MOC 20417B: Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 Course Overview This course explains new features and functionality in Windows Server 2012 around management, networking infrastructure, storage, access control, Hyper-V, high availability, and identity federation. Course Introduction Course Introduction 7m Module 01 - Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Lesson 1: Installing Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 Editions Hardware Requirements for Installing Windows Server 2012 Considerations for Deploying Physical or Virtual Machines Windows Server 2012 Installation Sources Options for Upgrading and Migrating to Windows Server 2012 Choosing Between Server Core and Full Installation Installation Process for Windows Server 2012 Post-Installation Tasks Activating Windows Server 2012 Lesson 2: Configuring Windows Server 2012 Demo - Exploring Server Manager in Windows Server 2012 Server Roles in Windows Server 2012 Demo - Installing and Optimizing Server Roles in Windows Server 2012 Configuring Server Core in Windows Server 2012 Switching Between Server Core, Full, and Minimal Server Interface Options Configuring Networking and Network Interface Teaming Lesson 3: Configuring Remote Management for Windows Server 2012 Servers What Is Remote Management? How Remote Management Works in Windows Server 2012 Demo - Configuring Servers for Remote Management Managing Server Groups in Server Manager Demo - Managing Remote Servers by Using Server Manager Module 01 Review 1h 16m Module 02 - Monitoring and Maintaining Windows Server 2012 Lesson 1: Monitoring Windows Server 2012 Reasons for Monitoring Servers Typical Performance Bottlenecks Tools for Monitoring in Windows Server 2012 Demo - Creating Data Collector Sets Most Common Performance Counters What Are Alerts? What Are Event Subscriptions? 1h 24m
Demo - Configuring Event Subscriptions Monitoring a Network Lesson 2: Implementing Windows Server Backup Features of Windows Server Backup in Windows 2012 What Is Windows Azure Online Backup? Methods to Back Up Server Roles Demo - Backing Up Windows Server 2012 by Using Windows Server Backup Lesson 3: Implementing Server and Data Recovery Options for Server Recovery Options for Server Restore Considerations for Data Recovery Demo - Restoring with Windows Server Backup Restoring with Windows Azure Online Backup Module 02 Review Module 03 - Managing Windows Server 2012 by Using Windows PowerShell 3.0 Lesson 1: Overview of Windows PowerShell 3.0 What Is Windows PowerShell? Windows PowerShell Syntax Cmdlet Aliases Demo - Using the Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) Accessing Help in Windows PowerShell Using Windows PowerShell Modules What Is Windows PowerShell Remoting? What Is New in Windows PowerShell 3.0? Lesson 2: Using Windows PowerShell 3.0 to Manage AD DS Using the Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell Using Windows PowerShell Variables The Windows PowerShell Pipeline Options for Formatting Windows PowerShell Output Creating and Running Windows PowerShell Scripts Using Windows PowerShell Loops and Conditional Expressions Demo - Managing AD DS by Using Windows PowerShell Active Directory Administrative Center Integration with Windows PowerShell Lesson 3: Managing Servers by Using Windows PowerShell 3.0 Discussion: The Need for Windows PowerShell for Server Management What Is Windows PowerShell Web Access? What Are Windows PowerShell Jobs? Introduction to Windows PowerShell Workflow Demo - Managing a Server by Using Windows PowerShell 3.0 Module 03 Review 2h 6m Module 04 - Managing Storage for Windows Server 2012 Lesson 1: New Features in Windows Server 2012 Storage File and Storage Services in Windows Server 2012 What Is Data Deduplication? Demo - Configuring Data Deduplication What Are Thin Provisioning and Trim Storage? What s New in File Server Resource Manager? What Are Basic and Dynamic Disks? 1h 27m
What Is the Resilient File System? Removed and Deprecated Features Lesson 2: Configuring iscsi Storage What Is iscsi? iscsi Target Server and iscsi Initiator Advanced iscsi Configuration Options Demo - Configuring iscsi Target Demo - Connecting to the iscsi Storage Lesson 3: Configuring Storage Spaces in Windows Server 2012 What Are Storage Spaces? Storage Spaces Features Demo - Configuring a Storage Space Demo - Implementing Redundant Storage Spaces Lesson 4: Configuring BranchCache in Windows Server 2012 How Does BranchCache Work? BranchCache Requirements Configuring BranchCache Server Settings Configuring BranchCache Client Settings Demo - How to Configure BranchCache Monitoring BranchCache Module 04 Review Module 05 - Implementing Network Services Lesson 1: Implementing DNS and DHCP Enhancements What's New in DNS in Windows Server 2012 How to Configure DNSSEC Demo - Configuring DNSSEC What s New in DHCP in Windows Server 2012 How to Configure Failover for DHCP Demo - Configuring Failover for DHCP Lesson 2: Implementing IP Address Management (IPAM) What Is IP Address Management? IPAM Architecture Requirements for IPAM Implementation Demo - Implementing IPAM Lesson 3: NAP Overview What Is NAP? What s New for NAP in Windows Server 2012 NAP Architecture Scenarios for Using NAP Considerations for NAP Lesson 4: Implementing NAP Requirements for Implementing NAP NAP with VPN NAP with IPsec NAP with DHCP Demo - Implementing NAP with DHCP Network Access Protection with 802.1X Module 05 Review 1h 35m
