NE-20417A

Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012

Summary
Duration
5 Days

Vendor
Microsoft

Audience
IT Professionals

Published
03 August 2012

Level
300

Technology
Windows Server 2012

Delivery Method
Instructor-led (Classroom)

Software Assurance Training Voucher

Yes

Introduction

This five day course will cover new features and functionality in Windows Server 2012 around Management, Networking
Infrastructure, Storage, Access Control, Hyper-V, High Availability, and Identity Federation. Specific technologies covered will
include Dynamic Access Control(DAC), High Availability, Failover Clustering, Microsoft Online Backup and changes with Active
Directory, Hyper-V and Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS). It is not a Product Upgrade course, detailing the
considerations for migrating and upgrading your specific environment to Windows Server 2012. Rather, it will update your skills
to Windows Server 2012.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have working knowledge of:

Experience with implementing, managing and administering a Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2
environment
Experience with implementing and managing Windows networking technologies
Experience with implementing and managing Active Directory technologies
An understanding of basic virtualization and storage technologies
Knowledge equivalent to the MCSA: Windows Server 2008 credential

At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:

Install and Configure Servers Based on Windows Server 2012

Monitor and Maintain Windows Server 2012 Server
Manage Windows Server 2012 with Windows PowerShell 3.0
Manage Storage for Windows Server 2012
Implement Network Services
Implement DirectAccess
Implement Failover Clustering
Implement Hyper-V
Implement Failover Clustering with Hyper-V
Implement Dynamic Access Control
Implement Active Directory Domain Services
Implement AD FS

Course Content

Module 1: Installing and Configuring

Configuring Remote

Install Windows Server 2012

Servers Based on Windows Server

Management for Windows

Configure Windows Server

2012

Server 2012 Servers

This module covers the installation and

Lab : Installing and Configuring Servers

initial configuration and management of

Based on Windows Server 2012

Windows server 2012. It will also cover

how to configure remote management in

Management for Windows

Server 2012 Servers
Module 2: Monitoring and Maintaining

Configure a Windows Server

Windows Server 2012 Servers

2012 Server Core

This module covers monitoring and

Configure Remote

maintenance tasks when managing

2012

Management for Windows

Windows Server 2012. It will cover the

Configuring Windows Server

Server 2012 Servers

options for backup in Windows Server

Lessons

Configure Remote

Server Core

Windows Server 2012.

Install Windows Server 2012

2012

Installing Windows Server

2012

After completing this module, students

will be able to:

2012 including Windows Server Backup

and Microsoft Online Backup. It also

covers Server and data recovery options.

Lessons

Windows PowerShell 3.0

Monitoring Windows Server

2012

Understand and describe

Use PowerShell 3.0 to
Manage AD DS

Implementing Windows

Access Protection
Lab : Implementing Network Services

Manage Servers with

PowerShell 3.0

Implementing Network

Configure DHCP and DNS

Features

Configure IP Address

Server Backup

Module 4: Managing Storage for

Implementing Server and

Windows Server 2012

Management
Configure NAP

Data Recovery

This modules covers new storage features

Verify the NAP Deployment

Lab : Monitoring and Maintaining Windows

in Windows Server 2012 such as Data

After completing this module, students

Server 2012 Servers

Duplication, Thin Provisioning and Trim

will be able to:

Configure Centralized

Storage, File Server Resource Manager

Monitoring

and Resilient File System (ReFS). It will

Back Up Windows Server

also cover iSCSI and Storage Spaces as

2012

well as Implementing BranchCache.

Restore Files by Using

Lessons

Windows Server Backup

Implement Microsoft Online

Backup and Restore

New Features in Windows

This module covers new features and

Configuring BranchCache in

functionality with DirectAccess in Windows

Windows Server 2012

Server 2012. It will detail how to

Implement a backup plan

Lab : Managing Storage for Servers Based

implement and configure various

using Windows Server

on Windows Server 2012

components of Direct Access such as AD

Protection

Backup

Configure iSCSI Storage

DS and DNS, Name Resolution Policy table

Implement a backup plan

Configure a Storage Pool

(NRPT) and client side requirements for

using Microsoft Online

Configure a Redundant

Windows 7 and Windows 8.

