MCSA Windows Server 2012 Certification Study Plan: Exam 70-410, Study Guides, Projects, Research of Innovation

A study plan for the MCSA Windows Server 2012 certification exam 70-410, including exam details, skills measured, and training resources such as CBT Nuggets videos and practice exams. It also suggests strategies for effective learning and preparation.

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Microsoft Windows Server 2012
70-410 with R2 Updates
STUDY PLAN
Total Videos: Time:
*The time indicated above represents the total time to view all videos in the course, but does not
include time spent using virtual labs, practice exams, embedded quizzes, etc.
93 17 hours*
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012

70-410 with R2 Updates

STUDY PLAN

Total Videos: Time:

The time indicated above represents the total time to view all videos in the course, but does not include time spent using virtual labs, practice exams, embedded quizzes, etc. 93 17 hours

Microsoft MCSA Windows Server 2012

The Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) Windows Server 2012 certification is intended to equip learners with the skills and knowledge needed to install and configure, administer, as well as design and manage advanced services in Windows Server 2012. The MCSA Windows Server 2012 certification is made up of three exams, all of which are covered by CBT Nuggets training:

  • 70-410 – Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
  • 70-411 – Administering Windows Server 2012
  • 70-412 – Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services Typically, learners pursuing this certification path should have some familiarity with Windows Server and experience working in an enterprise environment. The MCSA is considered an intermediate certification, so learners should have 1-2 years of experience administering Microsoft products. There are no prerequisites for this MCSA certification.

Exam Details

Time allotted for exam: 2 hours (120 minutes) Number of questions: 40- Passing score: 700 Question types: Multiple choice; multiple choice/multiple answer; scenario Exam registration: Microsoft Learning or Pearson Vue Exam cost: $165 (USD) Skills measured: Each exam registration page on the Microsoft website provides a list of Skills Measured (free resource) to guide your study and preparation.

  • 70-
1. Introduction
to 70-

Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R

3. Plan for
a Server
Installation

Explore the Microsoft Learning website to learn more about the 70-410 exam, its requirements, and available resources. Review the skills measured by the 70- exam. (Consider printing out the exam objectives to help guide your future study!) Set up your lab/test environment for practicing your new knowledge and skills. PRACTICE LAB* This CBT Nuggets course includes virtual labs to give you hands-on experience to help ensure that you are deeply understanding what you learn. *Keep a list of any virtual lab experiences that you find particularly challenging so you can come back to them for additional practice later. The Extra Mile section of your study plan challenges you to dig a little deeper with your training. The Extra Mile might be a textbook recommendation, supplemental materials downloads, or other resources to help you take your training to the next level. Nothing in the Extra Mile is required, but it is here to help you learn. “Your virtual lab experience will vary throughout the course, depending on the exam objectives and your learning style and needs. Each virtual lab could take anywhere from 10- minutes.”

  • Garth Schulte
2. The Install
and Configure
Servers Section
4. Install
Windows Server
5. Install Server
Core
6. Plan for a
Server Upgrade
7. Plan for
Server Roles

WEEK 1

KEY

EXTRA

MILE

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 70-410 with R2 Updates The duration of the video in minutes. Time required to complete a virtual lab in minutes.

5. Install Server
Core

The number and title for each video corresponds to the number and title you will find on the Microsoft MCSA Windows Server 2012 70-410 R2 course page online (and on your mobile device).

8. Migrate Roles
13. Configure
NIC Teaming
12. Delegate
Administration
10. Configure
Server Core
15. Deploy
Roles on
Remote Servers
17. Configure
PowerShell
Desired State
Configuration
9. Features on
Demand
14. Configure
Services
11. Convert
Server Core to/
from Full GUI
16. Add and
Remove
Features in
Offline Images

WEEK 2

WEEK 3

EXTRA

MILE

EXTRA

MILE

Create flashcards to quiz yourself on the content from your training! Or, use existing flashcard resources such as quizlet.com Spend some time reviewing some PowerShell flashcards to prepare for those components of the exam! Explore Microsoft’s TechNet Scripting with Windows PowerShell to dive deeper! PRACTICE LAB Check your list of challenging virtual lab experiences and revisit one or two of them. Are you improving? Join the CBT Nuggets Learners Community on Slack! Join other CBT Nuggets learners in a community where you can post questions, share study resources, and connect with IT experts from all over the world. *Please allow 48 hours for your request to join the community to be processed. Reminder: each virtual lab experience could take up to 90 minutes to complete. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE! Consider purchasing a textbook to supplement your training! Here are a few options:

  • MCSA 70-410 Cert Guide R2: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
  • Exam Ref 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 (MCSA)
  • MCSA Windows Server 2012 R2 Complete Study Guide: Exams 70-410, 70-411, 70-
33. Configure
Work Folders
38. Configure
Printer
Permissions
35. Configure
Drivers and the
Easy Print Driver
40. Configure
Down-
level Server
Management
37. Configure
Print Priorities
42. Configure
Multi-server
Management
34. Configure
Enterprise Print
Management
39. Configure
WinRM
36. Configure
Printer Pooling
41. Configure
Servers for
Day-to-Day
Management
Tasks

WEEK 6

WEEK 7

EXTRA

MILE

EXTRA

MILE

- Vince Lombardi - Joe Gibbs

“The price of success is hard work, dedication

to the job at hand, and the determination that

whether we win or lose, we have applied the

best of ourselves to the task at hand.”

“A winning effort begins

with preparation.”

