Course Details
Overview
This course focuses on the administration tasks necessary to maintain a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure such as configuring and troubleshooting name resolution, user and group management with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and Group Policy.
Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
•Configure and Troubleshoot Domain Name System
•Maintain Active Directory Domain Services
•Manage User and Service Accounts
•Implement Group Policy Infrastructure
•Manage User Desktops using Group Policy
•Install, Configure and Troubleshoot Network Policy Server
•Implement Network Access Protection
•Implement Remote Access
•Optimize File Services
•Configure Encryption and Advanced Auditing
•Deploy and Maintain Server Images
•Implement Update Managements
•Monitor Windows Server 2012
Outline
LESSON 1 – CONFIGURING AND TROUBLESHOOTING DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM
- Configuring the DNS Server Role
- Configuring DNS Zones
- Configuring DNS Zone Transfers
- Managing and Troubleshooting DNS
- Lab : Configuring and Troubleshooting DNS
LESSON 2 – MAINTAINING ACTIVE DIRECTORY DOMAIN SERVICES
- Overview of AD DS
- Implementing Virtualized Domain Controllers
- Implementing RODC
- Administering AD DS
- Managing the AD DS Database
- Lab : Maintaining AD DS
LESSON 3 – MANAGING USER AND SERVICE ACCOUNTS
- Configuring Password Policy and User Account Lockout Settings
- Configuring Managed Service Accounts
- Lab : Managing User and Service Accounts
LESSON 4 – IMPLEMENTING A GROUP POLICY INFRASTRUCTURE
- Introducing Group Policy
- Implementing and Administering Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
- Group Policy Scope and Group Policy Processing
- Troubleshooting the Application of GPOs
- Lab : Implementing a Group Policy Infrastructure
LESSON 5 – MANAGING USER DESKTOPS WITH GROUP POLICY
- Implementing Administrative Templates
- Configuring Folder Redirection and Scripts
- Configuring Group Policy Preferences
- Managing Software with Group Policy
- Lab : Managing User Desktops with Group Policy
LESSON 6 – INSTALLING, CONFIGURING, AND TROUBLESHOOTING THE NETWORK POLICY SERVER ROLE
- Installing and Configuring a Network Policy Server
- Configuring RADIUS Clients and Servers
- NPS Authentication Methods
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting a Network Policy Server
- Lab : Installing and Configuring a Network Policy Server
LESSON 7 – IMPLEMENTING NETWORK ACCESS PROTECTION
- Overview of Network Access Protection
- Overview of NAP Enforcement Processes
- Configuring NAP
- Configuring IPSec Enforcement for NAP
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting NAP
- Lab : Implementing Network Access Protection
LESSON 8 – IMPLEMENTING REMOTE ACCESS
- Overview of Remote Access
- Implementing DirectAccess by Using the Getting Started Wizard
- Implementing and Managing an Advanced DirectAccess Infrastructure
- Implementing VPN
- Implementing Web Application Proxy
- Lab : Implementing DirectAccess by Using the Getting Started Wizard
- Lab : Deploying an Advanced DirectAccess Solution
- Lab : Implementing VPN
- Lab : Implementing Web Application Proxy
LESSON 9 – OPTIMIZING FILE SERVICES
- Overview of FSRM
- Using FSRM to Manage Quotas, File Screens, and Storage Reports
- Implementing Classification and File Management Tasks
- Overview of DFS
- Configuring DFS Namespaces
- Configuring and Troubleshooting DFS Replication
- Lab : Configuring Quotas and File Screening Using File Server Resource Manager
- Lab : Implementing Distributed File System
LESSON 10 – CONFIGURING ENCRYPTION AND ADVANCED AUDITING
- Encrypting Drives by Using BitLocker
- Encrypting Files by Using EFS
- Configuring Advanced Auditing
- Lab : Configuring Encryption and Advanced Auditing
LESSON 11 – DEPLOYING AND MAINTAINING SERVER IMAGES
- Overview of Windows Deployment Services
- Managing Images
- Implementing Deployment with Windows Deployment Services
- Administering Windows Deployment Services
- Lab : Using Windows Deployment Services to Deploy Windows Server 2012
LESSON 12 – IMPLEMENTING UPDATE MANAGEMENT
- Overview of WSUS
- Deploying Updates with WSUS
- Lab : Implementing Update Management
LESSON 13 – MONITORING WINDOWS SERVER 2012
- Monitoring Tools
- Using Performance Monitor
- Monitoring Event Logs
- Lab : Monitoring Windows Server 2012
Target Audience
Windows Server Administrators experienced in working with Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 who wish to gain skills necessary to perform daily management and maintenance tasks in a Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 environment.
•IT Professionals who are looking to take the 411, Administering Windows Server 2012 exam
•IT professional wishing to take the Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) exams in DataCenter, Desktop Infrastructure, Messaging, Collaboration and Communications will also be interested in taking this course as they prepare for the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) exams, which are a pre-requisite for their individual specialties.
Pre-Requisites
- 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012