6446 - Implementing and Administering Windows Essential Business Server 2008

This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement and administer Windows Essential business Server 2008. This course also helps prepare you for the MCTS: Essential Business Server 2008 Configuration (70-654) certification exam.

Module 1: Introduction to Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008
This module introduces Essential Business Server features, requirements, topologies, and architectures.

Lessons
• Product Overview
• Server Hardware Requirements
• Integrated Technologies and Architecture

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe Windows Essential Business Server 2008 as a new server family product
• Describe Windows Essential Business Server 2008 features and advantages
• Describe the ability of the EBS console to simplify Windows Essential Business Server 2008 management
• Describe the forth server as the “flex” server in the EBS family
• Describe Windows Essential Business Server 2008 hardware requirements
• Describe network infrastructure requirements
• Describe network topologies supported by Windows Essential Business Server 2008
• Describe Windows Essential Business Server 2008 integrated product technologies (Windows 2008, Exchange, SCE, Forefront, TMG, licensing)
• Describe the Windows Essential Business Server 2008 admin console
• Describe data architectures used in Windows Essential Business Server 2008
• Describe the physical architecture of Windows Essential Business Server 2008 (i.e. at which server the technology products are located)

Module 2: Plan and Design a Technology Solution for Midsized Businesses
This module explains the key features in Windows Essential Business Server and how to provide solutions to midsized businesses using Windows Essential Business Server.

Lessons
• Conducting a Business Assessment
• Conducting a Technical Assessment
• Selecting Hardware for a Windows Essential Business Server Environment

Lab : Perform a Needs Assessment
Lab : Building a Network Solution for Tailspin Toys

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe how to use the Needs Analysis Questionnaire to assess business needs
• Describe why BDM, TDM and other key project team members should be interviewed
• Describe the Assessment and Deployment Solution for Midsize Businesses
• Describe the inventory analysis component
• Describe storage technologies
• Discuss possible network topologies. Describe recommended Windows Essential Business Server hardware
• Describe best practices available for EBS integrated products (Exchange, SCE) and how to transform them into EBS environments

Module 3: Preparing an Existing Network for a Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Installation
This module explains EBS networking methodology and concepts. Students learn what tools are available to inventory an existing network, what EBS tools must be used, and how to manage network infrastructure issues.

Lessons
• Networking Basics
• Performing an Inventory of the Existing Network
• Managing Network Infrastructure Issues in the Existing Network

Lab : Using the Preparation wizard and the Planning Wizard
• Installing the Preparation Wizard and the Planning Wizard
• Using the Preparation Wizard
• Using the Planning Wizard

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008 networking concepts, terminology, and methodologies
• Identify hardware and software services in the existing environment
• Describe the tools available to perform an inventory of the network
• Describe how to perform a network inventory
• Identify and resolve network infrastructure issues

Module 4: Installing Windows Essential Business Server 2008
This module explains how to install the Windows Essential Business Server 2008 suite and how to troubleshoot failures during the setup process.

Lessons
• Installing the Management Server
• Installing the Security Server
• Installing the Messaging Server
• Configuring a Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Environment using the Guided Configuration and Migration Tasks
• Installing the Troubleshooting Tool

Lab : Installing the Essential Business Server Suite

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe the installation sequence of the Essential Business Server suite
• Describe the management server setup
• Describe applications, roles and services installed
• Describe the security server setup
• Describe the mail server setup
• Describe configuration tasks
• Identify migration tasks
• Describe possible installation issues
• Describe how to troubleshoot a failed installation using setup log analysis
• Describe FSMO role migration
• Discuss issues caused by third-party drivers

Module 5: Migrating to Windows Essential Business Server 2008
This module explains which steps to take for a successful migration from existing Windows Small Business Server and Windows Server environments to Windows Essential Business Server.

