20412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server® 2012 Services Training

20412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server® 2012 Services Training is aimed at professionals to help them gain the knowledge and skills important for implementing a core Windows Server 2012 R2 infrastructure. In this technical course, students will learn to manage, implement, provision, and maintain framework and services in a Windows Server 2012 R2 environment. The main focus of this training program is to educate professionals on advanced services and configuration tasks essential to manage, deploy, and maintain a Windows Server 2012 R2 framework, such as identity federation, identity management, disaster recovery, and business continuity and rights management. This technical course is perfect for IT professionals and System administrators who want to gain knowledge and skills to execute advanced provisioning and management of services in the Windows Server 2012 R2 environment.

This training is designed based on the objectives of the course variant 20412D.

• Configuring advanced features for DHCP, DNS as well as IP Address Management with Windows Server 2012.
• Configuring and managing BranchCache, iSCSI and FSRM.
• Configure DAC for managing and auditing access to shared files.
• Planning and implementing an AD DS deployment including multiple forests and domains.
• Planning and implementing an AD DS deployment that features locations.
• Implementing and configuring an AD CS deployment.
• Implementing an AD RMS deployment.
• Implementing an AD FS deployment.
• Providing load balancing and high availability for web-based apps by implementing NLB.
• Implementing and validating load balancing and high availability for web-based apps by implementing NLB.
• Providing high availability for applications and network services by implementing failover clusters.
• Implementing a failover cluster and configuring and validating a high availability network service.
• Deploying and managing Hyper-V in a failover cluster.
• Implementing a business and technical requirement-based disaster recovery and backup solution.

This course is for Information Technology people having working experience with managing or maintaining Windows server 2008 or 2012 environment and now want to acquire or upgrade their skills and knowledge to be able to maintain and manage the required advance management or provisioning of services in Windows Server 2012 environment.

Windows Server Admins with hands-on experience Windows Server 2008 or 2012 wishing to update them to perform daily maintenance and management tasks in a Windows Server 2012 or R2 environment. Existing IT Pros looking to go for the Configure Advanced Windows Server 2012 certification exam. Also, IT pros in need to take the MCSE exams in Desktop Infrastructure, Messaging, Datacenter, Collaboration and Communications can take this course.

Before going to 20412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services course, understudies must have:

• Experience working with Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 servers everyday in an Enterprise situation.
• The course pre-necessities can be met by having information equal to, or by participation at, courses 20410C: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 and 20411C: Administering Windows Server 2012 as this course will expand upon the learning and abilities shrouded in those courses.

• 1. Implementing Advanced Network Services

In this module students will be able to configure advanced features for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name System (DNS), and configure IP Address Management (IPAM).

• Configuring Advanced DHCP Features
• Configuring Advanced DNS Settings
• Implementing IPAM
• Managing IP Address Spaces with IPAM

