NE-20410B

Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012

Summary
Duration
5 Days

Vendor
Microsoft

Audience
IT Professionals

Published
28 December 2012

Level
200

Technology
Windows Server 2012

Delivery Method
Instructor-led (Classroom)

Software Assurance Training Voucher

Yes

Introduction

This course is part one of a three-part series that provides the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows
Server 2012 infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment. The three courses collectively cover implementing, managing,
maintaining, and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server 2012 environment. While there is some cross-over
in skills and tasks across the courses, this course primarily covers the initial implementation and configuration of core services
including Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), networking services, and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 configuration.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have working knowledge of:

A good understanding of networking fundamentals.

An understanding of and experience with configuring security and administration tasks in an enterprise environment.
Experience supporting or configuring Windows operating system clients.
Good hands-on Windows client operating system experience with Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8.

At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:

Install and Configure Windows Server 2012.

Describe AD DS.
Manage Active Directory objects.
Automate Active Directory administration.
Implement IPv4.
Implement Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
Implement Domain Name System (DNS).
Implement IPv6.
Implement local storage.
Share files and printers.
Implement Group Policy.
Use Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to secure Windows Servers.
Implement server virtualization using Hyper-V.

Course Content

Module 1: Deploying and Managing

Windows Server 2012

This module introduces the new Windows

Installing Windows Server

After completing this module, students

2012

will be able to:

Post-Installation

Server 2012 administrative interface. This

Configuration of Windows

module covers the different roles and

Server 2012

features that are available with the

Windows Server 2012 operating system.

and configuration options you can use

Server 2012

Server 2012.
Lessons

Deploying Windows Server

Server 2012.

Windows Server 2012

Perform post-installation
configuration of Windows

Configuring Windows Server

2012 Server Core

Install Windows Server

2012.

2012

Describe the management

tools available in Windows

PowerShell
Lab : Deploying and Managing Windows

Describe Windows Server

2012.

Introduction to Windows

It also discusses the various installation

when deploying and configuring Windows

Server 2012.

Perform basic administrative

Overview

Managing Servers

tasks using Windows

Overview of Windows Server

Using Windows PowerShell

PowerShell.

2012 Management

to Manage Servers

Module 2: Introduction to Active

Directory Domain Services

Manage group accounts with

graphical tools.

This module introduces Active Directory

Manage computer accounts.

Domain Services (AD DS) in Windows

Delegate permissions to

Server 2012. It covers general AD DS

perform AD DS

infrastructure including forests, trees,

administration.

Configuring and
Troubleshooting IPv4

Lab : Implementing IPv4

Identifying Appropriate
Subnets

Troubleshooting IPv4

schema, Global Catalog, and Operations

Module 4: Automating Active

After completing this module, students

Masters. It also covers installing and

Directory Domain Services

will be able to:

configuring domain controllers.

Administration

Lessons

This module covers using command-line

Describe the TCP/IP protocol

suite.

Overview of AD DS

tools to configure and administer AD

Describe IPv4 addressing.

Overview of Domain

DS. It introduces using Windows

Determine a subnet mask

Controllers

PowerShell cmdlets for AD DS

Installing a Domain

administration, and using Windows

Controller

PowerShell to perform bulk AD DS

Lab : Installing Domain Controllers

Installing a Domain
Controller

Describe the structure of

communication.
Using Command-line Tools

Module 6: Implementing Dynamic

for AD DS Administration

Host Configuration Protocol

Using Windows PowerShell

This module covers the installation and

for AD DS Administration

configuration of DHCP in addition to

Performing Bulk Operations

managing a DHCP database. It also covers

with Windows PowerShell

security and monitoring of DHCP,

AD DS.

Lab : Automating AD DS Administration

including auditing and logging.

Describe the purpose of

by Using Windows PowerShell

Lessons

domain controllers.

Configure IPv4 and

troubleshoot IPv4

Lessons

After completing this module, students

will be able to:

supernetting.

administrative operations.

Installing a Domain
Controller by Using IFM

necessary for subnetting or

Creating User Accounts and

Installing a DHCP Server

Explain how to install a

Groups by Using Windows

domain controller.

PowerShell

Configuring DHCP Scopes

Using Windows PowerShell

Managing a DHCP Database

Domain Services Objects

to Create User Accounts in

Securing and Monitoring

This module covers configuring Active

Bulk

Module 3: Managing Active Directory

Directory objects such as users, groups

Using Windows PowerShell

Role

DHCP
Lab : Implementing DHCP

and computers. The functionality of AD DS

to Modify User Accounts in

Implementing DHCP

administrative tools is addressed, in

Bulk

Implementing a DHCP Relay

addition to the configuration of user

After completing this module, students

profiles and the process of delegating

will be able to:

permissions to perform AD DS

administration.
Lessons

Use command-line tools for

Agent (Optional Exercise)

After completing this module, students
will be able to:

AD DS administration.

Install the DHCP server role.

Use Windows PowerShell

Configure DHCP scopes.

Managing User Accounts

cmdlets for AD DS

Manage a DHCP database.

Managing Group Accounts

administration.

Secure and monitor the

Managing Computer

Accounts

using Windows PowerShell.

DHCP server role.

