Microsoft Windows Server 2012 70-412

Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 with Timothy Warner

This Windows Server video training with Tim Warner covers the latest version of Microsofts popular server, including configuring network load balancing, recovering servers, implementing AD FS, and more. Recommended skills: Familiarity with Microsoft Windows Familiarity with Windows Server 2012 Recommended equipment: Windows Server 2012 Related certifications: MCSA: Windows Server 2012 MCSE: Desktop Infrastructure MCSE: Server Infrastructure MCSE: Private Cloud MCSE: Messaging MCSE: SharePoint MCSE: Communication Related job functions: IT professionals

Get ready for the 70-412 exam with this series from trainer Tim Warner! Microsoft exam 70-412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services, counts as credit toward the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) and Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) certifications in Windows Server 2012. The 70-412 test covers the following general topic areas: Advanced Network Services; Advanced File Services; Dynamic Access Control; Network Load Balancing; Failover Clustering; Disaster Recovery; Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS); Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS).

Heres what youll learn in each video of the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 70-412 series:

Video 1 : Course Introduction

Topics covered: The New MCSA and MCSE certifications; how this course works;tips for exam success.

Video 2 : Configuring Network Load Balancing (NLB)

Topics covered: what is NLB? Configure NLB prerequisites; install NLB nodes; configure affinity and port rules; configure cluster operation modes; and test failover.

Video 3 : Configuring Failover Clustering

Topics covered: Understanding failover clustering; Windows Server 2012 improvements; configuring storage and networking for clustering; building single-site clusters; managing cluster roles, including highly available Hyper-V VMs; monitoring VMs.

Video 4 : Managing Virtual Machine Movement

Topics covered: Brief history of Hyper-V; importing and exporting virtual machines (VMs); Quick Migration vs. Live Migration; shared Nothing Live Migration; Hyper-V Replica and Replica Broker; P2V overview with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2012.

Video 5 : Configuring and Optimizing Storage

Topics covered: Configuring iSCSI, including iSNS, initiator and targets; configuring SAS, including Storage Spaces; implementing passthough disks with Hyper-V virtual machines; using Windows Server 2012 Features on Demand.

Video 6 : Configuring Advanced File Services

Topics covered: Understanding BranchCache architecture; configuring BranchCache from both server and client perspectives; implementing a file classification infrastructure (FCI) with File Server Resource Manager (FSRM); configuring file access auditing; understanding Server for Network File System (NFS).

Video 7 : Implementing Dynamic Access Control

Topics covered: Understanding Dynamic Access Control; creating user and device claims; classifying folders manually or automatically with FSRM; deploying Central Access Policy; configuring access denied remediation; implementing advanced auditing policy.

Video 8 : Configuring and Managing Backups

Topics covered: Understanding disaster recovery purpose and methods; reviewing backup terminology and techniques; mastering Windows Server Backup options, including Windows Azure Online Backup, WBAdmin, and PowerShell 3.0.

Video 9 : Recovering Servers

Topics covered: Active Directory Recycle Bin; performing a Bare Metal Restore (BMR) with Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE); using Windows Server Backup and Windows Azure Online Backup to restore volumes, folders, and files.

Video 10 : Implementing an Advanced DHCP Solution

Topics covered: What's new and what's changed in Windows Server 2012 DHCP; Creating specialpurpose scopes, including superscopes, multicast scopes, and split scopes; Implementing DHCPv6; Understanding DHCP Name Protection; Deploying and Managing DHCP Failover.

Video 11 : Implementing an Advanced DNS Solution

Topics covered: What's new and what's changed in DNS in Windows Server 2012; DNSSEC; Windows PowerShell for DNS; Implementing the GlobalNames DNS zone; Optimizing DNS.

Video 12 : Deploying and Managing IPAM

Topics covered: Understanding IP Address Management (IPAM) in Windows Server 2012; IPAM deployment "gotchas"; IPAM implementation steps; Migrating an Existing IP Infrastructure to IPAM; Performing day-to-day IP administration tasks with IPAM.

Video 13 : Configuring Active Directory Forests and Domains

Topics covered: Reviewing Active Directory logical and physical components; Interoperating with previous versions of AD; Reviewing forest and domain functional levels; Upgrading forests and domains to Windows Server 2012.

Video 14 : Configuring Trust Relationships

Topics covered: Differentiating the different trust types (transitive vs. non-transitive, domain ,tree, forest, shortcut, external, and realm trusts); Implementing trust authentication options, including selective authentication.

Video 15 : Administering Active Directory Sites

Topics covered: Understanding Active Directory site terminology, including sites, subnets and site links; placement of domain controllers and global Catalog servers; understanding the role of intrasite and intersite replication.

Video 16 : Managing Active Directory and SYSVOL Replication

Topics covered: Active Directory from a file system perspective, understanding AD partitions; replication to RODCs, including Password Replication Policy; managing SYSVOL replication; configuring, managing, and monitoring replication with the Active Directory Sites and Services console and Repadmin.exe.

Video 17 : Configuring AD CS: Planning and Implementation

Topics covered: Understanding the purpose of AD CS and public key cryptography; what's new and what has changed in AD CS in Windows Server 2012; planning and installing a two-tier PKI hierarchy; configuring the AIA and CRL paths.

Video 18 : Configuring AD CS: Day-to-Day Administration

Topics covered: Administering certificate templates; configuring certificate enrollment and autoenrollment; managing CRLs and certificate revocation; basics of AD CS backup; key archival and recovery.

Video 19 : Configuring AD RMS

Topic covered: What is Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)? Differentiating the AD RMS server and client components; deploying AD RMS; protecting content with AD RMS (manually and with rights management templates).

Video 20 : Implementing AD FS
Topics covered: What is Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)?; How ADFS works in brief; ADFS deployment basics. Bonus content: Tim's tips and tricks for passing the 70-412 certification exam.