) or Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
• The ability and experience to troubleshoot the following:
  • IIS
  • Active Directory
  • Security
  • Network storage
  • Infrastructure

Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Plan and deploy Server Purposing in the Windows-based hosting solution.
• Plan and deploy Centralized Management in the Windows-based hosting solution.
• Plan and deploy Service Provisioning in the Windows-based hosting solution.
• Plan and deploy Monitoring and Reporting in the Windows-based hosting solution.
• Plan and deploy Update Management in the Windows-based hosting solution.

Modules & Lessons Course Overview Module Introduction Navigation Overview Lab Information Course Information Planning and Deploying the Infrastructure Components Module Introduction Planning and Deploying Server Purposing Lesson Introduction Introduction to ADS ADS Architecture Considerations for Planning ADS Deployment Process for Deploying ADS Tasks to Automate Server Deployment Self Test Planning and Deploying Centralized Management Lesson Introduction Use Active Directory for Centralized Management Delegated Administration Considerations to Plan for Centralized Management Process for Deploying Centralized Management Identifying Permissions Corresponding to Delegation Levels Self Test Planning and Deploying Service Provisioning Lesson Introduction Components used to Automate Provisioning Tasks MPS Architecture Process for Performing a Provisioning Task Considerations to Plan Service Provisioning Process for Deploying Service Provisioning Self Test Planning and Deploying Monitoring and Reporting Lesson Introduction Monitoring Features in the Windows–based Hosting Solution Process for Collecting Reporting Data Tasks to Plan for Monitoring and Reporting Process for Deploying Monitoring Process for Deploying Reporting Identifying the Considerations to Deploy Monitoring and Reporting Self Test Planning and Deploying Update Management Lesson Introduction Update Management Process Update Management Strategies Process for Deploying Update Management Services Identifying Tasks in Each Phase of the Update Management Process Self Test Lab: Planning and Deploying the Infrastructure Components Lesson Introduction Scenario Exercise Information Launch the Lab Lab Review Module Summary Glossary Module Introduction Next Steps Module Introduction System Requirements To view this course, you need:

• A Pentium II, 256 MB RAM with a processor speed greater than or equal to 400 MHZ
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or higher
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Adobe Flash 7.0 or higher (1MB disk space needed to install)
• Microsoft Silverlight 4.0 or higher
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 or higher
• Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 or higher
• A Super VGA monitor with minimum screen resolution 1024x768, with 16-bit color.
• A sound card, and either speakers or headphones (for multi-media audio).
• Internet bandwidth of 56K or faster. Broadband internet access is recommended.

For courses containing Virtual Server-based labs (courses in the IT Professional and Developer Catalog), you will need:

• Microsoft Virtual Server ActiveX control (1MB disk space needed to install)

Test your computer's capabilities to see if it supports this course. Accessibility Requirements The following software must be running on your computer in order to access this course with Screen Reader Software:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Window-Eyes from GW Micro
• JAWS from Freedom Scientific
• MSAA enabled