Windows 2008 Training Videos

Here are the Windows 2008 Videos that are available in the package.

Active Directory (17 Videos)

  
       
       
   

Introduction to Active Directory
Learn what Active Directory is. You will discover what Active Directory is and the features that make up an Active Directory network. You'll learn about Forests, Domains, Domain Controllers, Parent and Child Domains, Domain Trees, Sites, OU's, the Global Catalog Server and much more
       
   

Installing Active Directory
In this video you'll learn how to install your first Active Directory Domain Controller when we discuss the Active Directory Domain Services Role. You'll learn about all of the configuration options you'll need to consider before you deploy your first domain controller in the first domain in your forest.

  
   

 

  
   

Installing an Additional Active Directory Domain Controller
In this video you'll learn how to install a second domain controller into an existing domain. Having more than one domain controller allows you to have better performance and redundancy in case one of your servers goes down.

  
   

 

  
   

Installing an Active Directory Child Domain
In this video you'll learn how to create a Child Domain using Windows Server 2008.

  
   

 

  
   

Read Only Domain Controllers
In this video you'll learn how to create a Read Only Domain Controller (RODC). Read Only Domain Controllers are more secure since they can be deployed in remote locations where physical security is lacking and still provide all of the benefits of having a local domain controller. You'll learn how to configure password replication, role separation and discover what to do if your RODC is stolen.

  
   

 

  
   

Forest and Domain Functional Levels
In this Video you'll learn all about Forest and Domain Functional Levels. You'll see what features you'll be able to utilize when you implement a specific functional level and you'll also learn how to raise the functional level of both your domains and your forest.

  
   

 

  
   

Trusts
In this Video you'll learn all about Trusts. In Windows Server 2008 Trusts are very easy to create and you'll learn about the configuration options you have when creating and managing trusts.

  
   

 

  
   

Global Catalog Servers
In this Video you'll learn all about what the Global Catalog is, why it's important and how you can configure it in your domains. You'll also learn about Universal Group Membership Caching and how to configure UPN Suffixes.

  
   

 

  
   

Sites
In this Video you'll learn all about Sites. Sites and replication go hand in hand and here you'll see how you can configure Sites to improve performance, bandwidth utilization and response times.

  
   

 

  
   

Operations Masters
Learn how to Administer the 5 Operations Masters Roles, or FSMO Roles in Windows 2008 Server. The Schema Role, the Domain Naming Role, the RID, PDC and Infrastructure Roles are critical to the healthy operation of your network!

  
   

 

  
   

Active Directory Replication
In this Video you'll learn how replication works and how to troubleshoot replication. You'll also see how Update Sequence Numbers and Property Version Numbers are used to verify objects and attributes that require replication. And finally we'll take an extensive look at the repadmin command which will soon become your favorite tool for troubleshooting replication.

  
   

 

  
   

Active Directory Audit Policies
In this Video you'll learn how how to configure Active Directory Audit Policies and you'll see how we can use them to keep a trail of who is doing what in our network. You'll learn how to use the auditpol command as well as the wevntutil command to granularly apply and understand these policies.

  
   

 

  
   

Organizational Units
In this video you'll learn all about Organizational Units, or OU's. We'll show you 5 different types of OU structures that you can deploy that will help you manage your environment. You'll also see how to create new OU's using the GUI and the command prompt using the DSAdd Command.

  
   

 

  
   

User Accounts
In this video you'll learn how to create both Local User Accounts and Active Directory Domain User Accounts. We'll discuss the default domain policy and how it enforces complexity requirements that govern your choice of password. You'll also learn about various User Account properties and features, such as how to determine a Users SID, how to determine which User Account a SID belongs to, how to delegate control to users and how to determine a Users Effective Permissions inside a domain or OU.

  
   

 

  
   

Creating User Accounts using Automated Tools
In this video you'll learn how to create Active Directory Domain User Accounts in bulk using automated tools such as LDIFDE, CSVDE, the Net User and the Directory Services Commands. You'll also learn about creating Template Accounts which you can copy to make creating new accounts faster and how to redirect the creation of user and computer accounts to a specifc OU of your choice.

