IM1231: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012

Course Length: 40 hrs

Prerequisites:
• Understanding of networking fundamentals
• Experience configuring security and administration tasks in an enterprise environment
• Experience supporting or configuring Windows Client with Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8

Price: $2595

Format: Onsite, online

This course is part one of a series of three Server 2012 courses. Through this series you will gain the skills and knowledge needed to implement a core Windows Server 2012, including Windows Server 2012 R2 infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment. You will learn how to implement and configure the core services, including Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), networking services, and initial Hyper-V configuration.

This class prepares you for Microsoft exam 70-410: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012.

Topics Covered:

• Deploy and Manage Windows Server 2012
• Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Administration
• Implement a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Implement Domain Name System (DNS)
• Implement IPv6 for simple scenarios
• Configure local storage on a server
• Implement file and print services
• Implement Group Policy
• Implement server virtualization using Hyper-V

Course Outline:

1. Deploying and Managing Windows Server 2012

• Windows Server 2012
• Installing Windows Server 2012
• Post-Installation Configuration of Windows Server 2012
• Overview of Windows Server 2012 Management
• Windows PowerShell

2. Active Directory Domain Services

• Domain Controllers
• Installing a Domain Controller

3. Managing Active Directory Domain Services Objects

• Managing User Accounts
• Managing Groups
• Managing Computer Accounts
• Delegating Administration

4. Automating Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Administration

• Using Command-Line Tools for AD DS Administration
• Using Windows PowerShell for AD DS Administration
• Performing Bulk Operations with Windows PowerShell

5. Implementing IPv4

• TCP/IP
• IPv4 Addressing
• Subnetting and Supernetting
• Configuring and Troubleshooting IPv4

6. Implementing DHCP

• Overview of the DHCP Server Role
• Configuring DHCP Scopes
• Managing a DHCP Database
• Securing and Monitoring DHCP

7. Implementing DNS

• Name Resolution for Windows Client and Servers
• Installing a DNS Server
• Managing DNS Zones

8. Implementing IPv6

• IPv6
• IPv6 Addressing
• Coexistence with IPv4
• IPv6 Transition Technologies

9. Implementing Local Storage

• Overview of Storage
• Managing Disks and Volumes
• Implementing Storage Spaces

10. Implementing File and Print Services

• Securing Files and Folders
• Protecting File Shares with Shadow Copies
• Configuring Network Printing

11. Implementing a Group Policy Infrastructure

• Group Policy
• Group Policy Processing
• Implementing a Central Store for Administrative Templates

12. Securing Windows Servers by Using Group Policy Objects

• Windows Security
• Configuring Security Settings
• Restricting Software
• Configuring Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

13. Implementing Server Virtualization with Hyper-V

• Virtualization Technologies
• Implementing Hyper-V
• Managing Virtual Machine Storage
• Managing Virtual Networks

Notes: This class prepares you for Microsoft exam 70-410: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012.