70-643 Resources

[Claymoore]

Study Guide and Resources for 70-643 TS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure

Recommended Reading
MCTS (Exam 70-643): Configuring Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure self paced training kit
Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Resource Kit
Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 Resource Kit
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource Kit

Skills Measured
Preparation Guide for Exam 70-643: TS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuring

Deploying Servers (24 percent)
Deploy images by using Windows Deployment Services.
TechNet Virtual Lab: Deployment Services (WDS) in Windows Server 2008 Beta 3
Windows Deployment Services
Windows Deployment Services Getting Started Guide
Windows Deployment Services Deployment Guide

Configure Microsoft Windows activation.
Volume Activation 2.0 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
Volume Activation 2.0 Deployment Guide

Configure Windows Server Hyper-V and virtual machines.
Hyper-V
Hyper-V Planning and Deployment Guide

Configure high availability.
TechNet Virtual Lab: Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Failover Clustering Lab
TechNet Virtual Lab: Creating a Highly Available Infrastructure
Network Load Balancing Deployment Guide
Failover Clusters

Configure storage.
Overview of Disk Management
Provisioning Storage
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Storage Technologies - iSCSI

Configuring Terminal Services (32 percent)
Terminal Services in Windows Server 2008
Terminal Services Overview
What's New in Terminal Services for Windows Server 2008

Configure Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services RemoteApp (TS RemoteApp).
TS RemoteApp Step-by-Step Guide

Configure Terminal Services Gateway.
TechNet Virtual Lab: Centralized Application Access with Windows Server 2008 Beta 3
TechNet Virtual Lab: Managing Terminal Services Gateway and RemoteApps in Windows Server 2008 Beta 3
TS Gateway Step-by-Step Guide

Configure Terminal Services load balancing
TS Session Broker Load Balancing Step-by-Step Guide

Configure and monitor Terminal Services resources
Terminal Services and Windows System Resource Manager
Windows System Resource Manager

Configure Terminal Services licensing.
TS Licensing Step-by-Step Guide

Configure Terminal Services client connections
Configuring Terminal Server Settings
Mstsc

Configure Terminal Services server options
Managing Users, Sessions, and Processes
Overview of Terminal Services Manager
Managing Terminal Server Groups

Configuring a Web Services Infrastructure (30 percent)
Learn IIS7 : The Official Microsoft IIS Site
Web Server
Using Windows Server Core : Planning Your IIS 7.0 Architecture : The Official Microsoft IIS Site
IIS 7.0: Appcmd.exe
IIS.net : TRY IT NOW

Configure Web applications.
TechNet Virtual Lab: Using APPCMD Command Line or UI with IIS 7 in Windows Server 2008 Beta 3
TechNet Virtual Lab: URL Authorization and Request Filtering in IIS 7
IIS 7.0: Configure a Web Server to Serve Content
Hosting Applications on IIS 7.0 : The Official Microsoft IIS Site

Manage Web sites
IIS 7.0: Configure a Web Server to Serve Content

Configure a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server
IIS 7.0: Set Up FTP in IIS 7.0
Administering FTP 7.0

Configure Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).
IIS 7.0: Configuring SMTP E-mail in IIS 7.0

Manage Internet Information Services (IIS).
IIS 7.0: Delegate Site and Application Management
IIS 7.0: Monitor Activity on a Web Server
Backup : Web Server For Shared Hosting : Configuring Servers : The Official Microsoft IIS Site
How to backup/restore IIS7 configuration : BillS IIS Blog : The Official Microsoft IIS Site

Configure SSL security
IIS 7.0: Configuring Secure Sockets Layer in IIS 7.0
IIS 7.0: Configuring Server Certificates in IIS 7.0

Configure Web site authentication and permissions
IIS 7.0: Configure Web Server Security
IIS 7.0: Configuring Authentication in IIS 7.0

Configuring Network Application Services (14 percent)
Configure Windows Media server
Streaming Media Services
IIS 7.0: Adding Windows Media Services 2008 on an IIS 7.0 Server
Windows Media Services Features and Benefits

Configure Digital Rights Management (DRM).
Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) Step-by-Step Guide
Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) Rights Policy Templates Deployment Step-by-Step Guide
Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) Deployment in an Extranet Step-by-Step Guide

Configure Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services server options.
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
IIS 7.0: Using Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 on IIS 7.0
Planning and architecture for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 technology
Operations for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 technology

Configure Windows SharePoint Services e-mail integration
Web Part Page
Configuring E-Mail Settings (Windows SharePoint Services 2.0)
Configuring E-Mail-Enabled Document Libraries (Windows SharePoint Services 2.0)

[bertieb]

Another great post that needs 'stickification'

[Claymoore]

MS Press is offering a free digital download of the Server 2008 Terminal Services Resource Kit, but only through May 27, 2009.

Microsoft Press - Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Resource Kit

My 649 exam was full of TS questions, so this book would be an excellent (free) resource for either the 643 or 649 exam.

[dynamik]

Awesome find, thanks!

[Claymoore]

How about some free training from MS Learning?

Clinic 5938: Introducing Terminal Services Presentation Virtualization in Windows Server®2008

Clinic 6336: Exploring Terminal Services in Windows Server 2008

Clinic 5935: Introducing Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008

[alokin123]

I thought this was a great visual guide for KMS and MAK:

http://www.diraction.ch/shopdocs/fil...lPosterRTM.pdf

Plus i thought this gave a good overview:
Windows Activation: The Basics - I Have a Blog, And I Must Scream

Windows Activation ? The KMS - I Have a Blog, And I Must Scream