Module 06 - Implementing Remote Access Lesson 1: Overview of VPN Access VPN Connections in Windows Server 2012 Tunneling Protocols for VPN Connections What Is VPN Reconnect? Configuration Requirements Completing Additional Configuration Tasks What Is the Connection Manager Administration Kit? Lesson 2: Overview of DirectAccess Problems with Remote Connections What Is DirectAccess? What s New in DirectAccess in Windows Server 2012? Improved DirectAccess Management Simplified DirectAccess Deployment Performance and Scalability Improvements New Deployment Scenarios DirectAccess Components Name Resolution Policy Table How DirectAccess Works for Internal Clients How DirectAccess Works for External Client Computers Lesson 3: Installing and Configuring DirectAccess Components Prerequisites for Implementing DirectAccess Process of Configuring DirectAccess Demo - Creating a Security Group in Active Directory for DirectAccess Client Computers Demo - Configuring a DirectAccess Server Demo - Configuring the DirectAccess Client Windows 7 Client vs. Windows 8 Client Implementation DirectAccess Deployment Considerations Limitations of the Getting Started Wizard Module 06 Review 1h 30m Module 07 - Implementing Failover Clustering Lesson 1: Overview of Failover Clustering What Is Availability? Failover Clustering Improvements in Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster Components What Are Failover and Failback? Failover Cluster Networks Failover Cluster Storage What Is Quorum? Quorum Modes in Windows Server 2012 Failover Clustering What Are Cluster Shared Volumes? Lesson 2: Implementing a Failover Cluster Preparing for Implementing Failover Clustering Hardware Requirements for Failover Cluster Implementation Network Requirements for Failover Cluster Implementation Infrastructure Requirements for Failover Cluster Software Requirements for Failover Cluster Implementation Demo - Validating and Configuring a Failover Cluster Lesson 3: Configuring Highly-Available Applications and Services on a Failover Cluster 1h 51m
Identifying Cluster Resources and Services The Process for Clustering Server Roles Demo - Clustering a File Server Role Failover Cluster Management Tasks Managing Cluster Nodes Configuring Application Failover Settings Lesson 4: Maintaining a Failover Cluster Monitoring Failover Clusters Backing Up and Restoring Failover Cluster Configuration Troubleshooting Failover Clusters What Is Cluster-Aware Updating? Lesson 5: Implementing a MultiSite Failover Cluster What Is a Multisite Cluster? Synchronous and Asynchronous Replication Choosing a Quorum Mode for Multi-Site Clusters Challenges for Implementing a Multisite Cluster Deploying Considerations for a MultiSite Cluster Module 07 Review Module 08 - Implementing Hyper-V Lesson 1: Configuring Hyper-V Servers What's New in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V? Prerequisites for Installing Hyper-V Demo - Configuring Hyper-V Settings Hyper-V Integration Services Best Practices for Configuring Hyper-V Hosts Lesson 2: Configuring Hyper-V Storage Virtual Hard Disks in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Disk Types Converting Disks Demo - Managing Virtual Hard Disks in Hyper-V Location Considerations of Virtual Hard Disks Storage on SMB 3 File Shares Snapshot Management in Hyper-V Fibre Channel Support in Hyper-V Lesson 3: Configuring Hyper-V Networking What's New in Hyper-V Networking? What Is a Hyper-V Virtual Switch? Demo - Configuring Hyper-V Networking What Is Network Virtualization? Best Practices for Configuring Virtual Networks Lesson 4: Configuring Hyper-V Virtual Machines Overview of Virtual Machine Settings How Dynamic Memory Works in Hyper-V Demo - Creating a Virtual Machine Importing, Exporting, and Moving Virtual Machines in Hyper-V Best Practices for Configuring Virtual Machines Module 08 Review 1h 24m
