Configuring Windows Server 2012(70-412)
Configure and Manage High Availability (16%)
Configure Network Load Balancing (NLB).
This objective may include but is not limited to: Install NLB nodes; configure NLB prerequisites; configure affinity; configure port rules; configure cluster operation mode; upgrade an NLB cluster
Configure failover clustering.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure Quorum; configure cluster networking; restore single node or cluster configuration; configure cluster storage; implement Cluster Aware Updating; upgrade a cluster
Manage failover clustering roles.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure role-specific settings including continuously available shares; configure VM monitoring; configure failover and preference settings
Manage Virtual Machine (VM) movement.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Perform Live Migration; perform quick migration; perform storage migration; import, export, and copy VMs; migrate from other platforms (P2V and V2V)
Configure File and Storage Solutions (15%)
Configure advanced file services.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure NFS data store; configure BranchCache; configure File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) using File Server Resource Manager (FSRM); configure file access auditing
Implement Dynamic Access Control (DAC).
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure user and device claim types; implement policy changes and staging; perform access-denied remediation; configure file classification
Configure and optimize storage.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure iSCSI Target and Initiator; configure Internet Storage Name server (iSNS); implement thin provisioning and trim; manage server free space using Features on Demand
Implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (16%)
Configure and manage backups.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure Windows Server backups; configure Windows Online backups; configure role-specific backups; manage VSS settings using VSSAdmin; create System Restore snapshots
Recover servers.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Restore from backups; perform a Bare Metal Restore (BMR); recover servers using Windows Recovery Environment (Win RE) and safe mode; apply System Restore snapshots; configure the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store
Configure site-level fault tolerance.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure Hyper-V Replica including Hyper-V Replica Broker and VMs; configure multi-site clustering including network settings, Quorum, and failover settings
Configure Network Services (17%)
Implement an advanced Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) solution.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Create and configure superscopes and multicast scopes; implement DHCPv6; configure high availability for DHCP including DHCP failover and split scopes; configure DHCP Name Protection
Implement an advanced DNS solution.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure security for DNS including DNSSEC, DNS Socket Pool, and cache locking; configure DNS logging; configure delegated administration; configure recursion; configure netmask ordering; configure a GlobalNames zone
Deploy and manage IPAM.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure IPAM manually or by using Group Policy; configure server discovery; create and manage IP blocks and ranges; monitor utilization of IP address space; migrate to IPAM; delegate IPAM administration; manage IPAM collections
Configure the Active Directory Infrastructure (18%)
Configure a forest or a domain.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Implement multi-domain and multi-forest Active Directory environments including interoperability with previous versions of Active Directory; upgrade existing domains and forests including environment preparation and functional levels; configure multiple user principal name (UPN) suffixes
Configure trusts.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure external, forest, shortcut, and realm trusts; configure trust authentication; configure SID filtering; configure name suffix routing
Configure sites.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure sites and subnets; create and configure site links; manage site coverage; manage registration of SRV records; move domain controllers between sites
Manage Active Directory and SYSVOL replication.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure replication to Read-Only Domain Controllers (RODCs); configure Password Replication Policy (PRP) for RODCs; monitor and manage replication; upgrade SYSVOL replication to Distributed File System Replication (DFSR)
Configure Identity and Access Solutions (15%)
Implement Active Directory Federation Services 2.1 (AD FSv2.1).
This objective may include but is not limited to: Implement claims-based authentication including Relying Party Trusts; configure Claims Provider Trust rules; configure attribute stores including Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS); manage AD FS certificates; configure AD FS proxy; integrate with Cloud Services
Install and configure Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS).
This objective may include but is not limited to: Install an Enterprise Certificate Authority (CA); configure CRL distribution points; install and configure Online Responder; implement administrative role separation; configure CA backup and recovery
Manage certificates.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Manage certificate templates; implement and manage certificate deployment, validation, and revocation; manage certificate renewal; manage certificate enrollment and renewal to computers and users using Group Policies; configure and manage key archival and recovery
Install and configure Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS).
This objective may include but is not limited to: Install a licensing or certificate AD RMS server; manage AD RMS Service Connection Point (SCP); manage AD RMS client deployment; manage Trusted User Domains; manage Trusted Publishing Domains; manage Federated Identity support; manage RMS templates; configure Exclusion Policies
Configure and Manage High Availability (16%)
Configure Network Load Balancing (NLB).