Storage Space

Lessons

Implement Server and Data

2012 with Windows PowerShell 3.0

Configure BranchCache

After completing this module, students

Introduction to DirectAccess

Configuring Direct Access

will be able to:

Understand and utilize new

This module will cover features and

storage features and

functionality of Windows PowerShell 3.0.

functionality in Windows

It will cover managing Windows Server

Server 2012 Storage

2012 servers and AD DS with Windows

Configure iSCSI Storage

PowerShell.

Configure Storage Spaces in

Lessons

Components
Lab : Implementing DirectAccess

Overview of Windows

Configure the DirectAccess

Infrastructure

Configure the DirectAccess

Clients

Windows Server 2012

PowerShell 3.0

Implement Network Access

in Windows Server 2012

Monitor Windows Server

Module 3: Managing Windows Server

Access Protection

Module 6: Implementing DirectAccess

Recovery

Give an overview of Network

Configuring Storage Spaces

backup

Management

2012

Implement IP Address

Configuring iSCSI Storage

will be able to:

Enhancements

Server 2012 Storage

Implement DHCP and DNS

After completing this module, students

Verify the DirectAccess

Configuration

Configure BranchCache in

After completing this module, students

Windows Server 2012

will be able to:

Using PowerShell 3.0 to

Module 5: Implementing Network

Manage AD DS

Services

Managing Servers with

This module covers the new features in

PowerShell 3.0

DNS and DHCP in Windows Server 2012

Understand and describe

DirectAccess in Windows
Server 2012

Implement and Configure

Lab : Managing Servers Based on

as well as covering how to Implement IP

Windows Server 2012 With Windows

Address Management(IPAM) and NAP with

Module 7: Implementing Failover

PowerShell 3.0

VPN, IPSec, DHCP and 802.1x

Clustering

Lessons

This module covers new features and

Explore Windows PowerShell

3.0

Use Windows PowerShell 3.0

to Manage AD DS

Manage Servers by Using

Windows PowerShell 3.0

After completing this module, students

will be able to:

DirectAccess

Implementing DHCP and

functionality in Failover Clustering in

DNS Enhancements

Windows Server 2012. It will cover how to

Implementing IP Address

implement Failover Clustering and how to

Management

configure specific Server Roles in a

Overview of Network Access

cluster, such as Print. It will also cover

Protection

new maintenance features such as Cluster

Aware Updating (CAU) and how to

After completing this module, students

This module will cover how to implement

implement multi-site failover cluster.

will be able to:

Dynamic Access Control (DAC) in

Lessons

Configure Hyper-V Servers

Windows Server 2012. It will cover some

Overview of Failover

Configure Hyper-V Storage

core DAC concepts and the

Clustering

Configure Hyper-V

implementation of them such as Claims,

Networking

Central Access Rules and Policies.

Configure Hyper-V Virtual

Lessons

Implementing a Failover
Cluster

Configuring Highly-Available

Module 9: Implementing Failover

a Failover Cluster

Clustering with Hyper-V

Maintaining a Failover

This module covers how to make virtual

Cluster

machines highly available and how to

Implementing a Multi-Site

implement virtual machines in a failover

Failover Cluster

cluster deployed on the host. It will also

Overview of Dynamic Access

Control

Planning for a Dynamic

Access Control
Implementation

Configuring Dynamic Access

Control

Lab : Implementing Dynamic Access

Configuring a Failover

or virtual machine storage. The module

Control

Cluster

will also provide a high level overview of

Deploy and Configure a

System Center Virtual Machine Manager

Highly-Available File Server

(SCVMM) 2012.