Take some time this week to assess your virtual lab performance. Keep your list of challenging labs going, but cross off any that you’ve mastered by now! PRACTICE LAB Continue to follow along with Garth in the virtual labs to ensure your understanding and retention! PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. Review Microsoft’s TechNet Print Management Step-by- Step Guide to dig deeper. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE Continue making good use of the virtual lab experience! Explore WinRM more deeply with Microsoft’s TechNet library: Configure Remote Management in Server Manager.

43. Configure
Server Core
50. Configure
Smart Paging
45. Manage
Non-domain
Joined Servers
52. Configure
Guest Integration
Services
47. Hyper-V
Fundamentals
48. Create
and Configure
Generation 1
and 2 Virtual
Machines
49. Configure
Dynamic
Memory
54. Create VHDs
and VHDXs
44. Configure
Windows
Firewall
51. Configure
Resource Metering
46. The
Configure
Hyper-V Section
53. Configure
Enhanced Session
Mode and
RemoteFX

WEEK 8

WEEK 9

EXTRA

MILE

EXTRA

MILE

Revisit your flashcards to help ensure that you are retaining all that you’re learning! Visit quizlet.com or continue working with your own flashcards. Hyper-V is a critical component of Windows Server 2012! Do a little digging to learn more from Microsoft’s TechNet library: Hyper-V. Retake the Practice Exam! Use the results to drive your review and practice as you continue your training, practice, and learning*!

  • Transcender Microsoft Cert - 70- *Let the results of your practice exam experience guide ongoing study and review! Learn more from Mark O’Shea about Deciding On When to Use VHDX or VHD Files with Hyper-V. PRACTICE LAB Continue to dig deeper into your learning with the virtual labs! Take time this week to revisit a lab that previously challenged you. Are you making progress?

“With self-discipline most

anything is possible.”

- Theodore Roosevelt

67. The Deploy
and Configure
Core Network
Services Section
73. Create and
Configure Scopes
69. Configure IP
Address Options
75. Configure
a DHCP
Reservation
71. DHCP
Fundamentals
72. Authorize
DHCP Server
68. IP
Fundamentals
74. Configure
DHCP Options
70. Configure
Interoperability
between IPv4 and
IPv
76. Configure
Client and
Server for PXE
Boot

WEEK 12

WEEK 13

EXTRA

MILE

EXTRA

MILE

OPTIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL TRAINING:

  • IPv6 course with Keith Barker Consider watching this 21-hour course, or choosing appropriate videos from the course, to help solidify your understanding of IPv6.
  • IPv4 Subnetting: The Ultimate Guide with Keith Barker Consider watching this 4-hour course, or choosing appropriate videos from the course, to help solidify your understanding of IPv4. Schedule your certification exam with an approved testing site. Get back to your flashcards this week! Make sure all that you’re learning is sticking. Choose a couple of virtual lab experiences from weeks 2- to test your ability to recall the steps to effectively complete tasks! Retake the Practice Exam!! Use the results to drive your review and practice as you continue training*.
  • Transcender Microsoft Cert - 70- *Let the results of your final practice exam experience guide your review!
77. Configure
DHCP Relay
Agent
82. Manage DNS
Cache
79. Configure
Active Directory
Integration of
Primary Zones
84. Active
Directory
Fundamentals
81. Create A and
PTR Resource
Records
86. Create and
Manage Active
Directory Users
and Computers
78. DNS
Fundamentals
83. The Install
and Administer
Active Directory
Section
80. Configure
Forwarders and
Root Hints
85. Install
Domain
Controllers

WEEK 14

WEEK 15

EXTRA

MILE

EXTRA

MILE

Active Directory is an essential component of your preparation for the 70-410 exam. Dig deeper into Active Directory with Microsoft’s TechNet. Understand the value of the various skills measured by the 70-410 exam:

  • Install and configure servers = 15-20%
  • Configure server roles and features = 15-20%
  • Configure Hyper-V = 15-20%
  • Deploy and configure core network services = 15-20%
  • Install and administer Active Directory = 15-20%
  • Create and manage Group Policy = 15-20% PRACTICE LAB You’re on the home stretch now! Keep practicing to make sure you’re ready on the big day! Consider purchasing the Microsoft Exam Replay voucher to help ensure your success on the 70-410 certification exam! Review Microsoft’s Exam Policies and FAQs to fully understand the testing conditions you’ll face on the big day! PRACTICE LAB Take some time to play in the virtual labs this week. Explore, poke around, and try to break some things! That gives you the opportunity to then fix things too!
Take the exam.
Get a good night’s sleep
ahead of your exam!
CRAM SESSIONS
*Review training Nuggets where you might need to brush up! (3-5 hours)

Brag about it! Tweet us or let us know how your exam went and what you’re doing to celebrate your success! THE BIG DAY

WEEK 18

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
CLOUD COMPUTING
VIRTUALIZATION
SECURITY
NETWORKING

ENTRY LEVEL

CompTIA Security+ Cisco CCNA Data Center AWS: Technical Essentials CCNP Routing and Switching CCNP Security Cisco CCNP Data Center MCSE Cloud Platform and Infrastructure CompTIA Network+ CCNA Routing and Switching Juniper JNCIA-Junos CCNA Security VMware VCA-DCV AWS: Certified Solutions Architect- Associate PowerShell 4 Foundations (no associated certification) AWS: Certified SysOps Admin Associate MCSA: Office 365 Juniper JNCIS-ENT EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric Support Specialist Palo Alto Networks Firewall MCSE Cloud Platform and Infrastructure MCSE Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Penetration Testing with Linux Tools VMware VCP6.5-DCV (ISC)^2 CISSP 2015 Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching

INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED

The MCSA Windows Server 2012 puts you on the path to a career in system administration, but also opens up other pathways as well, including
networking, virtualization, security, cloud computing, system administration, and more. Consider these pathways as you move beyond your MCSA: