Pass The Windows Server 2012 Certification Exam 70-413 MCSE

Gain an overview of Windows Deployment Services and how it deploys operating systems over the network via PXE boot, using DHCP and DNS, with multicast and unicast options.

Configure Windows deployment services to deploy operating system images over the network, including boot images, install images, image groups, unattended deployments, and pre-staged devices with command line options.

Configure Windows Deployment Services for multicast deployment to deploy a Windows 8.1 image to 100 desktops from a transmission. Define multicast address ranges and sessions by speed, with auto cast.

Explore best practices for designing lean server images, from creating a reference machine and capturing with imagex, to maintain a single reusable image with drivers, patching, and post-deployment customization.

Master the Windows assessment and deployment kit to customize and create server images, mount and modify images, patch, and automate deployments with Windows system image manager and deployment services.

Configure and deploy Windows OS with System Center Configuration Manager using task sequences, boot and OS images, drivers, updates, and domain join, while integrating WDS, MDT, and third-party extensions.

Plan deployments to Azure using gallery images, ensure generation 1 VM, VHD format, single network adapter, DHCP, and RDP. Establish on-premise connectivity via virtual networks and express route.

Deploy to public and private clouds with PowerShell, using System Center Virtual Machine Manager templates and Hyper-V based configurations, and Azure modules to create and customize virtual machines from images.

Plan virtualization by conducting a self-assessment, sizing virtual machines, and using the consolidation wizard to optimize workloads, while considering compatibility, supportability, licensing, clustering, and high availability.

Discover how virtual machine templates streamline deployment using prepped VHDL files, hardware and guest OS configuration, and specialization to create VMs from templates in System Center Virtual Machine Manager.

Design and implement port profiles and logical switches in System Center Virtual Machine Manager to connect virtual machines to logical networks and automate IP and VLAN configurations.

Explore storage spaces in Windows Server 2012, including storage pools, virtual disks, thin provisioning, and resiliency through mirroring and parity, with tiering and write-back cache for SSDs.

Learn to enable and configure data deduplication on Windows Server 2012/2012 R2, including block-level dedup for in-use files, VDI optimization, and schedule-based background processing.

Install and enable the NFS server role in Windows Server 2012, then create and manage NFS shares. Configure authentication, UID mappings, and permissions, and perform management with PowerShell.

Explore how to install and configure a DFS namespace using DFS management, choosing domain-based over standalone for high availability, enabling 2008 mode and access-based enumeration, and linking shares.

Explore BranchCache in Windows Server 2012, featuring peer-to-peer and hosted server modes that cache data locally via hash-based blocks to improve access for distributed offices.

Configure a Windows Server 2012 remote access VPN with NAT, IP assignment, and Radius authentication, then test connectivity by connecting a VPN client and pinging the domain controller.

Configure and deploy VPN connections using the Connection Manager Administration Kit to create end-user profiles with scripts, pre- and post-actions, and deployment via group policy, a web site, or SCCM.

Configure direct access via the remote access management console, enable the wizard, and link group policy objects for DA clients and servers with DNS suffix and tunneling settings.

Learn to migrate from Forefront UAG to Windows Server 2012 direct access, using side-by-side or offline migration, export/import configurations, update GPOs, and leverage NAT64 IPv6 to IPv4 translation.

Explore network access protection and the network policy server, enabling statements of health, health status checks, radius-based authentication, and quarantine workflows to enforce policies before full network access.

Create and manage network policy server policies to control VPN and remote access, using radius configurations, conditions, and grant access rules, with optional radius proxy.

Network policy server enables implementing network access protection (NAP) by defining health policies and validators, including DHCP integration, and enforcing full or limited access based on client health checks.

Publish internal services through a perimeter network using reverse proxy and proxy services. Enforce firewall rules and encryption to restrict access between internet, perimeter, and internal networks.

Configure web application proxies for high availability by linking WAP servers to an AD FS farm, enabling replication of applications via the farm and a sticky sessions load balancer.

Enable DNS security to sign DNS records with cryptography, verify responses, and enforce secure DNS via zones, trust anchors, and Group Policy in Windows Server 2012.