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Configuring Administering Advanced Windows MCSA: Windows
Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 Server 2012 Services Server 2012
 Any of the following certifications qualify:

MCSA: Windows Server 2008

MCITP: Virtualization Administrator on Windows Server 2008 R2
MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator 2010
MCITP: Lync Server Administrator 2010
MCITP: SharePoint Administrator 2010
MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator on Windows 7
Upgrading Your Skills to
MCSA Windows Server
2012

* Individuals that have earned the MCITP: Enterprise Administrator

or MCITP: Server Administrator have also earned the MCSA:
Windows Server 2008
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Objective Weight
Deploy, Manage, and Maintain Servers 17%

Configure File and Print Services 15%

Configure Network Services and 17%
Access
Configure a Network Policy Server 14%
Infrastructure
Configure and Manage Active 19%
Directory
Configure and Manage Group Policy 18%
Deploy and manage
server images

Implement patch
management

Monitor servers
C. Run the DISM /Mount-Image /ImageFile:<path> /Name:<name> /MountDir:<temppath>
A. Migrate the VMs to a Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster.
Configure Distributed File
System (DFS)

Configure File Server

Resource Manager (FSRM)

Configure file and disk

encryption

Configure advanced audit

policies
D. Deploy a domain-based DFS namespace with Windows Server 2008 mode enabled.
 Configure DNS
zones

Configure DNS
records

Configure VPN and

routing

Configure
DirectAccess
D. Add a PTR record for 10.10.5.254 and point it to www2.tailspintoys.com.
Configure Network
Policy Server (NPS)

Configure NPS
policies

Configure Network
Access Protection
(NAP)
By default, NAP enforcement clients are disabled
Configure service
authentication

Configure Domain
Controllers

Maintain Active
Directory

Configure account
policies
 http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/sanderberkouwer/archive/2012/09/10/new-features-in-active-
directory-domain-services-in-windows-server-2012-part-13-domain-controller-cloning.aspx
 Configure Group
Policy processing

Configure Group
Policy settings

Manage Group Policy

objects (GPOs)

Configure Group
Policy preferences
software installation
D. Configure GPO2 to be enforced.
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