Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Core (Combined)​ Course

TOPICS OF DISCUSSION

• INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING WINDOWS SERVER 2012
  
• ​DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM
  
• ACTIVE DIRECTORY PLANNING AND INSTALLATION
  
• ADMINISTERING ACTIVE DIRECTORY
  
• MANAGING GROUP POLICY OBJECTS
  
• CONFIGURING ACTIVE DIRECTORY INFRASTRUCTURE
• CONFIGURING ACTIVE DIRECTORY SERVER ROLES ​
• USING VIRTUALIZATION IN WINDOWS SERVER 2012 ​
• CONFIGURING TCP/IP
  
• MANAGING DHCP
• MANAGING AND MAINTAINING SERVERS
  
• CONFIGURING NETWORK ACCESS
• UNDERSTANDING SECURITY
• MANAGING FILE AND PRINT SERVICES
• MANAGING REMOTE ACCESS SERVICES
• CONFIGURING HIGH AVAILABILITY IN WINDOWS SERVER 2012
• CONFIGURING FILE AND STORAGE SERVICES
• IMPLEMENTING DISASTER RECOVERY

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Core (Combined) Course

"COURSES OUTLINE"

1. INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING WINDOWS SERVER 2012 

• Features and Advantages of Windows Server 2012
• Planning the Windows Server 2012 Installation
• Server Roles in Windows Server 2012
• Configuring Remote Management
• Understanding Features On Demand

2. DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM 

• Introducing DNS
• Introducing DNS Database Zones
• Advantages of DNS in Windows Server 2012
• Introducing DNS Record Types
• Configuring DNS
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting DNS

3. ACTIVE DIRECTORY PLANNING AND INSTALLATION 

• Verifying the File System
• Verifying Network Connectivity
• Understanding Domain and Forest Functionality
• Planning the Domain Structure
• Installing Active Directory
• Verifying Active Directory Installation
• Creating and Configuring Application Data Partitions
• Configuring DNS Integration with Active Directory

4. ADMINISTERING ACTIVE DIRECTORY 

• An Overview of QUs
  
• Planning the QU Structure
• Creating QUs
• Managing QUs
• Troubleshooting QUs
• Creating and Managing Active Directory Objects
• Publishing Active Directory Objects
• Using the Command Prompt for Active Directory​

5. MANAGING GROUP POLICY OBJECTS

• Introducing Group Policy
  
• Planning a Group Policy Strategy
  
• Implementing Group Policy
  
• Managing Group Policy
  
• Deploying Software through a GPO
  
• Implementing Software Deployment
  
• ​​Configuring Software Deployment Settings
  
• Troubleshooting Group Policies

6. CONFIGURING ACTIVE DIRECTORY INFRASTRUCTURE

• ​Overview of Network Planning
  
• Overview of Active Directory Replication and Sites
  
• Implementing Sites and Subnets
  
• Configuring Replication
  
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication
  
• Reasons for Creating Multiple Domains
  
• Creating Domain Trees and Forests
• Demoting a Domain Controller
  
• Managing Multiple Domains
  

7. CONFIGURING ACTIVE DIRECTORY SERVER ROLES 

• Understanding Server Manager
• Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services
• Understanding Active Directory Domain Services
• Active Directory Federation Services
• Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
• Active Directory Rights Management Services 

8. USING VIRTUALIZATION IN WINDOWS SERVER 2012 

• Hyper-V Overview
• Hyper-V Installation and Configuration
• Configuring Virtual Machines
• Using Physical-to-Virtual (P2V) Conversion 

9. CONFIGURING TCP/IP 

• Understanding TCP/IP
• Understanding IP Addressing 
• Subnetting a Network
• Understanding IPv6
• Understanding IP Address Management (IPAM) 

10. MANAGING DHCP 

• Overview of DHCP
• Installing and Authorizing DHCP
• Creating and Managing DHCP Scopes 

11. MANAGING AND MAINTAINING SERVERS 

• Configuring Windows Server Update Services
• Overview of Windows Server 2012 Performance Monitoring 
• Using Windows Server 2012 Performance Tools

12. CONFIGURING NETWORK ACCESS

• Understanding Routing 
• Installing RRAS
• Configuring IP Routing
• Configuring VPN Packet Filters
• Managing IP Routing​
  

13. UNDERSTANDING SECURITY

• ​Active Directory Security Overview
  
• Implementing Active Directory Security
• Using Group Policy for Security
• Understanding Smart Card Authentication
• Understanding Security Configuration and Analysis Tools
• Implementing an Audit Policy

14. MANAGING FILE AND PRINT SERVICES

• Understanding File Servers
  
• Configuring File Servers
• Using BitLocker Drive Encryption
• Understanding BranchCache
• Configuring Direct Access
• Configuring Disk Quotas
• Configuring Distributed File System
• Understanding Printing

15. MANAGING REMOTE ACCESS SERVICES

• Overview of Dial-Up Networking
  
• Overview of Virtual Private Networks
• Configuring Your Remote Access Server
• Installing a VPN
• Configuring a VPN
• Managing Your Remote Access Server
• Configuring a RAS or VPN Client
• Overview of Wireless Access
• Remote Access Security
• Configuring User Access
• Configuring Security

16. CONFIGURING HIGH AVAILABILITY IN WINDOWS SERVER 2012

• ​Components of High Availability
  
• Achieving High Availability
• Achieving High Availability with Failover Clustering
• Windows Server 2012 Clustering Features
• Achieving High Availability with Network Load Balancing

17. CONFIGURING FILE AND STORAGE SERVICES

• Storage in Windows Server 2012
• Configuring Windows Firewall Options​​​
  

18. IMPLEMENTING DISASTER RECOVERY

• ​Protecting the System
  
• Backup and Recovery of Active Directory
• Understanding Shadow Copies
• Using Advanced Boot Options
• Using Startup Repair Tool