MOC 20417C: Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 Course Overview This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to upgrade to MCSA Windows Server 2012. Course Introduction Course Introduction 4m Module 01 - Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Lesson 1: Installing Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 R2 Editions Hardware Requirements for Installing Windows Server 2012 R2 Considerations for Deploying Machines Physically or Virtually Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 Installation Sources Options for Upgrading and Migrating to Windows Server 2012 R2 Choosing Between Server Core Installation and Server with a GUI Installation Installation Process for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 Migrating Server Roles Post-Installation Tasks Activating Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 Lesson 2: Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 Demo - Exploring Server Manager in Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Roles in Windows Server 2012 Demo - Installing and Optimizing Server Roles in Windows Server 2012 Configuring Server Core in Windows Server 2012 R2 Switching Between Server Core, Server with a GUI, and Minimal Server Interface Options Configuring Networking and Network Interface Teaming Windows Azure Services Overview Lesson 3: Configuring Remote Management for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 What Is Remote Management? How Remote Management Works in Windows Server 2012 R2 and 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 3h 48m Module 02 - Managing Windows Server 2012 by Using Windows PowerShell Lesson 1: Overview of Windows PowerShell 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 2h 6m
What Is Windows PowerShell Remoting? What Is New in Windows PowerShell? Lesson 2: Using Windows PowerShell 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 Overview of Desired State Configuration 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 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 Module 02 Review Module 03 - Managing Storage in Windows Server 2012 Lesson 1: Storage Features in Windows Server 2012 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? What Is the Resilient File System? Managing Virtual Hard Disks Demo - Managing Virtual Hard Disks 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 03 Review 1h 32m
Module 04 - 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 Demo - Implementing IPAM Scenarios for Using IPAM Virtual Address Space Management in IPAM IPAM Role-Based Access Control Lesson 3: Managing IP Address Spaces with IPAM Using IPAM to Manage IP Addressing Adding Address Spaces to IPAM Importing and Updating Address Spaces Finding, Allocating, and Reclaiming IP Addresses Maintaining IP Address Inventory in IPAM Demo - Managing IP Addressing by Using IPAM How to Implement IPAM Reporting and Monitoring Demo - Configuring IPAM Reporting and Monitoring Lesson 4: NAP Overview What Is NAP? What s New for NAP in Windows Server 2012 NAP Architecture Scenarios for Using NAP Considerations for NAP Lesson 5: 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 04 Review 2h 3m Module 05 - Implementing Remote Access Lesson 1: Remote Access Overview Remote Access Options Managing Remote Access in Windows Server 2012 Demo - Installing and Managing the Remote Access Role Considerations for Deploying a PKI for Remote Access Lesson 2: Implementing DirectAccess by Using the Getting Started Wizard DirectAccess Components DirectAccess Server Deployment Options DirectAccess Tunneling Protocol Options How DirectAccess Works for Internal Clients 1h 30m
How DirectAccess Works for External Clients Demo - Running the Getting Started Wizard Configuration Options in the Getting Started Wizard Demo - Identifying the Getting Started Wizard Settings Limitations of Deploying DirectAccess by Using the Getting Started Wizard Lesson 3: Implementing and Managing an Advanced DirectAccess Infrastructure Overview of the Advanced DirectAccess Options Integrating a PKI with DirectAccess Considerations for Implementing Client Certificates for DirectAccess Considerations for Configuring Internal Network Connectivity for DirectAccess Clients Configuring Advanced DNS Settings Configuring Network Location Servers Configuring Management Servers Demo - Modifying the DirectAccess Infrastructure How to Monitor DirectAccess Connectivity How to Troubleshoot DirectAccess Connectivity Demo - Monitoring and Troubleshooting DirectAccess Connectivity Lesson 4: Implementing VPN VPN Scenarios VPN Tunneling Protocol Options VPN Authentication Options What is VPN Reconnect? What Is the Connection Manager Administration Kit? Module 05 Review Module 06 - Implementing Failover Clustering Lesson 1: Overview of Failover Clustering What Is Availability? Failover Clustering Improvements in Windows Server 2012 Failover Clustering Improvements in Windows Server 2012 R2 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 How Quorum Works in Windows Server 2012 R2 Failover Clustering? Force Quorum Resiliency in Windows Server 2012 R2 Quorum Tie Breaker in Windows Server 2012 R2 What Are Cluster Shared Volumes? CSV Improvements in Windows Server 2012 R2 Lesson 2: Implementing a Failover Cluster Preparing for Implementing Failover Clustering Hardware Requirements for Failover Cluster Implementation Network Requirements for Failover Cluster Implementation AD DS and 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 Identifying Cluster Resources and Services 2h 3m
