CBT Direct’s LiveLabs for MCSE

Powered by Toolwire®

Live Hands-on Access to Microsoft® Server Environments

Powered by

IT professionals prefer to learn by doing, and CBT Direct’s LiveLabs for Microsoft MCSE Powered by Toolwire provide the ultimate in hands-on learning with real server environments. LiveLabs are the most compelling hands-on lab exercises on the Internet today for training on Microsoft technologies.

Enables Just-In-Time Experiential Learning

LiveLabs for Microsoft provide instant, unscheduled access to real server environments from the convenience of a web-browser. LiveLabs puts your training curriculum to use in practical, real-world scenarios with live technology. Unlike simulations, LiveLabs perfectly mimic the non-linear, complex challenges of the real-world. They provide

the ability for IT professionals to practice and refine their competencies outside of the realm of their day-to-day work experience. This type of experiential learning has been proven to deliver the highest retention amongst training methodologies.

Fully-Immersive, Practical Skills Training Anytime, Anywhere

As part of a blended solution, LiveLabs are an attractive complement to instructor-led and computer-based training. LiveLabs provide practical IT training through these components:

• Self-paced Anytime, Anywhere Training - Many students prefer LiveLabs because they offer the ability to tune the pace and timing of training to their own schedule, not that of a classroom.
• Live Hands-on Access to Real Devices - A two-pane browser window provides access to a lab guide, and the pre-configured server environment.
• Challenging Scenarios - Advanced users will enjoy scenario-based lab guides while novice users can obtain a step-by-step tutorial and command list to help build real-world experience.
• Dynamic, Immersive Student Experience – Users are provided a custom-built, “virtual” sandbox and are free to perform administrative tasks on actual servers - not a simulation.
• Intuitive Interface - Features an easy to use, integrated, two-pane interface so that learners can focus on learning instead of juggling multiple windows.

The LiveLabs Advantage

The LiveLabs advantage results from having each lab dynamically constructed for each user, leveraging a vast server farm and virtualization technology. Our unique provisioning and configuration engine ensures high performance and availability at

all times. As a result, we can deploy tailored, custom Microsoft labs in seconds.

We also uniquely offer proprietary SmartLabs for Microsoft’s planning and design courses. Instead of providing access to servers, these labs provide engaging, interactive, real-world, case-based exercises. They challenge users to develop a plan and

provides tailored feedback accordingly.

Additional features of LiveLabs for Microsoft include:

• A compelling, personal, and safe online experience
• Full administrative control to edit registries, alter configuration and services
• A fully immersive, high performance learning environment
• Firewall friendliness and global accessibility
• An integrated two-pane user interface
• A standards-based interface for integration with Learning Management systems

Comprehensive Coverage of Basic and Advanced Microsoft Server Topics

CBT Direct is uniquely qualified to offer Toolwire’s comprehensive labs covering topics necessary to gain proficiency with Microsoft Server Environments. Toolwire labs map directly to the current learning objectives within Microsoft’s official MCSE course curriculum.

Mapping Summary

CBT Direct’s LiveLabs for MCSE feature three accesses per lab per user with up to 90 minutes per access. Access a suite of over 43 different hands-on lab exercises using live servers mapping to these MCSE exam titles:

Exam 70-290

- Creating Organizational Units

- Managing User and Computer Accounts

- Creating and Managing Groups

- Managing Access to Resources

- Implementing Printing

- Managing Access to Objects in Organizational Units

- Implementing Group Policy

- Preparing to Administer a Server

- Monitor Server Performance

- Managing Disks

- Managing Disaster Recovery

Exam 70-291

- Managing and Monitoring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

- Managing and Monitoring Domain Name System (DNS)

- Configuring Network Access

- Managing and Monitoring Network Access

Exam 70-293

- Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Physical and Logical Network

- Planning a TCP/IP Physical and Logical Network

- Planning and Troubleshooting Routing

- Planning a DHCP Strategy and Troubleshooting DHCP Issues

- Planning a DNS Strategy

- Troubleshooting Network Access

- Planning and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network

Exam 70-294

- Implementing an Active Directory Forest Domain Structure

- Implementing an Organizational Unit Structure

- Implementing User, Group and Computer Accounts

- Implementing the Placement of Domain Controllers

Exam 70-298

- Planning a Security Framework

- Identifying Threats to Network Security

- Creating a Security Design for Physical Resources

- Creating a Security Design for Accounts

- Creating a Security Design for Authentication

- Creating a Security Design for Data

- Designing an Incident Response Procedure

Exam 70-270

- Planning a Microsoft Windows XP Installation

- Installing Windows XP Professional

- Configuring the Desktop Environment

- Configuring and Managing File Systems

- Configuring TCP/IP Addressing and Name Resolution

Exam 70-297

- Introduction to Designing an Active Directory and Network Infrastructure

- Designing a Forest and Domain Infrastructure

- Designing a Site Infrastructure

- Designing the Physical Network

- Designing for Network Connectivity

System Requirements:

• 56Kbps+ connection is recommended
• Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, ME, NT4.0, 98
• Internet Explorer 6.X sP1+
• Citrix Web client applet version 7.1+
• Macromedia Flash plug-in 6.0+
• Microsoft Java Virtual Machine and Javascript enabled
• SSL connectivity (port 443)

Copyright © 2005 CBT Direct, LLC. All rights reserved. Toolwire LiveLabs are covered by a 30-day performance warranty. No other warranties or certification guarantees apply. Information herein is subject to change without notice. Toolwire, the Toolwire logo and LiveLabs are trademarks of Toolwire in the USA and certain other countries. All other trademarks and logos are properties of their respective owners.