Solution/cloud focus
Master
Expert
Associate
Microsoft Certified Solutions
Master (MCSM)
Microsoft Certified
Solutions Expert
(MCSE)
Microsoft Certified
Solutions Associate
(MCSA)
Installing and
Configuring
Windows Server 2012
+
+
Administering
Windows Server 2012
Configuring
Advanced Windows
Server 2012 Services
=
MCSA: Windows
Server 2012
Any of the following certifications qualify:
MCSA: Windows Server 2008
MCITP: Virtualization Administrator on Windows Server 2008 R2
MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator 2010
MCITP: Lync Server Administrator 2010
MCITP: SharePoint Administrator 2010
MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator on Windows 7
* Individuals that have earned the MCITP: Enterprise Administrator
or MCITP: Server Administrator have also earned the MCSA:
Windows Server 2008
Upgrading Your Skills to
MCSA Windows Server
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Deploy, Manage, and Maintain Servers
17%
Configure File and Print Services
15%
Configure Network Services and
Access
17%
Configure a Network Policy Server
Infrastructure
14%
Configure and Manage Active
Directory
19%
Configure and Manage Group Policy
18%
Deploy and manage
server images
Implement patch
management
Monitor servers
C. Run the DISM /Mount-Image /ImageFile:<path> /Name:<name> /MountDir:<temppath>
A.
Migrate the VMs to a Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster.
Configure Distributed File
System (DFS)
Configure File Server
Resource Manager (FSRM)
Configure file and disk
encryption
Configure advanced audit
policies
D.
Deploy a domain-based DFS namespace with Windows Server 2008 mode enabled.
Configure DNS
zones
Configure DNS
records
Configure VPN and
routing
Configure
DirectAccess
D.
Add a PTR record for 10.10.5.254 and point it to www2.tailspintoys.com.
Configure Network
Policy Server (NPS)
Configure NPS
policies
Configure Network
Access Protection
(NAP)
By default, NAP enforcement clients are disabled
Configure service
authentication
Configure Domain
Controllers
Maintain Active
Directory
Configure account
policies
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Configure Group
Policy processing
Configure Group
Policy settings
Manage Group Policy
objects (GPOs)
Configure Group
Policy preferences
software installation
D.
Configure GPO2 to be enforced.
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