tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53303361834294939652023-11-16T10:14:37.496-08:00The Frozen GeekWindows Server and PowerShell tips & tricks, guides, lab setups, and walk-throughs.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867615770362709986noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330336183429493965.post-37856421509610557582020-08-23T15:41:00.002-07:002020-08-23T15:41:55.517-07:00How to Delete a Repository in GitHub<span style="font-family: helvetica;">A few weeks ago, after spending several days learning about Git and GitHub, I was ready to clean up my lab environment.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Unfortunately, one of the things I didn't learn, was how to delete a repository on GitHub. It took </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">a bit of digging, but I was able to find out how to delete a repository. So, in the interest of saving others some time, here's how to delete a repository on GitHub.</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you'd rather watch me demo this, there's a short video on the TechSnips YouTube channel.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wVub0DkRPhg" width="320" youtube-src-id="wVub0DkRPhg"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>The Current Situation</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We'll start out by taking a look at our local repo. A quick </span><span style="font-family: courier;">ls</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> shows us that we have two files, Awesome-Script-2.ps1 and our README.md file.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwRQULnDIB1ozjL2K1tNE06OU4oa3J322Gm5mpwim8NM5eUX0XZbkWOrkoJoQQdRleQYB8ZYqON0AqnhpSwArVDJig9fbFcSyTwj2dJlXuK1oEkNfHnGV5rNzuRD-wgDagXrz-H1d614/s1498/Image1-ls.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="129" data-original-width="1498" height="44" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwRQULnDIB1ozjL2K1tNE06OU4oa3J322Gm5mpwim8NM5eUX0XZbkWOrkoJoQQdRleQYB8ZYqON0AqnhpSwArVDJig9fbFcSyTwj2dJlXuK1oEkNfHnGV5rNzuRD-wgDagXrz-H1d614/w512-h44/Image1-ls.png" width="512" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Running </span><span style="font-family: courier;">git status</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> shows us that we are on the master branch, with nothing to commit, and we are up to date with our repo on GitHub.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4wh6jYM_DeB8OIqK04q5kj1Ep-3BNGsVY65Zj0M1XOr9mENzaCg7jdkNhgRm3NzmUvhptiIeyFjaThyD7_Ol9KjYaa3WLOeycuyba5XT9_k7WDiNZc5by7LDMqZ6yrmaNd_xo7WwMmg/s1504/Image2-status.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="246" data-original-width="1504" height="84" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4wh6jYM_DeB8OIqK04q5kj1Ep-3BNGsVY65Zj0M1XOr9mENzaCg7jdkNhgRm3NzmUvhptiIeyFjaThyD7_Ol9KjYaa3WLOeycuyba5XT9_k7WDiNZc5by7LDMqZ6yrmaNd_xo7WwMmg/w512-h84/Image2-status.png" width="512" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Over on GitHub, we can see that the Awesome-Script-2 repository contains the same two files.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TVAoHVaC-og75qVokJNxFQwxWJtAW1u6hMXvM4pTiiRkkRpdk9ETBV8eQhs3nLeoEh7EzM7q65oI_dTuEp-yu7Jey8_RpcLru4dXpeZrcubMXlLUHma5TDtJ3iUEyOe0Oie5rI1IKdk/s1393/Image3-GitHubStatus.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="1393" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TVAoHVaC-og75qVokJNxFQwxWJtAW1u6hMXvM4pTiiRkkRpdk9ETBV8eQhs3nLeoEh7EzM7q65oI_dTuEp-yu7Jey8_RpcLru4dXpeZrcubMXlLUHma5TDtJ3iUEyOe0Oie5rI1IKdk/w512-h212/Image3-GitHubStatus.png" width="512" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Disconnect the Local Repository from GitHub</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As we're looking to keep our local repository intact on our local computer, we simply need to run </span><span style="font-family: courier;">git remote remove origin</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> to disconnect the GitHub repository from our local one. We can confirm this worked by running </span><span style="font-family: courier;">git status</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">, which shows us that we are no longer connected to GitHub, as the message about being up to date is now gone.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6issPKl8dyBcHJ2JfFpXBoN9iOCullDI9549v3IK3NZeEIFHD5eEseyphuxr0vCF7YuUAT-LMiJ_2NbtwoMEfNvQraqJ2FV6GpR_qP9WLqHF2TplmSB0eUj5Z9vTY5LpaEtEj_9XX2s/s1506/Image4-DisconnectRepo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="1506" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6issPKl8dyBcHJ2JfFpXBoN9iOCullDI9549v3IK3NZeEIFHD5eEseyphuxr0vCF7YuUAT-LMiJ_2NbtwoMEfNvQraqJ2FV6GpR_qP9WLqHF2TplmSB0eUj5Z9vTY5LpaEtEj_9XX2s/w512-h98/Image4-DisconnectRepo.png" width="512" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Delete the GitHub Repository</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Back over to GitHub! To delete</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> the Awesome-Script-2 repository, we need to click on 'Settings'.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNAkQdSpyoa4PZJ4_obDDrTu0rM3TGI_SmoTltaU3f8fV_LxmFMTB1hBct0YAsr89xBb9QGsULprfsmnNJ7fwhvVF3DhKElnsvJil6f0YCCMkJ14Mslj15Z_9V_15rK2TwuO6wJlX3x0/s1302/Image5-SettingsButton.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="1302" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNAkQdSpyoa4PZJ4_obDDrTu0rM3TGI_SmoTltaU3f8fV_LxmFMTB1hBct0YAsr89xBb9QGsULprfsmnNJ7fwhvVF3DhKElnsvJil6f0YCCMkJ14Mslj15Z_9V_15rK2TwuO6wJlX3x0/w512-h107/Image5-SettingsButton.png" width="512" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Then we need to scroll all the way to the 'Danger Zone' at the bottom of the page. (Does anyone else feel a song coming on?) </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here is where we'll find the option we're looking for. Click on 'Delete this repository', then enter the repository name to confirm.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5qbp-Pqv-Am68z_67RubtfvkktmO6BvPktGewcSM5l5lX2cfZHSl-OqsJWaRBr3Au_qzajkHciMvu6fpUzFQHqOHt81KQABkd7jvexzyqElMYu4AAaVIyssGMB958JVDA-Fs3j9PYu0/s1374/Image6-DangerZone.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="1374" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5qbp-Pqv-Am68z_67RubtfvkktmO6BvPktGewcSM5l5lX2cfZHSl-OqsJWaRBr3Au_qzajkHciMvu6fpUzFQHqOHt81KQABkd7jvexzyqElMYu4AAaVIyssGMB958JVDA-Fs3j9PYu0/w512-h206/Image6-DangerZone.png" width="512" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Finally we can click on 'I understand the consequences, delete this repository'.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlEk50eX_YHaqPc3nCAQQjLNPZhlRaBYprcOtYgAOfw6ZLbwQvsK5Zo_DEMfvxisgBU-szmiyl8_TkBM4LRlUJTjpMqtWFkGJY5TsVgLL5txfxV8MP06k6CnyNI62wsJ41PmjvyQH4A0/s656/Image7-Confirmation.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="656" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlEk50eX_YHaqPc3nCAQQjLNPZhlRaBYprcOtYgAOfw6ZLbwQvsK5Zo_DEMfvxisgBU-szmiyl8_TkBM4LRlUJTjpMqtWFkGJY5TsVgLL5txfxV8MP06k6CnyNI62wsJ41PmjvyQH4A0/w512-h457/Image7-Confirmation.png" width="512" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Back on the home screen we can see the confirmation that the repository was successfully deleted.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoK_A-7T0ZfFmGNTx230Q8Tv_i9A2XTA_thPxoX23-CaFnvOdTg8Bi0CGThf0qKUxQxO9rcS6Msb6I4PfGBaI2SheRzky0UHCN6aRKo1HOPaxmfFAzIv_DdJQOku_WZtDnnQbiQdwk8Qo/s744/Image8-Success.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="744" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoK_A-7T0ZfFmGNTx230Q8Tv_i9A2XTA_thPxoX23-CaFnvOdTg8Bi0CGThf0qKUxQxO9rcS6Msb6I4PfGBaI2SheRzky0UHCN6aRKo1HOPaxmfFAzIv_DdJQOku_WZtDnnQbiQdwk8Qo/w512-h150/Image8-Success.png" width="512" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That's all there is to it!</span></div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867615770362709986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330336183429493965.post-53567229883868840482019-08-21T05:56:00.000-07:002019-08-21T05:56:57.031-07:00Set-DnsClientServerAddress - PowerShell Cmdlet of the WeekNext up in this series is a cmdlet I use quite often:<br />
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This cmdlet is especially useful when you need to statically assign the DNS servers that a client will use, and, in what order they will attempt to use them. My usual use case for this is in my lab environment where almost all of the servers have statically assigned IP address and DNS servers.<br />
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If you'd rather watch me demo this, there's a short video on TechSnips that also describes this cmdlet.<br />
<a href="https://techsnips.io/snips/how-to-set-the-dns-server-search-order-on-windows-with-powershell/" target="_blank">How To Set The DNS Server Search Order On Windows With PowerShell</a><br />
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So, to get started, let's take a quick look at the current list of DNS servers.<br />
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Along with <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Get-DnsClientServerAddress</span>, we'll use the parameter <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-AddressFamily IPv4</span> allowing us to specify that we only want to see the IPv4 addresses. To see both IPv4 and IPv6, we would simply omit this parameter.<br />
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As we can see here, there are currently two DNS servers listed here. What we're going to do, is change the order of the original two, and add a third DNS server that was just recently brought online. To do this, we'll enter:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-ServerAddresses 192.168.2.32,192.168.2.31,192.168.2.56</span><br />
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To break down this list of Parameters:<br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-InterfaceIndex 10</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-ServerAddresses 192.168.2.32,192.168.2.31,192.168.2.56</span><br />
- A comma-separated list of our DNS servers, in the desired order.<br />
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One important note: Be sure to type in all of the DNS server addresses into this cmdlet, as it does not append to the existing list, it replaces it completely.<br />
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To confirm this worked, we'll just use <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Get-DnsClientServerAddress</span> one more time:<br />
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There it is, our DNS server list has been modified as we expected.<br />
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That's all there is to it!<br />
<br />Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867615770362709986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330336183429493965.post-48820193004944000062019-08-16T12:55:00.002-07:002020-08-13T19:27:23.937-07:00How Did I Arrive at TechSnips?I wrote this article about a year ago for TechSnips. Fast-forward to today, TechSnips is no longer hosting blog posts, so I have <i>slightly</i> updated this article and re-posted it here on The Frozen Geek. While this isn't, strictly speaking, a technical post, this seemed to be the best place for it. Enjoy!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Where I Came From</span><br />
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It’s been about 5 years since I decided that I was no longer content to simply use the Internet as a source of information. I knew at that time that I wanted to give back to the online IT community that had helped my career along for so many years. It seemed that the easiest way to begin was to start a blog. Since I already had one created, one that had been all but abandoned, I thought this was a good place to start.<br />
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So, in May 2014 I started blogging. I started off by writing once a week about what I had learned during my MSCE studies, as it gave me a good, constant source of ideas. A few months later, I decided to launch a second blog that would focus primarily on Windows Server and PowerShell tips & tricks, guides, lab setups, and walk-throughs. This is where I ran into a bit of a wall.<br />
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I was struggling to find ideas that I thought would be interesting to others. The “Imposter Syndrome” was in full force. I just didn’t think I had anything worth sharing, certainly nothing that hadn’t already been done before. That is where I finally stalled out and all but quit writing.<br />
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Over the next few years, my writings continued but were quite sporadic as I was still struggling to come up with ideas. It wasn’t until I read an article by Don Jones titled <a href="https://donjones.com/2017/10/19/become-the-master-or-go-away/" target="_blank">Become the Master, or Go Away</a> that I realized just how much this imposter syndrome was holding me back.<br />
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It didn’t immediately break me out of my shell, but it did help me renew my interest in writing. I even thought about creating videos to go along with the blog posts. I still had the same problem though, no idea about what to write about.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How I Got Here</span><br />
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I have always found it interesting how timing plays such an important role in life, and this is one of those times. I had just finished reading “Be the Master” by Don Jones, and found myself resolved to start doing something right away. A few days later I read a guest post written by Adam Bertram on the blog hosted by Mike F. Robbins. The article, <a href="https://mikefrobbins.com/2018/06/14/techsnips-is-looking-for-content-and-recruiting-contributors/" target="_blank">TechSnips is Looking for Content and Recruiting Contributors</a> was a good read, and I felt that it was something I should seriously look at.<br />
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By the time I got to this part of the article: “You will learn presentation skills through feedback from myself and your peers…” I had already decided that this was something I was going to do. No doubt about it. A chance to record how-to videos sounded like a great idea. Then I read the words “and you will get paid”. This was the icing on the cake!<br />
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So, I clicked on the sign-up link, provided the required information, and submitted an audition video. Waiting to see if I would be accepted as a contributor was the longest 14 hours ever. I finally received the e-mail I had hoped for! I was accepted as a contributor to TechSnips, and I was even provided with feedback on this video so that I could improve the next video I recorded.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My Experience So Far</span><br />