  
   

 

  
   

Active Directory Queries
In this video you'll learn how to use the Query feature of Active Directory to locate and edit multiple objects in Active Directory. This is a real time saving tool which you'll use regularly once you'll know about it.

  
   

 

  
   

Fine Grained Password Policies
In this Video we'll show you how to install and configure a Fine Grained Password and Account Lockout Policy. These Fine Grained Password Policies allow you to have different password policies for different user, groups or OU's in your domain, something we previously needed to create a whole new domain to do. You'll learn how to create Fine Grained Password Policies and deploy them to your target.

  
       

 

 

Group Policy (2 Videos)
       
       
   

Introduction to Group Policy
In this video you'll learn all about Group Policy. You'll learn how policies are applied to computers and users, how to use the Group Policy Management Console. You'll understand enforcing policies, blocking policy inheritance, creating Starter GPO's, working with WMI Filters and much more!

  
   

 

  
   

Software Restriction using Group Policy
In this Video we'll show you how to create Software Restiction Policies in Group Policy to prevent users from running specific applications or code in your network. With Group Policy you have 4 types of Software Restriction Rules: Hash Rules, Network Zone Rules, Certificate Rules and Path Rules and you'll learn how to configure them in this video!

  
       

 

 

Disk Management (2 Videos)
       
       
   

Distributed File System
In this Video we'll show you how to use the Distributed File System (DFS) to configure a root namespace and use it to manage your shares. You'll see how you can use replication to ensure that shares are mirrored on different servers and how to ensure that your DFS Namespace itself is fault tolerant. You'll watch as we talk you through creating a DFS Namespace and see it remain up and available as we bring down one of the servers that is hosting the DFS Role Service.

  
   

 

  
   

Disk Quotas
In this Video we'll show you how to manage your Disk Space effectively using Disk Quotas. These very useful Disk Quotas enable you to control the amount of Disk Space each user is allowed to use on a Hard Disk.

  
       

 

 

DNS (7 Videos)
       
       
   

Introduction to DNS
In this video you'll learn all about how DNS works. We'll show you how our DNS Servers resolve hostnames so you have a good solid understanding of what DNS does behind the scenes. You'll also learn about delegation.

  
   

 

  
   

Installing DNS
In this video you'll learn how to install DNS and you'll also see how DNS Resolves hostnames without any zones by using Root Hints as we use Microsoft Network Monitor to trace DNS packets.

  
   

 

  
   

DNS Zones
In this Video we discuss what DNS Zones are and create Forward and Reverse Lookup Zones and talk about Primary, Secondary, Stub and Active Directory Integrated Zones.

  
   

 

  
   

Administering DNS
In this Video we show you how to Administer a DNS Server. As DNS is the foundation of your Active Directory Infrastructure, you need to make sure that DNS is working properly.

  
   

 

  
   

DNS Records
In this video we demonstrate how to create DNS Records on a Windows 2008 Server and discuss in detail the various types of DNS Records, including SRV Records, A or Host Records, Cname (Alias) and MX Records. We'll also talk about other experimental and largely unused records that are available.

  
   

 

  
   

DNS Resolution
In this Video we discuss DNS Resolution and show you exactly what happens when a client computer needs to resolve a Hostname to an IP Address using the Hosts File, Caching and DNS.

  
   

 

  
   

DNS GlobalNames Zone
The DNS GlobalNames Zone is a new inclusion in Windows 2008 DNS which allows a DNS Server to handle name resolution for NetBIOS clients.

  
       

 

 

Security (9 Videos)
       
       
   

Security Baseline
Duration: 19:58
In this Video you'll learn all about creating a security baseline configuration that ensures that not only are your systems as secure as possible, but also management of your systems is easier.

