Pierce College - Course CNE 232

Managing & Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server

5 Credits

Instructor: Ciaran Bloomer

Office Hours:
E-mail Address: [email protected]

Web Sites: www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam-70-410.aspx

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configuring-windows-server-2012
www.windowsnetworking.com/
answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
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technet.microsoft.com
msdn.microsoft.com
msevents.microsoft.com

Overview: This course teaches students, through lectures, discussions, scenarios, demonstrations,
textbook exercises, and classroom labs, the skills and knowledge necessary to help
prepare them to take the Microsoft certification exam: Exam 70-410: Installing and
Configuring Windows Server 2012, which counts as credit toward the Microsoft Certified
Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2012 certification.

Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
 Install and Configure Windows Server 2012 R2
 Understand Active Directory Domain Services Concepts
 Manage Active Directory Domain Services Objects
 Automate Active Directory Domain Services Administration
 Implement Networking Services
 Implement Local Storage
 Implement File and Print Services
 Implement Group Policy
 Implement Server Virtualization with Hyper-V

Grading: Final grades are determined through a weighted average of midterm and final
examinations, review questions and laboratory assignments. Your final grade in the course
will be based on the following:

Laboratory assignments 50%

Chapter quizzes 25%
Final examination 25%
100%

Assignments: Lab assignments: The MLO Worksheet for each MOAC Online Lab should be
emailed to the instructor no later than Monday June 10, 2014.

Chapter quizzes must be submitted by the deadline, except in extraordinary

circumstances. The assignments may be copied from the folder “Class files
Spring 2015”on any computer in the CNE lab. Completed chapter quizzes
should be emailed to the instructor no later than Monday June 10, 2014. The
subject line of the email must include the Course Number (CNE232).

Do not attach both Lab Assignments and Chapter Quizzes to the same email.
Use separate emails for submitting Lab Assignments and Chapter Quizzes.

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Book: (either) Title: 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 with MOAC
Labs Online Reg Card Set

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PRINT edition Author: Craig Zacker

with MOAC Labs Publisher: Microsoft Press
ISBN 13: 978-1-118-96611-2
Date: 2014
Required: Yes

Book: (or) Title: 70-410 R2 MOAC Labs Online EOAR with 70-410 Installing and
Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 Wiley eText Digital Set
eText edition Author: Craig Zacker
with MOAC Labs Publisher: Microsoft Press
ISBN 13: 978-1-118-96620-4
Date: 2014
Required: Maybe

Access and Disability Services

Students with disabilities who believe they may need academic adjustments, auxiliary aids or
services to fully participate in course activities or meet course requirements are encouraged to
register with the Access and Disability Services (ADS) Office. Students requesting accommodations
must obtain the "Approved Quarterly Academic Adjustments, Auxiliary Aids or Services Green
Form" provided by ADS.

For more information contact one of the ADS Office – Fort Steilacoom/JBLM, Cascade Building,
Welcome Center, 253-964-6526/6527 or Puyallup, Gaspard Building, Room A106, 253-840-
8335/3301.

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Week Dates Activity Lab Exercises and Chapter Quizzes

1 Mon Mar 30 Chapter 1 Installing Servers Lab 1 Installing Servers

Selecting a Windows Server 2012 R2 Edition Exercise 1.1 Performing a Clean Installation
Installing Windows Server 2012 R2 Exercise 1.2 Installing Windows Server Migration Tools (WSMT)
Choosing Installation Options Lab Challenge Accessing a WSMT Distribution Point
Upgrading Servers
Migrating Roles

Wed Apr 1 Chapter 2 Configuring Servers Lab 2 Configuring Servers

Completing Post-Installation Tasks Exercise 2.1 Completing Post-Installation Tasks
Using Roles, Features and Services Exercise 2.2 Adding Roles and Features
Using Server Manager Exercise 2.3 Converting the GUI Interface to Server Core
Delegating Server Administration Lab Challenge Using the Server Core Interface
Using Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration

2 Mon Apr 6 Chapter 3 Configuring Local Storage Lab 3 Configuring Local Storage
Planning Server Storage Exercise 3.1 Initializing Disks
Understanding Windows Disk Settings Exercise 3.2 Creating Simple Volumes
Working with Disks Exercise 3.3 Creating a Storage Pool
Lab Challenge Removing Storage Components
Watch video: Storage Pools and Spaces in Windows Server 2012

