Focusing on Windows Server 2012 installation and configurations, this unit covers the initial implementation and configuration of core services including Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), networking services, Hyper-V configuration and Group Policy. Here are the percentages that make up the final mark for this exam using these technical tasks:

 

• Install and Configure servers (15-20%):

- Installing Servers

- Configuring Server

- Configuring local storage

• Configure server roles and features (15-20%):

- Configure file and share access

- Configure print and document services

- Configure servers for remote management

• Configure Hyper-V (15-20%):

- Create and configure virtual machine settings

- Create and configure virtual machine storage

- Create and configure virtual networks

• Install and administer Active Directory (15-20%):

- Install domain controllers

- Create and manage Active Directory users and computers

- Create and manage Active Directory groups and organizational units (OUs)

• Create and manage Group Policy (15-20%):

- Create Group Policy objects (GPOs)

- Configure security policies

- Configure application restriction policies

- Configure Windows Firewal

 

Focusing on Windows Server 2012 administration, this unit covers the administration tasks necessary to maintain a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure such as Implementing Server Images, User and Group management with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and Group Policy, Remote Access and Network Policies, Data Security, Monitoring and Update Management. Here are the percentages that make up the final mark for this exam using these technical tasks:

 

• Deploy, manage and maintain servers (15-20%):

- Deploy and manage server images

- Implement patch management

- Monitor servers

• Configure file and print services (15-20%):

- Configure Distributed File System (DFS)

- Configure File Server Resource Manager (FSRM)

- Configure file and disk encryption

- Configure advanced audit policies

• Configure network services and access (15-20%):

- Configure DNS zones

- Configure DNS records

- Configure VPN and routing

- Configure DirectAccess

• Configure a Network Policy Server infrastructure (10-15%):

- Configure Network Policy Server (NPS)

- Configure NPS policies

- Configure Network Access Protection (NAP)

• Configure and manage Active Directory (15-20%):

- Configure service authentication

- Configure Domain Controllers

- Maintain Active Directory

- Configure account policies

• Create and manage Group Policy (15-20%):

- Configure Group Policy processing

- Configure Group Policy settings

- Manage Group Policy objects (GPOs)

- Configure Group Policy preferences

 

Focusing on Windows Server 2012 advanced features and services, this unit covers advanced configuration of services necessary to deploy, manage and maintain a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure, such as advanced networking services, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), identity management, rights management, Federated services, network load balancing, failover clustering, business continuity and disaster recovery. Here are the percentages that make up the final mark for this exam using these technical tasks:

 

• Configure and manage high availability (15-20%):

- Configure Network Load Balancing (NLB)

- Configure failover clustering

- Manage failover clustering roles

- Manage Virtual Machine (VM) movement

• Configure file and storage solutions (15-20%):

- Configure advanced file services

- Implement Dynamic Access Control (DAC)

- Configure and optimize storage

• Implement business continuity and disaster recovery (15-20%):

- Configure and manage backups

- Recover servers

- Configure site-level fault tolerance

• Configure network services (15-20%):

- Implement an advanced Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) solution

- Implement an advanced DNS solution

- Deploy and manage IPAM

• Configure the Active Directory infrastructure (15-20%):

- Configure a forest or a domain

- Configure trusts

- Configure sites

- Manage Active Directory and SYSVOL replication

• Configure identity and access solutions (15-20%):

- Implement Active Directory Federation Services 2.1 (AD FSv2.1)

- Install and configure Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS)

- Manage certificates

- Install and configure Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)

 

Focusing on designing and implementing a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure, this unit covers skills and knowledge needed to plan, design, and deploy a physical and logical Windows Server with Active Directory Domain Services infrastructure, name resolution, application integration, optimization of automate remediation, and maintenance of network services. Here are the percentages that make up the final mark for this exam using these technical tasks:

 

• Plan and Deploy a Server Infrastructure (20-25%):

- Design an automated server installation strategy

- Plan and implement a server deployment infrastructure

- Plan and implement server upgrade and migration

- Plan and deploy Virtual Machine Manager services

- Plan and implement file and storage services

• Design and Implement Network Infrastructure Services (20-25%):

- Design and maintain a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) solution

- Design a name resolution solution strategy

- Design and manage an IP address management solution

• Design and Implement Network Access Services (15-20%):

- Design a VPN solution

- Design a DirectAccess solution

- Implement a scalable remote access solution

- Design a network protection solution

- Implement a network protection solution

• Design and Implement an Active Directory Infrastructure - Logical (20-25%):

- Design a forest and domain infrastructure

- Implement a forest and domain infrastructure

- Design a Group Policy strategy

- Design an Active Directory permission model

• Design and Implement an Active Directory Infrastructure - Physical (20-25%):

- Design an Active Directory sites topology

- Design a domain controller strategy

- Design and implement a branch office infrastructure

 

Focusing on Windows Server 2012 advanced features, the unit covers how to plan and implement some of the more advanced features available in Windows Server 2012. Here are the percentages that make up the final mark for this exam using these technical tasks:

 

• Manage and maintain a server infrastructure (25-30%):

- Design an administrative model

- Design a monitoring strategy

- Design an updates infrastructure

- Implement automated remediation

• Plan and implement a highly available enterprise infrastructure (25-30%):

- Plan and implement failover clustering

- Plan and implement highly available network services

- Plan and implement highly available storage solutions

- Plan and implement highly available server roles

- Plan and implement a business continuity and disaster recovery solution

• Plan and implement a server virtualization infrastructure (25-30%):

- Plan and implement virtualization hosts

- Plan and implement virtualization guests

- Plan and implement virtualization networking

- Plan and implement virtualization storage

- Plan and implement virtual guest movement

- Manage and maintain a server virtualization infrastructure

• Design and implement identity and access solutions (20-25%):

- Design a Certificate Services infrastructure

- Implement and manage a Certificate Services infrastructure

- Implement and manage certificates

- Design and implement a federated identity solution

- Design and implement Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)