Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services

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:

• Install and configure the TS role.
• Configure TS settings.
• Identify the appropriate licensing scope and configure 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 and device licenses.
• Manage the licensing lifecycle.
• Configure TS connection properties using TS console and Group Policy.
• Troubleshoot TS connection properties for a single user and multiple users.
• Identify the considerations for the types of applications that can be installed in a TS environment.
• Install applications on TS.
• Configure TS Web Access to make TS RemoteApp programs available through a Web site.
• Configure TS Easy Print.
• Install and configure TS Web Access role service.
• Configure a TS session broker for a load-balanced TS farm.
• Configure TS Gateway properties
• Monitor active connections using TS Gateway console.
• Troubleshoot a TS Gateway connectivity issue.
• Manage TS connections to ensure availability of the TS.
• Resolve client connectivity issues by verifying end-user configuration using Remote Desktop Connection (RDC).
• Monitor TS connections to determine when to force client disconnect.
• Identify monitoring methods for TS services role.
• Configure resource allocation policies using WSRM based on the environment.
• Monitor WSRM performance using the WSRM Monitoring TS tool.

Module 1: Configuring Terminal Services Core Functionality
This module explains how to install TS and configure core functionality.

• Configuring TS Role
• Configuring TS Settings
• Lab: Configuring TS Core Functionality

Module 2: Configuring and Managing Terminal Services Licensing
This module explains how to configure and manage TS Licensing.

• Configuring TS Licensing
• Managing TS Licenses
• Lab: Configuring and Managing TS Licensing

Module 3: Configuring and Troubleshooting Terminal Services Connections
This module explains how to configure and troubleshoot connection properties using TS.

• Configuring TS Connection Properties
• Configuring TS Properties Using Group Policy
• Troubleshooting TS
• Lab: Configuring and Troubleshooting TS Connections

Module 4: Configuring Terminal Services Resources
This module explains how to configure TS Easy Print and TS RemoteApp.

• Installing Applications
• Configuring Remote Applications
• Configuring Printers
• Lab: Configuring TS Resources

Module 5: Configuring Terminal Services Web Access
This module explains how to configure TS Web Access.

• Installing the TS Web Access Role Service
• Lab: Configuring TS Web Access

Module 6: Configuring Session Broker
This module explains how to configure TS Session Broker.

• Configuring a TS Session Broker for a Load-Balanced Farm
• Lab: Configuring a Session Broker

Module 7: Configuring and Troubleshooting Terminal Services Gateway
This module explains how to configure and troubleshoot TS Gateway.

• Configuring TS Gateway
• Troubleshooting TS Gateway Connectivity Issues
• Lab: Configuring and Troubleshooting TS Gateway

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.

• Managing Current TS Connections
• Monitoring TS Connections
• Configuring WSRM for TS
• Lab: Managing and Monitoring TS