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I didn’t know it at the time, but one of the first things I would learn about TechSnips is that everything moves quickly. It can be quite a refreshing change of pace if you’re frustrated by things moving at a slower cadence. I have found that pace to be very motivating and quite exciting, and I love the fact that changes to TechSnips are made quickly and frequently as the business evolves. Keeping up with the changes was a challenge at first, but I quickly adjusted.<br />
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One of those changes that were made during my first few weeks was the introduction of contributor blog posts. The thing I enjoyed most about that change was the fact that Adam went from ‘No, I don’t think we are going to do blog posts’ to ‘yes we are, and here’s how we are going to do it’ inside of a single sentence. So, as you can see, changes are made rapidly.<br />
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The second lesson I learned was that there is always feedback being provided, and at every stage of the production process. For me, this advice is invaluable, as I am quite new to producing videos. The great thing about the advice is that it doesn’t just come from Adam but from everyone. If you have a question, whether it be about submitting a video, or setting up a recording environment on a budget, a quick post to the Slack channel will usually elicit a rapid response with helpful and valuable advice.<br />
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Having access to this group of professionals has been a wonderful learning experience, as everyone brings their own skills and unique point of view to the team.<br />
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TechSnips also successfully addressed the issue I was having with generating ideas. There is always a constant supply of ideas, both from the other contributors, subscribers and sometimes from Adam himself. Once I took a look through those lists of ideas, I realized just how much I had to offer the community. Imposter syndrome….deleted! Well, not entirely, but it isn’t as ever-present as it used to be.<br />
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The production quality at TechSnips impressed me right from day one. Every time I submit a video or a blog post, I think to myself “Yeah, that looks pretty good.” Then the editors get a hold of it and give it this incredibly polished look. I will confess to being happily surprised at how good that first video looked after the editing was complete. Now, I find myself anxiously awaiting the final product every time I submit a new video. I just can’t wait to see how good they look.<br />
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I am having an absolutely fantastic time with TechSnips! I haven’t had this much fun or felt this excited to work on a new project in a very long time. The sense of teamwork, constant advice, support, and being able to see my content published alongside so many other professionals has been quite rewarding. I cannot think of anywhere better to spread my wings and learn some new skills. I have found everything I need here; Training, guidance, teamwork, ideas, and enough work and excitement to keep me coming back for more.<br />
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I would highly recommend to anyone who is thinking about publishing content to give <a href="https://techsnips.io/join-us/" target="_blank">TechSnips</a> a try. There is nothing to lose from the attempt, and so very much to gain.<br />
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I had need of this particular cmdlet as I was setting up a Hyper-V Server 2019 host and I needed to get the ISO images from a file share located on a remote file server called <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">FILE01</span>. Normally I would use the "Map Network Drive" utility built into File Explorer, but as there isn't a GUI to use, I needed a different solution. While I could have fallen back on the classic <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">net use</span> command, I thought it might be nice to figure out how to use PowerShell to accomplish this task.<br />
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As it turns out, it is really easy to connect to a remote file share. You simply enter:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">New-PSDrive -Name Z -Root "\\file01\LabShare" -PSProvider Filesystem</span><br />
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To break down this list of Parameters:<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">-Name Z</span> - Assigns the drive letter "Z"<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">-PSProvider Filesystem</span> - Tells the cmdlet that we want to use the filesystem provider<br />
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To confirm that we were successful, simply run <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Get-PSDrive</span><br />
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<br />Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867615770362709986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330336183429493965.post-90316341251979974112018-02-14T15:02:00.000-08:002018-02-14T15:02:22.450-08:00Configuring and Managing GlobalNames ZonesThis post is going to cover some introductory information on creating GlobalNames zones for Windows Server 2012/2012 R2, and will cover much of the Microsoft 70-412 exam objective 4.6.2 "Configure a GlobalNames zone". The information I am sharing here is based on my study notes for the 70-412 exam. While GlobalNames zones are also available on Windows Server 2016, this article focuses specifically on Windows Server 2012 R2 and the Microsoft 70-412 exam objective.<br />
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The GlobalNames zone is a special DNS zone that allows for single-label name resolution, versus a FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) lookup. It is utilized by clients if name resolution fails to yield results using either the Primary or Secondary DNS search suffixes, and is intended as a replacement for WINS. While GlobalNames covers some of the functions provided by WINS, it also adds a few new capabilities. GlobalNames provides this service via DNS by utilizing single-label CNAME records that are aliases for existing host records located in other DNS zones.<br />
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There are a couple of things to notes about how a DNS server interacts with the GlobalNames zone, and how it changes the behavior slightly. First, an authoritative DNS server handles searches in the following order until name resolution is achieved: Local zone data, GlobalNames zone, then, if it is unsuccessful, it hands the query off to a WINS server (if available). Second, when a DNS server is processing Dynamic DNS updates, it first checks the GlobalNames zone to ensure that the new entry is unique prior to adding them to a locally hosted zone.<br />
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While it may not be a commonly deployed solution, here are a few specific use cases where you might consider using GlobalNames:<br />
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<li>You need to be able to provide single-label name resolution to IPv6 host. WINS does not support using IPv6 addresses.</li>
<li>You have only a small number of hosts that need single-label name resolution.</li>
<li>You are looking to retire WINS and move to a DNS only name resolution model, but you still have a requirement for single-label names for some legacy applications</li>
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It is also important to be aware of these gotchas:<br />
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<li>The GlobalNames zone does not populate automatically. Each entry must be added manually.</li>
<li>It is not intended to support peer-to-peer networks for workstation name resolution</li>
<li>It does not support Dynamic DNS updates, so any changes must be edited manually</li>
<li>While it is possible to configure GlobalNames to work between Active Directory forests, it requires some additional steps that are beyond the scope of this article.</li>
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While there aren't many requirements for a using a GlobalNames zone, there are a couple. First, you must be running Windows Server 2012/2012 R2. Second, all other DNS servers must be running Windows Server 2008 or higher.</div>
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To configure a GlobalNames zone, follow these 3 simple steps:</div>
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<li>Create a new AD Integrated zone called ‘GlobalNames’ and set it to replicate to the entire forest</li>
<li>Activate the GlobalNames zone on each DNS server in the forest by running this PowerShell cmdlet: <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Set-DnsServerGlobalNamesZone –ComputerName servername –Enable $true</span></li>
<li>Create entries in the GlobalNames Zone</li>
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Demo: Configure a GlobalNames Zone using PowerShell</h2>
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In this demo, we are going to configure the GlobalNames zone, and add an entry. It is possible to use the DNS management console to create the GlobalNames zone and add entries, however, I have chosen not to demo that here, and instead focus on using PowerShell</div>
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This lab environment consists of four Windows Server 2012 R2 domain controllers. They are all in the same forest and all have DNS installed. The domain controller placement is as follows:</div>
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DC01 & DC02 - contoso.com (forest root domain)</div>
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Step 1: Create a new AD Integrated zone called ‘GlobalNames’ and set it to replicate to the entire forest, then verify the zone was created:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Add-DnsServerPrimaryZone -Name GlobalNames -ReplicationScope Forest</span><br />
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Step 2: Activate the GlobalNames zone on each DNS server in the forest. In this case we want to activate it on all four domain controllers, so in order to save a bit of time, we can use a foreach loop.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">$servers = "DC01","DC02","DC03","DC04"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> Set-DnsServerGlobalNameZone -ComputerName $dnsserver -Enable $true</span><br />
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Step 3: Create an entry in the GlobalNames zone. We are going to create a single-label name called financeapp and point it to webapp25.contoso.com, then verify that it was created.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Add-DnsServerResourceRecordCName -ZoneName GlobalNames`</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">-HostNameAlias "webapp25.contoso.com" -Name "financeapp"</span><br />
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That's all there is too it. Creating and managing a GlobalNames zone using PowerShell is relatively simple.</div>
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Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867615770362709986noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330336183429493965.post-87818650693578122932017-12-04T08:32:00.001-08:002017-12-04T08:32:49.037-08:00Printing 4 Copies Per Sheet In Word 2016Just the other day I was presented with a request to put a one page, letter size Word document 4 times on a single sheet of letter paper. The end goal was simply to be able to print out 4 copies per page to create postcard sized invitations. I wasn't sure how to go about this, but after putting together a few Google search results, I came up with the answer.<br />
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We'll start with the completed document, which was a full page Christmas party invitation.<br />
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<li>Click on 'File | Print', and chose the printer you wish to print to. Now, in my case, I wanted to be able to send the document to someone else for printing, so I chose 'Microsoft Print to PDF' for my printer.</li>
<li>Under 'Settings', then 'Pages', enter 1,1,1,1 * This tells Word that you want page 1 of the document printed four times.</li>
<li>At the bottom of the list of settings, change the number of pages per sheet from '1 Page Per Sheet' to '4 Pages Per Sheet'</li>
<li>Click 'Print'</li>
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And that was it! Simple, but effective. Here is the resultant PDF document that was created.<br />
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While this is a fairly simple procedure, it actually took reading three different articles to figure out the steps to this problem. Hopefully this will save someone else the hassle of multiple searches.<br />
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Have a great week everyone!Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867615770362709986noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330336183429493965.post-31993388672257052602017-04-10T07:40:00.000-07:002017-04-10T07:40:46.316-07:00Additional Online Resources for the 70-740 ExamAlthough I have not yet officially started studying for the 70-740 exam, I am already starting to compile a list of additional online resources that I will be using to study for the new Windows Server 2016 exam.<br />
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I will be breaking this list down, not just by objective but also by sub-objective. Doing this, I hope to add some additional clarity as to which resource is for which topic. I will also add in some additional material which may not be directly related to the exam, but will help to reinforce or augment the knowledge required to pass the exam.<br />
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I hope you find this list useful, and as always, if you have resources you would like to see added to this list, just let me know and I'll make sure to include them.<br />
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<i>Most recent update: April 7, 2017</i><br />
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<span style="color: red;">New 04/07 -</span> <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2016/" target="_blank">Windows Server 2016 Evaluation</a><br />
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<b>General Information</b><br />
<span style="color: red;">New 04/07 -</span> <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-70-740.aspx" target="_blank">70-740 Exam Objectives</a><br />
<span style="color: red;">New 04/07 -</span> <a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/identity/ad-ds/plan/disjoint-namespace" target="_blank">Disjoint Namespace</a><br />
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<b>Objective 1 - Install Windows Servers in host and compute environments</b><br />
