Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services

Course details

Students will learn advanced configuration and services tasks necessary to deploy, manage and maintain Windows Server 2012 infrastructure, such as identity management, rights management, Federated services, network load balancing, and failover clustering.

Course Outline

1 - Implementing Advanced Network Services

• Configuring Advanced DHCP Features
• Configuring Advanced DNS Settings
• Implementing IPAM
• Managing IP Address Spaces with IPAM
• Lab : Implementing Advanced Network Services

2 - Implementing Advanced File Services

• Configuring iSCSI Storage
• Configuring BranchCache
• Optimizing Storage Usage
• Lab : Implementing Advanced File Services
• Lab : Implementing BranchCache

3 - Implementing Dynamic Access Control

• Overview of DAC
• Implementing DAC Components
• Implementing DAC for Access Control
• Implementing Access Denied Assistance
• Implementing and Managing Work Folders
• Lab : Implementing Secure Data Access

4 - Implementing Distributed Active Directory Domain Services Deployments

• Overview of Distributed AD DS Deployments
• Deploying a Distributed AD DS Environment
• Configuring AD DS Trusts
• Lab : Implementing Complex AD DS Deployments

5 - Implementing Active Directory Domain Services Sites and Replication

• Overview of AD DS Replication
• Configuring AD DS Sites
• Configuring and Monitoring AD DS Replication
• Lab : Implementing AD DS Sites and Replication

6 - Implementing AD CS

• Using 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 Certificates

7 - Implementing Active Directory Rights Management Services

• AD RMS Overview
• Deploying and Managing an AD RMS Infrastructure
• Configuring AD RMS Content Protection
• Configuring External Access to AD RMS
• Lab : Implementing AD RMS

8 - Implementing Active Directory Federation Services

• Overview of AD FS
• Deploying AD FS
• Implementing AD FS for a Single Organization
• Deploying AD FS in a B2B Federation Scenario
• Extending AD FS to External Clients
• Lab : Implementing AD FS
• Lab : Implementing AD FS for External Partners and Users

9 - Implementing Network Load Balancing

• Overview of NLB
• Configuring an NLB Cluster
• Planning an NLB Implementation
• Lab : Implementing Network Load Balancing

10 - Implementing Failover Clustering

• Overview of Failover Clustering
• 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 Clustering

11 - Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V

• Overview of Integrating Hyper-V with Failover Clustering
• Implementing Hyper-V Virtual Machines on Failover Clusters
• Implementing Hyper-V Virtual Machine Movement
• Lab : Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V

12 - Implementing Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

• Data Protection Overview
• Implementing Windows Server Backup
• Implementing Server and Data Recovery
• Lab : Implementing Windows Server Backup and Restore

Target Audience: This course is intended for IT professionals with hands-on experience implementing, managing, and maintaining a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment, who wish to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to carry out advanced management and provisioning of services within the Windows Server 2012 environment. Students are typically be experienced system administrators and should have approximately two years of hands-on experience working in a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 environment.

Related Certifications:

• MCSA: Windows Server 2012
• MCSE: Desktop Infrastructure
• MCSE: Private Cloud
• MCSE: Server Infrastructure
• MCSE: Communication
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE): Messaging
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Sharepoint

Related Exams:

• Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services