
Explore Windows Server 2012 installation and configuration, the course outline, and certification changes, while comparing 2012 to 2003 and 2008.
Meet an experienced Microsoft Certified Trainer who introduces the course, sharing decades of IT experience, Windows Server 2012 insights, and the pathway to Microsoft exams.
Learn to install and configure Windows Server 2012, use PowerShell, set up Active Directory domain controller, and manage networking, DNS, IPv4/IPv6, Hyper-V, backups, and Group Policy.
Explore the evolution of Windows server products from Windows 2000 to 2012, comparing Active Directory, Hyper-V, and new management features, with practical troubleshooting insights for large environments.
Discover how to install and configure Windows Server 2012 and prepare for exams 70-410, 70-411, and 70-412 to earn the MCSA certification.
Explore bite-sized, hands-on Windows Server 2012 installation and configuration with Hyper-V lab practice. Learn how server and client tools integrate for exam-ready, real-world applications.
Learn the exam-focused acronyms used in Microsoft publications and explain concepts to coworkers. Know topics well, including group policy and Active Directory domain services, as the exam tests minutia.
Install and configure Windows Server 2012 as virtual machines on Windows Server 2008, enable Hyper-V, and install Windows 8 to compare its look and feel with Windows Server 2012.
Learn how instructors blend PowerPoint slides, images, videos, and diagrams with live demos from real servers to teach Windows Server 2012 installation and configuration.
Explore Windows multipoint server editions, standard and premium, for multi-user VDI scenarios with shared host machines; compare session limits, RAM, and domain join capabilities.
Explore requirements for installing Windows, including a 1.4 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, 32 GB disk, and 64-bit support, with data center options up to 640 processors and 4 TB RAM.
Explore how server manager in Windows Server 2012 integrates a Metro UI option with a powerful Power Shell workflow, emphasizing grouping servers, roles, Active Directory, and DNS management.
The best practice analyzer checks server role installations, querying logs and Event Viewer for errors and warnings, and suggests fixes. Kick off scans via GUI, Server Manager, or PowerShell.
Explore Windows Server 2012 installations from DVD, USB, or network share, including Pixi boot and Windows Deployment Services, with templates and VHD deployments.
Kick off a Windows Server 2012 installation inside Hyper-V, select English (US) keyboard, choose custom install, map the Windows 2012 ISO, and progress through gui setup before final password configuration.
Complete the Windows Server 2012 installation, set a password, change the computer name, and sign in via server manager after restart.
Navigate server manager to add roles and features with the wizard, distinguish roles from features, and configure Windows Server 2012 securely with best practice analyzer and remote desktop services.
Learn to use Server Manager to administer multiple servers, install roles such as fax server, add features like branch cache, and configure print services and remote administration tools.
Manage server manager roles, monitor post-deployment tasks, and use dashboard notifications to complete feature installations, review BPA results, and verify DNS and fax server setup.
Enable remote management on Windows Server 2012 by navigating the dashboard, roles, and server groups, and using manage tools to configure server properties and Active Directory tasks.
Configure remote management: enable firewall, WMI, and PowerShell, enable remote desktop with network level authentication, and manage servers from a client using remote server administration tools.
Master the core installation of Windows Server 2012 via command-line and learn core management. Compare roles that run on core versus standard or data center editions, with an installation demo.
Discover Windows Server 2012 core installation, a lightweight, non gui option that uses command-line management, with increased security and simplified administration through a minimal footprint.
Master the minimum server interface, from a command-line core with an optional graphical shell for setup. Add the full GUI to configure, then remove it to reduce attack surface.
Explore core roles on Windows Server 2012 core, including Active Directory Domain Services, Active Directory Certificate Services, DNS, DHCP, file and print, streaming media, Hyper-V, WSUS, and remote desktop services.
Explore Windows server installation options, including non-GUI versus graphical setups and standard core versus core with management. Learn to start with core and add features later using command line tools.
Log in to a Windows server core installation and configure the network adapter, computer name, and date/time with sconfig on a private Florida training network, then restart.
Configure server core 2012 network settings with a static IP, subnet, gateway, and DNS, then join a domain and restart. Manage via sconfig, PowerShell, or remote server manager.
