Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services

Master the advanced configuration of Windows Server 2012 services, essential for IT professionals aiming to excel in enterprise environments and achieve MCSA certification.

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Essential Skills Gained

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Configure advanced features for networking and storage services.

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Implement security and access control in a Windows Server 2012 environment.

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Deploy and manage Active Directory services and integrations.

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Ensure high availability and disaster recovery for business-critical applications.

Format

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

Audience

  • Experienced Windows Server Administrators
  • IT Professionals pursuing MCSA Certification
  • MCSE Exam Candidates
  • Datacenter Infrastructure Specialists

Description

Get hands-on instruction and practice configuring advanced Windows Server 2012, including Windows Server 2012 R2, services in this five-day Microsoft Official Course. This course is part three 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 advanced configuration of services necessary to deploy, manage and maintain a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure, such as advanced networking services, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS), Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS), Network Load Balancing, Failover Clustering, business continuity and disaster recovery services as well as access and information provisioning and protection technologies such as Dynamic Access Control (DAC), and Web Application Proxy integration with AD FS and Workplace Join. This course maps directly to and is the preferred choice for hands-on preparation for Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Exam 412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services, which is the third of three exams required for MCSA: Windows Server 2012 credential. This course utilizes online labs. Students attending this class will have 6 months access to the online labs.

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Course Outline

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Module 1: Implementing Advanced Network Services

  1. Configuring Advanced DHCP Features

  2. Configuring Advanced DNS Settings

  3. Implementing IPAM

  4. Managing IP Address Spaces with IPAM

Module 2: Implementing Advanced File Services

  1. Configuring iSCSI Storage

  2. Configuring BranchCache

  3. Optimizing Storage Usage

Module 3: Implementing Dynamic Access Control

  1. Overview of DAC

  2. Implementing DAC Components

  3. Implementing DAC for Access Control

  4. Implementing Access Denied Assistance

  5. Implementing and Managing Work Folders

Module 4: Implementing Distributed AD DS Deployments

  1. Overview of Distributed AD DS Deployments

  2. Deploying a Distributed AD DS Environment

  3. Configuring AD DS Trusts

Module 5: Implementing AD DS Sites and Replication

  1. AD DS Replication Overview

  2. Configuring AD DS Sites

  3. Configuring and Monitoring AD DS Replication

Module 6: Implementing Active Directory Certificate Services

  1. Using Certificates in a Business Environment

  2. PKI Overview

  3. Deploying CAs

  4. Deploying and Managing Certificate Templates

  5. Implementing Certificate Distribution and Revocation

  6. Managing Certificate Recovery

Module 7: Implementing Active Directory Rights Management Services

  1. AD RMS Overview

  2. Deploying and Managing an AD RMS Infrastructure

  3. Configuring AD RMS Content Protection

  4. Configuring External Access to AD RMS

Module 8: Implementing Active Directory Federation Services

  1. Overview of AD FS

  2. Deploying AD FS

  3. Implementing AD FS for a Single Organization

  4. Deploying AD FS in a Business-to-Business Federation Scenario

  5. Extending AD FS to External Clients

Module 9: Implementing Network Load Balancing

  1. Overview of NLB

  2. Configuring an NLB Cluster

  3. Planning an NLB Implementation

Module 10: Implementing Failover Clustering

  1. Failover Clustering Overview

  2. Implementing a Failover Cluster

  3. Configuring Highly Available Applications and Services on a Failover Cluster

  4. Maintaining a Failover Cluster

  5. Implementing a Multi-Site Failover Cluster

Module 11: Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V

  1. Overview of Integrating Hyper-V with Failover Clustering

  2. Implementing Hyper-V Virtual Machines on Failover Clusters

  3. Implementing Hyper-V Virtual Machine Movement

  4. Managing Hyper-V Virtual Environments by Using VMM

Module 12: Implementing Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

  1. Data Protection Overview

  2. Implementing Windows Server Backup

  3. Implementing Server and Data Recovery

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