Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012: Configuring Advanced Services (Exam 70-412) 
Course Specifications
Course Number: 
093103
Course Length: 
5 days
Course Description
Overview: 
You have installed and administered Windows Server 2012. Windows Server has many advanced settings and services such as for DNS, DHCP, domains, forests and AD RMS. By configuring these advanced settings, you can manage the network infrastructure efficiently. In this course, you will configure advanced services within Windows Server 2012. 
Course Objectives:
Target Student: 
This course is designed for IT professionals who have System Administration experience, who can implement, manage, and maintain a Windows Server (Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012) infrastructure at the enterprise level, and who want to gain the skills and knowledge required to carry out advanced management and provisioning of services within the Windows Server 2012 environment. 
This course is also for students who are seeking the Microsoft Certified System Administrator (MCSA) certification and who want to prepare for Exam 70-412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services. 
Prerequisites: 
To ensure your success in this course, you should have experience working in a Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, or 2012 enterprise environment, including the implementation, management, and configuration of Active Directory and networking infrastructures. 
You should also know how to install, configure, and administer Windows Server 2012. To gain this prerequisite knowledge, you can take the following Logical Operations courses: 
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012: Installation and Configuration (Exam 70-410) 
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012: Administration (Exam 70-411)
Course-specific Technical Requirements
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations: 
•	Processor -1.4 GHz 64-bit processor capable of running Hyper-V for hosting 64-bit VMs
•	Hard Disk - 500 GB or above
•	RAM - 8 GB
•	Network Adapter - compatible with Windows Server 2012
•	DVD-ROM drive
•	Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
•	1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
•	Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen
•	Microsoft® Server 2012 Standard Edition
Note: As the Standard edition of Windows Server 2012 contains only two VM licenses, you need to procure three more VM licenses to run the five VMs on the main system for this course. Also, you need to procure six Standard edition licenses for setting up the course environment. For the instructor for the second physical system, you need procure an additional physical system required for an activity in Lesson 10.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Configuring Advanced DNS Services 
Topic A: Configure DNSSEC 
Topic B: Configure Socket Pool and Cache Locking 
Topic C: Implement Advanced DNS Settings 
Lesson 2: Configuring Advanced DHCP Services 
Topic A: Configure DHCP Scopes 
Topic B: Set Up DHCP Name Protection 
Topic C: Configure DHCP Failover 
Topic D: Assign Policy Based Leases 
Topic E: Implement DHCPv6 
Lesson 3: Configuring IPAM 
Topic A: Set Up IPAM 
Topic B: Configure IPAM Settings 
Lesson 4: Configuring iSCSI and iSNS 
Topic A: Configure iSCSI 
Topic B: Configure iSNS 
Lesson 5: Managing DAC 
Topic A: Set Up DAC 
Topic B: Implement DAC 
Lesson 6: Configuring Active Directory Domain Services 
Topic A: Configure Forest and Domain 
Topic B: Manage Sites 
Topic C: Configure Trusts 
Topic D: Manage Replication 
Lesson 7: Managing Active Directory Certificate Services 
Topic A: Install AD CS 
Topic B: AD CS Administration 
Topic C: Manage AD CS Certification 
Lesson 8: Configuring AD RMS 
Topic A: Install AD RMS 
Topic B: Manage AD RMS 
Lesson 9: Managing Active Directory Federation Services 
Topic A: Configure AD FS 
Topic B: Manage AD FS 
Lesson 10: Configuring Hyper-V Virtual Machines 
Topic A: Create VM Replicas in Hyper-V 
Topic B: Migrate VMs 
Lesson 11: Managing NLB 
Topic A: Install NLB 
Topic B: Configure NLB 
Lesson 12: Configuring Failover Clusters 
Topic A: Configure Cluster Networking 
Topic B: Configure an FOC 
Topic C: Configure Applications and Services in a FOC 
Lesson 13: Implementing Disaster Recovery 
Topic A: Configure Windows Server Backup 
Topic B: Restore Windows Servers 
Lesson 14: Configuring Additional Services 
Topic A: Configure BranchCache 
Topic B: Configure Advanced File Services 
Topic C: Configure ReFS and Storage Spaces 
Topic D: Set Up BitLocker 
Appendix A: Exam 70-412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services