This objective may include but is not limited to: Install NLB nodes; configure NLB prerequisites; configure affinity; configure port rules; configure cluster operation mode; upgrade an NLB cluster
Configure failover clustering.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure Quorum; configure cluster networking; restore single node or cluster configuration; configure cluster storage; implement Cluster Aware Updating; upgrade a cluster
Manage failover clustering roles.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure role-specific settings including continuously available shares; configure VM monitoring; configure failover and preference settings
Manage Virtual Machine (VM) movement.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Perform Live Migration; perform quick migration; perform storage migration; import, export, and copy VMs; migrate from other platforms (P2V and V2V)
Configure File and Storage Solutions (15%)
Configure advanced file services.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure NFS data store; configure BranchCache; configure File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) using File Server Resource Manager (FSRM); configure file access auditing
Implement Dynamic Access Control (DAC).
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure user and device claim types; implement policy changes and staging; perform access-denied remediation; configure file classification
Configure and optimize storage.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure iSCSI Target and Initiator; configure Internet Storage Name server (iSNS); implement thin provisioning and trim; manage server free space using Features on Demand
Implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (16%)
Configure and manage backups.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure Windows Server backups; configure Windows Online backups; configure role-specific backups; manage VSS settings using VSSAdmin; create System Restore snapshots
Recover servers.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Restore from backups; perform a Bare Metal Restore (BMR); recover servers using Windows Recovery Environment (Win RE) and safe mode; apply System Restore snapshots; configure the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store
Configure site-level fault tolerance.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure Hyper-V Replica including Hyper-V Replica Broker and VMs; configure multi-site clustering including network settings, Quorum, and failover settings
Configure Network Services (17%)
Implement an advanced Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) solution.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Create and configure superscopes and multicast scopes; implement DHCPv6; configure high availability for DHCP including DHCP failover and split scopes; configure DHCP Name Protection
Implement an advanced DNS solution.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure security for DNS including DNSSEC, DNS Socket Pool, and cache locking; configure DNS logging; configure delegated administration; configure recursion; configure netmask ordering; configure a GlobalNames zone
Deploy and manage IPAM.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure IPAM manually or by using Group Policy; configure server discovery; create and manage IP blocks and ranges; monitor utilization of IP address space; migrate to IPAM; delegate IPAM administration; manage IPAM collections
Configure the Active Directory Infrastructure (18%)
Configure a forest or a domain.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Implement multi-domain and multi-forest Active Directory environments including interoperability with previous versions of Active Directory; upgrade existing domains and forests including environment preparation and functional levels; configure multiple user principal name (UPN) suffixes
Configure trusts.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure external, forest, shortcut, and realm trusts; configure trust authentication; configure SID filtering; configure name suffix routing
Configure sites.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure sites and subnets; create and configure site links; manage site coverage; manage registration of SRV records; move domain controllers between sites
Manage Active Directory and SYSVOL replication.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure replication to Read-Only Domain Controllers (RODCs); configure Password Replication Policy (PRP) for RODCs; monitor and manage replication; upgrade SYSVOL replication to Distributed File System Replication (DFSR)
Configure Identity and Access Solutions (15%)
Implement Active Directory Federation Services 2.1 (AD FSv2.1).
This objective may include but is not limited to: Implement claims-based authentication including Relying Party Trusts; configure Claims Provider Trust rules; configure attribute stores including Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS); manage AD FS certificates; configure AD FS proxy; integrate with Cloud Services
Install and configure Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS).
This objective may include but is not limited to: Install an Enterprise Certificate Authority (CA); configure CRL distribution points; install and configure Online Responder; implement administrative role separation; configure CA backup and recovery
Manage certificates.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Manage certificate templates; implement and manage certificate deployment, validation, and revocation; manage certificate renewal; manage certificate enrollment and renewal to computers and users using Group Policies; configure and manage key archival and recovery
Install and configure Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS).
This objective may include but is not limited to: Install a licensing or certificate AD RMS server; manage AD RMS Service Connection Point (SCP); manage AD RMS client deployment; manage Trusted User Domains; manage Trusted Publishing Domains; manage Federated Identity support; manage RMS templates; configure Exclusion Policies
