70-417 – Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 Series!
Overview: This series covers everything you need to know about upgrading your skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012. Students will learn how to install and configure servers, configure server roles, features and Hyper-V, install and administer Active Directory, configure network services and access, configure a network policy server infrastructure, and deploy, manage, and maintain servers. Students will also learn how to configure and manage Active Directory, group policy and high availability, configure file and storage solutions, implement business continuity and disaster recovery, configure network services, identity and access solutions.
Certification Details
Prove your mastery of the primary set of Windows Server 2012 skills required to reduce IT costs and deliver more business value. This certification confirms that a candidate has the skills and knowledge necessary for implementing, managing, maintaining, and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server 2012 environment.
Certification Exam Details:
Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 – Exam 70-417: Learn More about this certification exam.
Series Taught By: Sandra Batakis
Available CEUs for Course Series Completion: 32
Students can earn up to 32 CEUs for fully completing this course series. This information will be displayed on the certificate of completion. Learn More
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Course Modules
(Duration: 1h 19m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Install and Configure Servers
- On Premise vs. Cloud
- Common Cloud Computing
- Cloud Computing
- Local Resources Provided to Clients
- Windows Server 2012 Editions
- Server 2012 Server Roles
- Features with Windows Server 2012
- Server Core
- Installation Options
- Install Options Integrated
- Media Formats
- Windows DS
- Other Install Options
- Demo – Installing Windows 2012 Enterprise
- Windows Server Installation
- Server Upgrades
- Server Migration
- Minimum Hardware Requirements
- Installation Steps
- Post Server Installation Tasks – Round One
- Demo – Introduction to Server Manager
- Windows Activation
- Offline Domain Join
- Post Server Installation Tasks – Round Two
- Using PowerShell to Manage Servers
- Resources Utilization by Using Features on Demand
- Features on Demand – Order of Search
- How to Override Features on Demand (Default Behavior)
- Removing Feature Files
- Migrate Roles from Previous Versions of Windows Server
- Supported Operation Systems (Source)
- Module 01 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 2h 21m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Configure Server Roles and Features
- Server Manager
- Demo
- – Add Roles Server Manager
- Demo
- – Event Viewer
- Demo
- – Best Practice Analyzer
- Administrative Tools Available
- Demo
- – Administrative Tools Available
- Enabling Remote Management
- Delegate Administration
- Delegation Planning
- Demo
- – Delegation of Domain Administration
- Advanced Services
- Configuring NIC Teaming
- Switch Dependent Teaming Modes
- 802.11ac Support
- Netsh Commands with Windows Server 2012 R2
- Wired and Wireless Ethernet Access Passwords
- Demo
- – Installing Server Core
- Introduction to PowerShell
- Demo
- – PowerShell
- Adding GUI to Server Core
- Removing GUI to Server Core
- To Install a Removed Role or Feature Using WIM Image
- Server Core Tools
- Demo
- – Recover from Closing Command Prompt
- Roles Available to Server Core
- Listing Roles on Server Core
- Enabling Remote Management (Cont.)
- Demo
- – Netsh
- -Firewall
- Server Configuration
- – Core
- Demo
- – Sconfig on Server Core
- Features Not Supported by Server Core
- Installing Domain Controllers on Server Core
- – Options
- PowerShell Examples for User Management
- PowerShell Examples for Group Management
- PowerShell Examples for Computer Management
- PowerShell Examples for OU’s
- Module 02 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 1h 54m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Configure Hyper
- –
- V
- Remote Management
- Demo
- – Enable Remote Management
- Remote Management
- – MISC
- Remote Desktop
- Remote Desktop Services Role Services
- Server 2012 R2 Improvements and Additions
- Demo
- – Remote Desktop
- Multi
- -Server Management
- Demo
- – Server Groups
- Virtualization
- Presentation Virtualization
- Remote Desktop Gateway
- Virtualization
- Hyper
- –
- V
- Application Virtualization (App
- -V)
- Simulated Hardware for VM’s
- Demo
- – Create a VM
- Demo
- – Hyper
- -V Settings
- Dynamic Memory
- Integration Services
- Start and Stop Actions
- Resource Metering
- Virtual Hard Disk
- Virtual Disk Types
- Shrinking Fixed Virtual Hard Disks
- VHD’s vs. VHDX
- Demo
