CNT 57 Microsoft Windows Server Advanced Services MCSA III

3.00 Units

This course prepares the students for the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) certification, and is the third of a series of three exams which validate the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server Infrastructure into an existing enterprise environment. The three MCSA exams collectively validate the skills and knowledge necessary for implementing, managing, maintaining and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server environment. This course focuses on skills for real jobs and prepares students to master Advanced Windows Server Services such as tasks necessary to deploy, manage, and maintain a Windows Server infrastructure. This course also includes these topics: Implementing Advanced Network Services, Implementing Advanced File Services, Implementing Dynamic Access Control, Implementing Network Load Balancing, Implementing Failover Clustering, Implementing Disaster Recovery, Implementing Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS), and Implementing Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS).

 

Strongly recommended: Computer Networking Technology 50.
College: Las Positas College
CRN 32886 (Spring 2017)

Start and End Date
Jan 17, 2017
May 19, 2017

Finals May 20-26, 2017

Day and Time
Thursday 6:00 - 8:15 PM (1800-2015)

Room
L800 804

Book (Required Text)
TestOut ServerPro Advanced Services ISBN 978-1-935080-51-0
Ordering TestOut LabSims

Student Learning Outcomes

• Upon completion of CNT 57, it is anticipated that students will be able to configure advanced Active Directory services

• Upon completion of CNT 57, it is anticipated that students will be able to configure advanced business continuity and availability services

• Upon completion of CNT 57, it is anticipated that students will be able to configure advanced network and server services

Measurable Objectives

• build a personal computer, according to customer requirements

• Configure Network Load Balancing

• Configure and manage failover clustering

• Manage Virtual Machine movement

• Configure Advanced File Services & Implement Dynamic Access Control

• Configure and optimize storage and backups

• Recover servers and configure site-level fault tolerance

• Implement an Advanced Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and DNS solutions

• Deploy and manage IPAM

• Configure a domain and forest, trusts, and sites

• Manage Active Directory and SYSVOL replication

• Implement Active Directory Federation Services

• Install and manage Active Directory Certificate services

• Install and configure Active Directory Rights Management Services

Course Specific Information
Microsoft Certification Exam 70-412

Course Outline
Lesson 1

• Configure and manage high availability

  • Configure Network Load Balancing (NLB)

  • Configure failover clustering

  • Configure virtual machine (VM) monitoring

 

Lesson 2

• Configure file and storage solutions

  • Configure Network File System (NFS) data store & configure BranchCache

  • Implement Dynamic Access Control (DAC)

  • Configure iSCSI target and initiator

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Lesson 3

• Implement business continuity and disaster recovery

  • Configure Windows Server backups, configure Microsoft Azure backups

  • Restore from backups, perform a Bare Metal Restore (BMR)

  • Configure Hyper-V Replica, including Hyper-V Replica Broker and VMs

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Lesson 4

• Configure Network Services

  • Implement an advanced Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) solution

  • Implement an advanced DNS solution

  • Deploy and manage IP Address Management (IPAM)

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Lesson 5

• Configure the Active Directory infrastructure

  • Implement multi-domain and multi-forest Active Directory environments

  • Configure external, forest, shortcut, and realm trusts

  • Configure sites and subnets, create and configure site links

  • Manage Active Directory and SYSVOL replication

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Lesson 6

• Configure Identity and Access Solutions

  • Implement Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)

  • Install and configure Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS)

  • Manage certificate templates; implement and manage certificate deployment, validation, and revocation

  • Install and configure Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)

Notice
Syllabus subject to change on notification by instructor.  If you have any questions about this syllabus contact your instructor.

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Homework

You homework for this course is completing quizzes for each module in the TestOut course material.  When you see the class listed on your home screen once you long on to TestOut, will have a link under available exams.  See the graphic below.

• Each module has a corresponding quiz.

• You will need to complete each of the quizzes.

• All quizzes are due on the last day of class.  

• The questions all come from questions that are in the modules.

• You can take the quizzes as many times as you want.  I will only grade the highest scores.

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