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<b>Objective 1.1 - Install, upgrade, and migrate servers and workloads</b><br />
<span style="color: red;">New 04/07 -</span> <a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/powershell/windows/server-migration/index" target="_blank">Server Migration PowerShell cmdlets</a><br />
<span style="color: red;">New 04/07 -</span> <a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/jj554790.aspx" target="_blank">Migrating Roles and Features in Windows Server</a><br />
<span style="color: red;">New 04/07 -</span> <a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/deploy/windows-deployment-scenarios-and-tools" target="_blank">Windows 10 deployment tools</a><br />
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<b>Objective 2 - Implement storage solutions</b><br />
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<b>Objective 3 - Implement Hyper-V</b><br />
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<b>Objective 4 - Implement Windows containers</b><br />
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<b>Objective 5 - Implement high availability</b><br />
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<b>Objective 6 - Maintain and monitor server environments</b><br />
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<br />Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867615770362709986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330336183429493965.post-13230392812458359032015-05-17T16:26:00.001-07:002015-05-17T16:26:06.245-07:00Can You Promote a DC With the RID Master Offline?While in a 70-411 class, the question came up "What would happen if you tried to promote a member server to a Domain Controller while the RID Master FSMO (Flexible Single Master Operations) role holder was offline?". We tossed around the thought for a few minutes, but could not come up with a definite answer. At that point, I declared "Experiment time!", and made the decision to explore this once I got home to my lab.<br />
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At times like this, I am glad I keep a few virtual machines (VMs) ready to go. It really helps to speed up the process of running tests such as these.</div>
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Here is the configuration of the environment and task list that I used for this test.</div>
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<li>All servers are running Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter</li>
<li>Server1 - First installed DC - DNS & GC installed</li>
<li>Server2 - Third installed DC - DNS & GC installed</li>
<li>Server3 - Second installed DC - DNS & GC installed</li>
<li>Server4 - Standalone server</li>
<li>Ran all Windows updates on the three DCs</li>
<li>Transferred the RID Master role from Server1 to Server3 using Active Directory Users and Computers</li>
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<li>Shut down Server3 (RID Master)</li>
<li>Added the Active Directory Domain Services role to Server4</li>
<li>Changed the client DNS on Server 4 to point to Server1 (I've been caught enough times with failed attempts at promotion due to mis-configured DNS that I know to change this before promotion)</li>
<li>Launched the AD Configuration Wizard</li>
<li>After working through the wizard, it failed on the "Prerequisites Check" page due to the RID Master being unavailable.</li>
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<li>Powered up Server3</li>
<li>Reran the prerequisites check</li>
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<li>At this point, I could successfully promote Server4 to a DC.</li>
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So, long story short, a Domain Controller promotion will fail the prerequisites check if you try to perform the operation while the domain RID Master is offline or otherwise unavailable. The specific error displayed is "Verification of prerequisites for Domain Controller promotion failed. You cannot install an additional domain controller at this time because the RID master <server name> is offline.".<br />
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Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867615770362709986noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330336183429493965.post-21949290583505640732015-03-02T09:46:00.000-08:002016-12-13T06:57:40.450-08:00Additional Online Resources for the 70-412 Exam<span style="font-family: inherit;">As I am doing for my Microsoft 70-410 and 70-411 notes, I am also compiling a list of links to additional online resources and videos that are relevant to the Microsoft 70-412 exam. These links have been gathered from a variety of sources that I have used while studying for the exam.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I will be adding additional links here over the next few months, so be sure to check back now and again. Once the list is finished, I'll change the post to reflect this fact. In the mean time, I'll make an effort to mark all new links as I add them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also made an effort to break down the list by exam objective where possible. Some links are clearly outside of the scope of the exam, but I figure some extra knowledge here and there can only benefit a person's learning. Where appropriate, I have added these extra links to each section where I felt they would be of greatest use. I know I find little nuggets of extra information that are outside the exam objectives often help to solidify my understanding of core topics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, without further delay, here is the list:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>*Most recent update: December 13</i><i>, 2016</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Downloads</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897557.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">BgInfo
v4.20</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=19188"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Active
Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) Guide: Migrating and Restructuring Active
Directory Domains</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/justin_gao/archive/2011/06/30/windows-server-2008-r2-adds-domain-rename-operation-document.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Windows
Server 2008 R2 ADDS Domain Rename Operation Document</span></a><br />
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2012-r2">Hyper-V
Server 2012 R2</a></span><br />
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/library/dn873998.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Microsoft Virtual
Machine Converter 3.0</span></a></div>
</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin: 0in;">
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<a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27123"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Microsoft
Data Classification Toolkit</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">General Information</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam-70-412.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Exam
Objectives: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/jj631606.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Office 365
SSO: A Simplified Installation Guide</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://thefrozengeek.blogspot.ca/2014/12/change-to-group-policy-preferences.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Change
to Group Policy Preferences: Creating Local Users</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn303411.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Features
Removed or Deprecated in Windows Server 2012 R2</span></a></div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/active-directory-aadconnect">Integrating
your on-premises identities with Azure Active Directory</a><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/12 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/jj554790.aspx">Migrating
Roles and Features in Windows Server</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
<b>PowerShell</b></span><br />
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/networking/archive/2013/07/31/new-networking-diagnostics-with-powershell-in-windows-server-r2.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">New
Networking Diagnostics with PowerShell in Windows Server R2</span></a><br />
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2015/01/14/use-powershell-to-configure-scheduled-task.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Use
PowerShell to Configure Scheduled Task</span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-weight: bold;">Objective 1 - </span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-weight: bold;">Configure and manage high availability</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_availability#Percentage_calculation"><span style="font-family: inherit;">High
availability - Percentage calculation</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh847221.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cluster-Aware
Updating Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831698.aspx">Network Load
Balancing Overview</a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn313100.aspx#BKMK_NLB2012"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What's
New in Networking - Network Load Balancing (NLB)</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731691(v=ws.10).aspx">Upgrading
an Existing Network Load Balancing Cluster</a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831579.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Failover
Clustering Overview</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn265972.aspx">What's New in
Failover Clustering in Windows Server</a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831349.aspx">Scale-Out File
Server for Application Data Overview</a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831694.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cluster-Aware
Updating Overview</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831367.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cluster-Aware
Updating: Frequently Asked Questions</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831435.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Virtual
Machine Live Migration Overview</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2013/12/10/hyper-v-replica-extend-replication.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hyper-V
Replica: Extend Replication</span></a></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin: 0in;">
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<div style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831648.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">NIC Teaming
Overview</span></a></div>
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612869.aspx" style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Failover
Clustering Hardware Requirements and Storage Options</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn550728.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Network
Recommendations for a Hyper-V Cluster in Windows Server 2012</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753351.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Configure
Network Load Balancing Manager Log Settings</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn530779.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Migrate
Cluster Roles to Windows Server 2012 R2</span></a><br />
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731241.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Setspn</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754833(v=ws.10).aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Network
Load Balancing Deployment Guide</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/clustering/archive/2013/12/02/10473247.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cluster
Shared Volume (CSV) Inside Out</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://windowsitpro.com/powershell/windows-powershell-failover-clustering"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Windows
PowerShell Failover Clustering</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn530789.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Migrate
Between Two Multi-Node Clusters: Migration to Windows Server 2012 R2</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/clustering/archive/2012/04/03/10290554.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Draining
Nodes for Planned Maintenance with Windows Server 2012</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/11382.storage-spaces-frequently-asked-questions-faq.aspx?PageIndex=1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Storage
Spaces Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/15200.storage-spaces-designing-for-performance.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Storage
Spaces - Designing for Performance</span></a></div>
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc780023(v=ws.10).aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Single
network adapter limitations</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh847239.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Failover
Cluster Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612870(v=ws.11).aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Configure
and Manage the Quorum in a Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2008/12/09/balancing-act-what-you-really-ought-to-know-about-windows-server-nlb/" target="_blank">Balancing Act – What you really ought to know about Windows Server NLB</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mspfe/2012/11/05/file-share-witness-vs-disk-witness-for-local-clusters/" target="_blank">File Share witness vs Disk witness for local clusters</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/askcore/2014/02/19/configuring-windows-failover-cluster-networks/" target="_blank">Configuring Windows Failover Cluster Networks</a></span><br />
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh801274.aspx">Network Load
Balancing (NLB) Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee619744(v=ws.10).aspx">Mapping
Cluster.exe Commands to Windows PowerShell Cmdlets for Failover Clusters</a><br />
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733056.aspx">Create a new
Network Load Balancing Port Rule</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770870.aspx">Controlling
Hosts on Network Load Balancing Clusters</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612868.aspx">Use Cluster
Shared Volumes in a Failover Cluster</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn281956.aspx">Virtual Hard
Disk Sharing Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/hugofe/2012/12/06/best-practices-for-migration-of-cluster-windows-2008-r2-2012-as-melhores-praticas-para-migrar-um-cluster-de-windows-2008-para-windows-2012/">Best
practices for migration of cluster windows 2008 R2 / 2012</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn265970.aspx">Deploy an
