Upgrading Your MCSE/MCSA on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008,
MCTS 70-648 & 70-649

Over 15 Hours of Server 2008 Training Teaches You Active Directory, Network Infrastructure, Applications Infrastructure, and Much More! Plus, Complete 70-648 & 70-649 Exam Coverage!

• Over 15 Hours of Upgrading Your MCSE/MCSA on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008, MCTS 70-648 & 70-649 Training Videos on 2 Jam Packed DVDs!
• Scenario based training taught
• PDF of Instructor Notes allow you to follow along with the videos and take more organized notes.
• Multiple File Formats Make It Convenient for You To Learn Anywhere You Go! iPod Video, Mp3 Audio, .WMV & high quality .AVI video
• 70-648 & 70-649 EXAM PREPARATION
• Complete Exam Coverage for 70-648 & 70-649 Windows Server 2008 MCITP Upgrade Exams. This course covers all of the bases required for you to pass these exams!
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A Word from Ed Liberman and Benjamin "Coach" Culbertson:

If you want to upgrade your MCSE or MCSA in Server 2003 to an MCITP in Server 2008, then this course is for you!

You don't need to take two or even three exams to obtain your Windows Server 2008 MCTS certifications because you can take one upgrade exam that will allow you to obtain multiple MCTS certifications all at once! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced user of Windows Server 2008, this course covers the details of Active Directory, Network Infrastructure and Applications Infrastructure that you'll need to upgrade your MCSE/MCSA to Windows Server 2008.

Note: While Windows Server 2008 experience is helpful, it is not required. Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) certifications replace the MCSE and MCSA certifications for Server 2003.

Upgrading Your MCSE/MCSA on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008, MCTS 70-648 & 70-649
Course FAQs

"Am I Qualified To Take This Course?"

YES! If you are currently an MCSE/MCSA in Server 2003.

"Do I need any special equipment to complete this training course?"

NO! All you need is a computer with Internet Explorer and a media player; however, working hands-on with a Windows Server 2008 computer may enhance your training experience.

"I have my MCSA in Server 2003, do I need to take every MCTS exam to obtain my MCITP certification?"

NO! When you pass the 70–648 exam, you complete the requirements for the following certifications:

* 70-640 MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration
* 70-642 MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

Note: In addition to the 70-648 exam, you must pass the 70-646 MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator exam to obtain your MCITP: Server Administrator certification.

"I have my MCSE in Server 2003, do I need to take every MCTS exam to obtain my MCITP certification?"

NO! When you pass the 70–649 exam, you complete the requirements for the following certifications:

* 70-640 MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration
* 70-642 MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration
* 70-643 MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Application Platform Configuration

Note: In addition to the 70-649 exam, you must pass the 70-647 MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator exam and the 70-620 MCTS: Windows Vista Configuration exam to obtain your MCITP: Enterprise Administrator certification.

Upgrading Your MCSE/MCSA on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008, MCTS 70-648 & 70-649
Course Outline:

Video 1
Introduction to the Course
Learn what's in the course, who you're instructor is, and what you can expect in the course.

• About your Instructors
• What's Covered in this Course

Video 2
Setting Up Hyper-V Server
You know that Virtualization is hot right now and it shows no signs of cooling off. In this video I'll show you how to build your own Hyper-V Server. Plus, I will teach you Virtualization skills that will be used throughout the remainder of this course.

• Here’s What We Are Starting Out With
• What? You Mean I Don’t Need More Hardware?
• Microsoft’s Virtualization Whizbang
• What You Need to Set Up a Hyper-V Server of Your Very Own
• Our Scenario
• New Hyper-V Machine Configuration
• Creating a New Single Volume
• Installing Hyper-V Role
• Creating a New Hyper-V Machine
• Virtual Machine Connection Window Buttons
• Installing Virtual Windows 2008
• Installing Virtualization Extensions
• Windows Server 2008 Configuration
• What We’ve Built

Video 3
How to Set Up Windows Deployment Services
Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is an awesome new Server Role that makes deploying servers (and clients) super-easy. Make sure you get a solid handle on the skills in this video because I'll being showing you how to work with WDS throughout the course!

