Windows Server 2012 – First Look Clinic

• Course Overview

This three-hour First Look Clinic (FLC), will cover key new features in Windows Server 2012. It will outline new management and access features for areas such as Server Manager, Active Directory and PowerShell. It will also cover storage and network improvements as well as High Availability and significant changes to Hyper-V contained within Windows Server 2012.

• Audience Profile

This clinic is intended for IT Professionals who are interested in learning about the new features and functionality in Windows Server 2012. People who are key influencers and technology decision makers in an IT organization will also be interested in attending this clinic and will benefit from gaining early insight into some of the latest technologies included in Windows Server 2012. In general, early adopters of new technology or people looking to gain early insight into new functionality in Windows Server 2012 will benefit from attending this First Look Clinic.

• At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Explain the key changes to Server Manager, Active Directory, and PowerShell.
• Explain and implement Dynamic Access Control.
• Describe the improvements to network services and significant storage changes
• Implement an Online Backup strategy.
• Explain the changes to DirectAccess.
• Describe improved BranchCache functionality.
• Explain the major changes to Hyper-V around networking, storage and management of Hyper-V virtual machines.
• Explain the new High Availability functionality and services such as DHCP and Print.

• Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Knowledge and Experience of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2
• Good knowledge and understanding of general IT infrastructure and Enterprise environment technologies
• Windows Client knowledge such as Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8

• Course Outline

Module 1: Server Management in Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 has many new and improved features to assist with server management and administration. In this module, we will discuss some of the key new features that make management more functional and more straightforward such as changes to Server Manager, Active Directory and PowerShell. We will also discuss Dynamic Access Control and IP Address Management.

Lessons

• What's New in Server Manager
• Windows PowerShell and Server Core Enhancements
• What’s New in Active Directory
• Dynamic Access Control
• Introducing IP Address Management

Module 2: Storage, Networking and Availability in Windows Server 2012

In this module, we will discuss improvements in storage that provide improved scalability both at a disk and server level, and enable you to perform backups directly to the cloud. We will discuss remote access improvements that deliver automatic connections to corporate networks, regardless of whether the user is onsite or remote, and improved BranchCache functionality to improve branch office network performance.

Lessons

• Storage Enhancements
• What's New in Remote Access
• New and Improved Networking Technologies
• Availability Enhancements

Module 3: Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012

In this module, we will discuss some of the major enhancements to Hyper-V around networking, storage and management of Hyper-V virtual machines in Windows Server 2012, as well as introducing Hyper-V Replica and discussing changes in clustering and VM Monitoring.

Lessons

• Storage Enhancements
• What’s New in Networking
• Introducing Hyper-V Replica
• What’s New in Guest Clustering and VM Monitoring
• Virtual Machine Movement in Hyper-V

Module 4: Methods and Techniques

Lessons

• What to assess and when
• Using gap analysis to identify areas with room for improvement
• Benchmarking
• Measuring and Reporting frameworks such as the BSC and SWOT analysis
• The Deming Cycle
• The relationships and interfaces with other service management processes
• Effective use of availability management techniques by CSI
• Effective use of capacity management techniques by CSI
• ITSCM requirements and using Risk Management to identify areas for improvement
• Support from Problem management

Hands-On Lab Outline

Exercise 1: Hands-On Lab: Windows Server 2012

This Hands On Lab covers some of the key new features in Windows Server 2012. It will cover Management features such as Server Manager, Windows PowerShell, Server Core, Active Directory, IP Address Management(IPAM) and Dynamic Access Control. It will also cover some of the significant changes that have taken place in Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012

Lab: Server Management in Windows Server 2012

• Managing Windows 2012 Servers
• Converting to Windows Server 2012 Server Core
• Manage a Server by Using Windows PowerShell 3.0

Lab: Active Directory and Microsoft Online Backup In Windows Server 2012

• Configuring the Active Directory Recycle Bin
• Creating a Fine-Grained Password Policy
• Disaster Recovery with Microsoft Online Backup

Lab: Implementing Dynamic Access Control

• Preparing for Dynamic Access Control
• Configuring User Claims
• Configuring Resource Properties and File Classifications
• Configuring Central Access Rules and Policies

Lab: Implementing IP Address Management

• Implementing IPAM
• Configuring IPAM

Lab: What’s New in Hyper-V

• Implementing Hyper-V
• Working with Virtual Networks
• Configuring Enhanced Performance Features
• Using PowerShell to Manage Hyper-V

After completing this Hands-On Lab, students will be able to:

• Manage servers using Server Manager in Windows Server 2012
• Convert to Windows Server 2012 Server Core
• Manage a Server by Using Windows PowerShell 3.0
• Configure the Active Directory Recycle Bin
• Create a Fine-Grained Password Policy
• Implement Disaster Recovery with Microsoft Online Backup
• Prepare for Dynamic Access Control Configuring User Claims
• Configure Resource Properties and File Classifications
• Configure Central Access Rules and Policies
• Implement IPAM
• Configure IPAM
• Implement Hyper-V
• Work with Virtual Networks
• Configure Enhanced Performance Features
• Use Windows PowerShell to Manage Hyper-V