Exam 70-417 - https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam-70-417.aspx Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012

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Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012

Exam 70-410

 

Install and configure servers (25‒30%)

• Install servers
  • Plan for a server installation, plan for server roles, plan for a server upgrade, install Server Core, optimize resource utilization by using Features on Demand, migrate roles from previous versions of Windows Server
• Configure servers
  • Configure Server Core, delegate administration, add and remove features in offline images, deploy roles on remote servers, convert Server Core to/from full GUI, configure services, configure NIC teaming, install and configure Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)
• Configure local storage
  • Design storage spaces, configure basic and dynamic disks, configure Master Boot Record (MBR) and GUID Partition Table (GPT) disks, manage volumes, create and mount virtual hard disks (VHDs), configure storage pools and disk pools, create storage pools by using disk enclosures

Configure server roles and features (20‒25%)

• Configure servers for remote management
  • Configure WinRM, configure down-level server management, configure servers for day-to-day management tasks, configure multi-server management, configure Server Core, configure Windows Firewall, manage non-domain joined servers

Configure Hyper-V (25‒30%)

• Create and configure virtual machine (VM) settings
  • Configure dynamic memory, configure smart paging, configure Resource Metering, configure guest integration services, create and configure Generation 1 and 2 VMs, configure and use enhanced session mode, configure RemoteFX
• Create and configure virtual machine storage
  • Create VHDs and VHDX, configure differencing drives, modify VHDs, configure pass-through disks, manage checkpoints, implement a virtual Fibre Channel adapter, configure storage Quality of Service
• Create and configure virtual networks
  • Configure Hyper-V virtual switches, optimize network performance, configure MAC addresses, configure network isolation, configure synthetic and legacy virtual network adapters, configure NIC teaming in VMs

Install and administer Active Directory (25‒30%)

• Install domain controllers
  • Add or remove a domain controller from a domain, upgrade a domain controller, install Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) on a Server Core installation, install a domain controller from install from media (IFM), resolve Domain Name System (DNS) SRV record registration issues, configure a global catalog server, deploy Active Directory infrastructure as a service (IaaS) in Microsoft Azure

 

Exam 70-411

 

Deploy, manage, and maintain servers (20‒25%)

• Monitor servers
  • Configure Data Collector Sets (DCS), configure alerts, monitor real-time performance, monitor VMs, monitor events, configure event subscriptions, configure network monitoring, schedule performance monitoring

Configure network services and access (20‒25%)

• Configure DirectAccess
  • Implement server requirements, implement client configuration, configure DNS for DirectAccess, configure certificates for DirectAccess

 

Configure a network policy server infrastructure (15‒20%)

• Configure Network Access Protection (NAP)
  • Configure System Health Validators (SHVs), configure health policies, configure NAP enforcement using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and VPN, configure isolation and remediation of non-compliant computers using DHCP and VPN, configure NAP client settings

 

Configure and manage Active Directory (20‒25%)

• Configure domain controllers
  • Transfer and seize operations master roles, install and configure a read-only domain controller (RODC), configure domain controller cloning
• Maintain Active Directory
  • Back up Active Directory and SYSVOL, manage Active Directory offline, optimize an Active Directory database, clean up metadata, configure Active Directory snapshots, perform object- and container-level recovery, perform Active Directory restore, configure and restore objects by using the Active Directory Recycle Bin

 

Configure and manage Group Policy (20‒25%)

• Configure Group Policy processing
  • Configure processing order and precedence, configure blocking of inheritance, configure enforced policies, configure security filtering and WMI filtering, configure loopback processing, configure and manage slow-link processing and Group Policy caching, configure client-side extension (CSE) behavior, force Group Policy Update