Latest Update – Wow now this cert is outdated. Windows Server 2012 R2 has been released
http://blogs.technet.com/b/kevinremde/archive/2013/06/25/breaking-news-windows-server-2012-r2-and-system-center-2012-r2-preview-evaluations-are-now-available.aspx?goback=%2Egde_1864032_member_252808253
I am up and running with the new version of Windows Server 2012 R2 on 6/26/2013
The MCSA Server 2012 Exams are challenging so here I put together a list of some references I used during my studies. Note that this list will help those most that have the knowledge associated with an MCITP on Windows Server 2008.
I hope this helps and good luck.
General Info on What’s New in 2012 Networking (3 part series)
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles-tutorials/windows-server-2012/Whats-New-Windows-Server-2012-Networking-Part1.html
70-410
Exam Details
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?id=70-410
My Reference Links for 70-410
Active Directory
Active Directory Install http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh472162.aspx
AD Wizard http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831457.aspx
Offline Join http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/offline-domain-join-djoin-step-by-step(v=ws.10).aspx
Restricted Groups http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc957640.aspx
Implement Central Store and convert existing ADM files into ADMX
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
Content Management
Shadow Copies
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771305.aspx
Advanced Offline Files
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj966252.aspx
Disk Management
Spanned Volume http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc784653(v=ws.10).aspx
Convert MBR to GPT http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725671.aspx
GPO
Control Windows Store Installation
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh832040.aspx
Create Rules for Packaged Apps
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh994588.aspx
Using GPP Rename Administrator Account
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/datacenter/change-local-username-and-password-via-group-policy/3185
GUI/Core Transformation – Full – Core/GUI – Core
Info - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831786.aspx
More Info - http://blogs.technet.com/b/server_core/archive/2012/05/09/configuring-the-minimal-server-interface.aspx
GUI to Core Step by Step - http://blogs.technet.com/b/puneetvig/archive/2012/10/16/switch-between-full-and-core-in-windows-server-2012-using-powershell-3-0.aspx
Core to GUI – Step by Step - http://blogs.technet.com/b/john_taylor/archive/2013/01/09/converting-from-server-2012-core-install-to-full-gui.aspx
Good Article from Scripting Guy http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2013/01/25/use-powershell-to-remove-the-gui-on-windows-server-2012.aspx
Command Reference
Import-Module ServerManager (needed for Uninstall-WindowsFeature cmdlets below)
Uninstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Shell –Restart (Removes shell but leaves Server Management GUI)
Uninstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra –Restart (Creates non-GUI server core)
Networking
Nic Teaming
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831648.aspx
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/15004.nic-teaming-windows-2012.aspx
Storage Spaces
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831739.aspx
Security
Connection Security Rules
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772017.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd448591(v=ws.10).aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725940(v=ws.10).aspx
Server Management
Remote Server Management http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh921475.aspx
Remote Server Core Management
http://blogs.technet.com/b/wincat/archive/2012/05/03/what-needs-to-be-configured-to-do-remote-disk-management-of-a-server-core-installation-in-windows-server-2012-via-powershell.aspx
Powershell 3.0 Requirements
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh847837.aspx
Virtualization
Whats New http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831410.aspx
VHDX - Hyper-V Virtual Hard Disk Format Overview
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831446.aspx
Virtual Fibre Channel http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831413.aspx
NUMA Features in Hyper-V http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj628164.aspx
Scaling Hyper-V (EUMA and SR-IOV) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831389.aspx
Hyper-V Keyboard Shortcuts http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/415.hyper-v-vm-connection-keyboard-shortcuts.aspx
WMI
More on WMI Filters http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/1432-using-wmi-filters-to-apply-group-policy-to-a-target-operating-system
More on WMI Tools http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/netmon/thread/72aae31a-bd24-4f24-9e54-356e4f30d857
Scriptomatic 2.0 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=12028
70-411
Exam Details
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?id=70-411
WSUS – Windows Software Update Services
RAS – Remote Access
DCS – Data Collection Sets