Explore the basics of Windows Server 2012 core, its no desktop interface, and manage computer roles locally with PowerShell or remotely with Server Manager, noting standard edition differences.
Explore Windows Server 2012 server manager through hands-on demos, covering the dashboard, server grouping (local, data center, or cloud), roles, features, services, and cross-server management with practical toolbar tips.
Explore using server manager to view roles and features, inspect dependencies, and drill into services, performance metrics, and Event Viewer across servers.
Create a Miami server group in Server Manager from Active Directory, then add roles and features to core and remote servers, including web, fax, and print services.
Install and verify roles and features on two servers via server manager, including web server and server backup, then configure remote administration and firewall settings on the core machine.
Explore configuring server manager and computer management across a core and standard Windows Server, verify services like World Wide Web publishing, ensure automatic startup, and confirm installation success.
Configure the server manager toolbar to view more tabs and manage the local server or a role, and use the help screen and forums for Best Practices Analyzer scan troubleshooting.
Explore Windows Server Manager 2012, its toolbar, tiles, and left navigation, to manage servers in multiple ways. Use grouping to handle server sprawl and drill into services.
learn how to set up an AD DS domain controller and add member servers using Windows Server Manager 2012, with practical demos in chapter 6.
Use server manager to install Active Directory Domain Services, then promote the server to a domain controller, join an existing domain, and configure a global catalog and DNS as needed.
Navigate Active Directory Sites and Services, add the server as domain controller and global catalog, and finish the base install with DNS and Server Manager.
Add a member server as a domain controller using AFM media, back up the Active Directory database and the six wall folder, and install AD DS with DNS.
Install Active Directory domain services, use the Active Directory PowerShell module to administer the domain, copy files with Robocopy, and promote the server to a domain controller.
Promote a member server to a domain controller using the Active Directory wizard, configure domain services, DNS, global catalog, and DSR restore mode, and review related PowerShell commands.
Master the basics of PowerShell, Microsoft's command-line tool for Windows server administration, learn the difference between commands and cmdlets, and explore remoting and automating tasks with remote server demos.
Explore PowerShell remoting to manage Windows servers and applications, enable one-to-one and one-to-many remote management, automate tasks across machines with scripts and modules, and enable delegated administration and robust sessions.
Install a full domain controller, ensure dns runs, remove the global catalog, and run a PowerShell script importing the AD DS deployment module to deploy the domain controller with switches.
Demonstrates using PowerShell to list running services with get-service and where-object, inspect processes with get-process, review recent security event logs, and pipe IP addresses to a table.
Explore the power of PowerShell ISE with the PowerShow test environment, demonstrating split-screen scripting, autocomplete, and in-app help to draft, test, save, and run multi-line scripts before execution.
Automate server configuration with Windows PowerShell IAC by importing modules, installing features, and configuring server roles on Florida server 3. Save and run scripts, then revert with snapshots for iterations.
Discover PowerShell 3.0 workflow with checkpoints for long tasks across multiple computers. Use simplified commands like Where-Object and ForEach-Object to streamline information retrieval.
Map users and resources across subnets and floors, linking printers, scanners, and servers (Active Directory, email, streaming) with wireless and DMZ security for enterprise networking.
Examine core network components in a Windows Server environment, including client-server setup, physical layer hardware, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Active Directory, domain controllers, and Group Policy Objects.
Explore tcp/ip across the four-layer stack and compare to osi model, learn ipv4/ipv6, common protocols and ports, and troubleshoot with ping and traceroute.
Explore DHCP capabilities to monitor IP usage, assign and manage leases, and enforce security through device tracking, mobility, and visitor segmentation across networks.
Install and configure the DHCP server role via server manager, add the DHCP server, and set up a DHCP scope. Then configure clients to obtain IP address and DNS automatically.
Configure IP addressing and DHCP scopes, then troubleshoot TCP/IP networks using ipconfig, ping, trace route, telnet, ssh, netstat, net use, and pathping, while examining DNS and basic ACP management.
