The course is part three, of a series of three courses, which provides hands-on instruction and practice configuring advanced Windows Server 2012, including Windows Server 2012 R2 services. The three courses in total will collectively cover implementing, managing, maintaining and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server 2012 environment. While there is some cross-over in skillset and tasks across the three courses this course will primarily cover advanced configuration and services tasks 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 70412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services, which is the third of three exams required for MCSA: Windows Server 2012 credential.
Note: Labs in this course are based on the General Availability release of Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1.
Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services (R2 Update) Course Objectives- Configure advanced features for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS), and configure IP Address Management (IPAM) with Windows Server 2012.
- Configure and manage iSCSI, BranchCache and FSRM.
- Configure DAC to manage and audit access to shared files.
- Plan and implement an AD DS deployment that includes multiple domains and forests.
- Plan and implement an AD DS deployment that includes locations.
- Implement and configure an Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) deployment.
- Implement an AD RMS deployment.
- Implement an AD FS deployment.
- Provide high availability and load balancing for web-based applications by implementing Network Load Balancing (NLB).
- Implement and validate high availability and load balancing for web-based applications by implementing NLB.
- Provide high availability for network services and applications by implementing failover clustering.
- Implement a failover cluster, and configure and validate a highly available network service.
- Deploy and manage Hyper-V virtual machines in a failover cluster.
- Implement a backup and disaster recovery solution based on business and technical requirements.
Course Prerequisites for 20412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services (R2 Update)- Required: 20410: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Boot Camp
- Required: 20411: Administering Windows Server 2012 Boot Camp
- Required: CompTIA Network+ Certification
- Real world, hands on experience working in a Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012 Enterprise environment.
- Real world experience Implementing, Managing and Configuring Active Directory and Networking infrastructure
Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services (R2 Update) Course OutlineImplementing Advanced Network ServicesConfiguring Advanced DHCP Features
Configuring Advanced DNS Settings
Implementing IPAM
Managing IP Address Spaces with IPAM
Lab : Implementing Advanced Network ServicesImplementing Advanced File ServicesConfiguring iSCSI Storage
Configuring BranchCache
Optimizing Storage Usage
Lab : Implementing Advanced File Services
Lab : Implementing BranchCacheImplementing Dynamic Access ControlOverview of DAC
Implementing DAC Components
Implementing DAC for Access Control
Implementing Access Denied Assistance
Implementing and Managing Work Folders
Lab : Implementing Secure Data AccessImplementing Distributed AD DS DeploymentsOverview of Distributed AD DS Deployments
Deploying a Distributed AD DS Environment
Configuring AD DS Trusts
Lab : Implementing Distributed AD DS DeploymentsImplementing AD DS Sites and ReplicationAD DS Replication Overview
Configuring AD DS Sites
Configuring and Monitoring AD DS Replication
Lab : Implementing AD DS Sites and ReplicationImplementing Active Directory Certificate ServicesUsing Certificates in a Business Environment
PKI Overview
Deploying CAs
Deploying and Managing Certificate Templates
Implementing Certificate Distribution and Revocation
Managing Certificate Recovery
Lab : Deploying and Configuring CA Hierarchy
Lab : Deploying and Managing CertificatesImplementing Active Directory Rights Management ServicesAD RMS Overview
Deploying and Managing an AD RMS Infrastructure
Configuring AD RMS Content Protection
Configuring External Access to AD RMS
Lab : Implementing AD RMSImplementing Active Directory Federation ServicesOverview of AD FS
Deploying AD FS
Implementing AD FS for a Single Organization
Deploying AD FS in a Business-to-Business Federation Scenario
Extending AD FS to External Clients
Lab : Implementing AD FSLab : Implementing AD FS for External Partners and UsersImplementing Network Load BalancingOverview of NLB
Configuring an NLB Cluster
Planning an NLB Implementation
Lab : Implementing NLBImplementing Failover ClusteringFailover Clustering Overview
Implementing a Failover Cluster
Configuring Highly Available Applications and Services on a Failover Cluster
Maintaining a Failover Cluster
Implementing a Multi-Site Failover Cluster
Lab : Implementing Failover ClusteringImplementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-VOverview of Integrating Hyper-V with Failover Clustering
Implementing Hyper-V Virtual Machines on Failover Clusters
Implementing Hyper-V Virtual Machine Movement
Managing Hyper-V Virtual Environments by Using VMM
Lab : Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-VImplementing Business Continuity and Disaster RecoveryData Protection Overview
Implementing Windows Server Backup
Implementing Server and Data Recovery
Lab : Implementing Windows Server Backup and Restore