MOC 20413C: Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure
Course Overview
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to provide an enterprise
solution that supports manual and automated server installations in a physical and virtual
environment including the supporting file and storage services.
Course Introduction 7m
Course Introduction
Module 01 - Planning Server Upgrade and Migration 1h 7m Lesson 1: Considerations for Upgrades and Migrations
Windows Server 2012 Editions Preinstallation Requirements
In-Place Upgrade vs. Server Migration In-Place Upgrade Scenarios
Benefits of Migrating
Using MAP Toolkit to Plan for Upgrades and Migrations Planning For Server Consolidation
Planning For Cloud Server Deployments
Demo - Using the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit Lesson 2: Creating a Server Upgrade and Migration Plan Developing a Deployment Plan
Windows Server 2012 Licensing and Activation Discussion: Planning Volume Activation Implementing Server Migrations
Implementing Server Migrations Across Domains Deploying Servers in the Cloud
Lesson 3: Planning for Virtualization
Considerations for Implementing Virtualization Which Virtual Licenses Are Included?
Guidelines for Configuring Hyper-V Hosts Guidelines for Designing Virtual Machines Designing Virtual Machines for Applications
Best Practices for Planning Application Virtualization
Discussion: Choosing Between Virtual and Physical Deployments Module 01 Review
Module 02 - Planning and Implementing a Server Deployment Strategy 54m
Lesson 1: Selecting an Appropriate Server Deployment Strategy What Is the Windows Image File Format?
Performing High-Touch with Retail Media Deployments Performing High-Touch with Standard Image Deployments Performing Lite-Touch High-Volume Deployments
Discussion: What Is Your Current Deployment Strategy? Why Use Automated Deployment Methods?
Selecting an Image-Based Deployment Strategy
Lesson 2: Implementing an Automated Deployment Strategy Overview of Image-Based Installation Tools
Windows ADK for Windows 8.1 Windows DS
Planning for Windows DS MDT 2013
Deploying Windows Server by Using Configuration Manager Choosing a Deployment Scenario
Demo - Preparing the Windows Server 2012 Image Module 02 Review
Module 03 - Planning and Deploying Servers Using Virtual Machine Manager 1h 33m Lesson 1: VMM Overview
Virtual Machine Manager VMM Architecture
Managing Hosts and Host Groups Demo - Adding Hosts to VMM Managing Non-Domain Joined Hosts Virtual Machine Storage
VMM Networking VMM Fabric Management
Demo - Managing the VMM Fabric VMM Planning Considerations
Lesson 2: Implementing a Virtual Machine Manager Library and Profiles Virtual Machine Manager Libraries
Planning Virtual Machine Manager Library Servers Configuring Hardware and Capability Profiles Configuring Guest Operating System Profiles Demo - Configuring Profiles
Configuring Application Profiles and SQL Server Profiles Demo - Deploying Virtual Machines Using Profiles Planning Considerations for Implementing Profile Objects Lesson 3: Planning and Deploying VMM Services
Virtual Machine Templates Service Templates
Demo - Configuring Virtual Machine and Service Templates Designing Service Templates
Updating and Servicing Service Templates
Deploying Virtual Machines by Using App Controller Module 03 Review
Module 04 - Designing and Maintaining an IP Configuration and Address Management 1h 21m
Solution
Lesson 1: Designing DHCP Servers DHCP Server Placement
What Is DHCP Failover?
Managing IPv6 with DHCP
Guidelines for Designing a DHCP Solution Migrating the DHCP Server Role
Lesson 2: Planning DHCP Scopes Determining DHCP Lease Length Implementing Superscopes Using Reservations
Implementing DHCP Options Classes
Lesson 3: Designing an IPAM Provisioning Strategy What Is IPAM?
IPAM Components
IPAM Deployment Requirements Demo - Deploying IPAM
Managing DHCP and DNS Servers
Demo - Integrating DHCP and DNS Servers with IPAM IPAM Management and Monitoring
IPAM Deployment Topologies Capacity Planning for IPAM
Lesson 4: Managing Servers and Address Spaces by Using IPAM Planning DHCP Server and Scope Management
Planning DNS Server and Zone Management Planning Address Space Management Demo - Managing Address Spaces IPAM Integration with VMM Module 04 Review
Module 05 - Designing and Implementing Name Resolution 1h 49m
Lesson 1: Designing a DNS Server Implementation Strategy DNS Server Requirements
Determining DNS Server Placement Selecting DNS Server Roles
Security Considerations for DNS Servers Demo - Installing the DNS Server Role Lesson 2: Designing the DNS Namespace DNS Namespace Scenarios
Choosing a Namespace Design
Considerations for Hosting Namespaces Lesson 3: Designing DNS Zones Types of DNS Zones
Discussion: Designing a DNS Zone Strategy Considerations for the GlobalNames Zone Demo - Creating DNS Zones
Lesson 4: Designing DNS Zone Replication and Delegation When to Implement Secondary Zones
What Are Zone Transfers and Replication? Planning Security for Zone Transfers Integrating Namespaces
Optimizing DNS Root Hints
Optimizing DNS Server Functionality
Optimizing Active Directory-Integrated Zones
Lesson 6: Designing DNS for High Availability and Security Best Practices for Making DNS Highly Available
Common DNS Security Attacks Selecting a DNS Security Strategy Selecting Additional Security Settings DNSSEC In Windows Server 2012
Discussion: Guidelines for Designing DNS Security Module 05 Review
Module 06 - Designing and Implementing an Active Directory Domain Services Forest 1h 58m
and Domain Infrastructure
Lesson 1: Designing an Active Directory Forest What Is an Active Directory Forest?