- – Managing VHD’s
- Differencing Disks
- Virtual Hard Disk Operations/Maintenance Operations
- Methods of Creating Virtual Hard Disk
- VHD’s and File Shares
- Differencing Disks
- Virtual Networks
- Virtual Network Extensions
- Demo
- – Hyper
- -V Network Settings
- Virtual Adapters
- Legacy Network Adapters
- Demo
- – Creating Network Adapters
- Considerations for VM Network Configuration
- Important Note
- – External Virtual Networks
- Virtual Machine MAC Address
- Using Snapshots
- Module 03 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 3h 39m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Install and Administer Active Directory
- Physical Components of Active Directory
- Logical Components of Active Directory
- Domain Structures
- – Domain and Forest
- Domain Structure
- – Forest
- Domain Structure
- – Schema
- Domain Structures
- – Logical
- Default Containers and OU’s
- Domain Structures
- – Sites (Physical)
- Components of Site Structure
- Domain – Wide Scope
- Overview of Domain Controllers
- What Domain Controllers Do
- Depreciated Features Server 2012 Related to AD DS
- Server 2012 R2 Enhancements
- AD and Workplace Join
- Global Catalog
- Demo – Global Catalog
- Operations Master Roles
- Best Practices – FSMO and GC
- Forest and Domain Functional Levels
- Guidelines for Raising Domain and Forest Functional Levels
- Functional Level Options
- Functional Levels and Recycle Bin
- Demo – Functional Levels and FSMO
- Forest Functional Levels
- ADPrep Commands
- RODC
- How DC’s are Found and Used
- Demo – SRV Records DNS
- The AD DS Logon Process
- Install Domain Controllers
- DC Install Questions and Required Information
- Required Information to Collect Pre-Install
- Demo – Install Domain Controllers
- Upgrading Domain Controllers
- Clean Installation of Windows Server 2012 Domain Controllers
- Install Domain Controller Using IFM
- Demo – Remove a Domain Controller from a Domain
- Active Directory Management Tools
- User Accounts
- Uniqueness of Accounts
- Attributes of Users
- Creating Account Templates
- Locking vs. Disabled
- Directory Service Command Line Tools
- Groups
- Group Scopes
- Helpful Acronyms
- E-Notes
- Default Groups
- Protected Users Security Group
- Protected Users Security Group User Limitations
- Special Identities
- Computer Accounts
- Troubleshooting Computer Accounts
- Troubleshooting Steps
- Listing Group Membership
- Delegate Management of Active Directory Objects
- CSVDE for Exporting
- CSVDE for Importing
- Ldifde
- Ldifde – Export
- Ldifde – Import
- Managing AD DS with PowerShell
- Module 04 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 2h 47m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Deploy, Manage, and Maintain Servers
- WDS Server Role Services
- Windows Deployment Services
- Functionality
- PowerShell Cmdlets for WDS
- Prerequisites for Installing WDS Deployment and Transport Server (AD Integrated)
- Prerequisites for Installing WDS Deployment and Transport Server (Standalone)
- Demo – Installing WDS
- Installing with Windows PowerShell
- Demo – Installing with Windows PowerShell and WDSUTIL
- Configuring WDS Role
- Types of Images
- Steps for Adding Images
- Demo – Configuring WDS
- Demo – WDS Install Images and Server Configuration
- Client Prerequisites for Installing Images
- Client Steps for Installing Images
- Configuring Boot Menu
- Creating Capture Image
- Custom Install Images
- Creating Custom Install Images
- Discover Images
- Creating Discover Images
- Creating Media for Discover Image
- Demo – Creating Media for Discover Image
- Unattended Installations
- Unattended Steps
- Sample Unattended File
- Multicast Transmissions
- Demo – Configuring Transmissions
- Demo – Adding Second Image Files
- Adding Driver Packages to Boot Images
- Common Administrative Tasks
- Phases of Automated Deployments
- Tools to Create and Service Images
- WSUS
- Implementing Update Management
- WSUS 3.0 SP2 Prerequisites
- Computer Groups
- Approval – Updates
- WSUS Management Process
- Group Policy and Automatic Updates
- Demo
- – Configuring WSUS Group Policy
- WSUS Management with PowerShell
- Demo
- – Installing and Configuring WSUS
- Demo
- – Approve Updates
- Monitoring Servers
- Monitor Servers
- Tools
- Demo
- – Task Manager and Resource Monitor
- Demo
- – Performance Monitor
- Demo
- – Performance Monitor Counters
- Demo
- – Data Collector Sets
- Virtual Machine Overview
- Demo
- – Monitoring Virtual Machines
- Monitoring Event Logs
- Demo
- – Event Viewer
- Demo
- – Event Forwarding
- Monitoring Network Infrastructure
- Demo
- – Monitoring Network Infrastructure
- Module 05 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 1h 29m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Configure Network Services and Access
- DNS Components
- DNS Zones
- Demo