GPO – Group Policy Objects
ADO – Active Directory Objects
My Reference Links for 70-411
Network Policy Conditions Properties
Introduction to Administering NPS
Network Policy Server Operations Guide
Network Policy Server Operations Guide
Group Policy Settings in Internet Explorer 10
Bit Locker: How to enable Network Unlock
Windows Server 2008 R2 : File Server Resource Manager (part 1)
70-412
Exam Details
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?id=70-412
My Reference Links for 70-412
AD
What’s New http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831477.aspx
Installation AD Install Overview http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh472162.aspx
Installation AD 2012 Step by Step http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj574166.aspx
Selective Authentication Forest Trusts - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc816580(v=ws.10).aspx
Allow Authentication Permission http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc816733(v=ws.10).aspx
Securing Domain and Forest Trusts http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794713(v=ws.10).aspx
AD Replication
AD Replication 2012 (How it Works) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772726(v=ws.10).aspx
Advanced Tools http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj574083.aspx
Getting Over Replmon http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2009/07/01/getting-over-replmon.aspx
Notification Based Replication
http://morgansimonsen.wordpress.com/2012/11/09/enabling-notify-driven-replication-across-active-directory-sites/
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2013/01/21/configuring-change-notification-on-a-manually-created-replication-partner.aspx
RODC Replication http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730883(v=ws.10).aspx
Urgent Replication http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772726(v=ws.10).aspx#w2k3tr_repup_how_huzs
ADFS
ADFS Resource Center http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/dd448613.aspx
What's New ADFS http://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh831502
ADFS Endpoints* http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/adfs2-help-endpoints(v=ws.10).aspx
ADRMS
AD RMS Overview http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831364.aspx
2012 What’s New in AD RMS http://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh831554
AD RMS Installation Best Practice * http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj735304.aspx
AD RMS Team http://blogs.technet.com/b/rms/archive/2012/04/28/ad-rms-installation-best-practices.aspx
AD RMS Team Video http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Information-Protection/Enabling-RMS-Everywhere-032013
Cert Management with certutil http://technet.microsoft.com/library/cc732443.aspx
Advanced Boot Options
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode
Backup and Restore – Disaster Recovery
2008R2/2012 Bare Metal Restore http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2011/05/12/bare-metal-restore.aspx
iSCSI Support http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee619769(v=WS.10).aspx
Custom Script in Windows PE Image http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766521(v=ws.10).aspx
Add tools to RE http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj126994.aspx
Microsoft Online Backup http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2012/03/28/microsoft-online-backup-service.aspx
Branch Office
BranchCache http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj572990.aspx
BranchCache What’s New 2012 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj127252
BranchCache 2012 PDF http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30418
BranchCache 2008R2 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd996634(WS.10).aspx
BranchCache PowerShell http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh848392(v=wps.620).aspx
CORE
Server Core Supported Roles http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj574158.aspx
Server Core Support for AD DS, AD CS and AD RMS (NOTE: Identity Federation Support role service is not supported)
http://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh831554
DHCP
DHCP Groups http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc737716(v=ws.10).aspx
Hot Standby Mode http://blogs.technet.com/b/teamdhcp/archive/2012/09/03/dhcp-failover-hot-standby-mode.aspx
MAC Filtering http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff521761.aspx
DNS
Secure DNS Deployment Guide http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee649266(v=ws.10).aspx
DNSSEC http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee649173(v=ws.10).aspx
DNSSEC Step by Step http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831411.aspx
DNSLINT http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321045
DNSLINT Troubleshooting AD Replication Issues http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321046
DNSLINT Overview http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321046
DNSLINT Creator Tim Rain’s http://blogs.msdn.com/b/tim_rains/archive/2004/12/15/316137.aspx
DNS Tools List * http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd197560(v=ws.10).aspx
