Training Guide · Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 by Tulloch, Mitch -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Chapter 1. Preparing for Windows Server 2012 R2

Before you begin Lesson 1: Planning for Windows Server 2012 R2

Deployment scenarios Deployment process Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 2: Assessing the readiness of your environment

Manual assessment Using the MAP Toolkit Other tools and methodologies Lesson summary Lesson review

Practice exercises

Exercise 1: Performing a manual installation Exercise 2: Using MAP

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Chapter 2. Deploying servers

Before you begin Lesson 1: Installation options

Understanding installation options Converting between installation options Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 2: Preparing the build lab

Understanding image life-cycle management Build lab vs. production environment Setting up your build lab Understanding the reference-image build process Setting up the technician computer Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 3: Building images

Building reference images using MDT 2013 Testing reference images Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 4: Deploying images

Preparing the deployment infrastructure Using the LTI approach Using the ZTI approach Lesson summary Lesson review

Practice exercises

Exercise 1: Converting between installation options Exercise 2: Building a reference image by using MDT 2013

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Chapter 3. Server remote management

Before you begin Lesson 1: Server Manager

Navigating Server Manager Configuring remote management Running Server Manager on client Windows Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 2: Server management tasks

Adding servers Creating server groups Restarting a server Collecting events Monitoring services Collecting performance data Viewing status notifications Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 3: Installing roles and features

Prerequisites for installing roles and features Installing roles and features using Server Manager Installing roles and features using Windows PowerShell Removing roles and features Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 4: Windows PowerShell automation

Background jobs Scheduled jobs Disconnected sessions Desired State Configuration Resources for learning Windows PowerShell Lesson summary Lesson review

Practice exercises

Exercise 1: Installing roles and features Exercise 2: Managing alerts with the Dashboard Exercise 3: Scheduling tasks using Windows PowerShell jobs

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Chapter 4. Deploying domain controllers

Before you begin Lesson 1: Preparing for deploying domain controllers

AD DS deployment scenarios New forest domain controller deployment Existing forest domain controller deployment Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 2: Deploying domain controllers using Server Manager

Preparing for domain controller deployment Installing the AD DS role Running the AD DS Configuration Wizard Verifying the installation Uninstalling AD DS Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 3: Deploying domain controllers using Windows PowerShell

Preparing for domain controller deployment Using Windows PowerShell to deploy domain controllers Verifying domain controller deployment Uninstalling AD DS Lesson summary Lesson review

Practice exercises

Exercise 1: Installing a new forest using Server Manager Exercise 2: Remotely adding an additional domain controller using Windows PowerShell

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Chapter 5. Active Directory administration

Before you begin Lesson 1: Administering Active Directory objects using ADAC

Overview of ADAC Searching Active Directory Common administration tasks Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 2: Enabling advanced features using ADAC

Enabling and using the Active Directory Recycle Bin Configuring fine-grained password policies Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 3: Administering Active Directory using Windows PowerShell

Managing user accounts with Windows PowerShell Finding Active Directory administration cmdlets Performing an advanced Active Directory administration task Lesson summary Lesson review

Practice exercises

Exercise 1: Creating organizational units using Windows PowerShell Exercise 2: Creating user accounts using Windows PowerShell

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Chapter 6. Network administration

Before you begin Lesson 1: Ensuring DHCP availability

Previous approaches to implementing DHCP availability Understanding DHCP failover Implementing DHCP failover Managing DHCP failover Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 2: Implementing DNSSEC

Benefits of DNSSEC DNSSEC in previous Windows Server versions How DNSSEC works Deploying DNSSEC Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 3: Managing networking using Windows PowerShell

Identifying networking cmdlets Examples of network-administration tasks Troubleshooting networking problems Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 4: Configuring IPv6/IPv4 interoperability

IPv6 concepts and terminology IPv6 addressing IPv6 address assignment IPv6 transition technologies ISATAP Lesson summary Lesson review

Practice exercises

Exercise 1: Implementing DHCP failover using Windows PowerShell Exercise 2: Configuring a caching-only DNS server using Windows PowerShell

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Chapter 7. Hyper-V virtualization

Before you begin Lesson 1: Deploying and configuring Hyper-V hosts

Planning Hyper-V deployment Installing the Hyper-V role Configuring Hyper-V hosts Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 2: Deploying and configuring virtual machines

Planning virtual machine deployment Creating virtual machines Configuring virtual machines Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 3: Managing virtual machines

Optimizing workload consolidation Optimizing network performance Optimizing virtual disks Managing checkpoints Monitoring virtual machines Lesson summary Lesson review

Practice exercises

Exercise 1: Installing and configuring Hyper-V on Server Core Exercise 2: Creating and configuring virtual machines

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Chapter 8. File services and storage

Before you begin Lesson 1: Deploying Storage Spaces

Understanding Storage Spaces Planning a Storage Spaces deployment Implementing Storage Spaces Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 2: Provisioning and managing shared storage

Provisioning shared storage Provisioning SMB shares Managing shared storage Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 3: Configuring iSCSI storage

Understanding iSCSI storage Configuring iSCSI Target Server Using iSCSI Initiator Lesson summary Lesson review

Practice exercises

Exercise 1: Provisioning and managing shared storage using Server Manager Exercise 2: Provisioning and managing shared storage using Windows PowerShell

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Chapter 9. Print and document services

Before you begin Lesson 1: Deploying and managing print servers

Deploying print servers Managing printers using Print Management Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 2: Managing print servers using Windows PowerShell

Viewing information about printers, printer drivers, and print jobs Managing printers, printer drivers, and print jobs Lesson summary Lesson review

Practice exercises

Exercise 1: Managing print servers using Print Management Exercise 2: Managing print servers using Windows PowerShell

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Chapter 10. Implementing Group Policy

Before you begin Lesson 1: Planning, implementing, and managing Group Policy

Planning for Group Policy Configuring security settings Managing Group Policy Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 2: Managing Group Policy using Windows PowerShell

Creating and linking GPOs Remotely refreshing Group Policy Backing up and restoring GPOs Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 3: Implementing Group Policy preferences

Understanding preferences Windows Settings extensions Control Panel Settings extensions Lesson summary Lesson review

Practice exercises

Exercise 1: Designing and implementing Group Policy Exercise 2: Creating and managing GPOs using Windows PowerShell

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Chapter 11. Configuring Windows Firewall and IPsec

Before you begin Lesson 1: Configuring Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

Understanding Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Managing firewall profiles Configuring firewall rules Lesson summary Lesson review

Lesson 2: Configuring IPsec

Understanding connection security Configuring IPsec settings Configuring connection security rules Lesson summary Lesson review

Practice exercises

Exercise 1: Configuring firewall rules Exercise 2: Implementing IPsec

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