Windows 2012 System Administration

Duration: 5 Days | Price: $2595 *California residents call for pricing. | Class Dates:

Students Will Learn:

Windows Server 2012 Installation
Powershell Administration
User and Group Configuration
Permissions and Security Management

Active Directory Architecture and Installation
Clustering and Server Virtualization
System Backup and Update Management
IPv4 and IPv6 Network Addressing

Course Description: This course provides hands on experience installing and configuring Windows Server 2012. Students will perform full installations, switch between GUI and Server Core features, configure and tune the server and assign roles and services. Attendees will practice local and remote administration of security, network, data and hardware in hands on labs. After installing an Active Directory domain controller, students will create and assign users, groups, permissions, rights, policies and profiles.

Attendees will configure and troubleshoot the TCP/IP network, utilize Powershell cmdlets, and implement a backup strategy. Also covered are many aspects of local security, such as group policy objects (GPO), Encrypting File System (EFS), rights and permissions. Students will learn to use enterprise tools such as Distributed File System (DFS) and File System Resource Manager (FSRM) to manage file storage and accessibility, as well as facilitate clustering and virtualization. Comprehensive labs and exercises give the students real experience deploying, managing and troubleshooting the Windows 2012 infrastructure.

Course Prerequisites: Understanding of Windows Vista or Windows 7 Aero interface and Control Panel applets.

Follow-up Course: Designing and Implementing Windows Server 2012 Network Infrastructure and Security

Windows 2012 System Administration Course Overview:

Overview of Windows Server 2012 Windows Architecture Windows Server 2012 Editions Server Roles TCP/IP Powershell Virtualization (Hyper-V) Patch and Update Management Tuning System Performance Remote Assistance Backup and Recovery Licensing and Activation Active Directory	Installing Windows Hardware Requirements DVD Installation Windows 2012 GUI Features Upgrading Existing Operating Systems
Configuring Windows Command Line Server Core Configuration Configuring the Network Selecting and Installing Device Drivers Configuring Printers	Windows Management Server Manager Remote Server Admin Tools (RSAT) Event Viewer Event Subscriptions Performance Monitor Reliability Monitor Performance Logs and Alerts Tuning System Performance Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) Windows Remote Management (WinRM)
Administering Users and Groups Creating Local Users and Groups Creating Domain Users and Groups Local and Domain Groups Distribution and Security Groups Group Nesting Setting User Rights User Profiles Setting the Accounts Policy	Networking TCP/IP version 4 (IPv4) IPv4 Addressing Understanding Workgroups and Domains TCP/IP Diagnostic Tools Network Troubleshooting
Print Servers Configuring Print Servers Printer Priorities Printer Pooling	Security Features Encrypting File System NTFS Permissions User Rights
Active Directory Domain Services ADDS Architecture Domains, Trees and Forests Organizational Units (OUs) Global Catalog Servers Domain Controller Installation DNS Requirements Configuring Active Directory Delegating Authority AD Replication	Group Policy Blocking Group Policy Enforcing Group Policy Domain and Local Policies Group Policy Inheritance Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)
Powershell Cmdlets Creating Users, Groups and OUs Manipulating Objects	Virtualization Planning and Design Hyper-V Hardware Requirements Consolidating Resources Isolating Services Licensing Requirements Virtual Networks Controlling VM Resources Isolating VM Traffic
Clustering High Availability Cluster Models Planning Failover Clusters Network Load Balancing (NLB) Storage Area Network (SAN) Technologies	Permissions NTFS File and Folder Permissions Permission Inheritance Effective Permissions Shared Folder Permissions Administrative Shares
Distributed File System (DFS) DFS Replication Domain-based DFS Namespace Root Access-Based Enumeration Diagnostic Reports Replication Groups	File Server Resource Manger (FSRM) Configuring Quotas File Screening Reporting
System Recovery and Restoration Server Backup and Restore Volume Shadow Copy Service System State Data System Image Recovery / Bare Metal Restore Recovery Console	AD Sites and Replication Creating and Managing AD Sites Site Topology DFS Replication Overview SYSVOL Replication Replication Monitoring and Troubleshooting

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Windows 2012 System Administration

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