Highly Available Physical-Network Solutions in a Windows 2000 Environment

Overview/Description
To describe highly available solutions in relation to physical-network components

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
200 Minutes

Objectives:

Highly Available Physical-Network Solutions in a Windows 2000 Environment

  • discuss network speed and performance.
  • choose the appropriate network to meet bandwidth requirements.
  • determine network bandwidth and to select networks based on bandwidth requirements.
  • discuss what needs to be considered to choose Internet connections and internal network topologies.
  • choose the correct network topology in relation to Internet connections.
  • describe highly available switches.
  • choose switch configurations.
  • discuss the high availability aspects of routing and switching.
  • describe routing architectures in the User Services, Business Logic, and Data Services tiers of a multitiered network.
  • design a highly available routing configuration.


    • Course Number: 66315_eng