Wed Apr 8 Chapter 4 Configuring File and Share Access Lab 4 Configuring File and Share Access
Creating Folder Shares Exercise 4.1 Sharing a Folder
Assigning Permissions Exercise 4.2 Testing Share Access
Configuring Volume Shadow Copies Exercise 4.3 Working with NTFS Permissions
Configuring NTFS Quotas Exercise 4.4 Creating Shares with Server Manager
Configuring Work Folders Exercise 4.5 Creating Work Folders
Lab Challenge Creating Shares with Windows PowerShell

3 Mon Apr 13 Chapter 5 Configuring Print and Document Services Lab 5 Configuring Print and Document Services
Deploying a Print Server Exercise 5.1 Installing a Printer
Using the Print and Document Services Role Exercise 5.2 Deploying Printers Using Active Directory
Exercise 5.3 Scheduling Printer Access
Lab Challenge Creating a Printer Pool

Wed Apr 15 Chapter 6 Configuring Servers for Remote Management Lab 6 Configuring Servers for Remote Management

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Week Dates Activity Lab Exercises and Chapter Quizzes

Using Server Manager for Remote Management Exercise 6.1 Adding Servers to Server Manager
Using Remote Server Administration Tools Exercise 6.2 Working with Remote Servers
Working with Remote Servers Lab Challenge Configuring Windows Firewall
Exercise 6.3 Using Remote Server Administration Tools
Watch video: Server Manager in Windows Server 2012
Watch video: Microsoft Server 2012 First Look- Windows Remote
Management
Chapter Quizzes 1-4 Due

4 Mon Apr 20 Chapter 7 Creating and Configuring Virtual Machine Lab 7 Creating and Configuring Virtual Machine Settings
Settings Exercise 7.1 Installing the Hyper-V Role
Virtualizing Servers Exercise 7.2 Creating a Virtual Machine
Installing Hyper-V Lab Challenge Creating a Virtual Machine Using Windows
Using Hyper-V Manager PowerShell
Configuring Resource Metering Exercise 7.3 Configuring Dynamic Memory
Lab Challenge Configuring Dynamic Memory Using Windows
PowerShell

Wed Apr 22 Chapter 8 Creating and Configuring Virtual Machine Lab 8 Creating and Configuring Virtual Machine Storage
Storage Exercise 8.1 Creating a Virtual Hard Disk
Working with Virtual Disks Exercise 8.2 Editing a Virtual Hard Disk File
Connecting to a SAN Exercise 8.3 Creating a Virtual Machine with an Existing Virtual
Hard Disk
Exercise 8.4 Configuring QOS on a Virtual Hard Disk
Exercise 8.5 Creating a Pass-Through Disk
Lab Challenge Create a Checkpoint

5 Mon Apr 27 Chapter 9 Creating and Configuring Virtual Networks Lab 9 Creating and Configuring Virtual Networks
Using Virtual Networking Exercise 9.1 Creating a Virtual Switch
Exercise 9.2 Creating a Virtual Network
Lab Challenge Creating an Isolated Network

Wed April 29 Chapter 10 Configuring IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing Lab 10 Configuring IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing

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Week Dates Activity Lab Exercises and Chapter Quizzes

Understanding IPv4 Addressing Exercise 10.1 Calculating IP Addresses
Understanding IPv6 Addressing Exercise 10.2 Manually Configuring TCP/IP
Planning an IP Transition Lab Challenge Configuring TCP/IP Using Windows PowerShell
Exercise 10.3 Testing Network Connections
Watch video: What are IP and MAC Addresses
Watch video: 3 Basic Tasks For Building an IPv6 Network
Chapter Quizzes 5-8 Due

6 Mon May 4 Chapter 11 Deploying and Configuring the DHCP Service Lab 11 Deploying and Configuring the DHCP Service
Understanding DHCP Exercise 11.1 Installing the DHCP Server Role
Deploying a DHCP Server Exercise 11.2 Creating a DHCPv4 Scope
Exercise 11.3 Creating a DHCPv6 Scope
Exercise 11.4 Activating DHCP
Lab Challenge Confirming DHCP
Watch video: Stateless DHCP with IPv6

