Course Information
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Introduction
This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to configure, manage, monitor, and troubleshoot a Terminal Services (TS) environment. The course focuses on configuring of TS core functionality, TS licensing, TS Gateway, and TS Web Access.
Audience
This course is intended for an individual whose primary role is a Technology Specialist in an enterprise environment. Also, individuals who are assuming a new role requiring skills to manage connections served by a terminal server session over the intranet, extranet, and Internet would be interested in this course.
Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Configure the TS role
- Manage TS licensing
- Administer TS connection properties using the Terminal Services Configuration snap in and Group Policy
- Configure TS Easy Print and TS RemoteApp programs
- Configure the TS Web Access role service
- Configure a TS session broker for a load-balanced TS farm
- Configure and troubleshoot TS Gateway
- Maintain TS connections post installation and configure WSRM for TS
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have technical knowledge equivalent
to the following course:
- Course 6420 Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure and Application Platform
- Course 6421 Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
Or
- Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server experience in an enterprise environment
- Minimum of one year of experience administering and supporting TS
- Minimum of one year of experience administering and supporting Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2003 R2
- Minimum of one year of administering certificate services
- Network+ certification
Examinations
Materials
The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials
for this class.
Course Outline
Module 1: Configuring Terminal Services Core Functionality
This module explains how to install TS and configure core functionality.
Lessons
- Configuring TS Role
- Configuring TS Settings
Lab : Configuring TS Core Functionality
- Installing and Configuring TS Role
- Configuring TS Settings
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Install and configure the TS role
- Configure TS settings
Module 2: Configuring and Managing Terminal Services Licensing
This module explains how to configure and manage TS Licensing.
Lessons
- Configuring TS Licensing
- Managing TS Licenses
Lab : Configuring and Managing TS Licensing
- Installing the TS Licensing Role
- Configuring TS Licensing
- Managing TS Licensing
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Identify the appropriate licensing scope
- Configure the license server scope: forest, domain, and workgroup licensing
- Identify when to use the per-user and per-device licensing modes
- Install the TS Licensing Role
- Configure TS licensing for per-user licenses
- Identify considerations when configuring TS licensing for per-device licenses
- Manage the licensing lifecycle
Module 3: Configuring and Troubleshooting Terminal Services Connections
This module explains how to configure and troubleshoot connection properties using TS.
Lessons
- Configuring TS Connection Properties
- Configuring TS Properties Using Group Policy
- Troubleshooting TS
Lab : Configuring and Troubleshooting TS Connections
- Installing the TS Connection Properties
- Troubleshooting Connectivity Issues
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Configure TS connection properties using the TS console
- Configure TS properties using Group Policy
- Troubleshoot TS connection properties for a single-user
- Troubleshoot TS connection properties for multiple- users
Module 4: Configuring Terminal Services Resources
This module explains how to configure TS Easy Print and TS RemoteApp.
Lessons
- Installing Applications
- Configuring Remote Applications
- Configuring Printers
Lab : Configuring TS Resources
- Configuring and Deploying TS RemoteApp Programs
- Configuring TS Easy Print
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Identify the considerations for the types of applications that can be installed in a TS environment
- Install applications in a TS environment
- Configure TS Web Access to make TS RemoteApp programs available through a Web site
- Configure TS Easy Print
Module 5: Configuring Terminal Services Web Access
This module explains how to configure TS Web Access.
Lessons
- Installing the TS Web Access Role Service
Lab : Configuring TS Web Access
- Configuring TS Web Access
- Configuring TS RemoteApp Programs for TS Web Access
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Install the TS Web Access role service
- Configure TS Web Access
- Configure TS RemoteApp programs for TS Web Access
Module 6: Configuring Session Broker
This module explains how to configure TS Session Broker.
Lessons
- Configuring a TS Session Broker for a Load-Balanced Farm
Lab : Configuring a Session Broker
- Configuring a Session Broker to Manage Traffic to Servers
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Configure a TS session broker for a load-balanced TS farm
Module 7: Configuring and Troubleshooting Terminal Services Gateway
This module explains how to configure and troubleshoot TS Gateway.
Lessons
- Configuring TS Gateway
- Troubleshooting TS Gateway Connectivity Issues
Lab : Configuring and Troubleshooting TS Gateway
- Configuring and Monitoring TS Gateway
- Troubleshooting TS Gateway Connectivity
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Define when to use TS Gateway
- Configure TS Gateway properties
- Monitor active connections using TS Gateway console
- Troubleshoot a TS Gateway connectivity issue
Module 8: Managing and Monitoring Terminal Services
This module explains how to manage and monitor TS connections post installation and configuration. The students will also be introduced to configuring WSRM for TS.
Lessons
- Managing Current TS Connections
- Monitoring TS Connections
- Configuring WSRM for TS
Lab : Managing and Monitoring TS
- Managing TS Connections
- Monitoring TS Connections
- Configuring WSRM for TS
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Manage TS connections to ensure availability of the TS
- Resolve client connectivity issues by verifying end-user configuration using RDC
- Monitor TS connections to determine when to force client disconnect
- Identify monitoring methods for TS role specific instances
- Configure resource allocation policies using WSRM based on the environment
- Monitor WSRM performance using the WSRM Monitoring TS tool