- – DNS Zones
- Stub Zones vs. Conditional Forwarders
- DNS Records
- Demo
- – DNS Zones and Records
- Demo
- – Using DNSCMD
- How DNS Forwarding Works
- Demo
- – Adding DNS and Conditional Forwarders
- DNS Namespaces
- DNS Naming Contexts and Rules
- External vs. Internal Namespaces
- Zone Transfers
- Demo
- – Using DNSCMD and Zone Transfers
- Demo
- – Troubleshooting DNS
- Zone Scavenging
- Configuring Zone Scavenging
- Demo
- – Scavenging DNS
- Other Configuration Options
- DNS Caching
- Commands for DNS Cache
- Storage of Information
- Considerations
- Module 06 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 2h 23m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Configure a Network Policy Server Infrastructure
- Remote Access Methods
- Components of Network Access Services
- Roles and Features
- VPN and Routing Configuration Components
- Demo – Configure Routing and Remote Access
- Network Authentication
- PKI Components
- DHCP Relationship with Remote Access
- VPN Access
- Requirements of VPN Server
- Properties of VPN Connection
- Tunneling Protocols for VPN Connections
- VPN Reconnect
- Demo – Advanced RAS Configuration
- VPN Post Installation Checklist
- Demo – Using CMAK
- Components of Network Policy
- Properties of Network Policy
- Network Policy Processing
- Direct Access Features
- What’s New in Direct Access
- Deployment Phases of Direct Access
- Required Infrastructure: Server
- Required Infrastructure: Clients
- Required Infrastructure: Network Location Server
- Required Infrastructure: Internal Resources
- Required Infrastructure: Active Directory Domain | Group Policy | DNS
- Required Infrastructure: PKI | NAP
- Name Resolution Policy Table
- Internal Client Interaction with Direct Access
- External Client Interaction with Direct Access
- Troubleshooting Tools
- VPN Connectivity Troubleshooting
- Common Error Codes
- Network Address Translation
- Configure Remote Dial-in Settings for Users
- Network Policy and Access Services
- Network Policy Server
- Demo – Installing NPS Role
- Network Policy Server Tools
- RADIUS Clients
- RADIUS Proxy
- Certificates
- Required Certificates
- Monitoring NPS
- Module 07 Review
- Module
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 2h 38m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Configure and Manage Active Directory
- Active Directory Directory Services (AD DS)
- AD DS Forest Structure
- AD DS Schema
- AD DS Domain Structure
- AD DS Domain Controllers
- AD DS Default Containers
- Organizational Units
- Virtualized Domain Controllers
- Cloning Virtual Domain Controllers
- Process: Cloning Server 2012 VDC
- DcCloneConfig.xml Syntax
- DcCloneConfig.xml Parameters
- Domain Controller Safe Backup and Restore
- PowerShell for Hyper
- -V Snapshot Management
- Demo
- – Introduction to Active Directory Administration Tools
- Importing User Accounts
- Common LDAP Attributes
- Demo
- – Advanced AD Attributes
- Demo
- – Using CSVDE
- Demo
- – Export User Accounts Using CSVDE
- Demo
- – Importing Accounts Using LDIF
- Demo
- – Active Directory and PowerShell
- Managed Service Accounts
- Requirements for Service Accounts
- Configuring Managed Service Accounts Using PowerShell
- Kerberos Version 5
- – Server 2012 Features
- Kerberos Configurations Available
- Service Principal Names (SPNs)
- Passwords
- Create Account Policies and User Rights Assignments
- Demo
- – Creating Password Policies
- Notes Create Fine Grained Password Policies
- Demo
- – Password Settings Container
- Universal Group Membership Caching (UGMC)
- Operations Master Roles
- Demo
- – Operations Master Roles
- Maintain Active Directory Domain Services
- Demo
- – AD Recycle Bin
- Demo
- – Restore Deleted Items
- Demo
- – AD DB Maintenance and Snapshots
- Read Only Domain Controllers (RODC)
- Demo
- – Installing RODC
- Manage RODC Caching
- Module 08 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 2h 27m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Configure and Manage Group Policy
- Group Policy
- Defining Options
- Group Policy and IPv6
- Group Policy Examples of Usage
- Demo
- – Group Policy Management Console
- Group Policy Objects
- Group Policy Application
- CSE Policy Refresh
- Windows Client Policy Processing
- Scripts Node of Group Policy
- Group Policy Nodes
- Default Group Policies
- Group Policy Storage
- Replication of GPO’s
- Starter GPO’s
- Slow Link Processing
- Configure Loopback Processing
- Security Templates
- Demo
- – Group Policy Folder Redirection
- Demo
- – Group Policy Software Installation
- Demo
- – Administrative Templates
- Group Policy Links
- Group Policy Processing
- Group Policy Inheritance and Precedence
- Precedence: How to Handle Multiple Linked GPOs
- Demo
- – Local Policies
- Other Group Policy Options
- WMI Filters
- Security Templates (Cont.)