Active Directory Forest Models Benefits of a Single Forest Model
Considerations for Implementing Multiple Forests
Guidelines for Designing an Active Directory Forest Infrastructure Discussion: Selecting a Suitable Forest Design
Lesson 2: Designing and Implementing Active Directory Forest Trusts Characteristics of Forest Trusts
Forest Trust Security Considerations Resource Access
Guidelines for Designing Forest Trusts Demo - Creating a Forest Trust
Lesson 3: Designing Active Directory Integration with Windows Azure Active Directory Windows Azure Active Directory Overview
Windows Azure Active Directory Authentication
Options for Integrating Authentication with On-Premises AD DS Designing Directory Synchronization
Options for Managing Windows Azure Active Directory Accounts Lesson 4: Designing and Implementing Active Directory Domains Active Directory Domain Models
Reasons for Deploying Multiple Domains
Considerations for Deploying Dedicated Forest Root Domains Guidelines for Designing Active Directory Domains
Demo - Implementing an Active Directory Domain
Lesson 5: Designing DNS Namespaces in Active Directory Environments AD DS and DNS Integration
Options for Designing an Active Directory Namespace Designing DNS Application Partitions
Guidelines for Implementing DNS Servers into Active Directory Environments Lesson 6: Designing Active Directory Domain Trusts
Trust Relationships Shortcut Trusts
External Trusts and Realm Trusts
Module 07 - Designing and Implementing an AD DS Organizational Unit Infrastructure 1h 18m Lesson 1: Planning the Active Directory Administrative Tasks Delegation Model
What Is an Active Directory Administrative Tasks Delegation Model? Typical IT Administrative Models
Gathering Information on the Current Administrative Structures Gathering Information on Organizational Resources
Planning Administrative Processes
Gathering Information on Administrative Processes Considerations for Branch Office Delegation Lesson 2: Designing an OU Structure Strategies for Designing OUs
How Administrative Permissions Work
Designing OUs for Delegating Administrative Control Designing OUs for Applying GPOs
Considerations for Designing OU Hierarchies Protecting OUs from Accidental Deletion Demo - Implementing OUs
Lesson 3: Designing and Implementing an AD DS Group Strategy Active Directory Groups in Windows Server 2012
Developing an Active Directory Group Naming Strategy Strategies for Using Groups to Access Resources Considerations for Planning Group Administration
Guidelines for Designing an Active Directory Group Strategy Demo - Creating and Managing Groups
Module 07 Review
Module 08 - Designing and Implementing a Group Policy Object Strategy 1h 32m Lesson 1: Collecting the Information Required for a GPO Design
Collecting Organizational Information
Collecting Information on Security Requirements
Collecting Information on Desktop Management Requirements Collecting Information on Administrative Processes
Lesson 2: Designing and Implementing GPOs Overview of Group Policy Settings
Considerations for Designing Administrative Templates Managing GPO Storage
Considerations for Designing Group Policy Preferences Best Practices for GPO Design
Alternatives to Using GPOs Demo - Implementing GPOs Lesson 3: Designing GPO Processing
Considerations for Designing Group Policy Inheritance Considerations for Designing Group Policy Filtering Understanding Slow Link Detection
Considerations for Designing Group Policy Processing Demo - Configuring GPO Inheritance and Filtering Lesson 4: Planning Group Policy Management
Considerations for Designing Backup and Recovery for Group Policy Considerations for Migrating GPOs
Demo - Managing GPOs Module 08 Review
Module 09 - Designing and Implementing an AD DS Physical Topology 1h 46m
Lesson 1: Designing and Implementing Active Directory Sites Benefits of Deploying Active Directory Sites
Options for Designing AD DS Sites
Collecting Information for an AD DS Site Design How Does Automatic Site Coverage Work? Considerations for Designing AD DS Sites Demo - Creating Site Objects
Lesson 2: Designing Active Directory Replication Active Directory Replication Elements
What Are the KCC and the Intersite Topology Generator? Options for Designing Replication Topologies
Considerations for Choosing a Replication Protocol Planning Global Catalog and RODC Replication Planning for SYSVOL Replication
Considerations for Designing Site Links and Bridgehead Servers Considerations for Designing Site Link Bridging
Demo - Configuring Active Directory Replication Lesson 3: Designing the Placement of Domain Controllers Planning Hardware Requirements for Domain Controllers
Considerations for Deploying Domain Controllers on the Server Core Considerations for Planning Domain Controller Locations