Wed May 6 Chapter 12 Deploying and Configuring the DNS Service Lab 12 Deploying and Configuring the DNS Service
Understanding the DNS Architecture Exercise 12.1 Designing a DNS Namespace
Designing a DNS Deployment Lab Challenge Remote DNS Administration
Creating Internet Domains Exercise 12.2 Creating a DNS Zone
Deploying a DNS Server Exercise 12.3 Creating DNS Domains
Exercise 12.4 Creating DNS Resource Records
Lab Challenge Using Reverse Name Resolution

7 Mon May 11 Chapter 13 Installing Domain Controllers Lab 13 Installing Domain Controllers
Introducing Active Directory Exercise 13.1 Managing a Non-Domain-Joined Server
Deploying Active Directory Domain Services Exercise 13.2 Installing Active Directory Domain Services Role
Exercise 13.3 Creating a New Forest
Exercise 13.4 Creating a Child Domain
Lab Challenge Installing AD DS on Server Core

Wed May 13 Chapter 14 Creating and Managing Active Directory Users Lab 14 Creating and Managing Active Directory Users and
and Computers Computers

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Week Dates Activity Lab Exercises and Chapter Quizzes

Creating User Objects Exercise 14.1 Creating Computer Objects
Creating Computer Objects Exercise 14.2 Creating a Single User
Managing Active Directory Objects Exercise 14.3 Using Active Directory Administrative Center
Lab Challenge Creating Users with Windows PowerShell
Lab Challenge Creating Multiple Users with LDIFDE
Chapter Quizzes 9-12 Due

8 Mon May 18 Chapter 15 Creating and Managing Active Directory Groups Lab 15 Creating and Managing Active Directory Groups and
and Organizational Units Organizational units
Working with Organizational Units Exercise 15.1 Creating Organizational Units
Working with Groups Exercise 15.2 Creating Domain Local Groups
Exercise 15.3 Creating Global Groups
Lab Challenge Nesting Groups
Exercise 15.4 Delegating Administration

Wed May 20 Chapter 16 Creating Group Policy Objects Lab 16 Creating Group Policy Objects
Introducing Group Policy Exercise 16.1 Installing Group Policy Management
Using the Group Policy Management Console Exercise 16.2 Creating a Starter GPO
Exercise 16.3 Creating Group Policy Objects
Exercise 16.4 Linking a Group Policy Object
Lab Challenge Confirming GPO Application

9 Mon May 25 Memorial Day, College Closed

Wed May 27 Chapter 17 Configuring Security Policies Lab 17 Configuring Security Policies
Configuring Security Policies using Group Policy Exercise 17.1 Configuring Security Policies
Configuring Local Users and Groups Lab Challenge Assigning User Rights
Configuring User Account Control Exercise 17.2 Configuring Audit Policies
Lab Challenge Viewing Auditing Data
Chapter Quizzes 13-16 Due

10 Mon Jun 1 Chapter 18 Configuring Application Restriction Policies Lab 18 Configuring Application Restriction Policies
Installing Software with Group Policy Exercise 18.1 Configuring Software Restriction Policies
Configuring Software Restriction Policies Exercise 18.2 Using AppLocker
Using AppLocker Lab Challenge Creating Additional Rules

Wed Jun 3 Chapter 19 Configuring Windows Firewall Lab 19 Configuring Windows Firewall
Building a Firewall Exercise 19.1 Installing Internet Information Services

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Week Dates Activity Lab Exercises and Chapter Quizzes

Using the Windows Firewall Control Panel Exercise 19.2 Testing IIS Connectivity
Using the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Console Exercise 19.3 Allowing Apps through the Windows Firewall Control
Panel
Exercise 19.4 Creating Windows Firewall Rules
Lab Challenge Creating an FTP Server Rule

11 Mon Jun 8 Chapter Quizzes 17-19 Due

Wed June 10 Final Exam

Ciaran Bloomer
March 2015

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Skills Being Measured on Exam 70-410: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012

As of January 2014, this exam includes content covering Windows Server 2012 R2.

This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below. The percentages indicate
the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam. The higher the percentage, the more questions
you are likely to see on that content area on the exam.

The information after “This objective may include but is not limited to” is intended to further define or
scope the objective by describing the types of skills and topics that may be tested for the objective.
However, it is not an exhaustive list of skills and topics that could be included on the exam for a given
skill area. You may be tested on other skills and topics related to the objective that are not explicitly listed
here.