Active Directory-Detached Cluster</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/clausjor/2012/06/07/smb-transparent-failover-making-file-shares-continuously-available/">SMB
Transparent Failover – making file shares continuously available</a></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>
<span lang="en-US" style="font-weight: bold;">Objective 2 - </span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-weight: bold;">Configure file and storage solutions</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2012/05/21/introduction-to-data-deduplication-in-windows-server-2012.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Introduction
to Data Deduplication in Windows Server 2012</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/storageserver/archive/2009/12/11/six-uses-for-the-microsoft-iscsi-software-target.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Six
Uses for the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn617202.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Special
Identities</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831717.aspx">Dynamic Access
Control: Scenario Overview</a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh848268.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">iSCSI Target
Block Storage, How To</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn486808.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What's New in
Data Deduplication in Windows Server</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee307962(WS.10).aspx#BKMK_4"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Operating
system versions for BranchCache</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn408191.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dynamic Access
Control Overview</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/28hw3sce(v=vs.90).aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Introduction
to Regular Expressions</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36830"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Understand
and Troubleshoot Dynamic Access Control in Windows Server 2012</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj592688.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Network File
System Overview</span></a><br />
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://windowsitpro.com/storage/example-how-configure-iscsi-storage"><span style="font-family: inherit;">An
Example of How to Configure iSCSI Storage</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2007.11.powershell.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Windows
PowerShell - Writing Regular Expressions</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ae5bf541(v=vs.90).aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Regular
Expression Syntax</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831747(v=ws.11).aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What's
New in Kerberos Authentication</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee344836(v=ws.10).aspx" target="_blank">FSRM and FCI: Frequently Asked Questions</a></span><br />
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj127275(v=ws.11).aspx">Configure
Features on Demand in Windows Server</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt613461.aspx">BranchCache</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh848392.aspx">Branch Cache
Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/identity/solution-guides/deploy-automatic-file-classification--demonstration-steps-">Deploy
Automatic File Classification (Demonstration Steps)</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Objective 3 - Implement business continuity and
disaster recovery</span></div>
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<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2012/12/10/why-adding-hyper-v-replica-connection-broker-fails-in-failover-cluster-manager.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Why
adding Hyper-V Replica Connection Broker Fails (in Failover Cluster Manager)</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754015(v=ws.11).aspx" target="_blank">Wbadmin</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee706683.aspx" target="_blank">Windows Server Backup Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh770400.aspx" target="_blank">Windows Azure Online Backup Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a></span><br />
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772168(v=ws.11).aspx">Dsamain</a></div>
</div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Objective 4 - Configure Network Services</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee405264(v=ws.10).aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">DHCP
Step-by-Step Guide: Demonstrate DHCP Split Scope with Delay on a Secondary
Server in a Test Lab</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://support.microsoft.com/kb/186341?wa=wsignin1.0"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Superscoping vs.
Supernetting</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj590751.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">DHCP Server
Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn305900.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What's New in
DHCP in Windows Server</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj590659.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Export-DhcpServer</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj553820.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Backup-DhcpServer</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj878348.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Assign
Administrator Roles</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/SLN156680/EN"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Windows Server
- How to Re-Register an Active Directory Domain Controller's DNS Records</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/842197"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Description of the netmask
ordering feature and the round robin feature</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj878314.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Assign IPAM
Server and Administrator Roles</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831622.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Walkthrough:
Demonstrate IPAM in Windows Server 2012</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www-public.it-sudparis.eu/~maigron/RIR_Stats/index.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">RIR
Delegations & RIPE NCC Allocations</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/teamdhcp/2009/03/03/dhcpv6-understanding-of-address-configuration-in-automatic-mode-and-installation-of-dhcpv6-server/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">DHCPv6 – Understanding of address configuration in automatic mode and installation of DHCPv6 Server</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles-tutorials/windows-server-2012/dhcp-failover-microsoft-server-2012-r2.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">DHCP Failover with Microsoft Server 2012 R2</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn636118(v=ws.11).aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">DirectAccess in Windows Server</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.txt"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number Registry</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn593657(v=ws.11).aspx">DNSSEC Requirements</a></span><br />
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg722802(v=WS.10).aspx">DHCP
Console Icons Reference</a><br />
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/12 - </span><a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/152457/what-is-the-difference-between-a-port-and-a-socket">What
is the difference between a port and a socket?</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/12 - </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_socket">Network socket</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/12 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731744(v=ws.11).aspx">Deploying
a GlobalNames Zone</a></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Objective 5 - Configure the Active Directory
infrastructure</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730798.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Understanding
Trust Types</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772726(v=ws.10).aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">How
the Active Directory Replication Model Works</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc961798.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tracking
Updates - Update Sequence Numbers</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/3d2452fa-e495-493f-92f6-97a32384fc7a/how-do-i-configure-ad-sites-site-links-and-link-cost-"><span style="font-family: inherit;">How
do I configure AD Sites, Site Links and Link Cost?</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730883(v=ws.10).aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Password
Replication Policy</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753459(v=ws.10).aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">RODC
Filtered Attribute Set, Credential Caching, and the Authentication Process with
an RODC</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2012/10/01/virtual-domain-controller-cloning-in-windows-server-2012.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Virtual
Domain Controller Cloning in Windows Server 2012</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn579255.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Active
Directory Security Groups</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/understanding-active-directory-functional-levels(v=ws.10).aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Understanding
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Functional Levels</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/aman/archive/2012/12/29/step-by-step-guide-to-lower-active-directory-functional-level.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Step
by Step guide to lower Active Directory Functional Level</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/grp/post/104959-235527208?goback=.gna_104959"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Adding
additional domain controller</span></a><br />
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://thefrozengeek.blogspot.ca/2015/05/can-you-promote-dc-with-rid-master.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Can
You Promote a DC With the RID Master Offline?</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/rodc-guidance-for-administering-the-password-replication-policy(v=ws.10).aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Administering
the Password Replication Policy</span></a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh974719(v=wps.630).aspx">AD
DS Deployment Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/askpfeplat/2013/04/28/upgrading-or-migrating-active-directory-to-windows-server-2012-build-your-roadmap-now/">Upgrading
or Migrating Active Directory to Windows Server 2012 – Build Your Roadmap Now</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh852281(v=wps.630).aspx">Set-ADDomainMode</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh852243(v=wps.630).aspx">Set-ADForestMode</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772007.aspx">Add User
Principal Name Suffixes</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/library/ee617221.aspx">Set-ADForest</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731335.aspx">Understanding
Trusts</a><br />
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/13 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730798(v=ws.11).aspx">Understanding
Trust Types</a></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754612.aspx">Understanding
Trust Transitivity</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731404.aspx">Understanding
Trust Direction</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732859.aspx">Understanding
When to Create an External Trust</a><br />
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/13 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754538(v=ws.11).aspx">Understanding
When to Create a Shortcut Trust</a></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731297.aspx">Understanding
When to Create a Realm Trust</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773178.aspx">How Domain and
Forest Trusts Work</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794757.aspx">Configuring
SID Filter Quarantining on External Trusts</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794801.aspx">Disable SID
filter Quarantining</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731648.aspx">Enable or
Disable an Existing Name Suffix from Routing</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754697(v=ws.11).aspx">Understanding
Sites, Subnets, and Site Links</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc960573.aspx">Defining Sites
and Site Links</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753638(v=ws.10).aspx">Creating
a Site Link Bridge Design</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/askpfeplat/2012/07/09/the-case-of-the-missing-srv-records/">The
Case of the Missing SRV Records</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/library/ee617235.aspx">Move-ADDirectoryServer</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/library/cc961781.aspx">KCC and
Topology Generation</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770963(v=ws.11).aspx">Repadmin</a><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/07 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd641227(v=ws.11).aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Dfsrmig</a><br />
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/12 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731935(v=ws.11).aspx">Nltest</a><br />
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/13 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754706(v=ws.11).aspx">Create
a Realm Trust</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px;">New 12/13 - </span><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771399(v=ws.11).aspx">Select
the Scope of Authentication for Users</a></div>
</div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Objective 6 - Configure Identity and Access Solutions</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc728279(v=WS.10).aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">CAPolicy.inf
Syntax</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://casecurity.org/2014/07/18/what-to-do-when-you-rely-on-internal-names-in-tlsssl-certificates/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What
To Do When You Rely on Internal Names in TLS/SSL Certificates</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831373.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What's New in