Considerations for Planning Global Catalog Server Locations Considerations for Planning Operations Master Server Locations Guidelines for Monitoring Active Directory Domain Controllers Deploying Read-Only Domain Controllers in Branch Offices
Considerations for Deploying Domain Controllers on Windows Azure Virtual Machines Lesson 4: Virtualization Considerations for Domain Controllers
Considerations for Virtualizing Domain Controllers Securing Virtualized Domain Controllers
Considerations for Deploying Virtualized Domain Controllers Cloning Domain Controllers
Lesson 5: Designing Highly Available Domain Controllers Planning for High Availability
Components of an Active Directory High Availability Design Considerations for Designing Highly Available Domain Controllers Considerations for Designing Highly Available Global Catalog Servers Considerations for Designing a Highly Available DNS Infrastructure Considerations for Designing a Highly Available Network Infrastructure Considerations for Backup and Recovery in AD DS
Module 09 Review
Module 10 - Planning and Implementing Storage and File Services 1h 30m
Lesson 1: Planning and Implementing iSCSI SANs SAN Components
What Is iSCSI?
iSCSI Target Server and iSCSI Initiator
Options for Implementing High Availability for iSCSI iSCSI Security Options
Demo - Implementing iSCSI
Considerations for Implementing iSCSI Storage Lesson 2: Planning and Implementing Storage Spaces Storage Spaces Overview
Planning Physical Storage for Storage Spaces Planning Storage Spaces
Planning Storage Tiers
Demo - Configuring Storage Spaces
Planning High Availability for Storage Spaces Comparing iSCSI with Storage Spaces
Planning Storage Optimization in Windows Server 2012 R2 Lesson 3: Optimizing File Services for Branch Offices Considerations for Planning a DFS Namespace Considerations for Planning DFS Replication DFS Data Storage Scenarios
Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 Enhancements to DFS Windows Server 2012 R2 Enhancements
Optimizing File Access by Using BranchCache Selecting a BranchCache Mode
Demo - Configuring BranchCache Comparing DFS and BranchCache Module 10 Review
Module 11 - Designing and Implementing Network Protection 1h 48m
Lesson 1: Overview of Network Security Design What Network Threats Do Organizations Face? Overview of Network Attacks
Key Principles of Network Security What Is the Defense-in-Depth Model? Mitigating Common Network Vulnerabilities The Process of Designing Security
Network Security Policies and Procedures Risk Assessment and Impact
Lesson 2: Designing and Implementing a Windows Firewall Strategy Scenarios Addressed by Windows Firewall
Configuring Inbound and Outbound Rules IPsec Benefits and Usage
Connection Security Rules
Authentication Options and Methods
Best Practices for Designing Connection Security Rules Demo - Configuring Connection Security Rules
Lesson 3: Designing and Implementing a NAP Infrastructure Systems Health Agents and System Health Validators Considerations for Defining a NAP Policy
Considerations When Defining Your SHV Settings Unsupported Platforms
Considerations for Selecting an Enforcement Method Planning IPsec Enforcement for NAP
Remediation Server Groups Demo - Implementing NAP Module 11 Review
Module 12 - Designing and Implementing Remote Access Services 2h 8m
Lesson 1: Planning and Implementing DirectAccess DirectAccess Components
Windows Server 2012 R2 DirectAccess Options Configuration Changes in the Getting Started Wizard How a Simple DirectAccess Deployment Works Limitations of the Getting Started Wizard Planning the DirectAccess Tunnelling Protocol Planning PKI Integration with DirectAccess Planning Network Configuration Options Planning Network Location Servers Lesson 2: Planning and Implementing VPN Considerations for Implementing VPNs Selecting a Suitable Tunneling Protocol
Selecting an Authentication and Encryption Method Planning a VPN Services Strategy
Planning Network Policies
Discussion: Designing Remote Access Demo - Implementing a VPN
Planning Client Connectivity to VPNs
Lesson 3: Planning and Implementing Web Application Proxy Web Application Proxy Overview
Planning Authentication Options Planning for SSO
Planning for Application Publishing Demo - Publishing a Secure Web Site
Planning Workplace Join with Web Application Proxy Lesson 4: Planning a Complex Remote Access Infrastructure Planning a Highly Available Remote Access Infrastructure Planning Remote Access Capacity
Planning Remote Access With Multiple Locations Planning Additional Authentication Options Planning Remote Access with Multiple Forests Planning a RADIUS Implementation
Module 12 Review Course Closure
