Course 7253: Planning for Windows Server 2008 High Availability and Recovery

Introduction This 2-hour course describes Windows Server 2008 enhancements to storage provisioning, failover clustering, network load balancing (NLB), and backup and restore. This knowledge helps you plan a high availability and recovery solution.

The course covers the following:

• Data storage and redundancy
• Failover clustering enhancements
• NLB enhancements
• Data backup and restore in Windows Server 2008

This course helps you prepare for the following certification exam:

• 70-646: Pro: Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator

To get the most out of this course, you should have the following certifications or equivalent knowledge:

• Windows Server 2003 MCSE or MCSA
• 70-642: TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring
• 70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring

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

• Plan for data storage and redundancy.
• Plan for failover clusters.
• Plan for NLB.
• Plan for data backup and restore.

Modules & Lessons Course Overview Module Overview Navigation Overview Course Information Planning for Windows Server 2008 High Availability and Recovery Module Overview Planning for Data Storage and Redundancy Planning for Failover Clusters Planning for NLB Planning for Data Backup and Restore Lab: Planning for Windows Server 2008 High Availability and Backup Module Summary Glossary 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