Get hands-on instruction and practice installing and configuring Windows Server 2012, including Windows Server 2012 R2, in this five-day Microsoft Official Course. The course is part one of a series of three courses that provide the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2012 infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment.

This course is intended for Information Technology (IT) Professionals who have good Windows® operating system knowledge and experience and who want to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to implement the core infrastructure services in an existing Windows Server® 2012 environment. Although students would benefit from having some previous Windows Server experience, they must have good hands-on Windows Client experience with Windows Vista®, Windows 7, or Windows 8.

After completing this course, students will be able to: Deploy and Manage Windows Server 2012, Describe Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Manage AD DS objects. Automate AD DS Administration, Implement IPv4, Implement Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Implement Domain Name System (DNS), Implement IPv6, Implement local storage. Implement File and Print services, Implement Group Policy, Secure Windows servers by using Group Policy Objects (GPOs), Implementing Server Virtualization with Hyper-V.