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    Get in-depth understanding of major administrative responsibilities of windows server

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    Make use of major benefits of windows server

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    Gain the skills required to perform maintenance and daily management tasks

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    Course is delivered by instructors holding Windows Server 2012 certification

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    Pentagon training offers this course at a competitive price

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Who should take this course

Administering Windows Server 2012 course is intended for Information Technology (IT) professionals working in Windows Server 2012 environment.

This course is also for delegates who want to achieve the required skills and knowledge to manage and maintain Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 environment.

Broaden your skills to deploy Windows Server 2012 services and infrastructure into an organisation.

Windows Server administrators who already possess experience in working with Windows Server 2012 and 2008 and want to gain skills required to perform maintenance and daily management of tasks in Windows Serve 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 environment

IT professionals who want to achieve ‘Administering Windows Server 2012” certification can enrol in this course

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Prerequisites

For attending this course, delegates must have following skills:

Knowledge regarding implementation and configuration of core features of Windows Server including Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Microsoft Hyper-V and Networking services.

Equivalent knowledge of previous course Installing and configuring Windows Server 2012 concept is also required.

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What Will You Learn

  • Learn to implement Group Policy Infrastructure
  • Effectively manage service and user accounts
  • Maintain Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
  • Understand how to configure and troubleshoot Domain Name Services (DNS) and Remote access
  • Learn to install, configure and troubleshoot Network Policy Server Role
  • Optimise file services
  • Enhance security of file system
  • Deploy update management
  • Configure encryption and advanced auditing
  • Maintain and Monitor Windows Server 2012
  • Understand Group Policy Processing settings, Group Policy Preferences and Group Policy objects.
  • Understand Active Director configuration and monitoring service authentication, account policies and domain controllers
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What's included

  Course Overview

In this Pentagon Training Administering Windows, Server 2012 course get the skills and knowledge required to administer windows server 2012 infrastructure in an enterprise environment. It is second of three exams required for attaining Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA). These three courses collectively cover the skills and knowledge required to implement, manage, install, maintain and provision services as well as infrastructure in Windows Server 2012 environment. Get the skills required to work in a company and master core services of Windows server like user and group management, data security and network access. This course covers the major administrative responsibilities like group policy, manage users and groups with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), implement server images, remote access, monitor and update management. Course strictly follows the Microsoft Official Learning curriculum. Our instructors make use of best practices and real-world examples to help delegates learn thoroughly and prepare well for the certification.

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  Course Content

Configure and troubleshoot Domain Name system

In this module understand the techniques to configure and troubleshoot Domain Name Services (DNS) including DNS caching and replication

  • Configure DNS Server Role
  • Configure DNS Zones and DNS Zones Transfers
  • Manage and troubleshoot DNS

Maintain Active Directory Domain Services

In this topic learn to implement virtualized domain controllers and read-only domain controller (RODCs). Also, learn to do common AD DS administrative tasks as well as manage AD DS database.

  • Introduction to AD DS
  • Deploy Virtualized Domain Controllers
  • Deploy RODCs
  • Administer AD DS
  • Manage the AD DS Database

Manage Service and User Accounts

Learn to create, configure and automate the creation of user accounts. Also, learn to configure properties related to the creation of accounts of user objects. Further, learn to set up and administer managed service accounts.

  • Configure password policy
  • Lockout settings of User Account
  • Configure Managed Service Accounts

Implement a Group Policy Infrastructure

Learn to deploy GPO infrastructure. Perform common GPO management tasks as well as managing GPOs using Windows PowerShell. Also, learn to troubleshoot GPO’s applications.

  • Introduction to group policy
  • Deploy and administer GPOs
  • Scope of Group Policy
  • Processing group policy
  • Troubleshoot GPOs applications

Manage User Desktops with Group Policy

In this module understand to use Group Policy Objects called GPOs to implement desktop environments across the organisation by using Administrative Templates, Group Policy preferences, and folder redirection. Understand wherever appropriate, use software deployment to deploy and update application programs. Learn to use various features of GPO so that one can configure settings of user computer properly.

  • Implement administrative templates
  • Configure folder redirection and scripts
  • Configure group policy preferences
  • Manage software with group policy
  • Using GPOs deploy software

Install, configure and troubleshoot network policy server role

In this module learn to install and configure NPS, RADIUS servers and clients. Understand about NPS authentication methods and ways to monitor as well as troubleshoot NPS.

  • Install Network Policy Server (NPS)
  • Configure NPS
  • Configure RADIUS servers and clients
  • Authentication methods of NPS
  • Monitor and troubleshoot Network Policy Server

Implement Network Access Protection

In this topic, learn to configure, monitor and troubleshoot NAP. Also, learn how NAP can help to protect the network and various enforcement processes.

  • Introduction to Network Access Protection
  • Configure NAP
  • Configure IPSec Enforcement for NAP
  • Monitor and troubleshoot NAP

Implement Remote Access

In this topic, learn to implement and manage remote access to Windows Server 2012. Also learn to deploy DirectAccess using Getting Started wizard, deploy and manage advanced Direct Access infrastructure, and implement VPN.

  • Introduction to Remote Access
  • Using Getting Started Wizard deploy Direct Access
  • Implement and manage advanced infrastructure of Direct Access
  • Implement VPN and Web application Proxy

Optimise file services

Understand about FSRM, file screening, storage reports, configure quotas and file management. Also, understand components of DFS, configure DFS Namespaces and DFS Replication.

  • Introduction to FSRM
  • Use FSRM to Manage Quotas
  • Use FSRM to manage File Screens and Storage Reports
  • Deploy classification
  • File Management Tasks
  • Introduction to DFS
  • Configure DFS Namespaces and DFS Replication
  • Troubleshoot DFS Replication

Configure Encryption and Advanced Auditing

Understand how to encrypt files using EFS and configure advanced auditing features.

  • Using BitLocker encrypt drives
  • Using EFS encrypt files
  • Configure Advanced Auditing

Install and maintain server images

In this module understand how to develop and manage server Images using Windows Deployment Services

  • Introduction to Windows Deployment Services
  • Manage Server Images
  • Deploy using Windows Deployment Services
  • Administer Windows Deployment Services

Implement Update Management

In this topic understand how to use update services of Windows server to install updates to Windows servers and clients.

  • Introduction to WSUS
  • Install updates with WSUS

Monitor Windows Server 2012

In this module understand the tools available in Windows server 2012 to control. Also, learn to use Performance Monitor and monitor events.

  • Introduction to Monitoring Tools
  • Use Performance Monitor
  • Monitoring Event Logs
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