- Demo
- – Group Policy Objects
- Group Policy Preferences
- Demo
- – Configure Group Policy Preferences
- Maintaining GPO’s
- Group Policy and PowerShell
- Demo
- – Creating Login Policies
- Demo
- – Configuring User Desktops
- Module 09 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 1h 40m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Configure and Manage High Availability
- NLB
- – Network Load Balancing
- NLB Uses
- NLB Prerequisites
- How NLB Works
- Server Failures & NLB
- NLB PowerShell Cmdlets
- NLB Port Rules
- Configuring NLB Networks
- Using NLB with VMs
- Upgrading NLB Clusters
- Demo
- – Implementing NLB Clusters
- Demo
- – Configuring NLB Affinity and Port Rules
- Securing NLB
- Server 2012 Failover Clustering
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Failover Clustering
- Clustering and High Availability
- Depreciated Cluster Features
- Storage Options
- CSV
- – Cluster Shared Volumes
- CSV
- – Clustered Shared Volumes
- Network Considerations | CSV
- Windows Requirements for Failover Cluster
- Infrastructure Requirements
- Failover Clustering
- – Quorum
- Failover Clustering: Hardware Requirements
- Clustering and Hyper
- -V Hardware Requirements
- Quorum | Definitions
- Quorum Witness
- Quorum Configuration Options
- Quorum Nodes
- Failover Cluster Networks
- Cluster Networking
- Demo
- – Create a Cluster
- Multi
- -Site Failover Cluster
- Configuring Multi
- -Site Failover Clusters
- Configuring Applications and Services
- Procedure Reference: Installing Clustering Server Roles
- Demo
- – Deploying Highly Available Servers
- Cluster Aware Updating
- Common Cluster Management Tasks
- Management Tools
- Backing up Clusters
- Restoring a Cluster
- DHCP Failover
- Configuring DHCP Failover
- DHCP Failover Modes
- Demo
- – Configuring DHCP Failover
- DHCP MCLT Parameters
- Module 10 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 1h 58m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Configure File and Storage Solutions
- File and Storage Services
- Work Folders
- Work Folder Functionality
- BranchCache
- SMB Server 2012 R2 Enhancements
- BranchCache Requirements
- BranchCache Server Settings
- BranchCache Client Settings
- Demo
- – Configure Client Firewall Rules
- Demo
- – Implementing BranchCache
- Demo
- – Simulate Slow Link to Branch Office
- Enabling Distributed Cache Mode or Hosted Cache Mode
- Discretionary Access Control
- DAC Scenarios
- DAC Claims
- Resource Properties
- Accessing Resources with DAC
- DAC Requirements
- Enabling Support in AD DS KDC
- Creating Claims Creating Resource Properties
- Central Access Control Rules
- Demo
- – Enable File Share for BranchCache
- Demo
- – Configure BranchCache for Branch Office
- File Server Resource Manager
- Demo
- – Installing FSRM
- File Classification
- File Classification Properties
- File Classification Rules Properties
- Demo
- – Implementing DAC
- Demo
- – Resource Property Definitions
- Demo
- – Configure Central Access Rules and Policies
- Demo
- – Configure Central Access Denied
- Demo
- – Manual Classification
- Demo
- – Publish Central Group Policy
- Optimizing Classification Management
- Storage Optimization Features
- iSCSI
- iSCSI Components
- iSCSI Security Components
- Demo
- – Configure iSCSI
- Demo
- – iSCSI PowerShell
- Demo
- – Bring a New Volume Online
- Module 11 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 1h 15m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
- Disaster Recovery Requirements
- Service Level Agreements
- Recovery Plans
- Data Recovery
- Service Recovery
- Full Server Recovery
- Site Recovery
- Backup Types
- Backup Technologies
- VSS Admin
- Backup Planning
- Backup Security
- Windows Server Backup
- Demo
- – Installing and Using Windows Server Backup
- Demo
- – Create a Scheduled Backup
