This 2-day Hands-on Lab (HOL) focused training will introduce what is new, improved and changed in Windows 2008 R2 as compared to Windows 2008.

Prerequisites:

Before attending this course, students must have:

• 6 or more months experience working with Windows 2008
• Familiar with existing Windows 2008 Roles and Features

Outline:

The following topics will be covered in the course. There will be a mixture of lecture to introduce what is new and then students will do hands-on labs for some topics.

Please Note:

HOL = Hands-on Lab Associated to the Topic

Interactive Lab (I-LAB) = Students can follow along with the instructor

Optional HOL = HOL for the topic may not be available at all facilities due to specific hardware requirements

• General
  • Server Manager and Remote Server Administration Tools
  • Windows Interface Changes (I-LAB)
  • Device Management and Installation (I-LAB)
  • Group Policies
  • Networking (I-LAB)
    • Network and Sharing Center
    • Firewall
  • Smart Cards
  • Server Core (HOL)
  • User Account Control
  • Windows PowerShell (HOL)
    • Cmdlets for Roles and Features (HOL)
  • Windows Search and Organization
  • Windows/AD Security Auditing (HOL)
  • New Server Migration Tools
•  Roles
  • Active Directory Certificate Services
  • Active Directory Domain Services (HOL)
    • Active Directory Recycle Bin
    • Active Directory Administrative Center
    • Active Directory Web Services
    • Managed Service Accounts
  • Active Directory Rights Management Services
  • DNS
  • Hyper-V R2 and SCVMM R2 (Optional HOL
  • Network Access Protection
  • Remote Desktop Services (formally Terminal Services)
  • Services for NFS
  • Web Server (IIS 7.5)
• Features
  • AppLocker (HOL)
  • Failover Clusters (Optional HOL)
    • Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
  • File Server Resource Manager (HOL)
  • Print and Document Services
  • Windows Deployment Services
• Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7
  • DirectAccess (HOL-TBD)
  • BranchCache (HOL-TBD)

Audience:

This course is intended for those who are already knowledgeable of Windows 2008 roles and features and would like to know what is changed or new in Windows 2008 R2.