20413 Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure

This 5-day instructor-led course provides you with the skills and knowledge needed to plan, design, and deploy a physical and logical Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) infrastructure. The course also provides the skills to perform name resolution, application integration, optimization of automate remediation and maintenance of network services.

Module 1: Planning Server Upgrade and Migration
This module explains how to plan a server upgrade and migration strategy.
Lessons

Upgrade and Migration Considerations
Creating a Server Upgrade and Migration Plan
Planning for Virtualization

Lab : Planning Server Upgrade and Migration

Planning a Server Upgrade and Migration Strategy

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Analyze upgrade and migration considerations.
Create a server upgrade and migration plan.
Plan for virtualization.

Module 2: Planning and Implementing a Server Deployment Infrastructure
This module explains how to design an automated server installation strategy and plan and implement a server deployment infrastructure.
Lessons

Selecting an Appropriate Server Imaging Strategy
Selecting a Deployment Automation Strategy
Implementing an Automated Deployment Strategy

Lab : Planning and Implementing a Server Deployment Infrastructure

Planning an Automated Server Installation and Deployment Strategy
Preparing the Windows Server Image
Deploying Windows Server

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe how to select an appropriate server imaging strategy.
Describe how to select a deployment automation strategy.
Implement an automated deployment strategy.

Module 3: Designing and Maintaining an IP Configuration and Address Management Solution
This module explains how to design and maintain IP address management (IPAM) and a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) solution.
Lessons

Designing and Implementing DHCP
Planning and Implementing DHCP Scopes
Planning and Implementing an IPAM Provisioning Strategy

Lab : Designing and Maintaining an IP Configuration and IP Address Management Solution

Designing an IP Addressing Scheme for Contoso (Optional)
Planning DHCP to Support Your Proposed Scheme
Planning an IPAM Deployment
Implementing DHCP and IPAM

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Design and implement DHCP.
Plan DHCP scope configuration and options.
Design and implement an IPAM provisioning strategy.

Module 4: Designing and Implementing Name Resolution
This module explains how to design a name resolution solution strategy.
Lessons

Designing a DNS Server Implementation Strategy
Designing the DNS Namespace
Designing and Implementing DNS Zones
Designing and Configuring DNS Zone Replication and Delegation
Optimizing DNS Servers
Designing DNS for High Availability and Security

Lab : Designing and Implementing Name Resolution

Designing a DNS Name Resolution Strategy
Planning a DNS Server Placement Strategy
Planning DNS Zones and DNS Zone Replication
Implementing DNS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Design a Domain Name System (DNS) server implementation strategy.
Design a DNS namespace.
Design and implement a DNS zone strategy.
Design and configure DNS zone replication.
Optimize the DNS server configuration.
Design DNS for high availability and security.

Module 5: Designing and Implementing an Active Directory Domain Services Forest and Domain Infrastructure
This module explains how to design and implement an AD DS forest and domain infrastructure.
Lessons

Designing an AD DS Forest
Designing and Implementing AD DS Forest Trusts
Designing and Implementing AD DS Domains
Designing DNS Namespaces in AD DS Environments
Designing AD DS Domain Trusts

Lab : Designing and Implementing an AD DS Forest Infrastructure

Designing an AD DS Forest Infrastructure
Implementing AD DS Forest Trusts

Lab : Designing and Implementing an AD DS Domain Infrastructure

Designing an AD DS Domain Infrastructure
Implementing an AD DS Domain Infrastructure

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Design an AD DS forest.
Design and implement AD DS forest trusts.
Design and implement AD DS domains.
Design DNS namespaces in an AD DS environment.
Design and implement AD DS domain trusts.

Module 6: Designing and Implementing an OU Infrastructure and AD DS Permissions Model
This module explains how to design and implement an organizational unit (OU) infrastructure and AD DS permissions model.
Lessons

Planning the AD DS Administrative Tasks Delegation Model
Designing the OU Structure
Designing and Implementing an AD DS Group Strategy

Lab : Designing and Implementing an AD DS OU Infrastructure and AD DS Delegation Model

Designing an OU Infrastructure
Implementing the OU Design
Designing and Implementing an AD DS Permissions Model

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Plan an AD DS administrative tasks delegation model.
Design an OU structure.
Design and implement an AD DS group strategy.

Module 7: Designing and Implementing a Group Policy Object Strategy
This module explains how to design and implement a Group Policy Object (GPO) strategy.
Lessons

Gathering the Information Required for a GPO Design
Designing and Implementing GPOs
Designing GPO Processing
Planning Group Policy Management

Lab : Designing and Implementing Group Policy Object Strategy

Designing a GPO Strategy
Implementing the GPO Design

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Gather information required for a GPO design.
Design and implement GPOs.
Design GPO processing.
Plan Group Policy management.

Module 8: Designing and Implementing an AD DS Physical Topology
This module explains how to design an AD DS sites topology and a domain controller placement strategy.
Lessons

Designing and Implementing AD DS Sites
Designing AD DS Replication
Designing the Placement of Domain Controllers
Virtualization Considerations for Domain Controllers
Designing Highly-Available Domain Controllers

Lab : Designing and Implementing an AD DS Physical Topology

Designing AD DS Sites and AD DS Replication
Planning the Placement of Domain Controllers
Implementing AD DS Sites and Domain Controllers

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Design and implement AD DS sites.
Design and configure AD DS replication.
Design domain controller placement.
Plan for virtualization of the domain controller role.
Design domain controller deployments for high availability.

Module 9: Planning and Implementing Storage
This module explains how to plan and implement storage.
Lessons

Storage Considerations
Planning and Implementing iSCSI SANs

Lab : Planning and Implementing Storage

Planning a Storage Solution
Implementing Storage Services

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Plan for efficient storage.

Plan and implement an iSCSI storage area network.

Module 10: Planning and Implementing File Services
This module explains how to plan and implement file services.
Lessons

Planning and Implementing a Distributed File System
Planning and Implementing BranchCache
Planning and Implementing Dynamic Access Control

Lab : Designing and Implementing File Services

Planning Data Access
Planning and Implementing Dynamic Access Control

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Plan and implement DFS.
Plan and implement BranchCache.
Plan and implement dynamic access control.

Module 11: Designing and Implementing Network Access Services
This module explains how to design and implement network access services.
Lessons

Designing and Implementing Remote Access Services
Designing RADIUS Authentication by Using a Network Policy Server
Designing a Perimeter Network
Planning and Implementing DirectAccess

Lab : Designing and Implementing Network Access Services

Planning and Implementing a VPN Solution
Planning and Implementing a DirectAccess Solution

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Design and implement remote access services.
Design a Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) solution.
Design a perimeter network.
Plan and implement DirectAccess.

Module 12: Designing and Implementing Network Protection
This module explains how to design and implement network protection.
Lessons

Overview of Network Security Design
Identifying and Mitigating Common Network Security Threats
Designing and Implementing a Windows Firewall Strategy
Designing and Implementing a Network Access Protection Infrastructure

Lab : Designing and Implementing Network Protection

Designing a Windows Firewall Solution
Implementing a Windows Firewall Solution
Designing a NAP Solution
Implementing NAP with VPN Enforcement

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the network security design process.
Describe how to identify and analyze network security threats.
Describe a Windows Firewall implementation.
Design Network Access Protection (NAP).