Certificate Services in Windows Server 2012</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/15037.ad-cs-step-by-step-guide-two-tier-pki-hierarchy-deployment.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">AD
CS Step by Step Guide: Two Tier PKI Hierarchy Deployment</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/library/cc732443.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Certutil</span></a><br />
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776447(v=ws.10).aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">How
Certificates Work</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732590.aspx"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Implement
Role-Based Administration</span></a></div>
</div>
Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867615770362709986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330336183429493965.post-10178769669556414372015-02-03T10:01:00.000-08:002016-11-13T17:41:12.134-08:00Additional Online Resources for the 70-411 ExamAlthough I have written and passed the Microsoft 70-411 exam, I have chosen to keep this list in place, in the hopes that others will find it's contents useful. It is quite a lengthy list of links to additional online reading and videos that I have collected from several sources, and I have found them to be quite valuable.<br />
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Unless someone shares any new resources with me, this list will remain fairly static from now on. If I do add any new links, I'll make an effort to mark them as new.<br />
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I also made an effort to break down the list by exam objective where possible. Some links are clearly outside of the scope of the exam, but I figure some extra knowledge here and there can only benefit a person's learning. Where appropriate, I have added these extra links to each section where I felt they would be of greatest use. I know I find little nuggets of extra information that are outside the exam objectives often help to solidify my understanding of core topics.<br />
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So, without further delay, here is the list:<br />
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<i>*Most recent update: November 20, 2015</i><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Downloads</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/1/C/31CFC307-98CA-4CA5-914C-D9772691E214/VirtualMachineGenerationID.docx">Virtual
Machine Generation ID</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=30652">Windows
Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 8</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39982">Windows
Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) for Windows 8.1 Update</a></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/2d191bcd-3308-4edd-9de2-88dff796b0bc">Windows
Update PowerShell Module</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/WSUS-DELAY-AUTO-APPROVALS-ba0ea840">WSUS
delay automatic approvals</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30005">Active
Directory Replication Status Tool</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42497">Microsoft
Virtual Machine Converter 3.0</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=37009">Administrative
Templates for Windows Internet Explorer 10</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=43413">Administrative
Templates (.admx) for Windows 8.1 Update and Windows Server 2012 R2 Update</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15058" style="font-size: 11pt;">ADMX
Migrator</a><br />
<a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/955995" style="font-size: 11pt;">NPS servers (2008) cannot
import configuration settings from IAS servers (2003)</a><br />
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=45520">Remote
Server Administration Tools for Windows 10</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=19188">Active
Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) Guide: Migrating and Restructuring Active
Directory Domains</a></div>
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</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/solutions/Virtualizing-Active-Directory-Domain-Services-on-VMware-vSphere.pdf">Virtualizing
Active Directory Domain Services On VMware vSphere®</a></div>
</div>
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</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">PowerShell</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee706683.aspx">Windows Server
Backup Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">General Information</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/7807.windows-server-2012-test-lab-guides.aspx">Windows
Server 2012 Test Lab Guides</a><br />
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/scvmm/archive/2014/10/13/microsoft-virtual-machine-converter-3-0-is-now-available-for-download.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Microsoft
Virtual Machine Converter 3.0 is now available for download</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam-70-411.aspx">Exam
Objectives: 70-411</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://borntolearn.mslearn.net/certification/server/w/wiki/492.411-administering-windows-server-2012?Redirected=true" style="font-size: 11pt;">70-411:
Server Certification Study Group</a></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt126144.aspx">Features
Removed or Deprecated in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Advanced Topics</span><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831349.aspx">Scale-Out File
Server for Application Data Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831717.aspx">Dynamic Access
Control: Scenario Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/omers/archive/2014/05/25/microsoft-exchange-2013-and-adrms-integration.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Microsoft
Exchange 2013 and ADRMS Integration</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831776.aspx">DAC - Setting
Up the Test Environment</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Objective 1 - Deploy, manage, and maintain servers</span><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn281955">What's New in
Windows Deployment Services in Windows Server</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824821.aspx">DISM -
Deployment Image Servicing and Management Technical Reference for Windows</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn283416.aspx">Windows
Deployment Services Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2012/04/25/deploying-windows-8-unattended-installation-using-windows-deployment-services-wds-part-i/">Deploying
Windows 8: Unattended Installation Using Windows Deployment Services –
Part I</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2012/04/28/deploying-windows-8-unattended-installation-using-windows-deployment-services-wds-part-ii/">Deploying
Windows 8: Unattended Installation Using Windows Deployment Services –
Part II</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc720525(v=ws.10).aspx">Best
Practices with Windows Server Update Services 3.0</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc720433(v=ws.10).aspx">Create
Computer Groups for Computers</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/1577/administering-your-windows-internal-database-microsoftssee-instance/">Administering
your Windows Internal Database MICROSOFT##SSEE instance</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749183.aspx">Event
Subscriptions</a><br />
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722414.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Create a Data
Collector Set to Monitor Performance Counters</a></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825258.aspx">DISM Image
Management Command-Line Options</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh852126.aspx">Deployment
Imaging Servicing Management (DISM) Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh852172.aspx">Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj648426.aspx">Windows
Deployment Services Getting Started Guide for Windows Server 2012</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh852345.aspx">Windows Server
Update Services Overview</a><br />
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd939856(v=ws.10).aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Use
the Server Cleanup Wizard</a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc748890.aspx">Configure
Computers to Forward and Collect Events</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb427443(v=vs.85).aspx">Windows
Event Collector</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749337.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Creating Data
Collector Sets</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771206.aspx">Wdsutil</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh826166.aspx">Windows Server
Update Services Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd939844.aspx">Configure
Automatic Updates using Registry Editor</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/bulentozkir/archive/2014/02/14/top-10-most-important-performance-counters-for-windows-and-their-recommended-values.aspx">Bulent's
Blog: Top 10 most important performance counters for Windows and their
recommended values</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd919185(WS.10).aspx">Choosing
a Deployment Strategy</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee956904(v=ws.10).aspx">Choosing
an Image Strategy and Building Windows 7 System Images</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://windows7roar.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/appdeploychart.png">Application
Deployment Method Chart</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd348456(v=WS.10).aspx">Managing
and Deploying Driver Packages</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.sysadminlab.net/windows/forward-event-log-from-several-server-to-a-central-windows-2008-server">Forward
Event Log from several server to a central Windows 2008 server</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722010.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Create a New
Subscription</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/tvoellm/archive/2009/04/23/monitoring-hyper-v-performance.aspx">Monitoring
Hyper-V Performance</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc768535(v=bts.10).aspx">Measuring
Performance on Hyper-V</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749140.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Manage
Subscriptions</a></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc721973(v=ws.10).aspx">Sysprep
Command-Line Syntax</a><br />
<a class="Hyperlink SCX164734160" href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/library/cc765998.aspx" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: white; cursor: text; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="TextRun SCX164734160" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-CA"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX164734160" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Manage Data in Windows Performance Monitor</span></span></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://v/" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Migrate
Windows Server Update Services to Windows Server 2012</a><br />
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Objective 2 - Configure File and Print Services</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn281957.aspx">What's New in
DFS Replication and DFS Namespaces in Windows Server</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/qzaidi/archive/2012/01/16/quickly-explained-migrate-your-sysvol-replication-from-frs-to-dfsr.aspx">Migrate
Your SYSVOL Replication from FRS to DFSR</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/7eb768e7-dcd3-4993-918f-8f6cc9ec0e38/cant-enable-dfs-2008-mode?forum=winserverfiles">Can't
enable DFS 2008 mode</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd639809(v=ws.10).aspx">Overview
of the SYSVOL Migration Procedure</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770287.aspx">Choose a
Namespace Type</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn281957.aspx">What's New in
DFS Replication and DFS Namespaces in Windows Server</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831660.aspx">Scenario: Get
Insight into Your Data by Using Classification</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2014/06/18/announcing-data-classification-toolkit-2012-r2.aspx">Announcing
the Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 2012 R2!</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831713.aspx">BitLocker
Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/products-and-technologies/mdop/mbam.aspx">Microsoft
BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM)</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd875529(v=WS.10).aspx">Backing
Up BitLocker and TPM Recovery Information to AD DS</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj649829.aspx">BitLocker
Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn383583.aspx">BitLocker
Recovery Guide</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj574173.aspx">BitLocker: How
to enable Network Unlock</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831507.aspx">BitLocker
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773238(v=ws.10).aspx">DFS
Replication: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731318.aspx">Create a File
Screen Template</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj900651.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">File Server
Resource Manager (FSRM) Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a><br />
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn482443.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Export a Clone
of the DFS Replication Database</a></div>
</div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/library/cc778448%28v=ws.10%29.aspx">Add
a recovery agent for a domain</a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: 14.6666669845581px;"><a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732278.aspx">Edit Replication Schedules and Bandwidth</a></span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/d7be2e19-3eb2-4e7f-8d6a-c7f0f5474b93/bitlocker-new-motherboard-replacement?forum=w7itprosecurity">BitLocker
- New motherboard replacement</a><br />
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj127250.aspx">DFS Namespaces
and DFS Replication Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732863%28v=ws.10%29.aspx">DFS
Step-by-Step Guide for Windows Server 2008</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc782417(v=ws.10).aspx">How
DFS Works</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee835717.aspx">The Case for
Regular Expressions</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee344836(v=ws.10).aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">FSRM
and FCI: Frequently Asked Questions</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd772710(v=ws.10).aspx">Audit:
