Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012

Descrizione del corso

Get hands-on instruction and practice configuring and implementing new features and functionality in Windows Server 2012, including Windows Server 2012 R2, in this five-day Microsoft Official Course. This course is designed for IT professionals who want to upgrade their existing Windows Server technical skills to Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2. It presumes a high level of knowledge about previous Windows Server technologies and skills equivalent to MCSA: Windows Server 2008 credential. The course covers the new features and functionality in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2, including management, network infrastructure, storage, access control, virtualization, high availability, and identity federation. Specific technologies covered include Windows PowerShell, Storage Spaces and Internet Small Computer System interface (iSCSI), Active Directory, Hyper-V, implementation of Remote Access solutions such as DirectAccess, VPNs, and Web Application Proxy (WAP). The course also covers Failover Clustering, Federation Services as well as access and information provisioning and protection technologies such as Dynamic Access Control, and Web Application Proxy integration with Federation Services and Workplace Join. This course is not a product upgrade course, detailing considerations for migrating and upgrading your specific environment to Windows Server 2012. Rather, this course will update your existing Windows Server knowledge and skills to Windows Server 2012, including Windows Server 2012 R2. This course maps directly to and is the preferred choice for hands-on preparation for Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Exam 417: Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012, which is the upgrade exam for certifications that have qualifying upgrade paths.

Programma

1. Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
   • Installing Windows Server 2012 R2
   • Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012
   • Configuring Remote Management for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012
2. Managing Windows Server 2012 by Using Windows PowerShell
   • Overview of Windows PowerShell
   • Using Windows PowerShell to Manage AD DS
   • Managing Servers by Using Windows PowerShell
3. Managing Storage in Windows Server 2012
   • Storage Features in Windows Server 2012
   • Configuring iSCSI Storage
   • Configuring Storage Spaces in Windows Server 2012
   • Configuring BranchCache in Windows Server 2012
4. Implementing Network Services
   • Implementing DNS and DHCP Enhancements
   • Implementing IPAM
   • Managing IP Address Spaces with IPAM
   • NAP Overview
   • Implementing NAP
5. Implementing Remote Access
   • Remote Access Overview
   • Implementing DirectAccess by Using the Getting Started Wizard
   • Implementing and Managing an Advanced DirectAccess Infrastructure
   • Implementing VPN
6. 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 Multisite Failover Cluster
7. Implementing Hyper-V
   • Configuring Hyper-V Servers
   • Configuring Hyper-V Storage
   • Configuring Hyper-V Networking
   • Configuring Hyper-V Virtual Machines
8. Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V
   • Overview of the Integration of Hyper-V Server 2012 with Failover Clustering
   • Implementing Hyper-V Virtual Machines on Failover Clusters
   • Implementing Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Virtual Machine Movement
   • Implementing Hyper-V Replica
   • Managing Hyper-V Virtual Environments by Using Virtual Machine Manager
9. Implementing Secure Data Access for Users and Devices
   • Dynamic Access Control Overview
   • Implementing DAC Components
   • Implementing DAC for Access Control
   • Implementing Access-Denied Assistance
   • Implementing and Managing Work Folders
10. Implementing Active Directory Domain Services
    • Deploying AD DS Domain Controllers
    • Configuring AD DS Domain Controllers
    • Implementing Service Accounts
    • Implementing Group Policy in AD DS
    • Overview of Windows Azure Active Directory
    • Maintaining AD DS
11. Implementing AD FS
    • Overview of AD FS
    • Deploying AD FS
    • Implementing AD FS for a Single Organization
    • Deploying AD FS in a Business-to-Business Federation Scenario
    • Implementing Web Application Proxy
    • Implementing Workplace Join
12. Monitoring and Maintaining Windows Server 2012
    • Monitoring Windows Server 2012
    • Implementing Windows Server Backup
    • Implementing Server and Data Recovery