Technologies for Highly Available Solutions in a Windows 2000 Environment


Overview/Description
To describe the various technologies used for high availability with Microsoft Server products

Target Audience
Candidates preparing for the MCSE elective exam 70-226: Designing Highly Available Web Solutions with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Technologies; IT professionals with experience administering and monitoring web servers; IT professionals that work in multiserver, n-tier application environments; IT professionals wanting to become more familiar with the design aspects of highly available web solutions

Prerequisites
A knowledge of TCP/IP technologies such as WINS, DHCP, and DNS; familiarity with Windows 2000 integration with TCP/IP technologies; familiarity with network topologies and switching and routing; a knowledge of the functionality of Internet Information Server 5.0, Application Center 2000, Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000, and SQL Server 2000

Expected Duration
360 Minutes

Objectives:

Technologies for Highly Available Solutions in a Windows 2000 Environment

  • describe the features of IIS 5.0 applications.
  • discuss technologies used when planning a web application.
  • plan the integration of IIS with other technologies.
  • choose the appropriate technologies to integrate IIS with for a highly available solution.
  • discuss how Exchange 2000 is integrated with web technologies.
  • describe the features of Application Center 2000.
  • plan the deployment of Application Center 2000.
  • describe the workings of COM+ in Application Center 2000.
  • identify the components of Application Center 2000 clusters.
  • describe the features of ISA Server 2000.
  • discuss how to choose effective firewall configurations in a highly available environment.
  • describe publishing in ISA Server.
  • implement highly available firewall solutions.
  • describe the elements used in web security strategies.
  • describe the characteristics of SQL Server.
  • describe SQL Server 2000 configuration strategies.
  • discuss the high availability aspects of SQL Server 2000.
  • describe the design of highly available databases with SQL Server 2000.

  • Course Number: 66273_eng