• Before We Begin
• Windows Deployment Services Will Make You a Happy Camper
• Setting Up WDS in Like 3 Easy Steps
• Initial Configuration Tasks on Deploy Server
• Windows Deployment Services Configuration
• Adding Images
• Creating 2 Virtual Machines at the Same Time
• Creating Multicast Transmission to Install OS on 3 Machines at Once
• Our End Results
• Unattended Installation Answer File

Video 4
Locking Down Machines at the Computer Level and Mapping Drives
Learn the magic of Loopback processing, what "hoteling" means, and how you can lockdown machines no matter who's using them!

• Quick Review of Our Network
• Policy Settings to Computer Lockdown
• Reorganizing Computer OUs
• Creating Computer GPOs
• Loopback Processing
• Group Policy Intervals
• Testing Computer GPOs
• Mapping Network Drives with Preferences
• Testing Preferences – Mapped Drives

Video 5
Domain and Fine-Grained Password Policies
Are you kidding? You forgot your password again? Learn how to provide multiple password policies using Server 2008's brand new Fine Grained Password Policy Objects! That's right, you too can lessen the security of your network so your boss can use the name of his or her favorite horse as his/her password and not have to worry about all that security stuff!

• The Default Domain Password Policy
• Account Lockout Policy
• Letting Your Boss Use Whatever Password He/She Wants
• Password Management
• Server 2008 Functional Level

Video 6
Building a Read-Only Domain Controller
Do you need a full Domain Controller for a branch office of 5 people? No, you really don't. Using Windows Server Core and the Read-Only Domain Controller feature in Windows Server 2008, you can create an great experience for your remote users that's more secure and cheaper to implement!

• Dallas OU and Site Structure
• What is a Read-Only Domain Controller?
• Building RODC for Dallas
• Server Core Installation
• Running dcpormo on Server Core
• Verifying Our Installation
• Configuring RODC
• Setting Up Users
• What We’ve Built so Far…

Video 7
Terminal Services
The CEO of Globomantics has been on a spending spree again, this time for a report writing plug-in based in Microsoft Office. Your mission, and you have no choice but to accept it, is to make a copy of Microsoft Office available via Terminal Services. Terminal Services to the rescue! In this video, I'll give you a run-down of Terminal Services and show you how to get it installed.

• Globomantics Scenario
• Components of Terminal Services
• What Makes Up Terminal Services?
• Installing Terminal Services Role
• Authentication Method
• Licensing Mode
• User Groups
• Server Authentication Certificate
• Authorization Policies
• Network Policy and Access Services
• Web Server (IIS)
• Verifying TS Role Installation

Video 8
Implementing Remote Applications
Here's where I show you how to make Microsoft Office (and really, most applications) available from a Windows Server 2008 machine. I'll show you the joys of Shortcuts and Terminal Services Web Access, and talk to you about how Terminal Services Gateway comes into the picture when it comes to giving your field agents access to an application while they're running around the countryside making money.

• Globomantics Scenario
• Installing MS Office Enterprise
• Using RemoteApp Wizard
• Configuring RemoteApp Deployment Settings
• Adding Computer Accounts of the TS Web Access Server to Security Group
• Accessing Applications Through TS Web Access
• Editing Remote Desktop Users Group
• Accessing Applications from Vista Client
• Distributing Applications to Users Using Group Policy
• TS Gateway Overview
• TS Gateway Manager
• Configuring TS Gateway Settings

Video 9
Creating Highly Available Solutions with Network Load Balancing
When it comes to making services available to your users, you know that if a particular application performs slowly or just stops altogether, it becomes a matter of dollars lost in terms of productivity. In this video we tackle some High Availability techniques and implement Terminal Services Load Balancing. We also get into the Terminal Services Session Broker, and show you how to create a duplicate machine using Windows Deployment Services.  

