Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012

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