MCITP Course Contents

Network Essentials
· Networking Concepts, History of Server OS
· Introduction to windows server 2003 & 2008
· Features of Windows Server 2008
· Installation of Windows Server 2008
· Installation of windows Vista
· Introduction and Creation of Users accounts
RODC & Physical Structure of AD-DS
· Introduction & Configuration of Read-Only Domain Controller
· SITES and Global Catalog
· Backup Strategies
· Replication between the Domain Controllers
· AD-DS Partitions
Active Directory - Domain Services
· IP Addressing
· Logical Topologies - Peer-Peer & Domain Models
· Introduction to Directory Services
· Evolution of Active Directory Services - LDAP Protocol
· Features of Active Directory
· Installing Active Directory – Domain Controller
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
· Introduction and Configuration of DHCP Server
· DHCP Client Configuration
· Reservations
· BOOTP Server
· DHCP Backup
Member Servers, Clients, User Configuration
· Configuring Member Servers and Clients.
· Creating Users in AD-DS
· User Logon policies
· Password policies
· Account Lockout policies
· User properties
Domain Name System (DNS)
· Internet Basics, Host & LM Host Files
· DNS Naming Hierarchy
· Lookup Zones - Forward and Reverse lookup Zones
· Types of Zones – Primary, Secondary & Stub Zone
· Resource Records, Integration with ADS, SRV Records
Terminal Services
· Terminal Server Configuration
· Terminal Server Licensing Mode
· Remote Desktop
· T.S Web access administration and T.S Remote Apps.
· Overview of T.S Gateway service
Internet Information Services
· IIS 7.0 Configuration
· Hosting Websites, Virtual Directories
· Backup & Restoring Sites
· FTP Server Configuration
User Profile
· Types of Profiles
· Local, Roaming and Mandatory Profiles
· Home Folder
· Disk Quotas
Permissions/Access Control Lists
· File Systems
· Security and Sharing Permissions - Folders & Files
· Offline Folder
Logical Structure of AD - DS
· Configuring ADC
· Tree Structure - Child Domain
· FOREST Structure
Routing & Remote Access
· Routing Configuration - Static Routes
· ICS, NAT, DHCP Relay Agent
· Remote Access Server Configuration
· Dial-in & Dial-out
· VPN - PPTP, L2TP
FSMO Roles of AD - DS
· Roles of AD - DS
· Transferring of Roles
· Seizing of Roles
Windows Deployment Services
· Introduction & Configuration of WDS Server
· Attended & Unattended Installation
Distributed File System, Backup & Recovery, Printers
· Introduction to DFS & File server
· Configuring Namespace, Folders etc
· Introduction to Backup & Backup media
· Types of Backups & Strategies
· Recovery of Data from any backup media
· Introduction to printers
· Types of printers & configuration
Disk Management
· Basic & Dynamic Disks
· Types of Volumes
· RAID 0, 1, 5 Levels
· Remote Hard disk Partitioning
· Mounting Concepts
Active Directory Trusts
· Introduction to Trust Relationship
· Categories, Directions & Types of Trusts
· Functional Levels
· Authentication Protocols
· Configuring Forest Trusts between 2008 Forests
Advanced Topics
· Windows Server Core
· Upgrading windows server 2003 to 2008
· Groups, VSS, Paging File
· System state backup & restoration
· Domain Renaming, Auditing policies
· Overview of AD- FS, LDS, RMS, CS
Group Policy / System Policy
· Organizational Unit, Delegation of Control
· User & Computer Policies
· Scope of Policies - OU, Domain, Sites
· Group policy modeling (RSOP)
· Software Deployment
· Scripts, Folder Redirection