Administering Windows Server 2012 R2

Enhance your IT expertise with our Administering Windows Server 2012 R2 course, designed for IT professionals seeking to excel in managing and maintaining Windows Server 2012 environments and preparing for the MCSA certification.

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Essential Skills Gained

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Configure and troubleshoot Windows Server 2012 components.

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Manage and maintain Active Directory and Group Policy.

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Implement network policies and remote access solutions.

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Deploy and secure server images and updates.

Format

  • Instructor-led
  • 5 days with lectures and hands-on labs.

Audience

  • Windows Server Administrators
  • IT Professionals pursuing MCSA certification
  • DataCenter Administrators
  • Infrastructure Managers

Description

Get hands-on instruction and practice administering Windows Server 2012, including Windows Server 2012 R2, in this five-day Microsoft Official Course. This course is part two in a series of three courses that provides the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2012 infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment. The three courses collectively cover implementing, managing, maintaining and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server 2012 environment. Although there is some cross-over of skills and tasks across these courses, this course focuses on the administration tasks necessary to maintain a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure such as configuring and troubleshooting name resolution, user and group management with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and Group Policy, implementing Remote Access solutions such as DirectAccess, VPNs and Web Application Proxy, implementing Network Policies and Network Access Protection, Data Security, deployment and maintenance of server images, as well as update management and monitoring of Windows Server 2012 environments. This course maps directly to and is the preferred choice for hands-on preparation for Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Exam 411: Administering Windows Server 2012, which is the second of three exams required for MCSA: Windows Server 2012 credential. Labs in this course are based on Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1.

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Course Outline

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Module 1: Configuring and Troubleshooting Domain Name System

  1. Configuring the DNS Server Role

  2. Configuring DNS Zones

  3. Configuring DNS Zone Transfers

  4. Managing and Troubleshooting DNS

  5. Lab Activities

Module 2: Maintaining Active Directory Domain Services

  1. Overview of AD DS

  2. Implementing Virtualized Domain Controllers

  3. Implementing RODCs

  4. Administering AD DS

  5. Managing the AD DS Database

  6. Lab Activities

Module 3: Managing User and Service Accounts

  1. Configuring Password Policy and User Account Lockout Settings

  2. Configuring Managed Service Accounts

  3. Lab Activities

Module 4: Implementing a Group Policy Infrastructure

  1. Introducing Group Policy

  2. Implementing and Administering GPOs

  3. Group Policy Scope and Group Policy Processing

  4. Troubleshooting the Application of GPOs

  5. Lab Activities

Module 5: Managing User Desktops with Group Policy

  1. Implementing Administrative Templates

  2. Configuring Folder Redirection and Scripts

  3. Configuring Group Policy Preferences

  4. Managing Software with Group Policy

  5. Lab Activities

Module 6: Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting the Network Policy Server Role

  1. Installing and Configuring a Network Policy Server

  2. Configuring RADIUS Clients and Servers

  3. NPS Authentication Methods

  4. Monitoring and Troubleshooting a Network Policy Server

  5. Lab Activities

Module 7: Implementing Network Access Protection

  1. Overview of Network Access Protection

  2. Overview of NAP Enforcement Processes

  3. Configuring NAP

  4. Configuring IPSec Enforcement for NAP

  5. Monitoring and Troubleshooting NAP

  6. Lab Activities

Module 8: Implementing Remote Access

  1. Overview of Remote Access

  2. Implementing DirectAccess by Using the Getting Started Wizard

  3. Implementing and Managing an Advanced DirectAccess Infrastructure

  4. Implementing VPN

  5. Implementing Web Application Proxy

  6. Lab Activities

Module 9: Optimizing File Services

  1. Overview of FSRM

  2. Using FSRM to Manage Quotas, File Screens, and Storage Reports

  3. Implementing Classification and File Management Tasks

  4. Overview of DFS

  5. Configuring DFS Namespaces

  6. Configuring and Troubleshooting DFS Replication

  7. Lab Activities

Module 10: Configuring Encryption and Advanced Auditing

  1. Encrypting Drives by Using BitLocker

  2. Encrypting Files by Using EFS

  3. Configuring Advanced Auditing

  4. Lab Activities

Module 11: Deploying and Maintaining Server Images

  1. Overview of Windows Deployment Services

  2. Managing Images

  3. Implementing Deployment with Windows Deployment Services

  4. Administering Windows Deployment Services

  5. Lab Activities

Module 12: Implementing Update Management

  1. Overview of WSUS

  2. Deploying Updates with WSUS

  3. Lab Activities

Module 13: Monitoring Windows Server 2012

  1. Monitoring Tools

  2. Using Performance Monitor

  3. Monitoring Event Logs

  4. Lab Activities

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