Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate Certificate Program

Systems engineers, network engineers, systems analysts, network analysts, and technical consultants who want to earn their MCSA.

Required prerequisite(s): None

Recommended experience: Familiarity with TCP/IP, Servers and Operating Systems.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify fundamental concepts of Microsoft Server 2012

• Manage Active Directory Environment

• Monitoring and Managing a Network Infrastructure

• Creating and Maintaining Active Directory Objects

• Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services

• Configuring Network Access

Certification: MCSA requires three exams:

• 70-410: Installing & Configuring Windows Server 2012

• Number of questions: 50

• Length of test: 120 – 240 minutes

• Passing score: 700

• 70-411: Administering Windows Server 2012

• Number of questions: 50

• Length of test: 120 – 240 minutes

• Passing score: 700

• 70-412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services

• Number of questions: 50

• Length of test: 120 – 240 minutes

• Passing score: 700

Configuring the Active Directory Infrastructure

• Configure a forest or a domain.

• Configure trusts.

• Configure sites.

• Configure Active Directory replication.

• Configure the global catalog.

• Configure operations masters.

Configuring Additional Active Directory Server Roles

• Configure Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS).

• Configure Active Directory Rights Management Service (AD RMS).

• Configure the read-only domain controller (RODC).

• Configure Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS).

Creating and Maintaining Active Directory Objects

• • Automate creation of Active Directory accounts.

• • Maintain Active Directory accounts.

• • Create and apply Group Policy objects (GPOs).

• • Configure GPO templates.

• • Configure software deployment GPOs.

• • Configure account policies.

• • Configure audit policy by using GPOs.

Maintaining the Active Directory Environment

• • Configure backup and recovery.

• • Perform offline maintenance.

• • Monitor Active Directory.

Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services

• Install Active Directory Certificate Services.

• Configure CA server settings.

• Manage certificate templates.

• Manage enrollments.

• Manage certificate revocations.

• Configure IPv4 and IPv6 addressing.

• Configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

• Configure routing.

• Configure IPsec.

Configuring Name Resolution

• Configure a Domain Name System (DNS) server.

• Configure DNS zones.

• Configure DNS records.

• Configure DNS replication.

• Configure name resolution for client computers.

Configuring Network Access

• Configure remote access.

• Configure Network Access Protection (NAP).

• Configure network authentication.

• Configure wireless access.

• Configure firewall settings.

Configuring File and Print Services

• Configure a file server

• Configure Distributed File System (DFS)

• Configure shadow copy services

• Configure backup and restore

• Manage disk quotas

• Configure and monitor print services

Monitoring and Managing a Network Infrastructure

• Configure Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server settings

• Capture performance data

• Monitor event logs

• Gather network data