Welcome to Configuring Server 2012 (70-412) from LearnSmart.

This course provides foundational knowledge of the principles, techniques, and tools needed to successfully prepare for the Microsoft Exam 70-412 that is key to earning your MCSA Solutions Associate or MCSE Solutions Expert Certifications. Once in our course review our course map to see just how we align and partner with Microsoft in providing this training.

This is the 3rd Course in our 5 Course Windows Sever 2012 Series including:

1. Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 (70-410)
2. Administering Windows Server 2012 (70-411)
3. Configuring Server 2012 (70-412)
4. Designing Server 2012 (70-413)
5. Implementing Server 2012 (70-414)

Course Overview:

This course is designed to prepare the student for the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Exam 70-412. Students will like a look at how to Best configure high availability, security, & solutions in the infrastructure. Learn the main exam objectives by learning these key concepts we cover:

• Configure and manage high availability
• Configure file and storage solutions
• Implement business continuity and disaster recovery
• Configure Network Services
• Configure the Active Directory infrastructure
• Configure Identity and Access Solutions

Our lectures are paired with a variety of demonstrations and quizzes giving visual example and real world look of the concepts that will be talked about.

Our sections listed below are can be taken in any order, as a review of a particular concept or exam domain. However, if you are just becoming familiar with the sever operating systems and basic networking, it is recommended that you view the courses sequentially.

Course Breakdown:

Section 1: Take a closer look at the File Server Resource Manager role service to classify files for special handling, data de-duplication, features on demand, the use of BranchCache and Dynamic Access Control

Section 2: Understand the deployment of DHCP servers throughout the enterprise, as well as some of the more advanced configurations for DHCP.

Section 3: Look at distributed environments that use Active Directory as a directory service and become familiar with the various components in both the logical and physical infrastructure of Active Directory.

Section 4: Learn about the implementation of Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS), Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS), and Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)

Section 5: Learn how to implement high availability within Network Load Balancing and failover clustering in Hyper-V, as well as configuring available options in Hyper-V for managing virtual machine movement.

Section 6: Be able to recover data and sometimes even entire operating systems by implementing business continuity and disaster recovery.

Section 7: Cover updated management of Windows Server 2012 R2 Active Directory Federated Services and the features used to centrally control and administer IP addresses for enterprise.

Recommendations:

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• Great Material - This course is a great reference and way to refresh your skills for the new Net+ exam! I needed a good refresh before taking the exam and this course is clearly laid out and copiously covers the material for the exam. Great course, well worth the money! -- M.B.
• Perfect Course - Not only do you get great lectures that are pretty much PowerPoints with an instructor teaching you the concepts, there are also Demo lectures that show you how each of the concepts works in real life. This is such valuable information to have when taking the test. I feel very confident that this course is the best Network+ course on Udemy. -- D.R. Jr.
• A Complete Jumpstart - What has impressed me the most is the depth of the content to this coarse. Each HD video is crystal clear in both the visual and audio, even including quality closed captioning (great for reading along with the lectures). I wasn't interested in the flashcards or the crossword puzzles when I started the program, but I've found them to be very useful in staying engaged in the class when away from home. This is everything you need to get started and have a classroom quality experience from home. Dive in and stay focused! -- P.C.