• Globomantics Scenario
• The Big Three
• The Steps for Building a Deployment Services Image to Create Duplicate Machines
• Creating a Capture Boot Image
• Running sysprep on TS1
• Capturing the Image on TS1
• Creating a Brand New Server
• Deploying Images Using Deployment Services
• Installing TS Session Broker
• Each Terminal Server in the Farm to the Session Directory Computers Local Group
• Configuring a Terminal Server to Join a Farm in TS Session Broker
• Configuring DNS for TS Session Broker Load Balancing
• Checking our Farm

Video 10
How to Install Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0
Microsoft put IIS 7 through a huge overhaul and now it has a cool new interface. I'll show you the two different flavors of IIS: Web Server and Application Server and teach you which option to use. We'll do all of this and build a SharePoint Services Site during this video.

• Where Are We So Far?
• Application Server or Web Server
• Finishing Up Windows Server 2008 Installation from Previous Video
• Installing Application Server Role
• Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager Overview
• Installing SharePoint Services
• Creating New SharePoint Site
• Application Pools
• Sites
• SharePoint User Access
• Central Administration

Video 11
IIS 7 Manager and FTP Tools
How many times have you had to make bizarre or obscure changes to the configuration of a website because your web developers needed one particular feature altered? Well, that's a thing of the past because there are some sweet tools in Windows Server 2008 that will allow you to hand control of a website over to a developer without having to give administrator access to the entire web server. I’ll show you how to make your life easier when working with the "other side" of IT.

• Globomantics Scenario
• Enabling Remote Management in IIS 7
• Creating IIS Manager User
• Setting Up SharePoint Site Access
• IIS Manager Client Installation
• IIS Configuration for SharePoint Site
• Getting FTP Up and Running
• Testing FTP
• New FTP Manager for IIS 7 Installation
• Configuring New FTP Service
• SMTP Installation
• SMTP Configuration
• SMTP Email Configuration

Video 12
Implementing SSL for IIS 7
Security has never been more important and Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is an easy way to implement secure transmission. In this video, I'll show you how to implement SSL for your SharePoint Site using the certificate that comes with SharePoint Services. You'll be able to play along at home with this lesson and it won't cost you anything extra for the SSL certificate..

• A Quick Intro to SSL
• Globomantics Scenario
• How to Setup SSL in IIS
• Creating and Applying Hyper-V Snapshots
• Creating Self-Signed Certificate
• Getting Certificates from 3rd Party and Certificate Authority
• Enabling and Assigning SSL for SharePoint Site
• Enabling SharePoint to Utilize SSL in Central Administration
• Switching Certificates and Editing Bindings

Video 13
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
Learn how to simplify the process of keeping all of your computers up to date.

• What Is WSUS?
• Why Use WSUS?
• Installing Necessary Services
• Downloading and Installing WSUS
• Configuring WSUS Server Options
• Computer Groups and Server-Side Targeting
• Using Group Policy and Client-Side Targeting
• How to Approve Updates

Video 14
Fundamentals of IPv6
IPv6 is the "next generation" protocol that is designed to eventually replace IPv4. You'll learn how IPv6 is an improvement over IPv4 and how to take advantage of the new features offered by IPv6.

• Disadvantages of IPv4
• IPv6 Solutions
• IPv6 Addressing
• Types of IPv6 Addressing

Video 15
Managing DHCP
Learn how to keep your DHCP infrastructure properly functioning.

• Add and Remove Bindings
• Location of Database
• Backup & Restore
• DHCP Service
• DHCP Management Permissions
• Statistics
• Scope Reconciliation
• Audit Logging
• Conflict Detection
• Integration with DNS and NAP
• Performance Counters

Video 16
Setting Up Routing
Learn how to make your networks talk to each other.