Lessons
• Migrate From Small Business Server 2003 to Essential Business Server 2008
• Migrating Network Infrastructure Services and Roles
• Migrating Exchange Server
• Migrating Firewall
• Migrating Windows Server Updates Services (WSUS)
• Decommissioning Servers

Lab : Configuration and Migration Task List and Verifying Configuration and Migration
• Planning to Complete the Guided Configuration and Migration Task List
• Completing the Guided Configuration and Migration Task List

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe migration of an existing SBS 2003 environment to Windows Essential Business Server 2008
• Describe the migration of infrastructure services and roles to the Windows Essential Business Server
• Migrate Microsoft Exchange Server to Windows Essential Business Server
• Manage the transition to the Security Server
• Describe the migration of firewall rules from an existing firewall system to Forefront Thread Management Gateway
• Describe how to identify migration requirements
• Describe steps to migrate from prior versions of WSUS
• Describe how to decommission unneeded servers

Module 6: Managing a Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Environment
This module explains how to manage Windows Essential Business Server using the Windows Essential Business Server administration console, and using the standard management tools included in the product's standalone versions.

Lessons
• User and Group Account Management using the Administration Console
• Managing Servers and Computers using the Administration Console
• Managing Security and System Health using the Administration Console
• Managing Windows Essential Business Server using Standard Server Management Tools
• Administering Licensing in Essential Business Server
• Managing Client Computers

Lab : Using the Essential Business Server Administration Console
• Essential Business Server Administration Console Walkthrough
• Manage Computers in a Windows Essential Business Server Environment
• Create and Manage Users in a Windows Essential Business Server Environment

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe the Windows Essential Business Server administration console features and structure
• Administer users and groups through the Essential Business Server administration console
• Configure servers and computers through administrative tasks in the task pane of the administration console
• Perform administration of other servers in the Essential Business Server administration console
• Describe the security and system health pages monitoring features
• Manage Essential Business Server using the individual server application’s standard administration tools
• Manage licensing in the Essential Business Server console
• Describe how to add a client computer to the EBS environment
• Describe how to offer remote assistance to client computer
• Describe how to install a security certificate on a remote computer
• Describe how to connect to a remote computer
• Describe how to remotely restart a computer

Module 7: Configure and Manage Exchange Server 2007
This module explains how to manage specific representative tasks on Exchange Server 2007 using the Windows Essential Business Server administration console and standard Exchange Management tools.

Lessons
• Managing Mailbox Size Quotas
• Managing External E-mail Domains
• Design Considerations for Database and Log File Locations
• Troubleshooting and Optimising the Exchange Server 2007 Environment

Lab : Administering and Optimising Exchange Server 2007

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Perform administrative tasks on the Messaging Server using the Essential Business Server administration console and the server application’s standard administration tools
• Configure additional e-mail domains
• Explain how to set up DNS for e-mail domains
• Configure messaging server databases and log files.
• Manage and monitor mail flow
• Use built-in Exchange Best Practice Analyzer (ExBPA) to optimise the Exchange Server 2007 environment

Module 8: Configure and Manage System Center Essentials 2007
This module explains how to configure System Center Essentials 2007, how to manage issues discovered by SCE and how to administer patch management in Windows Essential Business Server.

Lessons
• Administering System Center Essentials 2007 Through the Windows Essential Business Server Administration Console
• Administer Patch Management with System Center Essentials 2007
• Monitoring Performance with System Center Essentials
• Managing Applications with System Center Essentials

Lab : Configuring SCE to Deploy a Software and Updates

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Administer SCE through the Essential Business Server administration console
• Configure patch management using WSUS
• Describe SCE monitoring and management capabilities for WSUS
• Monitor errors and events with the SCE console
• Monitor performance with the SCE console
• Configure Triaging Alerts
• Configure SCE to manage applications
• Configure SCE to manage software asset inventory

Module 9: Configure Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server
This module explains how to configure and manage Forefront Security for Exchange on the Essential Business Server Mail and Security Server.

Lessons
• Managing Forefront Security for Exchange Server Services
• Configuring Anti-malware Protection using Forefront Security for Exchange Server and Exchange Server Edge
• Configure Attachment Filtering using Forefront Security for Exchange Server

Lab : Manage E-mail Protection with Forefront Security for Exchange
• Configure Forefront Security for Exchange Server
• Test Forefront Security for Exchange Server Malware Protection

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe Forefront Security for Exchange Server Services components
• Describe Forefront Security for Exchange Server Services best practices
• Configure e-mail spam and malware protection
• Configure attachment filtering to quarantine malicious software

Module 10: Configuring Remote Access to Windows Essential Business Server
This module explains how to remotely connect and access the Essential Business Server environment using remote Web workplace, VPN, OWA, mobile devices, and TS.