Validate the Deployment of

Lessons

of Hyper-V with Failover

Configure Cluster-Aware

Clustering

Cluster
will be able to:
Understand and describe
Failover Clustering

Configure User and Device

Configure Resource Property
Definitions

Configure Central Access

Rules and Policies

Clusters

Plan the DAC

implementation

Implementing Hyper-V
Virtual Machines on Failover

After completing this module, students

Claims
Overview of the Integration

Server
Updating on the Failover

explain the movement of virtual machines

the Highly-Available File

Machines

Applications and Services on

Lab : Implementing Failover Clustering

Validate and Remediate

Access Control

Implementing Hyper-V

After completing this module, students

Virtual Machine Movement

will be able to:

Managing Hyper-V Virtual

Implement a Failover Cluster

Environments by Using

Configure Highly-Available

System Center Virtual

Applications and Services on

Machine Manager

Understand and describe

Dynamic Access Control core
concepts

Plan for a Dynamic Access

a Failover Cluster

Lab : Implementing Failover Clustering

Maintain a Failover Cluster

with Hyper-V

Implement a Multi-Site

Configure Hyper-V Replicas

Failover Cluster

Configure a Failover Cluster

Module 11: Implementing Active

for Hyper-V

Directory Domain Services

Configure a Highly Available

This module covers the advanced

Virtual Machine

implementation of Active Directory

Module 8: Implementing Hyper-V

This module covers how to configure

Hyper-V and Hyper-V storage options in

Control Implementation

Implement and Configure

Dynamic Access Control

Windows Server 2012. It will also cover

After completing this module, students

Domain Controllers in Windows Server

networking features and various feature

will be able to:

2012 such as Server Core deployments,

options and requirements in Hyper-V 3.0

Give an overview of the

RODCs and Cloning. It will cover Domain

as well as how to configure Virtual

Integration of Hyper-V with

Controller configuration, Managed Service

machines

Failover Clustering

Accounts, Group Policy implementation

Implement Hyper-V Virtual

and maintenance tasks for AD DS.

Lessons

Lessons

Configuring Hyper-V Servers

Machines on Failover

Configuring Hyper-V Storage

Clusters

Configuring Hyper-V

Networking

Configuring Hyper-V Virtual

Machine Movement

Environments by Using

Lab : Implementing Hyper-V

System Center Virtual

Install the Hyper-V Server

Machine Manager(SCVMM)

Role

2012

Configure Virtual Networking

Module 10: Implementing Dynamic

Configure a Virtual Machine

Access Control

Deploying AD DS Domain
Controllers

Manage Hyper-V Virtual

Machines

Implement Hyper-V Virtual

Configuring AD DS Domain
Controllers

Implementing Service
Accounts

Implementing Group Policy

in AD DS

Maintaining AD DS

Lab : Implementing Active Directory

organizational and business identity

Domain Services

federation services and scenarios. It will

Install and Configuring AD

FS

Deploy Domain Controllers

cover configuration of prerequisites and

Implement Group Policy

the deployment of the AD FS services. It

Implement Service Accounts

also covers Implementing AD FS to enable

in AD DS

Internal Single Sign On (SSO) in an

Maintain AD DS

organization and Implementing AD FS to

After completing this module, students

After completing this module, students

enable SSO between federated partners.

will be able to:

will be able to:

Lessons

Deploy AD DS Domain

Controllers

Configure AD DS Domain

Implement Service Accounts

Implement Group Policy in

AD DS

Overview of Active Directory

Deploying Active Directory
Implementing AD FS for a

Business to Business

Module 12: Implementing AD FS

Federation Scenario

This module covers Active Directory

Federation Services (AD FS) and how it
can be used to address various

Services

Lab : Implementing AD FS

Deploy Active Directory

Federation Services

Implement AD FS for a
Internal SSO in an

Deploying AD FS in a

Maintain AD DS

Understand and describe

Active Directory Federation

Single Organization

Configure AD FS for
Federated Business Partners

Federation Services

Configure AD FS for a Single

Organization

Federation Services

Controllers

organization

Deploy AD FS in a business
to business Federation
scenario

Configure AD FS
Prerequisites

Associated Certifications & Exam

This course prepares students to write Exam 70-417: Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 and counts as credit
towards the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2012.
On successful completion of this course students will receive a Torque IT attendance certificate.