Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server® 2012

Course Code: 5077

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Overview

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. The course focuses on all the new features in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2, including management, network infrastructure, storage, access control, virtualization, high availability, and identity federation. The course covers topics on technologies such as 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).

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Course Delivery

This course is available in the following formats:

Live Classroom
Duration: 5 days

Live Virtual Classroom
Duration: 5 days

What You'll learn

Install and configure Windows Server 2012
Manage Windows Server 2012 by using Windows PowerShell®
Manage storage in Windows Server 2012
Implement network services
Implement Remote Access
Implement Failover Clustering
Implement Hyper-V™
Implement Failover Clustering with Hyper-V
Implementing secure data access for users and devices
Implement Active Directory® Domain Services (AD DS)
Implement Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)
Monitor and maintain Windows Server 2012

Outline

Module 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

Lab: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2

Module 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

Lab: Managing Servers Running Windows Server 2012 by Using Windows PowerShell

Module 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

Lab: Managing Storage on Servers Running Windows Server 2012
Lab: Implementing BranchCache

Module 4: Implementing Network Services

Implementing IPAM
Managing IP Address Spaces with IPAM
NAP Overview
Implementing NAP

Lab: Implementing Network Services
Lab: Deploying NAP

Module 5: Implementing Remote Access

Remote Access Overview
Implementing DirectAccess by Using the Getting Started Wizard
Implementing and Managing an Advanced DirectAccess Infrastructure
Implementing VPN

Lab: Implementing DirectAccess

Module 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

Lab: Implementing Failover Clustering

Module 7: 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

Module 8: Implementing Failover Clustering with Windows Server 2012 R2 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

Lab: Implementing Failover Clustering with Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V

Module 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

Lab: Implementing Secure File Access

Module 10: Implementing AD DS

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

Lab: Implementing AD DS
Lab: Troubleshooting and Maintaining AD DS

Module 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

Lab: Implementing AD FS

Module 12: Monitoring and Maintaining Windows Server 2012

Monitoring Windows Server 2012
Implementing Windows Server Backup
Implementing Server and Data Recovery

Lab: Monitoring and Maintaining Windows 2012 Servers

Prerequisites

There are no mandatory prerequisites for this course, however, completing the Foundations of Agile course prior to taking up this course would be beneficial.