Administering Windows Server 2012 Bukit Merah, Central

Course details

This course is part two, of a series of three courses, which provide 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.

Lesson 1: Implementing a Group Policy Infrastructure

• Introducing Group Policy
• Implementing and Administering GPOs
• Managing Group Policy Scope
• Group Policy Processing
• Troubleshooting the Application of GPOs
• Lab: Implementing a Group Policy Infrastructure

Lesson 2: Managing User Desktops with Group Policy

• Implementing Administrative Templates
• Configuring Folder Redirection and Scripts
• Configuring Group Policy Preferences
• Managing Software with Group Policy
• Lab: Managing User Desktops with Group Policy

Lesson 3: Managing User and Service Accounts

• Automating User Account Creation
• Configuring Password Policy and Account Lockout Settings
• Creating and Administering User Accounts
• Configuring User Object Attributes
• Configuring Managed Service Accounts
• Lab: Managing User and Service Accounts

Lesson 4: Maintaining Active Directory Domain Services

• Implementing Virtualized Domain Controllers
• Implementing Read Only Domain Controllers
• Administering AD DS
• Managing the AD DS Database
• Lab: Maintaining Active Directory Domain Services

Lesson 5: Configuring and Troubleshooting DNS

• Installing the DNS Server Role
• Configuring the DNS Server Role
• Configuring DNS Zones
• Configuring DNS Zone Transfers
• Managing and Troubleshooting DNS
• Lab: Configuring and Troubleshooting DNS

Lesson 6: Configuring and Troubleshooting Remote Access

• Configuring Network Access
• Configuring VPN Access
• Overview of Network Policies
• Troubleshooting Routing and Remote Access
• Configuring DirectAccess
• Lab: Configuring and Troubleshooting Remote Access

Lesson 7: Installing and Configuring a Network Policy Server

• Installing and Configuring NPS to Support RADIUS
• Configuring a RADIUS Client

Lesson 8: Implementing Network Access Protection

• Overview of Network Access Protection
• Overview of NAP Enforcement Processes
• Configuring NAP
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting NAP
• Lab: Implementing Network Access Protection

Lesson 9: Optimizing File Services

• Overview of FSRM
• Using FSRM to Manage Quotas, File Screens, and Storage Reports
• Implementing Classification
• Management and File Management Tasks
• DFS Overview
• Configuring DFS Namespaces
• Configuring and Troubleshooting DFS Replication
• Lab: Configuring Quotas and File Screening by Using FSRM
• Lab: Configuring DFS Namespaces and Replication

Lesson 10: Configuring Encryption and Advanced Auditing

• Encrypting Network Files with EFS
• Configuring Advanced Auditing
• Lab: Configuring Encryption and Advanced Auditing

Lesson 11: Deploying and Maintaining Server Images

• Overview of Windows Deployment Services
• Implementing Deployment with WDS
• Administering WDS
• Lab: Deploying and Maintaining Server Images Using Windows Deployment Services

Lesson 12: Deploying and Maintaining Server Images

• Overview of WSUS
• Deploying Updates with WSUS
• Lab: Implementing Update Management

Lesson 13: Monitoring Windows Server 2012

• Monitoring Tools
• Using Performance Monitor
• Monitoring Event Logs
• Lab: Monitoring Windows Server 2012

Prerequisites

• At least one year of experience working with Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012.
• Good knowledge and understanding of Active Directory and networking infrastructure.
• Knowledge equivalent to that already covered in “20410A Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012”.