Implementing an Advanced Server Infrastructure

Course details

Students learn skills to plan and implement a highly available, secure infrastructure with focus on Active Directory® Federation Service (AD FS), public key infrastructure (PKI), and Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS).

Course Outline

1 - Overview of Management in an Enterprise Data Center

• Overview of the Enterprise Data Center
• Overview of the Microsoft System Center 2012 Components
• Lab : Considerations for Implementing an Enterprise Data Center

2 - Planning and Implementing a Server Virtualization Strategy

• Planning a VMM Deployment
• Planning and Implementing a Server Virtualization Host Environment
• Lab : Planning and Implementing a Server Virtualization Strategy

3 - Planning and Implementing Networks and Storage for Virtualization

• Planning a Storage Infrastructure for Virtualization
• Implementing a Storage Infrastructure for Virtualization
• Planning and Implementing a Network Infrastructure for Virtualization
• Planning and Implementing Network Virtualization
• Lab : Planning and Implementing Virtual Networks and Storage

4 - Planning and Deploying Virtual Machines

• Planning a Virtual Machine Configuration
• Preparing for Virtual Machine Deployments with VMM
• Deploying Virtual Machines
• Planning and Implementing Hyper-V Replica
• Lab : Planning and Implementing a Virtual Machine Deployment and Management Strategy

5 - Planning and Implementing a Virtualization Administration Solution

• Planning and Implementing Automation with System Center 2012
• Planning and Implementing System Center 2012 Administration
• Planning and Implementing Self-Service Options in System Center 2012
• Planning and Implementing Updates in a Server Virtualization Infrastructure
• Lab : Planning and Implementing an Administration Solution for Virtualization

6 - Planning and Implementing a Server Monitoring Strategy

• Planning Monitoring in Windows Server 2012
• Overview of Operations Manager
• Planning and Configuring Monitoring Components
• Configuring Integration with VMM
• Lab : Implementing a Server Monitoring Strategy

7 - Planning and Implementing High Availability for File Services and Applications

• Planning and Implementing Storage Spaces
• Planning and Implementing a DFS
• Planning and Implementing NLB
• Lab : Planning and Implementing High Availability for File Services and Applications

8 - Planning and Implementing a High Availability Infrastructure Using Failover Clustering

• Planning an Infrastructure for Failover Clustering
• Implementing Failover Clustering
• Planning and Implementing Updates for Failover Clusters
• Integrating Failover Clustering with Server Virtualization
• Planning a Multisite Failover Cluster
• Lab : Planning and Implementing a Highly Available Infrastructure Using Failover Clustering

9 - Planning and Implementing Server Update Infrastructure

• Overview of Business Continuity Planning
• Planning and Implementing Backup Strategies
• Planning and Implementing Recovery
• Planning and Implementing Backup and Recovery of Virtual Machines
• Lab : Implementing a Virtual Machine Backup Strategy with DPM

10 - Planning and Implementing an Public Key Infrastructure

• Planning and Implementing Deployment of a Certification Authority
• Planning and Implementing Certificate Templates
• Planning and Implementing Certificate Distribution and Revocation
• Planning and Implementing Key Archival and Recovery
• Lab : Planning and Implementing an Active Directory Certificate Services Infrastructure

11 - Planning and Implementing an Public Key Infrastructure

• Planning and Implementing an AD FS Server Infrastructure
• Planning and Implementing AD FS Claim Providers and Relying Parties
• Planning and Implementing AD FS Claims and Claim Rules
• Planning and Implementing Web Application Proxy
• Lab : Planning and Implementing an AD FS Infrastructure

12 - Planning and Implementing Data Access for Users and Devices

• Planning and Implementing DAC
• Planning Workplace Join
• Planning Work Folders
• Lab : Implementing DAC and Access Denied Assistance
• Lab : Implementing Work Folders

13 - Planning and Implementing an Information Rights Management Infrastructure

• AD RMS Overview
• Planning and Implementing an AD RMS Cluster
• Planning and Implementing AD RMS Templates and Policies
• Planning and Implementing External Access to AD RMS Services
• Planning and Implementing AD RMS Integration with Dynamic Access Control
• Lab : Planning and Implementing an AD RMS Infrastructure

Target Audience: This course is intended for Information Technology (IT) professionals who are responsible for planning, designing and deploying a physical and logical Windows Server 2012 enterprise and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) infrastructures including the network services. Candidates would typically have experience of previous Windows Server operating systems and have Windows Server 2012 certification (MCSA) or equivalent skills.

The secondary audience for this course will be candidates are IT professionals who are looking to take the exam 70-414: Implementing an Advanced Enterprise Server Infrastructure, as a stand-alone, or as part of the requirement for the MCSE certification.

Related Certifications:

• MCSE: Server Infrastructure

Related Exams:

• Implementing an Advanced Server Infrastructure