The 70-411: Administering Windows Server 2012 R2 online training course is part two of a series of three online training courses which provide the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2012 Infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment. The three online training courses in total will collectively cover implementing, managing, maintaining and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server 2012 environment. While there is some cross-over in skillset and tasks across the online training courses, this online training course will primarily cover the administration tasks necessary to maintain a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure, such as user and group management, network access and data security.
COURSE OUTLINE
- Group Policy
- Implementing Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
- Managing Group Policy Scope
- Group Policy Processing
- Troubleshooting Policy Application
- Implementing Administrative Templates
- Configuring Group Policy Preferences
- Managing Software with Group Policy Software Installation (GPSI)
- Creating and Administering User Accounts
- Configuring User Object Attributes
- Automating User Account Creation
- Configuring Managed Service Accounts
- Implementing Virtualized Domain Controllers
- Implementing Read Only Domain Controllers
- Administering AD DS
- Managing the AD DS Database
- Installing the DNS Server Role
- Configuring the DNS Server Role
- Configuring DNS Zones
- Configuring DNS Zone Transfers
- Managing and Troubleshooting DNS
- Configuring Network Access
- Configuring VPN Access
- Network Policies
- Troubleshooting Routing and Remote Access
- Configuring DirectAccess
- Installing and Configuring a NPS
- Configuring RADIUS Clients and Servers
- NPS Authentication Methods
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting a NPS
- NAP
- Configuring NAP
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting NAP
- File Server Resource Manager (FSRM)
- Using FSRM to Manage Quotas, File Screens, and Storage Reports
- Implementing Classification Management and File Management Tasks
- Distributed File System (DFS)
- Configuring DFS Namespaces
- Configuring and Troubleshooting DFS Replication
- Encrypting Network Files with Encrypting File System (EFS)
- Configuring Advanced Auditing
- Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
- Implementing Deployment with WDS
- Administering WDS
- Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
- Deploying Updates with WSUS
- Monitoring Tools
- Using Performance Monitor
- Monitoring Event Logs
Skills Learned
After completing this online training course, students will be able to:
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Implement a Group Policy infrastructure
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Manage user desktops with Group Policy
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Manage user and service accounts
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Maintain Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
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Configure and troubleshoot Domain Name System (DNS)
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Configure and troubleshoot Remote Access
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Install, configure, and troubleshoot the Network Policy Server (NPS) role
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Implement Network Access Protection (NAP)
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Optimize file services
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Configure encryption and advanced auditing
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Deploy and maintain server images
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Implement Update Management
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Monitor Windows Server 2012
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Understand appropriate command-line, PowerShell and applicable management shell commands