  
       
   

Security Configuration Wizard
In this Video you'll learn all how to use the Security Configuration Wizard to reduce the attack surface of your server by locking it down with a secure policy. You'll also learn how to manually apply this policy to a server and apply it to a group of servers using Group Policy.

  
   

 

  
   

Securing Windows 2008 Active Directory Domain Services
Your Domain Controllers are one of the most important server roles in your forest so it stands to reason that they need to be secure. In this video you'll learn what you can do to secure your Active Directory Domain Services.

  
       
   

Securing Windows 2008 DNS Servers
In this video you'll see how you can secure your DNS Servers using Active Directory Integrated Zones, Secure Dynamic Updates, Zone Transfers, Root Hints, Recursion the Global Query Block List - a new feature of Windows Server 2008 and more.

  
   

 

  
   

Securing Windows 2008 DHCP Servers
In this video we'll see how we can secure our DHCP Servers. You'll learn about Reservations, Exclusions and DHCP groups and how to configure them using the DHCP Console and using Group Policy. You'll also discover the new DHCP Enforcement Policy and learn how to set up Network Access Protection so only clients that meet strict health requirements are able to obtain a full DHCP Address Lease.

  
   

 

  
   

Securing Windows 2008 Web Servers
In this video you'll learn how to remove unused IIS 7 components to reduce the attack surface of your web server. You'll also learn about implementing SSL, IPv4 Address and Domain Restrictions, URL Authorization, Bindings and Permissions.

  
   

 

  
   

Securing Windows 2008 File Servers
In this video you'll learn how to digitally sign your File Server traffic by implmenting SMB Signing. You'll also learn about removing the default administrative shares as well as Encryption.

  
   

 

  
   

Securing Windows 2008 Print Servers
In this video you'll learn about the new Point and Print feature of Windows 2008 and Windows Vista as well as how to manage printer shares and permissions, implement SMB Signing and move the Spooler to another location.

  
   

 

  
   

Windows Server Firewall
In this Video we'll show you how to work with the Windows Firewall to ensure that your server is protected from threats outside your network and inside as well. You'll learn how to create new rules, connection rules and even the basics of configuring the firewall from the command prompt.

  
       

 

 

Server Core (2 Videos)
       
       
   

Introducing Server Core
In this Video we'll show you how to install a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008. You'll also learn how to use the command prompt to add the server to your domain, configure networking, modify the firewall and other things like the computer's hostname. You'll even see how you can activate a Windows 2008 Server Core computer as well.

  
   

 

  
   

Installing IIS 7 on Server Core
In this video you'll learn how to install IIS 7 on a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008.

  
       

 

 

IIS 7 (8 Videos)
       
       
   

Introduction and Installing IIS 7
In this Video we introduce you to some of the new features of IIS 7 and show you how to install IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.

  
   

 

  
   

Creating Websites on IIS 7
In this video you'll learn how to create websites on IIS 7.

  
   

 

  
   

Creating FTP Sites on IIS 7
In this video we Install and Configure FTP Sites on IIS 7.

  
   

 

  
   

Failed Request Tracing
In this video we show you how you can use Failed Request Tracing to troubleshoot IIS 7 request problems. This is a powerful new way of finding out what your application is doing when it experiences problems.

  
   

 

  
   

Installing PHP on IIS 7
In this video you'll learn how to install and configure PHP to work with IIS 7.

  
   

 

  
   

Installing MySQL on Windows 2008
In this video you'll learn how to install MySQL on Windows 2008. Since MySQL is such a popular database, you need to know how to install it in order to take advantage of what it can offer you.

  
   

 

  
   

Installing WordPress on IIS 7
In this video you'll learn how to install WordPress on IIS 7. Since WordPress requires PHP and a MySQL Database, this builds upon the previous videos.

  
   

 

  
   

Installing PHPMyAdmin on IIS 7
In this video you'll learn how to install PHPMyAdmin on IIS 7. PHPMyAdmin is a web based management interface for MySQL.