Force audit policy subcategory settings (Windows Vista or later) to override
audit policy category settings</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd941592(v=ws.10).aspx">Audit
Policy Settings Under Local Policies\Security Options</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Objective 3 - Configure network services and access</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/networking/archive/2008/03/19/don-t-be-afraid-of-dns-scavenging-just-be-patient.aspx">Don't
be afraid of DNS Scavenging. Just be patient.</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn786434.aspx">DirectAccess
Deployment Paths in Windows Server</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dn197886.aspx">DirectAccess
in Windows 8 FAQ</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/video/ipv6-for-dummies-there-is-no-place-like-1.aspx">IPv6
for Dummies: There is no place like ::1</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/library/dn636118.aspx">DirectAccess in
Windows Server</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754179(v=ws.10).aspx">PEAP
Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731363(v=ws.10).aspx">Certificate
Requirements for PEAP and EAP</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_address_translation" style="font-size: 11pt;">Network address
translation</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/dn168168.aspx">Using
DirectAccess</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn464273.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Prerequisites
for Deploying DirectAccess</a></div>
</div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj649921.aspx">Add-DnsServerZoneDelegation</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj649850.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Domain Name
System (DNS) Server Cmdlets</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn593672.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Trust Anchors</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Objective 4 - Configure a Network Policy Server (NPS)
infrastructure</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731320.aspx">RADIUS Proxy</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732902.aspx">NPS and Firewalls</a><br />
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831652.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396" style="font-size: 11pt;">Migrate
Network Policy Server to Windows Server 2012</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Objective 5 - Configure and manage Active Directory</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc737102(v=ws.10).aspx">Global
Catalog Tools and Settings</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd391966(v=ws.10).aspx">Enabling
Universal Group Membership Caching</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2012/08/10/managing-rid-issuance-in-windows-server-2012.aspx">Managing
RID Issuance in Windows Server 2012</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223346">FSMO placement and optimization
on Active Directory domain controllers</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732211.aspx">Authoritative
restore</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754363.aspx">Set DSRM
password</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj128431.aspx">Getting
Started with Group Managed Service Accounts</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2012/12/17/windows-server-2012-group-managed-service-accounts.aspx">Windows
Server 2012: Group Managed Service Accounts</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/tspring/archive/2014/06/23/viewing-and-purging-cached-kerberos-tickets.aspx">Viewing
and Purging Cached Kerberos Tickets</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc786606(v=ws.10).aspx">What
Are Security Identifiers?</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732877(v=WS.10).aspx">Planning
Global Catalog Server Placement</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/6736.move-transfering-or-seizing-fsmo-roles-with-ad-powershell-command-to-another-domain-controller.aspx">Move
(Transfering or Seizing) FSMO Roles with AD-Powershell Command to Another
Domain Controller</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/activedirectoryua/archive/2012/11/09/active-directory-replication-status-adreplstatus-tool-available-on-microsoft-download-center.aspx">Active
Directory Replication Status (ADREPLSTATUS) tool available on Microsoft
Download Center</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj128430.aspx">Create the Key
Distribution Services KDS Root Key</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj574152.aspx">Install a
Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC)</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://windowsitpro.com/article/enterprise-identity/windows-server-2012-simplifies-active-directory-upgrades-deployments-143654">Windows
Server 2012 Simplifies Active Directory Upgrades and Deployments</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2009/08/27/the-ad-recycle-bin-understanding-implementing-best-practices-and-troubleshooting.aspx">The
AD Recycle Bin: Understanding, Implementing, Best Practices, and
Troubleshooting</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753343.aspx">Ntdsutil</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772168.aspx">Dsamain</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794920(v=ws.10).aspx">Compact
the Directory Database File (Offline Defragmentation)</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731607(v=WS.10).aspx">AD DS
Auditing Step-by-Step Guide</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754956(v=ws.10).aspx">RODC
Frequently Asked Questions</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8a9ed79a-46d0-48f5-b173-88fb20c24cef">Restoring
a Critical-Volume Backup to an Alternate Location</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb742516.aspx">Kerberos
Explained</a><br />
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc782061(v=ws.10).aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Kerberos
Policy</a><br />
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/library/cc731241.aspx">Setspn</a><br />
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2009/09/10/managed-service-accounts-understanding-implementing-best-practices-and-troubleshooting.aspx">Managed
Service Accounts: Understanding, Implementing, Best Practices, and
Troubleshooting</a></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/%5Clibrary/jj852117(v=wps.630).aspx">Add-KdsRootKey</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc961723.aspx">Service
Principal Names</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd548356(v=ws.10).aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Service
Accounts Step-by-Step Guide</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Objective 6 - Configure and manage Group Policy</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://majorbacon.blogspot.ca/2014/03/when-restricted-groups-attack.html">When
Restricted Groups Attack</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc779036(v=WS.10).aspx">WMI
filtering using GPMC</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn265973.aspx">What's New in
Group Policy in Windows Server</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn265978.aspx">Resultant Set
of Policy</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc775970(v=ws.10).aspx">Use
Startup, Shutdown, Logon, and Logoff Scripts</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/f2f56ab0-c287-4d0f-a631-af08f0f866d3/converting-exe-to-msi-for-deployment">Converting
EXE to MSI for Deployment</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.interfacett.com/exe-msi-deploy-exe-based-installer-microsoft-world">EXE
to MSI – How to deploy an exe based installer in a Microsoft world</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2011/12/12/how-to-implement-the-central-store-for-group-policy-admin-templates-completely-hint-remove-those-adm-files.aspx">How to Implement the Central Store for Group Policy Admin Templates, Completely</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/f9c91884-935e-4803-b381-d85cf7d4dc05/migrating-to-central-store-admx?forum=winserverGP" style="font-size: 11pt;">Migrating
to Central Store (.ADMX)</a><br />
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/ashleymcglone/archive/2014/04/28/three-steps-to-migrate-group-policy-with-powershell.aspx">Three
Steps to Migrate Group Policy Between Active Directory Domains or Forests Using
PowerShell</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb742421.aspx">Step-by-Step
Guide to Software Installation and Maintenance</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2007.05.powershell.aspx">Windows
PowerShell - The WMI Connection</a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867615770362709986noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330336183429493965.post-71853305845913804822015-01-18T19:26:00.000-08:002015-08-27T18:35:24.216-07:00Additional Online Resources for the 70-410 ExamAlthough I have written and passed the Microsoft 70-410 exam, I have chosen to keep this list in place, in the hopes that others will find it's contents useful. It is quite a lengthy list of links to additional online reading and videos that I have collected from several sources, and I have found them to be quite valuable.<br />
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Unless someone shares any new resources with me, this list will remain fairly static from now on. If I do add any new links, I'll make an effort to mark them as new.<br />
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I have made an effort to break the list down by exam objective where possible. Some of the links are outside of the scope of the exam, but I figured a little extra knowledge here and there can only benefit a person's learning. Where appropriate, I have added these extra links to each section where I felt they would be of greatest use. I know I find little nuggets of extra information that are outside the exam objectives often help to solidify my understanding of core topics.<br />
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So, without further delay, here is the list:<br />
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<i>*Most recent update: August 27, 2015</i><br />
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<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Downloads</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7826">Microsoft
Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP)</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=39982">Windows
Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) for Windows 8.1 Update</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42558">Work
Folders for Windows 7 (64 bit)</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mssmallbiz/archive/2014/07/07/largest-collection-of-free-microsoft-ebooks-ever-including-windows-8-1-windows-8-windows-7-office-2013-office-365-office-2010-sharepoint-2013-dynamics-crm-powershell-exchange-server-lync-2013-system-center-azure-cloud-sql.aspx">Largest
collection of FREE Microsoft eBooks ever</a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25250">Group
Policy Settings Reference for Windows and Windows Server</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16776">Microsoft
Security Compliance Manager</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=41193" style="font-size: 11pt;">Administrative
Templates (.admx) for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2</a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2012-r2">Download
Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 Evaluation</a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in;">
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">
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<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">
<b>Books for 70-410</b></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14.6666669845581px;"><span style="color: red;">New 08/27 -</span> <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/70-410-Installing-Configuring-Windows-Server/dp/0735684243/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440725391&sr=8-1&keywords=70-410" target="_blank">Exam Ref 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 (MCSA)</a></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.6666669845581px;">New 08/27 -</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.6666669845581px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14.6666669845581px;"><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Training-Installing-Configuring-Windows-Server/dp/0735684332/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1440725391&sr=8-10&keywords=70-410" target="_blank">Training Guide Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 (MCSA)</a></span></span><br />
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</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">PowerShell</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://mcsa-70-410.blogspot.ca/2013/07/powershell-commands-for-mcsa-70-410.html">PowerShell
commands for the MCSA 70-410 Microsoft Exam</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/getting-started-with-powershell-3-0-jump-start">MVA
- Getting Started with PowerShell 3.0 Jump Start</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/bb410849.aspx">Microsoft
Script Center</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd819505.aspx">Running Remote
Commands</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn283416.aspx">Windows
Deployment Services Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a><br />
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh849695.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Windows
PowerShell Core Cmdlets</a><br />
<a href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/183.windows-powershell-survival-guide.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Windows
PowerShell Survival Guide</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2011/11/18/use-the-powershell-passthru-parameter-and-get-back-objects.aspx">Use
the PowerShell Passthru Parameter and Get Back Objects</a></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn376474.aspx">Deployment
Imaging Servicing Management (DISM) Cmdlets</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn296644.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Sync Share
Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<b>PowerShell Books</b><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.manning.com/jones3/">Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of
Lunches, Second Edition</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://www.microsoftpressstore.com/store/windows-powershell-3.0-first-steps-9780735680951">Windows
PowerShell 3.0 First Steps</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920024132.do">Windows PowerShell
Cookbook, 3rd Edition</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.manning.com/jones2/">PowerShell in Depth: An Administrator's
