70-646: windows server 2008 administration...
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70-646: Windows Server 2008 Administration
Course 01 - Preparing for Windows 2008
Installation
Slide 1
Course Overview
• Overview of Windows Server 2008 Deployment
• Making a Deployment Plan for Windows 2008 Server
• Planning Migration
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Topic A: Overview of Windows Server 2008
Deployment
• Learn what the Business Needs are first
• Consider the Advantages of 64-Bit Systems
• Don’t forget some other deployment options such
as:
▫ Server Consolidation in Windows Server 2008
▫ High Availability in Windows Server 2008
▫ Virtualization in Windows Server 2008
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Business Needs
Business Requirements
Server Management •Flexible•Secure•Scalable
User Experience •Consistent•Mobility•Functionality
Operations •Cost•SLAs
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Slide 4
Consolidation Benefits with Server 2008
Consolidation
Hardware •Costs•64-bit support
Servers •Consolidation•Virtualization•Hosting
Business Continuity •Virtual Machines•Server Core•SoftGrid
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High Availability
HA with Server 2008
Hardware •RAID adapters•NIC teaming•Hot Swap
Software •Fault tolerant applications•Clustering
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Slide 6
64-bit Systems Options
Benefits
Hardware •Increased addressable memory•Supports greater workload
Software •Application support•Licensing
Challenges •Cost•Upgrading
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Slide 7
Virtualization Options
• Virtualization Options
• WSV (Windows Server Virtualization)
• Must use 64-bit Windows Server
• Understanding Licensing
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Slide 8
Any Issues with Compatibility?
• Create an Application Migration Plan
• Create a Hardware Upgrade Plan
• What Issues could Prevent the Deployment of
Windows Server 2008
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Slide 9
Topic B: Making a Deployment Plan for Windows
2008 Server.
• Document and study the Current Network
Environment
• Designing Server Deployments
• Maintenance and Deployment Schedules
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Slide 10
Document and Study the Current Network
Environment
What to Analyze
Hardware capacity •Identify spare capacity
•Identify over utilized hardware
Software audit •SCOM
•Audit tools
Consolidation •Virtualization
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Slide 11
Designing Server Deployments
• Image Files
• Windows Image Format (WIM)
• WDS
• PXE
• TFTP
• Volume Activation
• Key Management Services (KMS)
• Multiple Activation Key (MAK)
• Business Desktop Deployment (BDD)
• Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)
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Maintenance and Deployment Schedules
• Things to Consider• Bandwidth
• Virtualization
• Remote Locations
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Topic C: Planning Migration
• Creating a Migration Plan
• Using the Upgrade Plan
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Slide 14
Creating a Migration Plan
• Consider the following for Application Support
with Windows 2008 Server.
• Migration path planning
• Upgrading existing applications
• Support for 32-bit applications
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Using the Upgrade Plan
• When making hardware recommendations for
Windows 2008 Server, ask the following
Questions:▫ What plans exist at present for hardware replacement?
▫ Are there any existing hardware SLAs?
▫ Could there be a solution using Virtualization?
▫ What 64-bit hardware support do your hardware vendors
provide?
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Slide 16
What Can Delay Your Windows 2008 Server
Installation?
Issues
Cost •Deploying Platform•Staff Training
Support •In-House•External
Hardware •Compatibility
Applications •Server Applications•In-House Apps
Licensing •Costs•Implications
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Review Questions:
1. Which of the following is not a business requirement goal with server management? A. Flexibility B. Scalability C. Self configuration D. Security
2. Which of the following is not a benefit of the 64-bit system?
A. Higher workloads than 32-bit systems B. Full backward compatibility C. Higher amounts of addressable memory D. Windows Server virtualization
3. Which of the following solutions can best help in making your 64-bit Windows 2008 Server
able to support legacy applications? A. Installing only the 32-bit version of the O/S B. There are no solutions; the best that can be offered is to support legacy network
architecture protocols such as NetBIOS C. All legacy applications are fully compatible D. Using Windows Server virtualization to allow the older legacy O/S to run on the new
Windows 2008 Server platform as a virtual machine
4. Which of the following is not a solution for high availability with Windows 2008 Server? A. Having an offline copy of the server ready for replacing a server that fails B. Using a RAID solution C. NIC teaming D. Hot swappable hardware
5. Windows Server virtualization is a ____________________ implementation of
virtualization. A. purely software-based B. hyperthread-based C. multicore-based D. 64-bit hypervisor-based
6. What type of planning should be conducted to help in the transition from the existing
Windows solution to the Windows 2008 Server? A. Transition B. Migration C. Translation D. Replacement
7. Moving different server operations into a single Windows 2008 Server will eventually save money and resources for your company. This process of combining services, either to the Windows 2008 Server or with server virtualization is called what? A. Server consolidation B. Server overloading C. Customization D. Not a good administrative practice
8. Which of the following tools would not aid in the deployment of Windows servers?
A. Image files B. WDS C. CD/DVD drives D. WAIK
9. Which of the following would not be a consideration for scheduling server deployments?
A. Bandwidth B. User knowledge C. Virtualization D. Remote locations
10. True or False: A network assessment/audit should be conducted before the deployment of
Windows Server 2008. A. True B. False
Answer Key:
1. C Self configuration is not a goal of most business models in that allowing much of the server management to follow defaults or self configuration can lead to serious security flaws.
2. B The new 64-bit systems may not be fully compatible with applications designed on the 32-bit O/S.
3. D The use of virtualization can easily help support a legacy application by using the original operating system on the new 2008 server. This process can also be thought of in the discussion of server consolidation.
4. A An offline copy of a server does not meet the needs of high availability. This is instead a design for disaster recovery. High availability is a way of never having the server go offline.
5. D Windows Server 2008 implements 64-bit hypervisor-based "hardware-assisted" virtualization. It provides better resource sharing and faster access to hardware from virtual machines.
6. B Migration planning involves a process to allow a smooth transition to Windows 2008 with as little interruption in service as possible. This may be a necessity based on your exiting SLAs.
7. A This is the basic concept of server virtualization. With the availability of high performance hardware, multiple core processors, as well as large addressable amounts of memory, consolidation seems like a great concept to conserve hardware costs and management of multiple servers.
8. C Although installations can be performed with CD/DVD drives, this is the most difficult and slowest way to manage a deployment. All of the other tools can vastly decrease the deployment time and increase the scale of the deployment for multiple desktop and server installations.
9. B User knowledge may be a factor in the use of Windows 2008 and could delay a deployment if the staff is not ready, but it is not needed for the actual deployment of the product.
10. A Through the audit of the network, you can learn how to address issues such as legacy application support, server hardware capabilities, virtualization needs, and points of consolidation.