M20411 Administering Windows Server 2012

This version of this course is built on the final release version of Windows Server 2012.

Learn how to administer Windows Server 2012 with this five-day course. This course is part two in a series of three courses that provides the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2012 Infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment. The three courses collectively cover implementing, managing, maintaining and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server 2012 environment. Although there is some cross-over of skills and tasks across these courses, this course primarily covers the administration tasks necessary to maintain a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure such as Implementing Server Images, User and Group management with Active Directory Domain Services(AD DS) and Group Policy, Remote Access and Network Policies, Data Security, Monitoring and Update Management.

This course maps directly to and is preparation material for Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2012 exam "70-411: Administering Windows Server 2012".

This course is intended for Information Technology (IT) Professionals with hands on experience working in a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 environment, who wish to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to be able to manage and maintain the core infrastructure required for a Windows Server 2012 environment. The key focus for students in this course is to broaden the initial deployment of Windows Server 2012 services and infrastructure and provide the skills necessary to manage and maintain a domain based Windows Server 2012 environment, such as user and group management, network access and data security.

Candidates would typically be System Administrators or aspiring to be System Administrators. They must have at least one year hands on experience working in a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 environment. Candidates must also have knowledge equivalent to that already covered in “20410A: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012” course as this course will build upon that knowledge.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Before attending this course, students must have:

Module 1: Deploying and Maintaining Server Images

This module explains the functionality of Windows Deployment Services, and explains how to use Windows Deployment Services tools to perform lite-touch deployments.

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Module 2: Configuring and Troubleshooting Domain Name System

This module explains how the Domain Name System (DNS) is the foundation name service in Windows Server 2012. It provides name resolution, and enables DNS clients to locate network services, such as AD DS domain controllers, global catalog servers, and messaging servers. If you configure your DNS infrastructure poorly, or it is not working correctly, these important network services will be inaccessible to your network servers and clients. Consequently, it is vital that you understand how to deploy, configure, manage, and troubleshoot this critical service.

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Module 3: Maintaining Active Directory Domain Services

This module explains the new features, such as virtualized domain controller cloning, recent features like read-only domain controllers (RODCs), and a host of other features and tools that you can use in the AD DS environment.

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Module 4: Managing User and Service Accounts

This module explains how to manage large groups of user accounts, explain the different options available for providing adequate password security for accounts in your environment, and show you how to configure accounts to provide authentication for system services and background processes.

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Module 5: Implementing a Group Policy Infrastructure

This module explains Group Policy is, how it works, and how best to implement it in your organization.

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Module 6: Managing User Desktops with Group Policy

This module explains how to configure Administrative Templates.

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Module 7: Configuring and Troubleshooting Remote Access

This module explains how to configure and secure your remote access clients by using network.

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Module 8: Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting the Network Policy Server Role

This module explains how to install, configure, and troubleshoot Network Policy Server (NPS).

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Module 9: Implementing Network Access Protection

This module explains how to create customized health requirement policies to validate computer health before allowing access or communication with NAP.

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Module 10: Optimizing File Services

This module explains how to use File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) to place quotas on storage volumes, screen files and folders, generate comprehensive storage reports, control the file classification infrastructure, and use file management tasks to perform scheduled actions on sets of files.

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Module 11: Configuring Encryption and Advanced Auditing

This module describes how to use Windows Server 2012 tools to help you to provide increased file system security on your servers.

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Module 12: Implementing Update Management

This module introduces key features of the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server role.

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Module 13: Monitoring Windows Server 2012

This module explains how to improve performance using performance monitoring tools to identify components that require additional tuning and troubleshooting.

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