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? Demo - Configuring Cluster-Aware Updating Lesson 5: Implementing a MultiSite Failover Cluster What Is a Multisite Cluster? Synchronous and Asynchronous Replication Choosing a Quorum Mode for Multisite Clusters Challenges for Implementing a Multisite Cluster Considerations for Deploying a Multisite Cluster Multisite Failover and Failback Considerations Module 06 Review Module 07 - Implementing Hyper-V Lesson 1: Configuring Hyper-V Servers What's New in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V? What's New in Windows Server 2012 R2 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 Hyper-V Disk Types What Are Shared Virtual Hard Disks? Converting and Resizing Disks Demo - Managing Virtual Hard Disks in Hyper-V Location Considerations of Virtual Hard Disks Storage on SMB 3.0 File Shares Checkpoint 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? Virtual Switch Enhancements in Windows Server 2012 R2 Demo - Configuring a Public and Private Network Switch What Is Network Virtualization? Best Practices for Configuring Virtual Networks Lesson 4: Configuring Hyper-V Virtual Machines Generation 2 Virtual Machines Overview Overview of Virtual Machine Settings What Is Enhanced Session Mode? How Dynamic Memory Works in Hyper-V 1h 29m
Demo - Creating a Virtual Machine Importing, Exporting, and Moving Virtual Machines in Hyper-V Best Practices for Configuring Virtual Machines Module 07 Review Module 08 - 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 New Virtual Machine Clustering Features in Windows Server 2012 R2 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 Prerequisites for Implementing Hyper-V Clusters Implementing Hyper-V Virtual Machines on Failover Cluster Configuring Clustered Shared Volumes Configuring a Shared Virtual Hard Disk Implementing Scale-Out File Servers for Virtual Machines Considerations for Implementing Hyper-V Clusters Maintaining and Monitoring Virtual Machines in Clusters Lesson 3: Implementing Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Virtual Machine Movement Virtual Machine Migration Options How Storage Migration Works? How Live Migration Works? Lesson 4: Implementing Hyper-V Replica What Is Hyper-V Replica? What s New in Hyper-V Replica in Windows Server 2012 R2 Configuring Hyper-V Replica Failover with Hyper-V Replica Lesson 5: Managing Hyper-V Virtual Environments by Using Virtual Machine Manager What Is VMM? What s New in System Center 2012 R2 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? Considerations for Deploying a Highly Available VMM Server Module 08 Review 1h 5m Module 09 - Implementing Secure Data Access for Users and Devices Lesson 1: Dynamic Access Control Overview Limitations of Current Access Management Methods What Is Dynamic Access Control? What Are Claims? What Are Resource Properties? Accessing Resources with DAC Requirements for DAC Implementation Lesson 2: Implementing DAC Components 1h 5m
Creating and Managing Claims Creating and Managing Resource Properties and Resource Property Lists Creating and Managing Access Control Rules Demo - Configuring Claims, Resource Properties, and Rules Creating and Managing Access Policies Implementing and Managing File Classifications Demo - Configuring Classification Rules Lesson 3: Implementing DAC for Access Control Deploying DAC Policies for File Servers Demo - Creating and Deploying Central Access Policies How Does Access Check Work When DAC Is in Use? Managing and Monitoring DAC Demo - Evaluating and Managing DAC Lesson 4: Implementing Access-Denied Assistance What Is Access-Denied Assistance? Configuring Access-Denied Assistance Demo - Implementing Access-Denied Assistance Lesson 5: Implementing and Managing Work Folders What Are Work Folders? Work Folders Versus Other File Technologies Configuring Work Folders Demo - Implementing Work Folders Module 09 Review Module 10 - Implementing Active Directory Domain Services Lesson 1: Deploying AD DS Domain Controllers What s New in AD DS in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2? 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 Deploying AD DS Domain Controllers in Windows Azure Cloning Virtual AD DS Domain Controllers Upgrading to Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 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 Managing Service Principal Names What Are Managed Service Accounts and Group Managed Service Accounts? Demo - Configuring Group Managed Service Accounts Configuring Kerberos Delegation Lesson 4: Implementing Group Policy in AD DS What s New in Group Policy in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2? Managing GPOs Configuring Group Policy Processing Group Policy Client Side Extensions 1h 29m
Troubleshooting Group Policy Best Practices for Implementing Group Policy Lesson 5: Overview of Windows Azure Active Directory What Is Windows Azure Active Directory? WAAD Common Scenarios Integration with On-Premises AD DS Integration with Applications WAAD Authentication Protocols Multi-Factor Authentication How Does AD FS Fit Into This? Getting Started with WAAD What Is Access Control Service 2.0? Lesson 6: 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 10 Review Module 11 - Implementing AD FS Lesson 1: Overview of AD FS What Is Identity Federation? What Is Claims-Based Identity? Web Services Overview What Is AD FS? How AD FS Enables SSO in a Single Organization How AD FS Enables SSO in a Business-to-Business Federation How AD FS Enables SSO with Microsoft Online Services What Is Web Application Proxy? What Is Workplace Join? Lesson 2: Deploying AD FS AD FS Components AD FS Prerequisites PKI and Certificate Requirements AD FS 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 Business-to-Business Federation Scenario Configuring an Account Partner Configuring a Resource Partner Configuring Claims Rules for Business-to-Business Scenarios How Home Realm Discovery Works Demo - Configuring Claims Rules 1h 29m
Lesson 5: Implementing Web Application Proxy Configuring an Application Web Application Proxy and AD FS High Availability for AD FS Lesson 6: Implementing Workplace Join Workplace Join Components The Workplace Join Process Authentication Considerations for Workplace Join Module 11 Review Module 12 - Monitoring and Maintaining Windows Server 2012 Lesson 1: Monitoring Windows Server 2012 Reasons for Monitoring Servers Typical Performance Bottlenecks Considerations for Monitoring Virtual Machines Tools for Monitoring in Windows Server 2012 Demo - Creating Data Collector Sets Most Common Performance Counters What Are Alerts? What Are Event Subscriptions? 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 12 Review Course Closure 1h 28m Total Duration: 18h 39m