Lab: Implementing Advanced Network Services

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure advanced features in DHCP with Windows Server 2012.
• Configure the advanced DNS settings in Windows Server 2012.
• Implement IP Address Management in Windows Server 2012.
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2. Implementing Advanced File Services
In this module students will be able to configure file services to meet advanced business requirements.
Configuring iSCSI Storage
Configuring BranchCache
Optimizing Storage Usage
Lab: Implementing Advanced File Services
Lab: Implementing BranchCache
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Learn how to configure and manage iSCSI.
Implement BranchCache using Windows Server 2012.
Implement Windows Server 2012 features that optimize storage utilization.
3. Implementing Dynamic Access Control
In this module students will be able to configure Dynamic Access Control (DAC) to manage and audit access to shared files.
Overview of DAC
Implementing DAC Components
Implementing DAC for Access Control
Implementing Access Denied Assistance
Implementing and Managing Work Folders
Lab: Implementing Secure Data Access
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe DAC.
Implement and configure components of DAC.
Implement DAC on file servers.
Describe and implement access- denied assistance.
Implement the integration of Work Folders with DAC.
4. Implementing Distributed Active Directory Domain Services Deployments
In this module students will be able to plan and implement an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) deployment that includes multiple domains and forests.
Overview of Distributed AD DS Deployments
Deploying a Distributed AD DS Environment
Configuring AD DS Trusts
Lab: Implementing Distributed AD DS Deployments
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the components of a highly complex AD DS deployment.
Implement a complex AD DS deployment.
Configure AD DS trusts.
5. Implementing Active Directory Domain Services Sites and Replication
In this module students will be able to plan and implement an AD DS deployment that includes multiple locations.
AD DS Replication Overview
Configuring AD DS Sites
Configuring and Monitoring AD DS Replication
Lab: Implementing AD DS Sites and Replication
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe how replication works in a Windows Server 2012 AD DS environment.
Configure AD DS sites in order to optimize AD DS network traffic.
Configure and monitor AD DS replication.
6. Implementing AD CS
In this module students will be able to implement an Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) deployment.
Using Certificates in a Business Environment
PKI Overview
Deploying CAs
Deploying and Managing Certificate Templates
Implementing Certificate Distribution and Revocation
Managing Certificate Recovery
Lab: Deploying and Configuring CA Hierarchy
Lab: Deploying and Managing Certificates
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe and use certificates in business environments.
Describe the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) components and concepts, and describe the options for implementing a certification authority infrastructure.
Plan and implement an AD CS certification authority infrastructure.
Plan and implement a certificate template deployment using an AD CS certification authority.
Plan and implement certificate distribution and revocation.
Configure and manage key archival and recovery.
7. Implementing Active Directory Rights Management Services
In this module students will be able to implement an AD RMS deployment.
AD RMS Overview
Deploying and Managing an AD RMS Infrastructure
Configuring AD RMS Content Protection
Configuring External Access to AD RMS
Lab: Implementing AD RMS
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe what AD RMS is, and how it can be used to achieve content protection.
Deploy and manage an AD RMS infrastructure.
Configure content protection using AD RMS.
Enable users outside the organization to access content protected by using AD RMS.
8. Implementing and Administering AD FS
In this module students will be able to implement an Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) deployment.
Overview of AD FS
Deploying AD FS
Implementing AD FS for a Single Organization
Deploying AD FS in a Business-to-Business Federation Scenario
Extending AD FS to External Clients
Lab: Implementing AD FS
Lab: Implementing AD FS for External Partners and Users
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the identity federation business scenarios and how AD FS can be used to address the scenarios.
Configure the AD FS prerequisites and deploy the AD FS services.
Implement AD FS to enable SSO in a single organization.
Implement AD FS to enable SSO between federated partners.
Implement the Web Application Proxy and describe WorkPlace Join integration with AD FS.
9. Implementing Network Load Balancing
In this module students will be able to provide high availability and load balancing for web-based applications by implementing Network Load Balancing (NLB).
Overview of NLB
Configuring an NLB Cluster
Planning an NLB Implementation
Lab: Implementing NLB
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe how NLB works.
Configure an NLB cluster.
Plan an NLB implementation.
10. Implementing Failover Clustering
In this module students will be able to provide high availability for network services and applications by implementing failover clustering.
Overview of Failover Clustering
Implementing a Failover Cluster
Configuring Highly Available Applications and Services on a Failover Cluster
Maintaining a Failover Cluster
Implementing a Multi-Site Failover Cluster
Lab: Implementing Failover Clustering
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain failover clustering features in Windows Server 2012.
Describe how to implement a failover cluster.
Explain how to configure highly available applications and services on a failover cluster.
Explain how to maintain a failover cluster and how to use new maintenance features.
Describe how to implement multi-site failover cluster.
11. Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V
In this module students will be able to deploy and manage Hyper-V virtual machines in a failover cluster.
Overview of Integrating Hyper-V with Failover Clustering
Implementing Hyper-V Virtual Machines on Failover Clusters
Implementing Hyper-V Virtual Machine Movement
Lab: Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain options for making virtual machines highly available.
Describe how to implement virtual machines in a failover cluster deployed on a host.
Explain options for moving a virtual machine or its storage.
Explain a high level overview of Microsoft System Center 2012- Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2012.
12. Implementing Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
In this module students will be able to implement a backup and disaster recovery solution based on business and technical requirements
Data Protection Overview
Implementing Windows Server Backup
Implementing Server and Data Recovery
Lab: Implementing Windows Server Backup and Restore
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the considerations that must be included when you are implementing a disaster recovery solution.
Plan and implement a backup solution for Windows Server 2012.
Plan and implement server and data recovery.