Exam Ref 70-410: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2
Craig Zacker
Published by Microsoft Press
Introduction
Most books take a very low-level approach, teaching you how to use basic concepts to accomplish fine-grained tasks. Like the Microsoft 70-410 certification exam, this book takes a high-level approach, building on your existing knowledge of lower-level Microsoft Windows system administration and extending it into higher-level server concepts needed for Windows Server 2012 R2.
Candidates for this exam are Information Technology (IT) Professionals who have Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system knowledge and experience and want to validate the skills and knowledge necessary to implement the Windows Server 2012 R2 core infrastructure services.
The 70-410 exam is the first in a series of three exams that validate the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2012 R2 Infrastructure into an existing enterprise environment. This book covers the initial implementation and configuration of the Windows Server 2012 R2 core services, such as Active Directory and the networking services. This book, along with the Exam Reference books covering the 70-411 and 70-412 exams, will collectively illustrate the skills and knowledge necessary for implementing, managing, maintaining and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server 2012 R2 environment.
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Preparing for the exam
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Chapter 1. Installing and configuring servers
Installing new Windows servers on your network is not something to be done casuallyyou must plan the installation well in advance. Among other things, you must decide what edition of the operating system to install, whether you are installing the full graphical user interface (GUI) or the Server Core option, what your virtualization strategy will be, if any, and what roles you intend to implement on the server. If you are installing Windows Server 2012 R2 for the first time, you might also have to decide whether to add the server to your production network or install it on a test network.
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This chapter discusses the process of installing Windows Server 2012 R2 using either a clean install or a server upgrade and the server configuration tasks you must perform immediately following the installation. Finally, it considers the configuration of various types of hard disk technologies used for local storage and the deployment of roles to servers all over the network.
Objectives in this chapter:
Objective 1.1: Install servers
Objective 1.2: Configure servers
Objective 1.3: Configure local storage
Exam Tip
Some exam questions are in a multiple-choice format, where answers are either right or wrong. If, while taking the exam, it seems as though two answers could be right but you can choose only one answer, youve likely missed a clue in the question text that would enable you to discard one of these answers. When exams are authored, the question writer has to provide logical reasons as to why one answer is correct as well as valid reasons as to why the other answers are incorrect. Although there is a small chance that youve come across a poorly worded question, its not likely. Its more likely, however, that under the duress of a stressful exam situation, youve overlooked a vital bit of evidence that discounts an answer that you suspect is correct.
Objective 1.1: Install servers
Installation is a key topic and has been extensively tested in previous Windows Server exams. The 70-410 exam is no different. This objective discusses planning a Windows Server 2012 R2 installation. It looks at the preinstallation requirements and how you can prepare your installation hardware. It also considers the server roles you can implement during installation.
To review the topics in this objective, this section takes you through a clean installation of Windows Server 2012 R2 using the Server Core option and describes how the Features on Demand function enables you to optimize resources by removing all the files associated with a deleted server role or feature. The objective also looks at the options for upgrading a server running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012 R2 and migrating roles from an existing server to a new one.
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This objective covers how to:
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