Microsoft Official Course

20413C
Designing and Implementing a
Server Infrastructure
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Student Introductions

• Name
• Company affiliation
• Title/function
• Job responsibility
• Windows Server experience
• Your expectations for the course
Facilities
• Class hours
• Building hours
• Parking
• Restrooms
• Meals
• Phones
• Messages
• Smoking
• Internet access
• Recycling
• Emergency procedures
About This Course – Audience

• IT professionals who are responsible for

planning, designing, and deploying a physical
and a logical Windows Server 2012 enterprise
AD DS infrastructure, including the necessary
network services
• IT professionals who are looking to take the
exam 70-413: Designing and Implementing a
Server Infrastructure, as a stand-alone, or as
part of the requirement for the Microsoft
Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE): Server
Infrastructure certification
About This Course - Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• A good understanding of TCP/IP fundamentals and networking
concepts
• A good working knowledge of both Windows Server 2012 R2 and
AD DS. For example, domain user accounts, domain versus local
user accounts, user profiles, and group membership
• A good understanding of both scripts and batch files
• A solid understanding of security concepts, such as authentication
and authorization
• Familiarity with deployment, packaging, and imaging tools
• Ability to work in a team, or as a virtual team
• Ability to produce good documentation and have the appropriate
communication skills to create proposals and make
recommendations
• Knowledge equivalent to Windows 2012 R2 MCSA
Your Course Materials (Optional)

Designed to optimize your classroom learning experience

and support you back on the job.
Microsoft Official Course Handbook
• Printed Courseware book
• Organized by modules
• Includes Labs and Lab Answer Keys
• Module Reviews and Takeaways—great for
on-the-job reference

Digital Companion Content

• Supplemental content and helpful links
• Download at:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/companionmoc
Your Course Materials (Optional)

Microsoft Official Course Handbook (Online)

• Accessed online using the Arvato Skillpipe reader at
http://skillpipe.courseware-marketplace.com/reader
• Registration/Login and redeem your digital
courseware
• Add notes, add comments, and highlight content just
as you would with printed materials
• Organized by modules
• Includes Labs and Lab Answer Keys
• Module Reviews and Takeaways—great for
on-the-job reference

Digital Companion Content

• Supplemental content and helpful links
• Download at:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/companionmoc
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Course Outline

• Module 1: Planning Server Upgrade and Migration

• Module 2: Planning and Implementing a Server
Deployment Strategy
• Module 3: Planning and Deploying Servers Using Virtual
Machine Manager
• Module 4: Designing and Maintaining an IP
Configuration and Address Management Solution
• Module 5: Designing and Implementing Name
Resolution
• Module 6: Designing and Implementing an Active
Directory Domain Services Forest and Domain
Infrastructure
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Course Outline (continued)

• Module 7: Designing and Implementing an AD DS

Organizational Unit Infrastructure
• Module 8: Designing and Implementing a Group Policy
Object Strategy
• Module 9: Designing and Implementing an AD DS
Physical Topology
• Module 10: Planning and Implementing Storage and File
Services
• Module 11: Designing and Implementing Network
Protection
• Module 12: Designing and Implementing Remote
Access Services
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Related Courses

• 20410: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012

• 20411: Administering Windows Server 2012

• 20412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012

Services

• 20417: Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server

2012

See the full line of Microsoft Training and Certification resources at:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/
 Windows Certification Paths

MCSE Server Infrastructure

MCSA Windows Server 2012
Exam 70-410 Exam 70-411 Exam 70-412 Exam 70-413 Exam 70-414
(20410) (20411) (20412) (20413) (20414)

Installing and Configuring Designing and

Configuring Administering Advanced Implementing a Implementing an
Windows Server Windows Server Windows Server Server Advanced Server
2012 2012 2012 Services Infrastructure Infrastructure

Exam 70-417 MCSE Desktop Infrastructure

(20417)
OR Upgrading
Exam 70-415
(20415)
Exam 70-416
(20416)
Your Skills to
MCSA Windows
Implementing
Server 2012
Implementing a Desktop
Desktop Application
Infrastructure Environments

MCSA Windows 8
Exam 70-687 Exam 70-688 Exam 70-689
(20687) (20688) (20689)

Managing and
OR Upgrading
Configuring Maintaining Your Skills to
Windows 8 Windows 8 MCSA Windows 8
Preparing for the Labs

Your lab activities will be centered around a fictitious company

that we’ll call A. Datum Corporation.

By working through the labs, you will learn how to design and
implement a server infrastructure.

To complete the labs, you will work in a virtual machine

environment.

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Virtual Machine Environment
Virtual machine name: Use as:

A domain controller running Windows Server® 2012

20413C-LON-DC1/-B
R2 in the Adatum.com domain.
A member server running Windows Server 2012 R2 in
20413C-LON-SVR1
the Adatum.com domain.
A member server running Windows Server 2012 R2 in
20413C-LON-SVR2
the Adatum.com domain.
A blank virtual machine on which you will install
20413C-LON-SVR3
Windows Server 2012 R2.
A member server running Windows Server 2012 R2 in
20413C-LON-SVR4 the Adatum.com domain. This server is located on a
second subnet.
A router that is used for network activities requiring a
20413C-LON-RTR
separate subnet.

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Virtual Machine Environment (continued)
Virtual machine name: Use as:

A boot-to-VHD Windows 2012 R2 host machine that

20413C-LON-Host1
is used for the Virtual Machine Manager lab.

20413C-LON-VMM1 A server with Virtual Machine Manager deployed.

A domain controller running Windows Server 2012 R2
in the Treyresearch.net domain. This server is used in a
20413C-TREY-DC1
variety of labs, principally those where multiple
domains are required.
A stand-alone server running Windows Server 2012 R2
that you will use for joining domains and initial
20413C-CON-SVR
configuration. It is part of the Contoso Ltd
organization.
Client computers running Windows® 8.1 and
20413C-LON-CL1 Microsoft® Office 2013 in the Adatum.com domain.
20413C-LON-CL2 You will use these computers primarily to test server
configurations.

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Demonstration: Using Microsoft Labs Online
(Optional)
In this demonstration, you will learn how to:
• Access the Microsoft Labs Online lab environment
• Carefully read the Lab Notes because some
procedures related to on-premises versus online labs
may be different and have slightly different steps. Any
differences will be called out in the Lab Notes.
• Switch between virtual machines
Demonstration: Using Hyper-V Manager
(Optional)
In this demonstration, you will learn how to:
• Open Hyper-V Manager
• Navigate the various sections/panes within Hyper-V Manager:
• Virtual machines, snapshots, and actions: server-specific and
virtual machines-specific
• Identify the virtual machines used in the labs for this course
• Take a snapshot and apply a snapshot
• Connect to a virtual machine
• Start and sign in to a virtual machine
• Switch between full screen and window modes
• Revert to the previous snapshot
• Shut down a virtual machine
• When to use shut down or turn off
• Close Hyper-V Manager

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