Get hands-on instruction and practice deploying Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 in this three-day Microsoft Official Course. In this course you will learn how to plan for and deploy your Windows Server infrastructure in both physical and virtual environments. You will learn about different deployment methodologies and techniques, and work with lite-touch and zero-touch deployment options, as well as general imaging usage and configuration. You will also learn how to use Windows Deployment Services and how to work with solution accelerators, such as the Windows Assessment and Deployment Toolkit (Windows ADK), the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP), and the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT). These tools will help you increase your efficiency and reduce management overhead. The course will also cover essential components within your server infrastructure, such as upgrading and migrating Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS) and various Active Directory services, such as Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) and Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS). It will also cover options and considerations around virtualising those infrastructure workloads and options available for extending some of those workloads into Windows Azure.
Although you can use a number of tools and technologies to help you deploy the Windows Server 2012 operating system, it is important to understand how to plan for and perform individual server installations by using local media. This module explains how to plan for and perform individual server installations by using local media. It also describes how to configure, secure, and manage the server following installation by using remote management tools where appropriate. The module also explains how to activate your servers and manage volume activations.
Lessons- Planning a Windows Server 2012 Implementation
- Installing Windows Server 2012
- Configuring and Managing Servers Remotely
- Securing a Windows Server 2012 Deployment
- Implementing a Volume Licensing Strategy
- Using the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit
- Installing Server Core (optional)
- Configuring and Managing Server Core
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Plan Windows Server 2012 deployment.
- Install Windows Server 2012 from local media.
- Configure and manage servers remotely.
- Secure Windows Server 2012 deployments.
- Implement a suitable volume licensing strategy.
Organisations have different Windows Server installation and deployment needs. Often, the choice that is made about which deployment technology to use depends on the number of servers to be deployed. This module describes the key deployment scenarios and provides guidance about suitable Microsoft deployment technologies to facilitate them. The module then describes how to use the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) to assist with some of these deployment scenarios, the different types of images you use in some of these scenarios, and how to perform unattended installations of Windows Server 2012.
Lessons- Selecting a Suitable Deployment Method
- Overview of Image Files in the Deployment Process
- The Windows Assessment and Deployment Toolkit
- Working with Unattended Answer Files
- Creating an Answer File
- Using the Answer File to Launch Deployment
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Select an appropriate deployment strategy.
- Describe how to use image files in the deployment process.
- Use the Windows ADK to perform server deployment.
- Work with unattended answer files.
This module explores the functionality of Windows Deployment Services and explains how to use Windows Deployment Services tools to perform lite-touch deployments.
Lessons- Overview of Windows Deployment Services
- Implementing Deployment with Windows Deployment Services
- Administering Windows Deployment Services
- Installing and Configuring Windows Deployment Services
- Creating Operating System Images with Windows Deployment Services
- Configuring Custom Computer Naming
- Deploying Images with Windows Deployment Services
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe how to use Windows Deployment Services to deploy Windows Server 2012.
- Perform Windows Server deployments with Windows Deployment Services.
- Administer Windows Deployment Services.
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 forms a unifying framework for Microsoft Windows Deployment Services, the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK), and Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (Configuration Manager 2012) with documentation on best practices to help you deploy the Windows Server 2012 operating system more easily. In addition, MDT 2013 includes some tools that accelerate image creation and deployment. MDT 2013, together with the supporting documentation and tools, helps lower the effort required for server deployment. This module explains how to configure MDT and how to perform lite-touch and zero-touch deployments by using MDT.
Lessons- Overview of MDT 2013
- Configuring Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
- Performing Lite-Touch Deployments
- Maintaining Images with MDT
- Performing Zero-Touch Deployments
- Installing and Configuring MDT
- Creating and Customising a Task Sequence
- Configuring the Deployment Share
- Performing a Lite-Touch Deployment
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe how to use Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 to deploy Windows Server 2012.
- Configure MDT 2013 to support your deployment strategy.
- Perform lite-touch deployments by using MDT 2013.