Module 7: Implementing Domain

Module 5: Implementing IPv4

Name System

Lab : Managing Active Directory Domain

This module covers Internet Protocol

This module covers name resolution for

Services Objects

Version 4 (IPv4) addressing. It details the

Windows Server and clients. It details the

Delegating Administration

various IPv4 components,

installation of a Domain Name System

for a Branch Office

covers subnetting and supernetting, and

(DNS) server and configuring Active

Creating and Configuring

discusses configuring and general

Directory Integrated DNS zones.

User Accounts in AD DS

troubleshooting of IPv4 addresses.

Lessons

Managing Computer Objects

Lessons

Delegating Administration

Perform bulk operations by

in AD DS
After completing this module, students

Overview of TCP/IP

Understanding IPv4

will be able to:

Manage user accounts with

graphical tools.

Windows Client and Servers

Addressing

Subnetting and Supernetting

Name Resolution for

Installing and Managing a
DNS Server

Managing DNS Zones

Lab : Implementing DNS

Installing and Configuring

DNS

Storage Space

Creating Host Records in

After completing this module, students

DNS

will be able to:

Managing the DNS Server

Cache
After completing this module, students

will be able to:

Configuring a Redundant

Describe name resolution for

Windows operating system

Describe Group Policy

processing.

Implement a central store

for administrative templates.

Describe the various storage

Module 12: Securing Windows

technologies.

Servers Using Group Policy Objects

Explain how to manage disks

Increase security in a Windows Server

and volumes.

2012 infrastructure by using Group Policy

Explain how to implement

Objects, AppLocker, and Windows

Storage Spaces.

Firewall.

clients and Windows Server

Module 10: Implementing File and

servers.

Print Services

Install and manage DNS

This module covers securing files, folders

Server service.

and network file shares, in addition to

Configuring Security Settings

Manage DNS zones.

using shadow copies to protect network

Restricting Software

Module 8: Implementing IPv6

file shares. It also covers configuring

Configuring Windows

This module covers understanding

network printing and creating a printer

and implementing IPv6 addressing. It

pool.

covers configuration and troubleshooting

Lessons

Lessons

Security Overview

Firewall with Advanced

Security
Lab : Lab A: Increasing Security for

as well as co-existence with IPv4 using

Securing Files and Folders

transition technologies.

Protecting Shared Files and

Lessons

Server Resources

Folders by Using Shadow

Overview of IPv6

IPv6 Addressing

Coexistence with IPv6

IPv6 Transition Technologies

Windows Operating Systems

Auditing File System Access

Configuring Network Printing

Auditing Domain Logons

Creating and Configuring a

File Share

Configuring an IPv6 Network

Configuring Shadow Copies

Configuring an ISATAP

Creating and Configure a

Router

Member Servers

Copies
Lab : Implementing File and Print Services

Lab : Implementing IPv6

Using Group Policy to Secure

Lab : Lab B: Configuring AppLocker and

Windows Firewall

Configuring AppLocker
Policies

Printer Pool

Configuring Windows
Firewall

After completing this module, students

After completing this module, students

After completing this module, students

will be able to:

will be able to:

will be able to:

Describe the features and

benefits of IPv6.

Secure shared files and

Describe IPv6 addressing.

Describe IPv6 coexistence

folders by using shadow

with IPv4.

copies.

Describe IPv6 transition

technologies.

folders.

Protect shared files and

Describe Windows Server

operating system Security.

Configure security settings

by using Group Policy.

Configure network printing.

Restrict unauthorized
software from running on

Module 11: Implementing Group

servers and clients.

Module 9: Implementing Local

Policy

Storage

This module covers using Group Policy to

Configure Windows Firewall

This module covers the storage

centrally manage and apply configuration

Module 13: Implementing Server

configuration options for Windows Server

settings.

Virtualization with Hyper-V

2012, including managing disks and

Lessons

with Advanced Security.

This module describes Microsoft

volumes and implementing file systems. It

Overview of Group Policy

Virtualization technologies. It covers

also covers creating and managing

Group Policy Processing

installing and configuring Hyper-V virtual

storage pools.

Implementing a Central

machines, configuring virtual storage, and

Store for Administrative

configuring virtual networks.

Templates

Lessons

Lessons

Overview of Storage

Managing Disks and Volumes

Implementing Storage

Configuring a Central Store

Spaces

Creating GPOs

Lab : Implementing Local Storage

Installing and Configuring a

New Disk

Resizing Volumes

Lab : Implementing Group Policy

After completing this module, students

Technologies

Implementing Hyper-V

Managing Virtual Machine

will be able to:

Create and manage Group

Policy Objects.

Overview of Virtualization

Storage

Managing Virtual Networks

Lab : Implementing Server Virtualization

with Hyper-V

Installing the Hyper V Role

onto a Server

Creating and Configuring a

Virtual Machine

Describe virtualization
technologies.

Using Virtual Machine

Implement Hyper-V.

Snapshots

Manage virtual machine

Configuring Virtual

After completing this module, students

Networking

will be able to:

Associated Certifications & Exam

storage.

This course prepares students to write Exam 70-410: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 and counts as credit
towards the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2012.
On successful completion of this course students will receive a Torque IT attendance certificate.