Deploying Windows Server

Covering 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 virtualizing those infrastructure workloads and options available for extending some of those workloads into Windows Azure.

At Course Completion

• 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 virtualize 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.

Course Requirements:

Students looking to take this course (10974) must already have the following technical knowledge:

• Knowledge and real-world experience working day to day with Windows Servers in an enterprise environment.
• Knowledge and experience with core infrastructure technologies such as DNS, DHCP, and AD DS.
• Knowledge and experience with virtualization technologies such as Hyper-V.
• Knowledge and experience with AD CS, WSUS, File, and Web servers. (This is beneficial but is not essential.)
• Some experience working with Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2. (This is beneficial but is not essential.)

Ideal for: Server Administrators, Server Managers, Windows server Support, Windows Server Technician.