Microsoft Official Course

20410D
Installing and Configuring
Windows Server® 2012
Student Introductions

• Name
• Company affiliation
• Title/function
• Job responsibility
• Windows Server experience
• Your expectations for the course
Facilities
• Class hours
• Building hours
• Parking
• Restrooms
• Meals
• Phones
• Messages
• Smoking
• Internet access
• Recycling
• Emergency procedures
About This Course – Audience

Candidates who attend this course typically are:

• Windows Server administrators who are relatively new
to Windows Server administration and related
technologies
• IT professionals who are experienced in non-Microsoft
technologies
• IT professionals who have some knowledge and
experience working with Windows operating systems
• IT professionals who want to take the relevant exams or
certifications
About This Course - Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• An understanding of networking fundamentals
• An understanding of basic Active Directory concepts
• An awareness and understanding of security best practices
• Basic knowledge of server hardware
• Experience working with, and configuring, Windows client
operating systems, such as Windows 7 or Windows 8
Your Course Materials (Optional)

Microsoft Official Course Handbook

• Accessed online using the Arvato Skillpipe reader at
http://skillpipe.courseware-marketplace.com/reader
• Register/log in and redeem your digital courseware
• Add notes, add comments, and highlight content just
as you would with printed materials
• Organized by modules
• Includes Labs + Lab Answer Keys
• Module Reviews + Takeaways—great for
on-the-job reference

Digital Companion Content

• Supplemental content + helpful links
• Download at:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/companionmoc
Course Outline
• Module 1: Deploying and Managing Windows
Server 2012
• Module 2: Introduction to Active Directory Domain
Services
• Module 3: Managing Active Directory Domain Services
Objects
• Module 4: Automating Active Directory Domain Services
Administration
• Module 5: Implementing IPv4
• Module 6: Implementing Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol
Course Outline (continued)
• Module 7: Implementing DNS
• Module 8: Implementing IPv6
• Module 9: Implementing Local Storage
• Module 10: Implementing File and Print Services
• Module 11: Implementing Group Policy
• Module 12: Securing Windows Servers by Using Group
Policy Objects
• Module 13: Implementing Server Virtualization with
Hyper‑V
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Windows Certification Paths
MCSA Windows Server 2012 MCSE Server Infrastructure
Exam 70-410 Exam 70-411 Exam 70-412 Exam 70-413 Exam 70-414
(20410) (20411) (20412) (20413) (20414)
Installing and Administering Configuring Designing and Implementing
Configuring Windows Advanced Implementing a an Advanced
Windows Server 2012 Windows Server Server
Server 2012 Server 2012 Infrastructure Infrastructure
Services

MCSE Desktop Infrastructure

Exam 70-417 Exam 70-415 Exam 70-416
(20417) (20415) (20416)
OR Upgrading Your
Skills to MCSA
Implementing Implementing
Desktop
a Desktop
Windows Server Application
Infrastructure
2012 Environments

MCSA Windows 8
Exam 70-687 Exam 70-688 Exam 70-689
(20687) (20688) (20689)
Configuring Supporting OR Upgrading Your
Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Skills to MCSA
Windows 8
Preparing for the Labs

Your lab activities will be centered around a fictitious

company that we will call A. Datum Corporation

By working through the labs, you will learn how to

configure a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure that
has Windows 8.1 clients

To complete the labs, you will work in a virtual

machine environment
Virtual Machine Environment
Virtual Machine Use as:
20410D- A domain controller that is running Windows Server 2012 R2 in
LON-DC1 the Adatum.com domain.
20410D- A member server that is running Windows Server 2012 R2 in
LON-SVR1 the Adatum.com domain.
A member server that is running Windows Server 2012 R2 in
20410D- the Adatum.com domain. This server will be located on a
LON-SVR2 second subnet.
20410D- A blank virtual machine on which students will install Windows
LON-SVR3 Server 2012 R2.
20410D- A bootable virtual hard disk for running Windows
LON-HOST1 Server 2012 R2 as the host for Hyper‑V.
20410D- A stand-alone server that is running a Server Core installation of
LON-CORE Windows Server 2012 R2.
20410D- A router that is used for network activities that require a
LON-RTR separate subnet. Also running Windows Server 2012 R2.
20410D- A client computer that is running Windows 8.1 and Microsoft
LON-CL1 Office 2013 in the Adatum.com domain.
20410D- A client computer that is running Windows 8.1 and Office 2013
LON-CL2 in the Adatum.com domain that is located in a second subnet.
Demonstration: Using Microsoft Labs Online
(Optional)
In this demonstration, you will learn how to:
• Access the MLO lab environment
• Switch between virtual machines

Carefully read the online Lab Notes because some procedures

related to on-premises versus online labs may be different and
have slightly different steps. Any differences will be called out in
the Lab Notes
Demonstration: Using Hyper-V Manager
(Optional)
In this demonstration, you will learn how to:
• Open Hyper‑V Manager
• Navigate the various sections/panes within Hyper‑V
Manager:
• Virtual machines, snapshots, and actions: server-specific
and virtual machines-specific
• Identify the virtual machines used in the labs for this course
• Take a snapshot and apply a snapshot
• Connect to a virtual machine
• Start and sign in to a virtual machine
• Switch between full screen and window modes
• Revert to the previous snapshot
• Shut down a virtual machine
• When to use shut down or turn off
• Close Hyper-V Manager
Demonstration: Navigation in
Windows Server 2012 (Optional)
In this demonstration, you will learn how to:
• Configure Hyper-V to use Windows key
combinations in the virtual machine
• Sign in and sign out
• Access applications
• Access Control Panel
• Use shortcut keys