Short course name:

MCSE 2

Module number:

MCSE02

Course Syllabus:

6. Configuring Terminal Services

This segment provides an overview of the benefits of using Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services. Trainees learn how to select the Terminal Services functionality that best fits their needs. This segment discusses installation and configuration of the terminal server role, the Terminal Services client software, and licensing issues.

Objectives:

Understand Windows Terminal Services

Use Terminal Services components for remote administration

Install and configure the terminal server role


7. Managing and Troubleshooting Terminal Services

This segment shows trainees how to use Terminal Services administrative tools, including the Terminal Services Manager and Terminal Services Configuration console tools. This segment also covers the Remote Desktop MMC snap-in, using group policies to control Terminal Services learners and clients, Terminal Services extensions to the properties of user accounts and the Terminal Services command-line tools. Finally, trainees learn how to troubleshoot problems with Terminal Services.


8. Using Server Management Tools

This segment introduces trainees to many of the graphical management consoles and command-line administrative utilities that are included in Windows Server 2008. Trainees learn how to use these tools to manage servers and networks.

Objectives:

Recognize types of management tools

Manage your server remotely

Use Emergency Management Services

Manage printers and print queues

Manage and troubleshooting services

Use wizards to configure and manage your server


9. Monitoring Performance and Security

This segment shows trainees how to use monitoring tools such as Task Manager, System Monitor, and command-line utilities to monitor server performance and security. Trainees will learn how to use the information in the security log to track successful or failed breaches of security. Finally, trainees will learn how to optimize the performance of common server applications.

Objectives:

Monitor performance

Optimize servers for application performance

Audit security events

Use Event Viewer

Use command line tools

Use the shutdown event tracker


10. Planning Disaster Recovery

This segment explains how to create a comprehensive disaster recovery plan for an organization's network and servers.

Objectives:

Create a backup plan

Create a system recovery plan


11. Implementing Disaster Recovery

This segment shows trainees how to use the backup and recovery tools included with the Windows Server 2008 operating system.

Objectives:

Implement a backup plan

Implement a system recovery plan

Work with volume shadow copies

Recover server hardware failure