Updating Windows Server 2003/2008 to 2012

Course details

Course Outline

1 - Preparing to Deploy Windows Server 2012

• Planning a Windows Server 2012 Implementation
• Installing Windows Server 2012
• Configuring and Managing Servers Remotely
• Implementing a Volume Licensing Strategy

2 - Deploying Windows Server 2012

• Selecting a Suitable Deployment Method
• The Windows Assessment and Deployment Toolkit
• Overview of Image Files in the Deployment Process
• Working with Unattended Answer Files

3 - Implementing Lite-Touch Deployments

• Overview of MDT 2013
• Implementing Windows Deployment Services to Support Lite-Touch Deployments
• Configuring Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
• Performing Lite-Touch Deployments

4 - Planning to Virtualize Workloads

• Planning Server Virtualization Deployments
• Implementing Server Virtualization by Using Hyper-V
• Designing Virtual Machines

5 - Implementing IPv4

• Overview of TCP/IP
• Understanding IPv4 Addressing
• Subnetting and Supernetting
• Configuring and Troubleshooting IPv4

6 - Implementing IPv6

• Overview of IPv6
• IPv6 Addressing
• Coexistence with IPv4
• IPv6 Transition Technologies

7 - Implementing Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

• Overview of the DHCP Server Role
• Configuring DHCP Scopes
• Managing a DHCP Database
• Securing and Monitoring DHCP

8 - Implementing DNS

• Name Resolution for Windows Clients and Servers
• Installing a DNS Server
• Managing DNS Zones

9 - Upgrading and Migrating Networking Services

• Migrating the DHCP Server Role
• Implementing IPAM

10 - Upgrading and Migrating Server Roles

• Upgrading and Migrating File Servers
• Migrating Web and Application Servers

11 - Implementing Local Storage

• Overview of Storage
• Managing Disks and Volumes
• Implementing Storage Spaces

12 - Implementing File and Print Services

• Securing Files and Folders
• Protecting Shared Files and Folders by Using Shadow Copies
• Configuring Work Folders
• Configuring Network Printing

13 - Upgrading and Migrating AD DS

• Overview of Windows Server 2012 AD DS Upgrade and Migration
• Upgrading Domain Controllers to Windows Server 2012
• Restructuring an Active Directory Domain
• Migrating Active Directory Certificate Services

14 - Managing Active Directory Domain Services Objects

• Managing User Accounts
• Managing Groups
• Managing Computer Accounts
• Delegating Administration

15 - Implementing Group Policy

• Overview of Group Policy
• Group Policy Processing
• Implementing a Central Store for Administrative Templates

16 - Securing Windows Servers Using Group Policy Objects

• Security Overview for Windows Operating Systems
• Configuring Security Settings
• Restricting Software
• Configuring Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

17 - Migrating to Microsoft Azure

• Extending Virtualization to the Cloud Environment
• Overview of Azure Active Directory
• Implementing Azure Active Directory