First Look Clinic: Windows Server 2012

•Explain the PowerShell and Server Core enhancements.

•Describe the new and improved features in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

•Explain the benefits of Dynamic Access Control.

This module describes storage enhancements in Windows Server 2012 that provide better scalability, both at disk and server level. It explains improvements to Windows BranchCache and DirectAccess. The module also describes improvements and additions to networking technologies, such as changes to Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), and the introduction of Internet Protocol Address Management (IPAM) to Windows Server 2012.

•Storage Enhancements

•DirectAccess Improvements

•Networking Technologies Improvements

•Introducing IP Address Management

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Explain the new storage enhancements in Windows Server 2012.

•Explain the remote access improvements in Windows Server 2012.

•Describe the improvements in networking technologies in Windows Server 2012.

•Describe the availability enhancements in Windows Server 2012.

This modules describes some of the major enhancements to Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012.

•Storage Enhancements

•Hyper-V Networking Improvements

•Failover Clustering and VM Monitoring

•Virtual Machine Movement and High Availability in Hyper-V

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Describe the storage enhancements in Windows Server 2012.

•Describe new networking features for Hyper-V.

•Describe how to implement virtual machines on failover clusters.

•Explain how to implement Live Migration and Hyper-V Replica.