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.
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.
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.
Before attending this course, students must have:
- Course MS-6420 Foundational Series: Fundamentals of a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure and Application Platform
- Course MS-6421 Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure.
In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have:
- 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
This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified
Professional exams:
The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials
for this class.
Module 1: Configuring Terminal Services Core Functionality
This module explains how to install TS and configure the core functionality.
Lessons
Configuring the TS Server Role Service
Configuring the TS Settings
Lab: Configuring TS Core Functionality
Installing and Configuring the TS Server Role Service
Configuring the 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
Demo: Configuring and 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 by using TS.
Lessons
Configuring the TS Connection Properties
Configuring the TS Properties by Using Group Policy
Troubleshooting TS Connections
Lab: Configuring and Troubleshooting TS Connections
Installing the TS Connection Properties
Configuring the TS Connection Properties by Using Server Group Policy
Configuring SSO by Using Client Group Policy
Troubleshooting Connectivity Issues
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Configure TS connection properties by using the TS console.
Configure TS properties by using Group Policy.
Troubleshoot TS connection properties for a single user.
Troubleshoot TS connection properties for multiple users.
Module 4: Configuring Terminal Services RemoteApp and Easy Print
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 and Session Broker
This module explains how to configure TS Web Access.
Lessons
Installing TS Web Access
Configuring TS Session Broker
Lab: Configuring TS Web Access
Configuring TS RemoteApp Programs for TS Web Access
Customizing TS Web Access by using WSS
Configuring TS Session Broker
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.
Configure TS Session Broker for a load-balanced TS farm.
Module 6: Configuring and Troubleshooting Terminal Services Gateway
This module explains how to configure and troubleshoot TS Gateway connections.
Lessons
Configuring TS Gateway
Monitoring and Troubleshooting the TS Gateway Connections
Lab: Configuring a Session Broker
Configuring and Monitoring TS Gateway
Troubleshooting the TS Gateway Connections
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Define when to use TS Gateway.
Configure TS Gateway properties.
Monitor active connections using the TS Gateway console.
Troubleshoot a TS Gateway connectivity issue.
Module 7: 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
Methods for Managing and Monitoring TS
Configuring Windows System Resource Manager for TS
Lab: Managing and Monitoring TS
Managing the TS Connections
Monitoring the 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.