Guide</a></div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">General Information</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam-70-410.aspx">Exam 70-410 -
Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda/">Jose Barreto's Blog (Storage)</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff406382.aspx">Troubleshooting
Problems with WMI Scripts and the WMI Service</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtuallabs">TechNet Virtual Labs</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://borntolearn.mslearn.net/certification/server/w/wiki/491.410-installing-and-configuring-windows-server-2012?Redirected=true">Born
To Learn: Server Certification Study Group</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/keithmayer/archive/tags/70_2d00_410/">Keith
Mayers Blog for 70-410</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/7807.windows-server-2012-test-lab-guides.aspx">Windows
Server 2012 Test Lab Guides</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/windows-server-2012-r2/">Windows
Server 2012 R2 Home Page</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh801901.aspx">Windows Server
2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 TechNet Home Page</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2693643">Description of Remote Server
Administration Tools for Windows 8.1 and Remote Server Administration Tools for
Windows 8</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh831400.aspx">Run Best Practices
Analyzer Scans and Manage Scan Results</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn303411.aspx">Features
Removed or Deprecated in Windows Server 2012 R2</a></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/">Microsoft Azure -
30 Day Free Trial</a><br />
<br />
<b>Advanced Topics</b><br />
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2012/05/22/introduction-to-windows-server-2012-dynamic-access-control.aspx">Introduction
to Windows Server 2012 Dynamic Access Control</a><br />
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Objective 1 - Install and configure servers</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/archive/2014/02/10/windows-server-2012-r2-products-and-editions-comparison.aspx">Windows
Server 2012 R2 Products and Editions Comparison</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831612.aspx">Volume
Activation Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824822.aspx">Enable or
Disable Windows Features Using DISM</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj647766.aspx">Configure a
Server Core Server with Sconfig.cmd</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj574205.aspx">Manage a Server
Core Server</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj127275.aspx">Configure
Features on Demand in Windows Server</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn303416.aspx">Upgrade Options
for Windows Server 2012 R2</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn479285.aspx">File and
Storage Services: Migrate the File and Storage Services Role</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824839.aspx">Configure
UEFI/GPT-Based Hard Drive Partitions</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee221031(v=ws.10).aspx">Boot
Process and BCDEdit</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2010/08/raid-levels-tutorial/">The Geek Stuff
- RAID Level Tutorial</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831648.aspx">NIC Teaming
Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn246959.aspx">Supported
Platforms for the Windows ADK</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134039.aspx">Migrate Roles
and Features to Windows Server</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh824987.aspx">Secure Boot Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/22/protecting-the-pre-os-environment-with-uefi.aspx">Protecting
the pre-OS environment with UEFI</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn640535(v=vs.85).aspx">Windows
and GPT FAQ</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj822937.aspx">Deploy
Clustered Storage Spaces</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/11382.storage-spaces-frequently-asked-questions-faq.aspx?PageIndex=2">Storage
Spaces Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/15200.storage-spaces-designing-for-performance.aspx">Storage
Spaces - Designing for Performance</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2013/MDC-B302#fbid=">Channel
9 - Desired State Configuration in Windows Server 2012 R2 PowerShell</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn486809.aspx">Migrate Roles
and Features to Windows Server 2012</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831786.aspx">Windows Server
Installation Options</a><br />
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn249912.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Windows
PowerShell Desired State Configuration Overview</a><br />
<a href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/15200.storage-spaces-designing-for-performance.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Storage
Spaces - Designing for Performance</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj130849.aspx">NIC Teaming
(NetLBFO) Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2012/06/25/introduction-to-smi-s.aspx">Introduction
to SMI-S</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2012/07/05/getting-started-with-smi-s-on-windows-server-2012.aspx">Getting
started with SMI-S on Windows Server 2012</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh848071.aspx">Virtual
Disk Service is transitioning to Windows Storage Management API</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/01/05/virtualizing-storage-for-scale-resiliency-and-efficiency.aspx">Virtualizing
storage for scale, resiliency, and efficiency</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/01/16/building-the-next-generation-file-system-for-windows-refs.aspx">Building
the next generation file system for Windows: ReFS</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831700.aspx">Plan to Deploy
Data Deduplication</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/clustering/archive/2012/06/02/10314262.aspx">How
to Configure a Clustered Storage Space in Windows Server 2012</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831795.aspx">Server Message
Block overview</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh848705.aspx">Storage
Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn653580(v=vs.85).aspx">Using
GPT Drives</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831653.aspx">Server for NFS
Data Store</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj130849.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">NIC Teaming
(NetLBFO) Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831809.aspx">Install or
Uninstall Roles, Role Services, or Features</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134202.aspx">Install, Use,
and Remove Windows Server Migration Tools</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn486773.aspx">Migrate Roles
and Features to Windows Server 2012 R2</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744301(v=ws.10).aspx">Recommended
UEFI-Based Disk-Partition Configurations</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824898.aspx">UEFI Firmware</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744347">BCDboot
Command-Line Options</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh994618.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Upgrade Domain
Controllers to Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012</a></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Objective 2 - Configure server roles and features</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/servermanager/archive/2012/06/27/server-manager-power-of-many-simplicity-of-one.aspx">Server
Manager – Power of Many; Simplicity of One</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/library/jj574158.aspx">Install Server
Roles and Features on a Server Core Server</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831434.aspx">Install and
Configure Data Deduplication</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2013/01/02/windows-server-2012-does-refs-replace-ntfs-when-should-i-use-it.aspx">Windows
Server 2012: Does ReFS replace NTFS? When should I use it?</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda/archive/2013/10/02/windows-server-2012-r2-which-version-of-the-smb-protocol-smb-1-0-smb-2-0-smb-2-1-smb-3-0-or-smb-3-02-you-are-using.aspx">Windows
Server 2012 R2: Which version of the SMB protocol are you using?</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa374872(v=vs.85).aspx">Access
Control Lists</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn270369.aspx">Enable Advanced
Offline Files Functionality</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd348398.aspx">Manage Volume
Shadow Copy Service from the Vssadmin Command-Line</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn528861.aspx">Deploying Work
Folders</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/work-folders-faq">Work
Folders: FAQ</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn747208.aspx">Deploy Work
Folders with AD FS and Web Application Proxy: Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/WSV335">Channel
9 - Using the Windows Server 2012 Server Manager for Remote and Multi-Server
Management</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/01/16/building-the-next-generation-file-system-for-windows-refs.aspx">Building
the next generation file system for Windows: ReFS</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn486808.aspx">What's New in
Data Deduplication in Windows Server</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff542273(v=vs.85).aspx">Overview
of Boot Options in Windows Vista and Later</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732880.aspx">File and Folder
Permissions</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2013/WCA-B332#fbid=">Channel
9 - Windows Server Work Folders – a Deep Dive into the New Windows Server Data
Sync Solution</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134171.aspx">Print and
Document Services Architecture</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134206.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Keyboard
Shortcuts for Server Manager</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831453.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Add Servers to
Server Manager</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd759202.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Remote
Management with Server Manager - Windows Server 2008 R2</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff700227.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Enable and
Use Remote Commands in Windows PowerShell - Windows Server 2008</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh849778.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Windows
PowerShell Scheduled Job Cmdlets</a></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2013/07/10/work-folders-test-lab-deployment.aspx">Work
Folders Test Lab Deployment</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj635722.aspx">New-SmbShare</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134196.aspx">Install
Distributed Scan Server</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee126092.aspx">Internet
Printing and Resulting Internet Communication in Windows 7 and Windows Server
2008 R2</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc976747.aspx">Printing with
UNIX Clients and Servers Using LPR/LPD</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj190062.aspx">Assign
Delegated Print Administrator and Printer Permission Settings in Windows Server
2012</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134171.aspx">Print and
Document Services Architecture</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134156.aspx">Branch Office
Direct Printing Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134152.aspx">Branch Office
Direct Printing Technical Details</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn434036.aspx#bkmk_log">Event
logging for Branch Office Direct Printing</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj590748.aspx">Printer
Sharing Technical Details</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134150.aspx">Migrate Print
and Document Services to Windows Server 2012</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/windowsserver/en-US/c64ee652-ab59-4e71-95ce-944ee0c9cccf/windows-2012-server-core-print-server-missing-drivers">Windows
2012 Server Core Print Server - missing drivers!</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj554906.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Network
Security Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a></div>
</div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831758">Server Core and
Full Server Integration Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831456.aspx">Manage
Multiple, Remote Servers with Server Manager</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn265974.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Work Folders
Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Objective 3 - Configure Hyper-V</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/virtual_active_directory_domain_controller_virtualization_hyperv(WS.10).aspx">Running
Domain Controllers in Hyper-V</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2013/07/24/enabling-linux-support-on-windows-server-2012-r2-hyper-v.aspx">Enabling
Linux Support on Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/jhoward/archive/2013/10/24/hyper-v-generation-2-virtual-machines-part-1.aspx">Hyper-V
generation 2 virtual machines – part 1</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/library/dn792027.aspx">Supported Windows
Guest Operating Systems for Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/archive/2013/01/03/shared-nothing-live-migration-goodbye-shared-storage.aspx">Shared
Nothing Live Migration: Goodbye Shared Storage?</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn282285.aspx">Generation 2
Virtual Machine Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134199.aspx">Configure Live
Migration and Migrating Virtual Machines without Failover Clustering</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/keithmayer/archive/2012/09/07/getting-started-with-hyper-v-server-2012-hyperv-virtualization-itpro.aspx">Building
a Private Cloud VM Compute Foundation with the FREE Hyper-V Server 2012</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21885">Step-by-Step
Guide to Getting Started with Hyper-V</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2012/12/windows-server-2012-hyper-v-vm-resource-metering-via-powershell/">Windows
Server 2012 Hyper-V: VM Resource Metering Via PowerShell</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.aidanfinn.com/?p=13230">Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V – Choosing
Between Disk Types</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2013/MDC-B330#fbid=">Channel