• What is a Router?
• How to Use Server 2008 as a Router
• Routing Table
• Adding Static Entry to a Routing Table
• Inbound and Outbound Filters
• Static vs. Dynamic Routing
• Dynamic Routing Protocols: RIP & OSPF
• How RIP Works in Server 2008

Video 17
Securing Network Traffic with IPSec
Learn how to protect data from being compromised while travelling on a network.

• What is IPSec?
• IPSec Protocols
• Tunnel Mode vs. Transport Mode
• Authentication Methods
• Configuring IPSec in Server 2008
• Creating New IPSec Policy
• Getting IPSec to Work
• Using Connection Security Rules

Video 18
Monitoring, Auditing, and Maintaining Your AD Database
Nobody likes doing maintenance, but Active Directory is like a car: if you don't change the oil in your car every 3000 or so miles, it will eventually blow up. But if you do, you can get a long life out of it. The same goes for Active Directory--if you do your maintenance and monitoring, it will live a long happy life, providing access for your users and keeping your network cruising right along!

• Watching Your AD Stuff
• Your Monitoring Toolbox
• Task Manager
• Event Viewer
• Performance Monitor
• Reliability Monitor
• Data Collector Sets
• Watch Who’s Doing What to Your Active Directory
• Enabling Auditing for Our New Your OU
• Steps for Defragging Your AD Database
• Defragging Your AD Database with NTDSUTIL

Video 19
Monitoring Windows Server 2008
Understand the common tools used to monitor your servers and keep them running efficiently..

• Task Manager
• Event Viewer
• Performance Monitor
• Reliability Monitor
• Data Collector Sets

Video 20
Connecting Two Active Directory Networks
In this video you'll learn how to connect two Active Directory Forests together. There's two options: Active Directory Federation Services or Trusts? Which one will it be? Which option is easiest? You have to watch to find out!

• Our Two Options to Connect Tokyo and New York
• What You Need for a Trust
• Trust Directions
• The Globomantics/Verde Petra Solution: Trusts
• Creating a Stub Zone
• Raising Forest Functional Level
• Creating Trusts
• Checking and Updating User Permissions

Video 21
Lightweight Directory Services 101
In this exam prep video, you'll learn about the AD LDS Role, and why you might need it if you have network applications that require LDAP.

• What is AD LDS?
• What Might it Look Like on a Network?
• What is an Instance of AD LDS?

Video 22
Active Directory Rights Management Services 101
In our final exam prep video for this series, you'll learn about a new Role in Server 2008 that allows you to lock down the data in your network in an easy to implement fashion. Make the users do the work!.

• What is Rights Management?
• Some Additional Notes About RMS

Video 23
Exam Prep - Storage Review
This exam prep video provides a quick review of some core storage concepts that might show up on the exam. Nothing earth shattering here, but there is some interesting stuff on SANs, NASs, and iSCSI.

• Excitement of Storage
• Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID)
• Network Attached Storage (NAS) Vs. Storage Area Network (SAN)
• Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) and iSCSI
• Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) and Internet Small Computer
• Systems Interface (iSCSI)

Here is what you get....

23 videos (15 Hours) will be provided in High-Quality AVI & WMV format. In other words, you get perfect quality and replication of your instructor's screens. An easy-to-use table of contents allows you to navigate to key areas you wish to focus on.

23 iPod video files to watch Train Signal on the go! A popular request amongst our students who wish to study while they commute (i.e., train). These 320x240 .m4v files are compressed versions of the original course, and play on any iPod that supports video. Also great for reviewing and refreshing your mind "on the job."

23 MP3 Files to listen to Train Signal on the go. Some of our students have requested this option. People would like to be able to listen in their car or while working out. Can be burnt to a CD or copied to portable device. Great supplemental training to the videos.

Instructor Notes – These PDF documents can be printed out and contain the slides used by the instructor throughout the videos. These allow the user a quick easy reference to notes on the slides and make any additional notes for their own learning process.

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