- Options | Windows Backup
- Options | Recovery Wizard
- System Restore
- Demo
- – Restoring Files Using Windows Server Backup
- Windows Azure Online Backup
- Demo
- – Windows Azure Backup
- Data Protection Manager (DPM)
- Installing DPM
- Demo
- – Installing DPM
- Single Instance Storage
- Windows RE
- Windows RE Entry Points
- Windows Setup and Windows R
- E
- Demo
- – Windows RE Entry Points
- Safe Boot
- Demo
- – Safe Boot
- Boot Configuration Data Store
- Module 12 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 2h 33m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Configure Network Services
- Demo
- – Navigation in Windows Server 2012
- DHCP
- – Definition and Purpose
- Components of DHCP Server
- Components of Scopes
- DHCP Lease Process
- DHCP Options
- DNS Integration
- Super Scopes and Multinetting
- Demo
- – Create a Super Scope
- Multicast Scopes
- DHCPv6
- DHCPv6 Regional Registries
- Demo
- – Configuring DHCP Scope
- DHCP Name Protection
- Demo
- – Enable DHCP Name Protection
- DNS Solutions
- Basics of DNS Permissions
- DNS Logging
- Demo
- – Configuring DNS Debug Logging
- DNS Security
- DNSSEC
- DNSSEC Overview
- Deploying DNSSEC
- DNSSEC Zone Signing Wizard
- Improvements to DNSSEC Windows Server 2012 R2
- Resource Records
- Signing the Zone
- Demo – Deploying DNSSEC
- DNS Cache Locking
- Demo – DNS Cache Locking
- DNS Socket Pool
- Demo – DNS Socket Pool
- DNS Aging and Scavenging
- Maintaining DNS Database
- Demo – Maintaining DNS Database
- Name Resolution Optimization
- Creating Stub Zones
- Global Names Zone
- Demo – Create Global Names Zone
- Demo – Add Alias Global Names Zone
- IPAM (IP Address Management)
- IPAM and DHCP
- Role Based Access Control
- Role Based Access Control Roles Provided by Default
- IPAM Monitoring
- VMM and System Center 2012 Integration
- IPAM Prerequisites
- Hardware & Software Requirements Server 2012
- Hardware & Software Requirements Server 2008/2008 R2
- IPAM Abilities
- IPAM Database Support
- IPAM Users and Groups
- IPAM Modules
- IPAM Deployment Methods
- IPAM Components
- Provisioning for IPAM
- Manual Provisioning for IPAM
- GPO Provisioning
- Views of IP Address Space
- Monitoring and Managing IPAM
- Migrating IPAM to Windows Server 2012
- Using PowerShell with IPAM
- Demo – Installing IPAM
- Demo – Configuring IPAM
- Adding Address Space to IPAM
- Adding IP Address Block to IPAM
- Adding IP Address Subnet to IPAM
- Adding IP Address Range to IPAM
- Adding IP Address to IPAM
- Importing and Updating Address Spaces
- Text File Examples
- Module 13 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
Duration: 39m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Configure Identity and Access Solutions
- Active Directory Federation Services
- AD FS
- Authentication Policies
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- AD FS Claim Rules
- Claims Provider Trusts
- Claims Based Identity
- Web Services
- New Features to Server 2012
- SSO within Organization
- SSO Business to Business
- Prerequisites for AD FS
- Certificate Requirements
- AD FS Components
- Demo – Install AD Federation Services Role
- Multi-Factor Access Control in AD FS
- Multi-Factor Access Control in AD FS with Windows Server 2012 R2
- Claim Types Available in AD FS with Windows Server 2012 R2
- AD and Workplace Join
- Device Registration Service
- Accessing Web Application before Workplace Join your Device
- Workplace Joining Your Windows Device
- Workplace Joining Your iOS Device
- Module 14 Review
- Course Closure
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
- about 29h 35 m on-demand video
- 14 downloadable Pdf Workbooks
- Unlimited time access (During Membership)
- Access on mobile and Desktop
- Certificate of Completion
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