Module 09 - Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V Lesson 1: Overview of the Integration of Hyper-V Server 2012 with Failover Clustering Options for Making Virtual Machines Highly Available How Does a Failover Cluster Work with Hyper-V Nodes? What s New in Failover Clustering for Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 Best Practices for Implementing High Availability in a Virtual Environment Lesson 2: Implementing Hyper-V Virtual Machines on Failover Clusters Components of Hyper-V Clusters Requirements for Failover Clustering in Hyper-V Implementing Hyper-V Virtual Machines on Failover Cluster Configuring Clustered Shared Volumes Implementing Highly Available Virtual Machines on an SMB 3.0 File Share Considerations for Implementing Hyper-V Clusters Lesson 3: Implementing Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Virtual Machine Movement Virtual Machine Migration Options How Does Virtual Machine and Storage Migration Work? How Does Live Migration Work? What Is Hyper-V Replica? Configuring Hyper-V Replica Lesson 4: Managing Hyper-V Virtual Environments by Using Virtual Machine Manager What Is VMM? Prerequisites for Installing VMM Private Cloud Infrastructure Components in VMM Managing Hosts and Host Groups with VMM Deploying Virtual Machines with VMM What Are Services and Service Templates? Physical-to-Virtual and Virtual-to-Virtual Migrations Considerations for Deploying a Highly Available VMM Server Module 09 Review 59m Module 10 - Implementing Dynamic Access Control Lesson 1: Overview of Dynamic Access Control What Is Dynamic Access Control? Foundation Technologies for Dynamic Access Control Dynamic Access Control Versus Alternative Technologies What Is an Identity? What Is a Claim? What Is a Central Access Policy? Lesson 2: Planning for a Dynamic Access Control Implementation Reasons for Implementing Dynamic Access Control Planning for Central Access Policy Planning File Classifications Planning File Access Auditing Planning Access Denied Assistance Planning Policy Changes Lesson 3: Implementing and Configuring Dynamic Access Control Prerequisites for Implementing Dynamic Access Control Enabling Support in AD DS for Dynamic Access Control Implementing Claims and Resource Property Objects Implementing Central Access Rules and Policy 1h 4m
Implementing File Access Auditing Implementing Access Denied Assistance Implementing File Classifications Demo - Implementing Central Access Rules and Policies Implementing Dynamic Access Control Overview Module 10 Review Module 11 - Implementing Active Directory Domain Services Lesson 1: Deploying AD DS Domain Controllers What s New in AD DS in Windows Server 2012? Deploying AD DS Domain Controllers Deploying AD DS Domain Controllers on Server Core Deploying AD DS Domain Controllers by using Install From Media (IFM) Deploying AD DS Read-Only Domain Controllers Cloning Virtual AD DS Domain Controllers Upgrading to Windows Server 2012 AD DS Troubleshooting AD DS Domain Controller Deployments Lesson 2: Configuring AD DS Domain Controllers Configuring the Global Catalog Configuring Universal Group Membership Caching Configuring Operations Masters Managing Domain and Forest Functional Levels Lesson 3: Implementing Service Accounts What Are Managed Service Accounts Managing Service Principal Names What Are Group Managed Service Accounts? Demo - Configuring Group Managed Service Accounts Lesson 4: Implementing Group Policy in AD DS What s New in Group Policy in Windows Server 2012? Managing GPOs Configuring Group Policy Processing Group Policy Client Side Extensions Troubleshooting Group Policy Best Practices for Implementing Group Policy Lesson 5: Maintaining AD DS Options for AD DS Backup Options for AD DS Restore How Does the Active Directory Recycle Bin Work? Demo - Restoring AD DS Objects Using the Active Directory Recycle Bin What Are AD DS Snapshots? AD DS Database Maintenance Module 11 Review 1h 18m Module 12 - Implementing Active Directory Federation Services Lesson 1: Overview of AD FS What Is Identity Federation? What Is Claims-Based Identity? Web Services Overview What Is AD FS? AD FS and SSO in a Single Organization 1h 25m
AD FS and SSO in a B2B Federation AD FS and SSO with Online Services Lesson 2: Deploying AD FS AD FS Components AD FS Prerequisites PKI and Certificate Requirements Federation Server Roles Demo - Installing the AD FS Server Role Lesson 3: Implementing AD FS for a Single Organization What Are AD FS Claims? What Are AD FS Claim Rules? What Is a Claims Provider Trust? What Is a Relying Party Trust? Demo - Configuring Claims Provider and Relying Party Trusts Lesson 4: Deploying AD FS in a B2B Federation Scenario Configuring an Account Partner Configuring a Resource Partner Configuring Claims Rules for B2B Scenarios How Home Realm Discovery Works Demo - Configuring Claims Rules Module 12 Review Course Closure Total Duration: 17h 26m