Trainer Preparation Guide for Course 6421B: Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server® 2008 Network Infrastructure

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Trainer Preparation Guide for Course 6421B:
Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows
Server® 2008 Network Infrastructure

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Trainer Preparation Guide for Course 6421B: Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server® 2008 Network Infrastructure

Required Materials to Teach This

To teach this course, you need the following materials:

• Course Handbook
• Course Companion Content
• Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Classroom Setup Guide.
• Course virtual machines.

Important: It is recommended that you use Microsoft Office PowerPoint® 2003 to
display the slides for this course. If you use PowerPoint Viewer or an earlier version
of PowerPoint, all the features of the slides might not be displayed correctly.

Prerequisite Knowledge to Teach This Course

To present this course, you must have:

• Extensive hands-on experience with Windows Server operating systems.
• Proficient hands-on experience with TCP/IP including IPv4 and IPv6.
• Proficient with new Windows Server® 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Sp1

features, including NAP, DirectAccess and BranchCache™.

• Proficient experience with IPsec and general network security.
• Extensive hands-on experience managing and troubleshooting server roles

such as DNS, DHCP, and WINS.

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Preparation Tasks

Complete the following tasks to prepare for this course.

Courses or Workshops

It is highly recommended that you audit and are familiar with the content within
the following courses or workshops:

• Course 6420B: Fundamentals of a Windows Server® 2008 Network

Infrastructure and Application

• Course 6425C: Configuring Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory® Domain

Services

Exams

To identify your technical proficiency with the content of this clinic, it is highly
recommended that you pass the following exams:

• Exam 70-642: TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring

Technical Preparation Activities

It is highly recommended that you complete the following technical preparation
activities:

• Read the additional readings and references included on the Course Web site.
• Practice using the Microsoft product(s) and tools associated with this course.
• Practice setting up the classroom by following the instructions in the Microsoft

Hyper-V Classroom Setup Guide.

• Review the Windows Server 2008

Web site at http://www.microsoft.com

/windowsserver2008 for updated information.

• Review the product error log, which is available in the Microsoft Download

Center.

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Instructional Preparation Activities

It is highly recommended that you complete the following instructional
preparation activities:

Preparation activities

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Read the About This Course at the beginning of the Course handbook for the
course.

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Walk through the Introduction slide deck for the course.

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Walk through each module presentation slide deck and read the corresponding
Instructor Notes (located in the notes view of the presentation slide deck) for the
module. Note that additional hidden slides are used in each slide deck to
accommodate the amount of Instructor Notes information for a given topic.

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Familiarize yourself with the Course handbook and the Course Companion Web site
on http://www.microsoft.com/Learning. Make note of when to direct students'
attention to the Course Companion Web site for further learning support.

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Practice presenting each module:

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Identify the key points and must-know information for each topic.

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Perform each demonstration and hands-on lab.

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Anticipate the questions that students might have.

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Identify examples, analogies, impromptu demonstrations, and additional delivery
tips that will help to clarify module content and provide a more meaningful
learning experience for your specific audience.

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Note any problems that you might encounter during a demonstration or a lab
exercise, and determine a course of action for how you will resolve the problems
in the classroom. The lab answer keys are located in the end of the instructor and
student manuals.

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Work through the Module Review and Takeaways section at the end of each
module and determine how you will use this section to reinforce student learning
and promote knowledge transfer to on-the-job performance.

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Also in Module 5 there is a demonstration on Installing and configuring Direct
Access. The demonstration utilizes pre-recorded demonstrations available for
download on the companion content web site. You should download and
become familiar with them as part of your preparation activities.

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Customize and enhance your instructor notes.

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Consult the MCT newsgroup for additional tips and strategies—posted by your
fellow MCTs—for teaching the course.

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Review the updated information about the Microsoft Certification Program on the
Microsoft Learning Certifications Web site.

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Instructor Computer Setup

Set up the instructor computer by following the setup instructions in the
“Microsoft Hyper-V Setup Guide” document. This document provides hardware
requirements for the instructor computer in addition to detailed setup instructions.

Course Timing

The following schedule is an estimate of the course timing. Your timing might vary.
Every student might not finish every lab. Use your judgment to set a reasonable
time to move on to the next module.

Day 1

Start

End

Module

9:00 9:30 Introduction

9:30

10:30

Module 1: Planning and Configuring IPv4

10:30 10:45 Break

10:45 11:30 Lab:

Planning and Configuring IPv4

11:30

12:15

Module 2: Configuring and Troubleshooting DHCP

12:15 1:15 Lunch

1:15

1:45

Module 2: Configuring and Troubleshooting DHCP

1:45

2:45

Lab: Configuring and Troubleshooting the DHCP Server Role

2:45 3:00 Break

3:00

4:15

Module 3: Configuring and Troubleshooting DNS

4:15

5:15

Lab: Configuring and Troubleshooting DNS

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Day 2

Start

End

Module

9:00

9:30

Day 1 review

9:30

10:15

Module 4: Configuring and Troubleshooting IPv6 TCP/IP

10:15 10:30

Break

10:30

11:00

Lab A: Configuring an ISATAP Router

11:00

11:30

Module 4: Configuring and Troubleshooting IPv6 TCP/IP

11:30

12:00

Lab B: Converting the Network to Native IPv6

12:00 1:00 Lunch

1:00

2:00

Module 5: Configuring and Troubleshooting Routing and Remote
Access

2:00

3:00

Lab A: Configuring and Managing Network Access

3:00 3:15 Break

3:15

4:15

Module 5: Configuring and Troubleshooting Routing and Remote
Access (continued)

4:15

5:15

Lab B: Configuring and Managing DirectAccess

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Day 3

Start

End

Module

9:00

9:30

Day 2 review

9:30

10:45

Module 6: Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting the Network
Policy Server Role Service

10:45 11:00 Break

11:00

12:00

Lab: Configuring and Managing Network Policy Server

12:00 1:00 Lunch

1:00

2:15

Module 7: Implementing Network Access Protection

2:15

3:15

Lab: Implementing NAP into a VPN Remote Access Solution

3:15 3:30 Break

3:30

4:15

Module 8: Increasing Security for Windows Servers

4:15

5:00

Lab: Increasing Security for Windows Servers

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Day 4

Start

End

Module

9:00

9:30

Day 3 review

9:30

10:30

Module 9: Increasing Security for Network Communication

10:30 10:45 Break

10:45

11:30

Lab: Increasing Security for Network Communication

11:30

12:15

Module 10: Configuring and Troubleshooting Network File and Print
Services

12:15 1:15 Lunch

1:15

2:15

Module 10: Configuring and Troubleshooting Network File and Print
Services

2:15

3:15

Lab: Module 10: Configuring and Troubleshooting Network File and
Print Services

3:15 3:30 Break

3:30

4:30

Module 11: Optimizing Data Access for Branch Offices

4:30

5:00

Lab: Implementing DFS

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Day 5

Start

End

Module

9:00

9:30

Day 4 review

9:30

10:00

Module: Optimizing Data Access for Branch Offices (continued)

10:00

10:30

Lab: Implementing BranchCache

10:30 10:45 Break

10:45

11:45

Module 12: Controlling and Monitoring Network Storage

11:45 12:30 Lab:

Controlling

and Monitoring Network Storage

12:30 1:30 Lunch

1:30

2:10

Module 13: Recovering Network Data and Servers

2:10

2:55

Lab: Recovering Network Data and Servers

2:55 3:10 Break

3:10

4:10

Module 14: Monitoring Windows Server 2008 Network
Infrastructure Servers

4:10

4:55

Lab: Monitoring Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
Servers