Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 Central

Course details

This course will explain new features and functionality in Windows Server 2012 around management, networking infrastructure, storage, access control, Hyper-V, high availability, and identity federation. Specific technologies covered will include Dynamic Access Control (DAC), Failover Clustering, Microsoft Online Backup and changes with Active Directory, and Hyper-V and Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS).

Lesson 1: Installing and Configuring Servers Based on Windows Server 2012

• Installing Windows Server 2012
• Configuring Windows Server 2012
• Configuring Remote Management for Windows Server 2012 Servers
• Lab: Installing and Configuring Server Based on Windows Server 2012

Lesson 2: Monitoring and Maintaining Windows Server 2012

• Monitoring Windows Server 2012
• Implementing Windows Server backup
• Implementing Server and Data Recovery
• Lab: Monitoring and Maintaining Windows Server 2012

Lesson 3: Managing Windows Server 2012 by Using Windows PowerShell 3.0

• Overview of Windows PowerShell 3.0
• Using Windows PowerShell 3.0 to Manage AD DS
• Managing Servers by Using Windows PowerShell 3.0
• Lab: Managing Server Running Windows Server 2012 by Using Windows PowerShell 3.0

Lesson 4: Managing Storage for Windows Server 2012

• New Features in Windows Server 2012 Storage
• Configuring iSCSI Storage
• Configuring Storage Spaces in Windows Server 2012
• Configuring BranchCache in Windows Server 2012
• Lab: Managing Storage for Servers Based on Windows Server 2012 Implementing BranchCache

Lesson 5: Implementing Network Services

• Implementing DNS and DHCP Enhancements
• Implementing IP Address Management
• NAP Overview
• Implementing NAP
• Lab: Implementing Network Services

Lesson 6: Implementing DirectAccess

• Overview of DirectAccess
• Installing and Configuring
• DirectAccess Components
• Lab: Implementing DirectAccess

Lesson 7: 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

Lesson 8: Implementing Hyper-V

• Configuring Hyper-V Servers
• Configuring Hyper-V Storage
• Configuring Hyper-V Networking
• Configuring Hyper-V Virtual Machines
• Lab: Implementing Server Virtualization with Hyper-V

Lesson 9: Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V

• Overview of the Integration of 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 System Center
• Virtual Machine Manager
• Lab: Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V

Lesson 10: Implementing Dynamic Access Control

• Overview of Dynamic Access Control
• Planning for a Dynamic Access
• Control Implementation
• Implementing and Configuring Dynamic Access Control
• Lab: Implementing Dynamic Access Control

Lesson 11: Implementing Active Directory Domain Services

• Deploying AD DS Domain Controllers
• Configuring AD DS Domain Controllers
• Implementing Service Accounts
• Implementing Group Policy in AD DS
• Maintaining AD DS
• Lab: Implementing AD DS

Lesson 12: 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
• Lab: Implementing AD FS

Prerequisites

• Two or more years of experience deploying and managing Windows Server 2008
• Experience with Windows networking technologies and implementation
• Experience with Active Directory technologies and implementation
• Experience with Windows Server 2008 server virtualization technologies and implementation