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Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Win Server 2012 R2(70-417)
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- 22 Interactive Lessons and 167 topics mapped to the official exam objectives
- 791 Practice Test Questions and 7 Full Length Tests
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Microsoft's Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 certification is an industry-recognized credential. The 70-417 exam is based on the combined objectives of the 70-410, 70-411, and 70-412 exams. The exam focuses on a candidate's knowledge and ability to install and configure servers; install and administer Active Directory; deploy, manage, and maintain servers; configure and manage Group Policy; configure and manage high availability, and configure access and information protection solutions.
Target Career Roles
- SharePoint Administrator
- Virtualization Administrator
- Enterprise Desktop Administrator
- Enterprise Messaging Administrator
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Lessons
22 Interactive Lessons · 167 topics01 Install Windows Server 2012 R2 6 topics · 9 LiveLab +
- Features and Advantages of Windows Server 2012 and Server 2012 R2
- Planning the Windows Server 2012 R2 Installation
- Understanding Features On Demand
- Storage in Windows Server 2012 R2
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
9 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
02 Configure Network Services 11 topics · 10 LiveLab +
- Introducing DNS
- Introducing DNS Database Zones
- Advantages of DNS in Windows Server 2012 R2
- Introducing DNS Record Types
- Configuring DNS
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting DNS
- Overview of DHCP
- Installing and Authorizing DHCP
- Creating and Managing DHCP Scopes
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
10 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
03 Plan and Install Active Directory 10 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Verifying the File system
- Verifying Network Connectivity
- Understanding Domain and Forest Functionality
- Planning the Domain Structure
- Installing Active Directory
- Verifying Active Directory Installation
- Creating and Configuring Application Data Partitions
- Configuring DNS Integration with Active Directory
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
04 Configure Windows Server 2012 R2 7 topics · 13 LiveLab +
- Understanding File Servers
- Configuring File Servers
- Configuring Disk Quotas
- Configuring Print Services
- Configuring Remote Management
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
13 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
05 Administer Active Directory 10 topics · 19 LiveLab +
- An Overview of OUs
- Planning the OU Structure
- Creating OUs
- Managing OUs
- Troubleshooting OUs
- Creating and Managing Active Directory Objects
- Publishing Active Directory Objects
- Using the Command Prompt for Active Directory Configuration
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
19 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
06 Manage GPOs 10 topics · 8 LiveLab +
- Introducing Group Policy
- Planning a Group Policy Strategy
- Implementing Group Policy
- Managing Group Policy
- Deploying Software Through a GPO
- Implementing Software Deployment
- Configuring Software Deployment Settings
- Troubleshooting Group Policies
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
8 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
07 Manage Security 5 topics · 4 LiveLab +
- Managing Security
- Implementing an Audit Policy
- Configuring Windows Firewall Options
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
08 Configure TCP/IP 6 topics · 5 LiveLab +
- Understanding TCP/IP
- Understanding IP Addressing
- Subnetting a Network
- Understanding IPv6
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
5 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
09 Use Virtualization in Windows Server 2012 5 topics · 12 LiveLab +
- Hyper-V Overview
- Hyper-V Installation and Configuration
- Configuring Virtual Machines
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
12 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
10 Manage and Maintain Servers 6 topics · 5 LiveLab +
- Using Windows Deployment Services
- Configuring Windows Server Update Services
- Overview of Windows Server 2012 R2 Performance Monitoring
- Using Windows Server 2012 R2 Performance Tools
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
5 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
11 Manage File Services 7 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Configuring File Server Resource Manager
- Configure File and Disk Encryption
- Configuring Distributed File System
- Implementing an Audit Policy
- Making Active Directory Objects Available to Users
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
12 Configure DNS 8 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Introducing DNS
- Introducing DNS Database Zones
- Advantages of DNS in Windows Server 2012 R2
- Introducing DNS Record Types
- Configuring DNS
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting DNS
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
13 Configure Routing and Remote Access 11 topics · 4 LiveLab +
- Overview of Dial-Up Networking
- Overview of Virtual Private Networks
- Configuring Your Remote Access Server
- Understanding a VPN
- Configuring a VPN
- Managing Your Remote Access Server
- Configuring a VPN Client
- Configuring a Web Application Proxy
- Understanding DirectAccess
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
14 Configure a Network Policy Server Infrastructure 6 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Overview of Wireless Access
- Remote Access Security
- Configuring User Access
- Configuring Security
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
15 Configure and Manage Active Directory 7 topics · 6 LiveLab +
- Active Directory Security Overview
- Implementing Active Directory Security
- Using Group Policy for Security
- Managing Multiple Domains
- Maintain Active Directory
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
6 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
16 Configure and Manage Group Policy 10 topics · 5 LiveLab +
- Introducing Group Policy Objects
- Planning a Group Policy Strategy
- Implementing Group Policy
- Managing Group Policy
- Deploying Software Through a GPO
- Implementing Software Deployment
- Configuring Software Deployment Settings
- Troubleshooting Group Policies
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
5 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
17 Configure and Manage High Availability 7 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Components of High Availability
- Achieving High Availability
- Configure Network Load Balancing
- Achieving High Availability with Failover Clustering
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Clustering Features
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
18 Configure File and Storage Solutions 5 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Configure Advanced File Services
- Implement Dynamic Access Control
- Configure and Optimize Storage
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
19 Implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 8 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Protecting the System
- Backup and Recovery of Active Directory
- Understanding Shadow Copies
- Using Advanced Boot Options
- Configure Site-Level Fault Tolerance
- Using the Startup Repair Tool
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
20 Configure Advanced Network Services 5 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Working with Advanced DHCP Configuration Options
- The Ins and Outs of DNS
- IPAM Administration 101
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
21 Configure the Active Directory Infrastructure 11 topics · 9 LiveLab +
- Overview of Network Planning
- Overview of Active Directory Replication and Sites
- Implementing Sites and Subnets
- Configuring Replication
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication
- Reasons for Creating Multiple Domains
- Creating Domain Trees and Forests
- Demoting a Domain Controller
- Managing Multiple Domains
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
9 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
22 Configure Access and Information Protection Solutions 6 topics · 9 LiveLab +
- What's New in Windows Server 2012 R2 with Active Directory Certificate Services?
