Administering Windows Server 2012 (NE-20411)

Course details

Introduction

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. Labs in this course are based on Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1.

Course Content

• Module 1: Configuring and Troubleshooting Domain Name System
• Module 2: Maintaining Active Directory Domain Services
• Module 3: Managing User and Service Accounts
• Module 4: Implementing a Group Policy Infrastructure
• Module 5: Managing User Desktops with Group Policy
• Module 6: Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting the Network Policy Server Role
• Module 7: Implementing Network Access Protection
• Module 8: Implementing Remote Access
• Module 9: Optimizing File Services
• Module 10: Configuring Encryption and Advanced Auditing
• Module 11: Deploying and Maintaining Server Images
• Module 12: Implementing Update Management
• Module 13: Monitoring Windows Server 2012