Install and Configure Servers (15-20%)

 Install servers

Plan for a server installation, plan for server roles, plan for a server upgrade, install Server
Core, optimize resource utilization by using Features on Demand, migrate roles from
previous versions of Windows Server

 Configure servers

Configure Server Core, delegate administration, add and remove features in offline
images, deploy roles on remote servers, convert Server Core to/from full GUI, configure
services, configure NIC teaming, install and configure Windows PowerShell Desired State
Configuration (DSC)

 Configure local storage

Design storage spaces, configure basic and dynamic disks, configure master boot record
(MBR) and GUID partition table (GPT) disks, manage volumes, create and mount virtual
hard disks (VHDs), configure storage pools and disk pools, create storage pools by using
disk enclosures

Configure Server Roles and Features (15-20%)

 Configure file and share access

Create and configure shares, configure share permissions, configure offline files, configure
NTFS permissions, configure access-based enumeration (ABE), configure Volume Shadow
Copy Service (VSS), configure NTFS quotas, create and configure Work Folders

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 Configure print and document services

Configure the Easy Print print driver, configure Enterprise Print Management, configure
drivers, configure printer pooling, configure print priorities, configure printer permissions

 Configure servers for remote management

Configure WinRM, configure down-level server management, configure servers for day-
to-day management tasks, configure multi-server management, configure Server Core,
configure Windows Firewall, manage non-domain joined servers

Configure Hyper-V (15-20%)

 Create and configure virtual machine settings

Configure dynamic memory, configure smart paging, configure Resource Metering,

configure guest integration services, create and configure Generation 1 and 2 virtual
machines, configure and use enhanced session mode, configure RemoteFX

 Create and configure virtual machine storage

Create VHDs and VHDX, configure differencing drives, modify VHDs, configure pass-
through disks, manage checkpoints, implement a virtual Fibre Channel adapter, configure
storage Quality of Service

 Create and configure virtual networks

Configure Hyper-V virtual switches, optimize network performance, configure MAC

addresses; configure network isolation, configure synthetic and legacy virtual network
adapters, configure NIC teaming in virtual machines

Deploy and Configure Core Network Services (15-20%)

 Configure IPv4 and IPv6 addressing

Configure IP address options, configure IPv4 or IPv6 subnetting, configure supernetting,

configure interoperability between IPv4 and IPv6, configure Intra-site Automatic Tunnel
Addressing Protocol (ISATAP), configure Teredo

 Deploy and configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service

Create and configure scopes, configure a DHCP reservation, configure DHCP options,
configure client and server for PXE boot, configure DHCP relay agent, authorize DHCP
server

 Deploy and configure DNS service

Configure Active Directory integration of primary zones, configure forwarders, configure

Root Hints, manage DNS cache, create A and PTR resource records

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Install and Administer Active Directory (15-20%)

 Install domain controllers

Add or remove a domain controller from a domain, upgrade a domain controller, install
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) on a Server Core installation, install a domain
controller from Install from Media (IFM), resolve DNS SRV record registration issues,
configure a global catalog server, deploy Active Directory infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
in Microsoft Azure

 Create and manage Active Directory users and computers

Automate the creation of Active Directory accounts; create, copy, configure, and delete
users and computers; configure templates; perform bulk Active Directory operations;
configure user rights; offline domain join; manage inactive and disabled accounts

 Create and manage Active Directory groups and organizational units (OUs)

Configure group nesting; convert groups, including security, distribution, universal,

domain local, and domain global; manage group membership using Group Policy;
enumerate group membership; delegate the creation and management of Active
Directory objects; manage default Active Directory containers; create, copy, configure, and
delete groups and OUs

Create and Manage Group Policy (15-20%)

 Create Group Policy objects (GPOs)

Configure a Central Store, manage starter GPOs, configure GPO links, configure multiple
local Group Policies

 Configure security policies

Configure User Rights Assignment, configure Security Options settings. configure Security
templates, configure Audit Policy, configure Local Users and Groups, configure User
Account Control (UAC)

 Configure application restriction policies

Configure rule enforcement, configure AppLocker rules, configure Software Restriction

Policies

 Configure Windows Firewall

Configure rules for multiple profiles using Group Policy; configure connection security
rules; configure Windows Firewall to allow or deny applications, scopes, ports, and users;
configure authenticated firewall exceptions; import and export settings

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