Replmon vs Repadmin http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2009/07/01/getting-over-replmon.aspx
RODC DNS Replication http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/4031.how-read-only-domain-controllers-and-dns-works.aspx
RODC DNS Admin http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd736126(v=ws.10).aspx
Driver Signing
Install and Test Unsigned Driver http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff547565.aspx
Dynamic Access Control http://www.dynamicaccesscontrol.com/
Troubleshooting Guide http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36830
Article http://redmondmag.com/articles/2013/01/01/group-control.aspx
Failover Cluster
Overview Configure and Manage http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612870.aspx
Quorum Modes http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh270280.aspx
Files and Storage http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/
Data Deduplication http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831602.aspx
Data Deduplication from Storage Team http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2012/05/21/introduction-to-data-deduplication-in-windows-server-2012.aspx
Data Deduplication* http://blogs.technet.com/b/uspartner_ts2team/archive/2012/10/08/data-deduplication-in-windows-server-2012.aspx
DFS Cluster (Three Part Series)
http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2009/06/29/deploying-dfs-replication-on-a-windows-failover-cluster-part-i.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2009/06/29/deploying-dfs-replication-on-a-windows-failover-cluster-part-ii.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2009/06/29/deploying-dfs-replication-on-a-windows-failover-cluster-part-iii.aspx
ISNS http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772568.aspx
Scale-Out File Server http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831349.aspx
Storage Explorer http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753442.aspx
Storage Management http://blogs.msdn.com/b/san/archive/2012/06/26/an-introduction-to-storage-management-in-windows-server-2012.aspx
Storage Spaces http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2012/10/10/windows-server-2012-storage-spaces-is-it-for-you-could-be.aspx
Hyper-V
Hyper-V Replica http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134172.aspx
Hyper-V Replica Broker http://blogs.technet.com/b/yungchou/archive/2013/03/24/hyper-v-replica-broker-explained.aspx
Hyper-V - Export & Import http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2008/08/26/hyper-v-export-import-part-1.aspx
Use the Base Virtual Machine to Create a New Virtual Machine http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee247413(v=WS.10).aspx
Storage Migration http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2012/03/14/how-does-storage-migration-actually-work.aspx
NLB and Failover Cluster
Failover Cluster http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612870.aspx
Failover Cluster What’s New 2012 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831414.aspx
Quorum Settings http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731739.aspx
Advanced Quorum http://windows-scripting.org/2013/02/21/dynamic-witness-improves-windows-2012-cluster-high-availability/
Intro to Cluster Quorum Model http://blogs.msdn.com/b/clustering/archive/2010/05/14/10012930.aspx
Cluster Groups http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc780778(v=ws.10).aspx
Preferred Owners http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc759663(v=ws.10).aspx
PFE Blog on Clustering http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2012/06/27/clustering-what-exactly-is-a-file-share-witness-and-when-should-i-use-one.aspx
NLB Overview http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831698.aspx
NLB Port Rules http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733056.aspx
NLB Parameters http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc778263(v=ws.10).aspx
NLBM Properties http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771709.aspx
NLB Step by Step http://robertsmit.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/windows-2012-clustering-network-load-balancing-nlb-how-to-step-by-step/
Remote Server Manager
WinRM http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa384295(v=vs.85).aspx
WinRM vs. DCOM* http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh921475.aspx
Add Servers to Server Manager http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831453.aspx
70-417
Keith Mayer – Great Study Guide
http://blogs.technet.com/b/keithmayer/archive/2013/05/07/upgrade-your-mcitp-or-mcsa-to-windows-server-2012-with-this-free-certification-exam-study-guide-for-exam-70-417.aspx
More References
Cool Windows Server 2012 Extras Found While Studying
ARP Spoofing Prevention
http://blogs.technet.com/b/wincat/archive/2012/11/18/arp-spoofing-prevention-in-windows-server-2012-hyper-v.aspx
How does AD Replication Work?
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-en/library/cc772726(v=ws.10).aspx
Monster page of links
http://www.enduria.eu/preparation-resources-for-the-exam-70-417/
Jumpstart Program for 70-417
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKJ4uTj5tbxHMdt1yT0FWNzderYzv5_Ca
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