Authorize the DHCP server. Create a scope named sales office for South Florida sales with IPv4 range 172.16.0.100-172.16.0.200, exclude last ten addresses, activate the scope, and set an eight-day lease.
Learn how to configure dhcp on windows server by releasing and renewing the client address with ipconfig, then create a mac address reservation to lock in a specific ip.
Explore IPv4 addressing basics, including dotted decimal and binary formats, subnetting concepts, and configuring network adapters via the graphical user interface and command line.
Explore IPv4 basics, including dotted decimal and binary formats, subnetting, and IPv6 overview, through network adapter settings and command line demonstrations.
Explore how IPv4 and IPv6 addresses locate devices, distinguishing public unicast from private addresses, and how NAT translates internal addresses; learn DNS, IANA, and IETF roles.
Explore IPv4 addressing across class a, b, and c networks, usable addresses, and common masks like 255.0.0.0, 255.255.0.0, and 255.255.255.0, including 192.168.0.1 and /24.
Explore subnetting by adjusting the subnet mask and using variable length subnet masks to create network segments for Tampa, Orlando, and Miami. Practice with manual pencil-and-paper calculations, for exams.
Explore network adapter settings by examining NIC cards, multiple addresses for clients and servers, and how firewall rules vary by location, then demo the GUI configuration and DNS entries.
Learn to view and manipulate IP address and network settings from the command line on servers without a graphical interface.
Master the command line for basic network tasks, including pinging an IP address. Explore IP history and public and private addresses, plus subsetting and network adapter settings.
Explore IPv6 basics and IPv4 to IPv6 migration in Windows Server 2012, compare addresses, configure network adapters via command line and gui, and demo ice attack conversions.
Explore how IPv6 provides a larger address space to relieve IPv4 exhaustion and supports devices from laptops and phones to printers, home automation, and cars.
Explore IPv6 basics, including 128-bit addresses (340 undecillion total), DHCPv6 and DNSv6, stateful vs stateless configurations, end-to-end communication, and private and global addresses with better routing.
Explore IPv6 addressing and direct access in Windows with dual stack, and DNS's crucial role. See how DNS adapts to IPv6 and host name mapping through A records for connectivity.
Compress IPv6 addresses by removing leading zeros and internal zeros with a double colon, and learn unicast, multicast, and anycast types, including loopback ::1.
Explore Windows 2012 network settings by examining gui settings and the command line, and see how IPv6 addresses appear on local server machines in the demo environment.
Learn how to implement ipv6 transition technologies alongside ipv4 to enable dual-stack networks, using isatap, 6to4, teredo, and port proxy with dns configuration implications.
Explore IPv6 to IPv4 transition technologies, including 6to4 tunneling, ISATAP, Teredo, and port proxy, and see how they enable mixed environments and DNS demos.
Configure isatap on a domain controller by creating a host DNS record in the forward lookup zone and enabling isatap with PowerShell, then verify the tunnel adapter in ipconfig all.
This course is specifically for participants to gain the knowledge and skills for making the appropriate job role decisions around installing and configuring Windows Server 2012 R2.
This course is designed for Information Technology (IT) professionals, who have Windows Server 2012 operating system knowledge and experience and want to validate the skills and knowledge necessary to implement the Windows Server 2012 core infrastructure services. This course is part one of a series of courses which validate the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2012 Infrastructure into an existing enterprise environment. This initial course will validate the initial implementation and configuration of the Windows Server 2012 core services, such as Active Directory and the networking services.
This training course on installing and configuring Windows Server 2012 prepares participants for the Microsoft Exam 70-410.
This course will provide all the skills and knowledge for the following areas:
Installing and configuring servers
Configuring local storage
Configuring file and share access
Configuring print and document services
Configuring servers for remote management
Creating and configuring virtual machine settings and storage
Creating and configuring virtual networks
Configuring IPv4 and IPv6 addressing
Deploying and configuring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service
Deploying and configuring DNS service
Installing domain controllers
Creating and managing Active Directory users and computers
Creating and managing Active Directory groups and organizational units (OUs)
Creating Group Policy objects (GPOs)
Configuring security policies
Configuring application restriction policies
Configuring Windows Firewall