- Implement Active Directory Federation Services
- Workplace Join
- Active Directory Rights Management Services
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
9 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
Hands-On Labs Our edge
139 LiveLabs- Installing Windows Server Migration Tools
- Converting the GUI interface to the Server Core interface
- Installing the FTP server under the Web Server role
- Installing the Group Policy Management Tools feature
- Starting the Windows PowerShell utility
- Initializing disk drives
- Converting a basic disk into a dynamic disk
- Configuring an iSCSI storage connection
- Configuring the iSNS feature
- Setting dynamic updates
- Creating DNS resource records
- Creating DNS domains
- Performing simple DNS tests
- Installing DHCP Server
- Configuring a DHCP Server
- Unauthorizing a DHCP Server
- Authorizing a DHCP Server
- Creating a new user class
- Configuring user class options
- Viewing disk configuration
- Installing the Active Directory Domain Services role
- Installing AD DS on server core
- Monitoring the routing status
- Configuring a shared network folder for offline access
- Creating a Share with Server Manager
- Configuring offline folder options
- Defining a new quota entry
- Configuring disk quotas
- Installation of the Print and Document Services Role
- Installing a new printer
- Scheduling Printer Access
- Deploying printers using Active Directory
- Adding and removing groups from a printer's properties
- Installing an Internet Printing client
- Installing the Windows Migration feature using PowerShell
- Creating an organizational unit using Active Directory Users and Computers
- Moving an organizational unit
- Delegating custom tasks
- Deleting an OU
- Creating a group using Active Directory Administrative Center
- Creating and publishing a shared folder
- Creating computer objects
- Creating a user template
- Creating a single user
- Resetting an existing computer account
- Resetting a password
- Managing group properties
- Creating a global security group
- Managing object properties
- Nesting objects
- Delegating administration
- Creating and publishing a shared folder
- Managing printers
- Creating an organizational unit using Windows PowerShell
- Deleting the web browsing history
- Adding a group to the GPO
- Creating and linking a new GPO to an OU
- Applying maximum security log size
- Configuring the Certificate Services Client - Auto Enrollment policy
- Creating group policy objects from Starter GPO
- Removing groups from GPOs
- Defining software restrictions policies
- Viewing auditing data
- Enabling audit logon events for success and failure
- Creating an inbound rule
- Allowing apps through the Windows Firewall Control Panel
- Enabling DHCP-DNS Integration
- Enabling DNS Recursive Name Server IPv6 Address List
- Creating a DHCPv4 Scope
- Locating the DHCPv4 Scope
- Installing IPAM Server
- Creating a virtual hard disk
- Installing the Hyper-V role
- Installing the Web Server IIS server role
- Editing a virtual hard disk file
- Creating a virtual switch
- Installing the Hyper-V Management Tools feature
- Creating a VM with an existing virtual hard disk
- Creating a Pass-through disk
- Creating a snapshot
- Applying a snapshot
- Configuring a dynamic memory
- Creating a virtual network
- Installing a WSUS server
- Configuring a WSUS server
- Configuring a GPO for WSUS
- Installing SNMP
- Configuring SNMP
- Enabling BitLocker
- Installing the DFS role services
- Enabling auditing of Active Directory objects
- Installing a DNS server
- Configuring a zone for dynamic updates
- Testing a DNS server
- Configuring an incoming connection
- Changing remote access logging settings
- Installing RRAS for IP routing
- Creating a VPN Network Access Policy
- Creating a Network Access Policy
- Restricting a user profile for dial-in access
- Applying security policies by using Group Policy
- Enabling an active desktop
- Prohibiting user access to Control Panel and PC
- Managing trust relationships
- Adding and removing a UPN suffix
- Managing global catalog servers
- Applying security policy settings
- Editing a new GPO
- Creating a Starter GPO
- Creating a GPO and linking it with the existing GPO
- Creating automatically generated executable rules
- Installing the Failover Clustering feature
- Creating a Network Load Balancing cluster
- Running the Validate a Configuration wizard
- Installing BranchCache
- Installing Windows Server Backup
- Backing up Active Directory
- Configuring a shadow copy on a volume
- Creating an IPv4 Superscope
- Creating a New Multicast Scope
- Creating a DHCPv6 Scope
- Creating sites
- Creating subnets
- Creating a server in a new site
- Configuring the site-licensing options in a created site
- Creating site links
- Creating site link bridges
- Moving server objects between sites
- Assigning single-master operations
- Managing universal group membership caching
- Installing Active Directory Certificate Services
- Configuring Active Directory Certificates
- Configuring certificate auto enrollment
- Modifying Authority Information Access (AIA)
- Backing up the Certification Authority server
- Revoking a certificate
- Installing Active Directory Federation Services
- Configuring the AD FS server
- Installing Active Directory Rights Management Services
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Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Win Server 2012 R2(70-417) Details
Microsoft's Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 certification is an industry-recognized credential. The 70-417 exam is based on the combined objectives of the 70-410, 70-411, and 70-412 exams. The exam...
Questions
40-60
(per exam)
Duration
120 minutes
(per exam)
Passing Score
The passing score varies from exam to exam and is provided on the score report.
(scaled score)
Exam Fee
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791 Practice Questions
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