70-417 is an upgrade exam that is a composite of three stand-alone exams: 70-410, 70-411, and 70-412. Exam 70-417 validates skills related to the core technology features and functionality of Windows Server 2012, from the existing knowledge base of a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Windows Server 2008.
Course Objectives
The topics from each source exam, plus the percentage of material per topic for each exam component, are noted in the following lists.
• Exam 70-410: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
• Install and Configure Servers (25%)
• Configure Server Roles and Features (24%)
• Configure Hyper-V (25%)
• Install and Administer Active Directory (26%)
Exam 70-411: Administering Windows Server 2012
• Deploy, Manage, and Maintain Servers (20%)
• Configure Network Services and Access (20%)
• Configure a Network Policy Server Infrastructure (17%)
• Configure and Manage Active Directory (22%)
• Configure and Manage Group Policy (21%)
Exam 70-412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services
• Configure and Manage High Availability (20%)
• Configure File and Storage Solutions (19%)
• Implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (22%)
• Configure Network Services (21%)
• Configure Identity and Access Solutions (18%)
Prerequisites
Any of the above mentioned Certifications can be a prerequisite for this certification
Course Track
• Install and Configure Servers
• Configure Server Roles and Features
• Configure Hyper-V
• Install and Administer Active Directory
• Deploy, Manage, and Maintain Servers
• Configure Network Services and Access
• Configure a Network Policy Server Infrastructure
• Configure and Manage Active Directory
• Configure and Manage Group Policy
• Configure and Manage High Availability
• Configure File and Storage Solutions
• Implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
• Configure Network Services
• Configure Identity and Access Solutions
Course Benefits
Exam 70-417 is intended for IT professionals who currently hold one of the following certifications:
MCSA: Windows Server 2008
• MCITP: Virtualization Administrator
• MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator
• MCITP: Lync Server Administrator
• MCITP: SharePoint Administrator
• MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator
Course Duration
6 weeks or 40 Hours with Lectures and Hands-on Lab
32 Hours of practicum
Course Guide
Exam 70-410
Install and Configure Servers (25%)
• Install Servers.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Plan for a server installation; plan for server roles; plan for a server upgrade; install Server Core; optimize resource utilization by using Features on Demand; migrate roles from previous versions of Windows Server
• Configure servers.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure Server Core; delegate administration; add and remove features in offline images; deploy roles on remote servers; convert Server Core to/from full GUI; configure services; configure NIC teaming
• Configure local storage.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Design storage spaces; configure basic and dynamic disks; configure MBR and GPT disks; manage volumes; create and mount virtual hard disks (VHDs); configure storage pools and disk pools
Configure Server Roles and Features (24%)
• Configure servers for remote management.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure WinRM; configure down-level server management; configure servers for day-to-day management tasks; configure multi-server management; configure Server Core; configure Windows Firewall
Configure Hyper-V (25%)
• Create and configure virtual machine settings.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure dynamic memory; configure smart paging; configure Resource Metering; configure guest integration services
• Create and configure virtual machine storage.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Create VHDs and VHDX; configure differencing drives; modify VHDs; configure pass-through disks; manage snapshots; implement a virtual Fibre Channel adapter
• Create and configure virtual networks.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Implement Hyper-V Network Virtualization; configure Hyper-V virtual switches; optimize network performance; configure MAC addresses; configure network isolation; configure synthetic and legacy virtual network adapters
Install and Administer Active Directory (26%)
• Install domain controllers.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Add or remove a domain controller from a domain; upgrade a domain controller; install Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) on a Server Core installation; install a domain controller from install from media (IFM); resolve DNS SRV record registration issues; configure a global catalog server
Exam 70-411
Deploy, Manage, and Maintain Servers (20%)
• Monitor servers.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure Data Collector Sets (DCS); configure alerts; monitor real-time performance; monitor virtual machines (VMs); monitor events; configure event subscriptions; configure network monitoring
Configure Network Services and Access (20%)
• Configure DirectAccess.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Implement server requirements; implement client configuration; configure DNS for Direct Access; configure certificates for Direct Access
Configure a Network Policy Server Infrastructure (17%)
• Configure Network Access Protection (NAP).
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure System Health Validators (SHVs); configure health policies; configure NAP enforcement using DHCP and VPN; configure isolation and remediation of non-compliant computers using DHCP and VPN; configure NAP client settings
Configure and Manage Active Directory (22%)
• Configure Domain Controllers.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure Universal Group Membership Caching (UGMC); transfer and seize operations masters; install and configure a read-only domain controller (RODC); configure Domain Controller cloning
• Maintain Active Directory.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Back up Active Directory and SYSVOL; manage Active Directory offline; optimize an Active Directory database; clean up metadata; configure Active Directory snapshots; perform object- and container-level recovery; perform Active Directory restore
Configure and Manage Group Policy (21%)
• Configure Group Policy processing.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure processing order and precedence; configure blocking of inheritance; configure enforced policies; configure security filtering and WMI filtering; configure loopback processing; configure and manage slow-link processing; configure client-side extension (CSE) behavior
Exam 70-412
Configure and Manage High Availability (20%)
• Configure failover clustering.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure Quorum; configure cluster networking; restore single node or cluster configuration; configure cluster storage; implement Cluster Aware Updating; upgrade a cluster
• Manage failover clustering roles.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure role-specific settings including continuously available shares; configure VM monitoring; configure failover and preference settings
• Manage Virtual Machine (VM) movement.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Perform live migration; perform quick migration; perform storage migration; import, export, and copy VMs; migrate from other platforms (P2V and V2V)
Configure File and Storage Solutions (19%)
• Implement Dynamic Access Control (DAC).
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure user and device claim types; implement policy changes and staging; perform access-denied remediation; configure file classification
Implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (22%)
• Configure and manage backups.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure Windows Server backups; configure Windows Online backups; configure role-specific backups; manage VSS settings using VSSAdmin; create System Restore snapshots
• Configure site-level fault tolerance.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure Hyper-V Replica including Hyper-V Replica Broker and VMs; configure multi-site clustering including network settings, Quorum, and failover settings
Configure Network Services (21%)
• Deploy and manage IPAM.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure IPAM manually or by using Group Policy; configure server discovery; create and manage IP blocks and ranges; monitor utilization of IP address space; migrate to IPAM; delegate IPAM administration; manage IPAM collections
Configure Identity and Access Solutions (18%)
• Implement Active Directory Federation Services 2.1 (AD FSv2.1).
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Implement claims-based authentication including Relying Party Trusts; configure Claims Provider Trust rules; configure attribute stores including Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS); manage AD FS certificates; configure AD FS proxy