20413 Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure

20413 Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure

This course provides students with the skills and knowledge needed to plan, design, and deploy a physical and logical Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) infrastructure.

PREREQUISITES
Before attending this course, students must have:
- A good understanding of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) fundamentals and networking concepts.
- A good working knowledge of both Windows Server 2012 and Active Directory® Domain Services (AD DS). For example, domain user accounts, domain vs. local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership.
- A good understanding of both scripts and batch files.
- A solid understanding of security concepts, such as authentication and authorization.
- Familiarity with deployment, packaging, and imaging tools.
- Ability to work in a team/virtual team.
- Ability to produce good documentation and have the appropriate communication skills to create proposals and make budget recommendations.
- Knowledge equivalent to Windows 2012 MCSA.
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TARGET AUDIENCE
Candidates for this course have good Windows client and server operating system knowledge and basic AD DS and networking experience in an enterprise/small business (SMB) environment together with application configuration experience. This course is intended for IT professionals who are responsible for planning, designing, and deploying a physical and a logical Windows Server 2012 enterprise Active Directory® Domain Services (AD DS) infrastructure including the network services necessary.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
After completing this course, students will be able to:
• Implement server upgrade and migration.
• Design an automated server installation strategy.
• Plan and implement a server deployment infrastructure.
• Plan and implement file and storage services.
• Design and implement a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) solution.
• Design a name resolution solution strategy.
• Design and manage an IP address management solution.
• 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 a forest and domain infrastructure.
• Implement a forest and domain infrastructure.
• Design a Group Policy strategy.
• Design an Active Directory permission model.
• Design an Active Directory sites topology.
• Design a domain controller strategy.

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COURSE OUTLINE
1 - PLANNING SERVER UPGRADE AND MIGRATION
Upgrade and Migration Considerations
Creating a Server Upgrade and Migration Plan
Planning for Virtualization
Lab : Planning Server Upgrade and Migration

2 - PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING A SERVER DEPLOYMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
Selecting an Appropriate Server Imaging Strategy
Selecting a Deployment Automation Strategy
Implementing an Automated Deployment Strategy
Lab : Planning and Implementing a Server Deployment Infrastructure

3 - DESIGNING AND MAINTAINING AN IP CONFIGURATION AND ADDRESS MANAGEMENT SOLUTION
Designing and Implementing DHCP
Planning and Implementing DHCP Scopes
Planning and Implementing an IPAM Provisioning Strategy
Lab : Designing and Maintaining an IP Configuration and IP Address Management Solution

4 - DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING NAME RESOLUTION
Designing a DNS Server Implementation Strategy
Designing the DNS Namespace
Designing and Implementing DNS Zones
Designing and Configuring DNS Zone Replication and Delegation
Optimizing DNS Servers
Designing DNS for High Availability and Security
Lab : Designing and Implementing Name Resolution

5 - DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING AN ACTIVE DIRECTORY DOMAIN SERVICES FOREST AND DOMAIN INFRASTRUCTURE
Designing an AD DS Forest
Designing and Implementing AD DS Forest Trusts
Designing and Implementing AD DS Domains
Designing DNS Namespaces in AD DS Environments
Designing AD DS Domain Trusts
Lab : Designing and Implementing an AD DS Forest Infrastructure
Lab : Designing and Implementing an AD DS Domain Infrastructure

6 - DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING AN OU INFRASTRUCTURE AND AD DS PERMISSIONS MODEL
Planning the AD DS Administrative Tasks Delegation Model
Designing the OU Structure
Designing and Implementing an AD DS Group Strategy
Lab : Designing and Implementing an AD DS OU Infrastructure and AD DS Delegation Model

7 - DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING A GROUP POLICY OBJECT STRATEGY
Gathering the Information Required for a GPO Design
Designing and Implementing GPOs
Designing GPO Processing
Planning Group Policy Management
Lab : Designing and Implementing Group Policy Object Strategy

8 - DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING AN AD DS PHYSICAL TOPOLOGY
Designing and Implementing AD DS Sites
Designing AD DS Replication
Designing the Placement of Domain Controllers
Virtualization Considerations for Domain Controllers
Designing Highly-Available Domain Controllers
Lab : Designing and Implementing an AD DS Physical Topology

9 - PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING STORAGE
Storage Considerations
Planning and Implementing iSCSI SANs
Lab : Planning and Implementing Storage

10 - PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING FILE SERVICES
Planning and Implementing a Distributed File System
Planning and Implementing BranchCache
Planning and Implementing Dynamic Access Control
Lab : Designing and Implementing File Services

11 - DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING NETWORK ACCESS SERVICES
Designing and Implementing Remote Access Services
Designing RADIUS Authentication by Using a Network Policy Server
Designing a Perimeter Network
Planning and Implementing DirectAccess
Lab : Designing and Implementing Network Access Services

12 - DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING NETWORK PROTECTION
Overview of Network Security Design
Identifying and Mitigating Common Network Security Threats
Designing and Implementing a Windows Firewall Strategy
Designing and Implementing a Network Access Protection Infrastructure
Lab : Designing and Implementing Network Protection

Actual course outline may vary depending on offering center. Contact your sales representative for more information.
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Related Certifications
MCSE: Server Infrastructure
Related Exams
Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure