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Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 R2 (70-412)

(70-412-complete) / ISBN : 978-1-61691-595-7
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Microsoft's MCSE and MCSA certification is an industry-recognized credential. The Microsoft 70-412 exam validates the skills of professionals to configure and manage high availability; configure file and storage solutions, implement business continuity and disaster recovery; configure network services, configure the active directory infrastructure, and configure identity and access solutions.
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1

Configure and Manage High Availability

  • Components of High Availability
  • Achieving High Availability
  • Configure Network Load Balancing
  • Achieving High Availability with Failover Clustering
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 Clustering Features
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
2

Configure File and Storage Solutions

  • Configure Advanced File Services
  • Implement Dynamic Access Control
  • Configure and Optimize Storage
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
3

Implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

  • Protecting the System
  • Backup and Recovery of Active Directory
  • Understanding Shadow Copies
  • Using Advanced Boot Options
  • Configure Site-Level Fault Tolerance
  • Using the Startup Repair Tool
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
4

Configure Advanced Network Services

  • Working with Advanced DHCP Configuration Options
  • The Ins and Outs of DNS
  • IPAM Administration 101
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
5

Configure the Active Directory Infrastructure

  • Overview of Network Planning
  • Overview of Active Directory Replication and Sites
  • Implementing Sites and Subnets
  • Configuring Replication
  • Monitoring and Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication
  • Reasons for Creating Multiple Domains
  • Creating Domain Trees and Forests
  • Demoting a Domain Controller
  • Managing Multiple Domains
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
6

Configure Access and Information Protection Solutions

  • What's New in Windows Server 2012 R2 with Active Directory Certificate Services?
  • Implement Active Directory Federation Services
  • Workplace Join
  • Active Directory Rights Management Services
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
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Appendix A

  • Videos

1

Configure and Manage High Availability

  • Installing the Failover Clustering feature
  • Creating a Network Load Balancing cluster
  • Running the Validate a Configuration wizard
2

Configure File and Storage Solutions

  • Installing BranchCache
  • Enabling auditing of Active Directory objects
3

Implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

  • Installing Windows Server Backup
  • Backing up Active Directory
  • Configuring a shadow copy on a volume
4

Configure Advanced Network Services

  • Creating an IPv4 Superscope
  • Creating a New Multicast Scope
  • Creating a DHCPv6 Scope
5

Configure the Active Directory Infrastructure

  • Creating sites
  • Creating subnets
  • Creating a server in a new site
  • Configuring the site-licensing options in a created site
  • Creating site links
  • Creating site link bridges
  • Moving server objects between sites
  • Assigning single-master operations
  • Managing trust relationships
  • Adding and removing a UPN suffix
  • Managing global catalog servers
  • Managing universal group membership caching
6

Configure Access and Information Protection Solutions

  • Installing Active Directory Certificate Services
  • Configuring Active Directory Certificates
  • Configuring certificate auto enrollment
  • Modifying Authority Information Access (AIA)
  • Backing up the Certification Authority server
  • Revoking a certificate
  • Installing Active Directory Federation Services
  • Configuring the AD FS server
  • Installing Active Directory Rights Management Services

1

Configure and Manage High Availability

  • Configure Network Load Balancing
  • Configure Failover Clustering
2

Configure File and Storage Solutions

  • Configure Advanced File Services
  • Configure and Optimize Storage
3

Implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

  • Configure and Manage Backups
  • Recover Servers
4

Configure Advanced Network Services

  • Implement an Advanced DHCP Solution
  • Implement an Advanced DNS Solution
  • Deploy and Configure IPAM
5

Configure the Active Directory Infrastructure

  • Configure a Forest or a Domain
  • Configure Sites
  • Manage Active Directory and SYSVOL Replication
  • Configure Trusts
6

Configure Access and Information Protection Solutions

  • Implement Active Directory Federation Services
  • Install and Configure AD Certificate Services
  • Manage Certificates
  • Configure AD Rights Management Services

Why Do Learners Love This Course?

A couple of weeks ago I had the chance to attend the course Microsoft MCSA: 70-412. Having prior knowledge and experience with many training vendors, I strongly believe that the specific course is accurate and full in technical detail. It covers the necessary technical aspects from different views as it provides tests, videos and performance labs, all easy to comprehend and available to the candidate constantly. In the end of the course the vivid sense of satisfaction guided me to say a few words about it. Candidates won't be needing anything else as it is all in the course. I wish best of luck in the exams and trust that anyone with enough persistence will become MCSA on Windows Server 2012.

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uCertify Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Course Review: I have got a chance to review uCertify MCSA course based on the objectives of Microsoft 70-412 exam. The course and performance-based labs cover all the objectives of Microsoft 70-412 exam and include topics such as configuring and managing high availability, configuring file and storage solutions, implementing business continuity and disaster recovery, configuring advanced network services, and many more. The course comes with the following features: 7+ Lessons 86+ Quizzes 17+ Live-labs 60+ Exercises 144+ Flashcards 2+ Full-length Tests 56+ Per-assessments 51+ Post Assessments 32+ Performance-based Labs I would recommend this course to everyone who is going to appear in the Microsoft 70-412 exam.

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The uCertify MCSA 70-412 complete cert guide covers all the objectives of the 70-412 exam and includes topics such as configure and manage high availability, configure file and storage solutions, implement business continuity and disaster recovery, configure advanced network services, and much more. The MCSA 70-412 cert guide offers live-labs as an add-on component to strengthen your learning. Live-lab is a real computer equipment, networked together and conveniently accessible over the Internet using virtualization.

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