- Maintain images by using MDT 2013.
- Explain how to perform zero-touch deployments by using MDT 2013.
This module introduces some of the critical planning components that you must consider when you are implementing virtualisation.
Lessons- Overview of Microsoft Virtualisation
- Evaluating the Current Environment for Virtualisation
- Planning for Virtualisation
- Planning a Server Consolidation and Virtualisation Strategy
- Evaluating Virtualisation Candidates
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the virtualisation options available in Windows Server 2012.
- Evaluate your current infrastructure for virtualisation candidates.
- Plan for implementing virtualisation.
This module will explain the tools and processes that you can use to migrate DHCP and DNS server roles, and will show you how you can use IPAM to manage and monitor your DHCP and DNS servers.
Lessons- Migrating the DHCP Server Role
- Migrating the DNS Server Role
- Implementing IPAM
- Migrating the DHCP Server Role
- Migrating the DNS Server Role
- Deploying and Configuring IPAM
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Migrate the DHCP server role to Windows Server 2012 R2.
- Migrate the DNS server role to Windows Server 2012 R2.
This module explains the migration considerations and the processes for migrating file servers and web servers.
Lessons- Upgrading and Migrating File Servers
- Migrating Web and Application Servers
- Preparing to Migrate to the File and Storage Services Role
- Migrating to the File and Storage Services Role
- Preparing to Migrate a Web Server
- Migrating a Web Server
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Upgrade and migrate file servers to Windows Server 2012.
- Upgrade and migrate web and application servers to Windows Server 2012.
This module explains how to prepare for migrating AD DS in Windows Server 2012. It also explains the tools that you can use to perform the migration. It then explains how to upgrade and restructure domain controllers.
Lessons- Windows Server 2012 AD DS Upgrade and Migration Overview
- Upgrading Domain Controllers to Windows Server 2012
- Restructuring a Domain
- Preparing the Forest for Upgrade
- Deploying a Windows Server 2012 Domain Controller
- Removing Legacy Domain Controllers
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Explain the process for upgrading and migrating AD DS to Windows Server 2012.
- Upgrade domain controllers to Windows Server 2012.
- Restructure a domain.
This module explores Windows Azure AD.
Lessons- Migrating AD CS
- Migrating AD FS
- Migrating AD RMS
- Overview of Windows Azure AD
- Implementing Windows Azure AD
- Preparing to Migrate AD CS
- Migrating AD CS
- Implementing Windows Azure AD for Office 365
- Implementing Windows Azure AD for a Cloud-Based Application
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Migrate AD CS.
- Describe how to migrate AD FS.
- Describe how to upgrade AD RMS.
- Describe Windows Azure AD.
- Implement Windows Azure AD.
- IT professionals with real-world experience working in an enterprise environment where they are involved in physical and virtual server deployments and are looking to gain knowledge and training to streamline those tasks.
- IT professionals with real-world experience working in a Windows Server 2008 environment and are preparing for a Windows Server 2012 deployment.
- IT professionals working in small to medium enterprises who manage server deployments.
- IT professionals who have skills in other areas, such as general system administration, and are looking for knowledge and skills for career development in Windows Server deployments.
- Knowledge and real-world experience working day to day with computers running the Windows Server and Windows operating systems in an enterprise environment.
- Knowledge and experience with Active Directory services, such as AD DS, AD CS, and AD FS.
- Experience working with Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2.
- Prepare to deploy Windows Server 2012.
- Describe the various methods of deploying Windows Server 2012.
- Deploy Windows Server 2012 by using Windows Deployment Services.
- Deploy Windows Server 2012 by using MDT.
- Plan to virtualise workloads in a Windows Server 2012 environment.
- Migrate core networking services to Windows Server 2012.
- Migrate file services and Web and application servers to Windows Server 2012.
- Upgrade and migrate AD DS to Windows Server 2012.
- Migrate AD FS, AD RMS, AD CS to Windows Server 2012 and implement Windows Azure Active Directory.
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