Lessons
• Configuring Certificates
• Configuring Remote Web Workplace
• Configuring Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access (OWA)
• Configuring Microsoft Office Outlook Anywhere
• Configure Remote Desktop
• Connecting Windows Mobile Devices to Windows Essential Business Server

Lab : Configure Remote Access to the Essential Business Server Environment
• Configure Remote Web Workplace Access to an Essential Business Server Environment
• Configure Outlook Anywhere Access to an Essential Business Server Environment

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe certificates: self-signed vs. third party
• Install certificates on external client computers
• Describe RWW functions such as OWA, connecting to a computer, and SharePoint access
• Administer Remote Web Workplace
• Add a public certificate to external weblistener
• Describe OWA options
• Describe language setting differences in Exchange 2003 OWA
• Configure user manageability of mobile devices
• Configure address books
• Describe access control methods for remote services.
• Identify requirements to successfully connect Outlook to the Essential Business Server Exchange 2007 messaging server over the Internet
• Explain Autodiscover feature
• Identify requirements to connect a Windows mobile device to an Exchange server
• Identify mobile devices that are capable of connecting to Exchange Active Sync (Windows Mobile 5+AKU 5, Windows Mobile 6, other manufacturers supporting EAS)
• Explain how Exchange Active Sync for Windows Mobile devices works
• Manage security policies for mobile devices
• Manage automatic and manual wiping of mobile devices

Module 11: Essential Business Server Premium Edition
This module introduces the Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Premium Edition, in Hyper-V and general usage opportunities for the fourth server.

Lessons
• Installing a Fourth Server
• Installing SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition
• Using the Fourth Server as a Base Server for Virtualized Machines

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe the benefits of integrating a fourth server in a medium sized business
• Describe the additional Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Premium server license
• Describe the installation process for a fourth server
• Describe the benefits of SQL server Standard Edition
• Describe how to install SQL Server on fourth server
• Describe the Hyper-V role in Windows Server 2008
• Describe virtualization licensing
• Identify hardware recommendations for running virtualized machines
• Describe setting up a virtualized network
• Describe virtual machine setup for Windows Server

Module 12: Backup and Restore
This module explains how to back up and restore a Windows Essential Business Server environment.

Lessons
• Disaster Recovery Strategies
• Manage Backup and Disaster Recovery Planning
• Bare Metal Restore Ability of Essential Business Server 2008
• Introducing Data Protection Manager
• Backing Up and Restoring the Microsoft Exchange Server

Lab : Using EBS Bare metal Restore and Data Protection Manager

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Identify business needs during a disaster recovery
• Discuss sample business cases and their needs during a recovery
• Configure backup and disaster recovery planning for high availability
• Describe operational disaster recovery best practices
• Explain how Windows Essential Business Server performs a bare metal restore
• Describe Data Protection Manager 2007 and its capabilities to back up and restore Windows Essential Business Server services
• Describe how to install DPM on Windows Essential Business Server
• Identify how to back up and restore SharePoint data using SQL database recovery
• Identify how to back up and restore SharePoint data using single object restore

This course is intended for value-added providers/resellers, service providers, system integrators, technology consultants and in-house technology staff that serve businesses in the small and medium business (SMB) space. Attendees are expected to have at least three years of experience managing and monitoring a Microsoft Windows-based network.

Before attending this course, students must have a minimum of one year of experience using Windows Essential Business Server, Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium and/or the following technologies:

• Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
• Microsoft Forefront for Exchange
• Microsoft ISA Server 2004 or later
• Windows Server 2003 or later, including Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP

OR

• Network addressing (DNS, DHCP, and TCP/IP)
• Active Directory Domain Services (including Active Directory user accounts, Group Policy, domains and forests, and a basic understanding of domain controllers)
• E-mail (including SMTP addresses)
• E-mail antivirus and anti-spam software (including its purpose and function)

Students who attend this training should also have the following:
• 3+ years of experience managing and monitoring a Microsoft Windows-based network
• A Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Windows Server 2003 credential or equivalent knowledge