9 - Hyper-V - What's New in Windows Server 2012 R2</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/VIR308">Channel
9 - What's New in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V, Part 1</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/VIR309">Channel
9 - What's New in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V, Part 2</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn303421.aspx">Automatic
Virtual Machine Activation</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831435.aspx">Virtual
Machine Live Migration Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn265972.aspx">What's New in
Failover Clustering in Windows Server</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134172.aspx">Hyper-V
Replica Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2012/06/19/default-hyper-v-storage-paths-in-windows-server-2012.aspx">Default
Hyper-V Storage Paths in Windows Server 2012</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh848559.aspx">Hyper-V
Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831463.aspx">Configure
Hyper-V to Use Scale-Out File Server</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc742470.aspx">Configure
Memory and Processors</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831446.aspx">Hyper-V
Virtual Hard Disk Format Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831628.aspx">Windows
Offloaded Data Transfers Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831413.aspx">Hyper-V
Virtual Fibre Channel Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh848495.aspx">Import-VM</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831679.aspx">Quality of
Service (QoS) Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2012/05/07/shrinking-a-virtual-hard-disk-in-windows-8.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Shrinking
a virtual hard disk in Windows 8</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/1401.hyper-v-list-of-slat-capable-cpus-for-hosts.aspx">Hyper-V:
List of SLAT-Capable CPUs for Hosts</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff817602(v=ws.10).aspx">Hardware
Considerations for RemoteFX</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2013/01/28/use-powershell-to-configure-hyper-v-resource-metering.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Use
PowerShell to Configure Hyper-V Resource Metering</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Objective 4 - Deploy and configure core network
services</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929852">How to disable IPv6 or its
components in Windows</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.hpc.mil/index.php/2013-08-29-16-03-23/networking-overview/2013-10-03-17-24-38/ipv6-knowledge-base-ip-transport/enabling-ipv6-in-microsoft-windows-8-and-server-2012">Enabling
IPv6 in Microsoft Windows 8 and Server 2012</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb726944.aspx">Introduction to
IPv6</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn305900.aspx">What's New in
DHCP in Windows Server</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj130849.aspx">NIC Teaming
(NetLBFO) Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg722802(v=WS.10).aspx">DHCP
Console Icons Reference</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772774(v=WS.10).aspx">How
DNS Works</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16726">IPv6
Transition Technologies</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee649158(v=ws.10).aspx">Remove
ISATAP from the DNS Global Query Block List</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://adfordummiez.com/?p=362">GPO to remove ISATAP blocking from DNS</a></div>
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<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj649857.aspx">Set-DnsServerGlobalQueryBlockList</a></div>
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<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831538.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">Step-by-Step:
Configure DHCP Using Policy-based Assignment</a></div>
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<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/120932">DHCP: Spanning Multiple Subnets</a></div>
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<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831538.aspx">Step-by-Step:
Configure DHCP Using Policy-based Assignment</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc775637(v=ws.10).aspx">How
DNS query works</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032259129&culture=en-US">TechNet
Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 5 of 11)—DNS Features and
Configuration</a></div>
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<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831648.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">NIC Teaming
Overview</a></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Objective 5 - Install and administer Active Directory</span></div>
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<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770654(v=WS.10).aspx">Installing
AD DS from Media</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/amitgupta/archive/2012/02/06/creating-bulk-users-in-active-directory-using-powershell.aspx">Creating
Bulk Users in Active Directory Using PowerShell</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee176874.aspx">Using the
Import-Csv Cmdlet</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj574134.aspx">Install a
Replica Windows Server 2012 Domain Controller in an Existing Domain</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/understanding-active-directory-functional-levels(v=ws.10).aspx">Understanding
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Functional Levels</a></div>
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<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee617193.aspx">Get-ADGroupMember</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/offline-domain-join-djoin-step-by-step(v=ws.10).aspx">Offline
Domain Join (Djoin.exe) Step-by-Step Guide</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754363.aspx">Reset DSRM
password</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh852274.aspx">AD DS
Administration Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29025">Test Lab
Guide: Demonstrate ADDS Simplified Administration in Windows Server
"8" Beta</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754678(v=WS.10).aspx">AD DS
Design Guide</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.04.schema.aspx">Export,
Compare, and Synchronize Active Directory Schemas</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/library/cc771744.aspx">Read-Only Domain
Controller Planning and Deployment Guide</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh831477.aspx#BKMK_VirtualizationJustWorks">What's
New in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS): Virtualization that just works</a></div>
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<a href="http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/services/active-directory/">Azure
Active Directory documentation</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/azure/jj156090.aspx">Guidelines for
Deploying Windows Server Active Directory on Azure Virtual Machines</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh994618.aspx">Upgrade Domain
Controllers to Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/library/cc732085.aspx">Determine Domain
Controller Upgrade Order</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/library/cc726016.aspx">Selecting the Forest
Root Domain</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh472162.aspx">Install Active
Directory Domain Services</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh974719.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">AD DS Deployment
Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd560661.aspx">Locate Active
Directory Objects in Active Directory Administrative Center</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/library/understanding-active-directory-functional-levels(WS.10).aspx">Understanding
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Functional Levels</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771553.aspx">Convert a
Group to Another Type</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Objective 6 - Create and manage Group Policy</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2011/12/12/how-to-implement-the-central-store-for-group-policy-admin-templates-completely-hint-remove-those-adm-files.aspx">How
to Implement the Central Store for Group Policy Admin Templates, Completely
(Hint: Remove Those .ADM files!)</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2008.01.gpperf.aspx">Optimizing
Group Policy Performance</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee461048.aspx">Get-GPResultantSetOfPolicy</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134201.aspx">Force a Remote
Group Policy Refresh (GPUpdate)</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.gpanswers.com/how-to-make-the-ultimate-admx-central-store/">How
to make the Ultimate ADMX Central Store</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh831440.aspx">AppLocker Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/library/cc709691(v=ws.10).aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">User
Account Control Step-by-Step Guide</a><br />
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754948.aspx">Group Policy
Planning and Deployment Guide</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd835564.aspx">UAC Group
Policy Settings and Registry Key Settings</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh849638.aspx">What's New in
Security Auditing</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831440.aspx">AppLocker
Overview</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh994614.aspx">Use AppLocker
and Software Restriction Policies in the Same Domain</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb310732.aspx">Group
Policy Portal</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134176.aspx">Check Group
Policy Infrastructure Status</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2012/05/30/the-v2-wmi-namespace-in-hyper-v-on-windows-8.aspx">The
v2 WMI namespace in Hyper-V on Windows 8</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733022.aspx">Preference
Item-Level Targeting</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh967461.aspx">Group Policy
Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell</a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/bb531150.aspx" style="font-size: 11pt;">IPsec Portal</a></div>
</div>
</div>
Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867615770362709986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330336183429493965.post-11647264542250584542014-12-08T10:05:00.003-08:002014-12-08T10:05:30.238-08:00Change to Group Policy Preferences: Creating Local UsersDuring the course of my MCSE studies I was working through some lab exercises at the end of one of the chapters, and encountered a problem. The chapter was covering Group Policy preferences, and specifically, I was looking at the steps to setup a new local user on a computer. This is found at "Computer Configuration\Preferences\Control Panel Settings\Local Users and Groups". I thought this might be useful in certain circumstances, but also understood the potential issue, as this method stores the password for the new user account in plain text on the SYSVOL share. The recommendation that I had read stated that it would be a good idea to require the password to be changed at the next logon. A sensible precaution.<br />
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So, I started into the exercise. Imagine my surprise when I clicked on "New | Local User", then under "Action:" selected "Create" and encountered this issue:<br />
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Every single entry was grayed out, and I was unable to enter any information. If I changed it back to "Update", all of the boxes opened up, but re-selecting "Create" grayed them back out again. So, I tried it from a different computer. Same results. I also tried rebooting the server. Same result. Okay.... Time to hit the Internet and see if anyone else is having the same problem.<br />
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The first search result told me all I needed to know. Microsoft has released a patch to remove this security vulnerability. The Knowledge Base article is here:<br />
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<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2962486" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MS14-025: Vulnerability in Group Policy Preferences could allow elevation of privilege: May 13, 2014</a><br />
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Well, that was easy. Simply put, if you are regularly patching your servers (I hope you all are), you can no longer add a local user to systems via group policy preferences.<br />
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The question I have is will exam 70-411 test on the pre-patch behavior, or the post-patch behavior? Time to do some more research.<br />
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Have a great week everyone!<br />
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Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867615770362709986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330336183429493965.post-14285330564183639912014-10-08T07:34:00.001-07:002014-10-08T07:50:25.274-07:00Welcome to The Frozen GeekI am going to be using this page to post technical articles that do not really belong on my personal blog. Here, you will find information on Windows Server and PowerShell tips & tricks, guides, lab setups, and walk-throughs. My hope is to create a repository of relevant information for myself and others to refer to. Whilst this is going to be a technical blog, I will continue to post updates on my MCSE studies to my personal blog.<br />
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My first technical tip: Learn PowerShell.<br />
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Here are a few useful resources below for beginners wanting to learn PowerShell:<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Learn-Windows-PowerShell-Month-Lunches/dp/1617291080/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Learn Windows PowerShell 3 in a Month of Lunches - 2nd Edition: Don Jones &Jeffery D. Hicks</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://powershell.org/wp/powerscripting-podcast/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PowerScripting Podcast</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/getting-started-with-powershell-3-0-jump-start" target="_blank">Microsoft Virtual Academy - Getting Started with PowerShell 3.0 Jump Start</a></span></div>
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Have a great week!<br />
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David<br />
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