Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 - Configuring Advanced Services: HA


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level



Overview/Description
Network Load Balancing (NLB) and failover clustering are features of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, which provide different levels of fault tolerance, high availability, and scalability to the workloads in your data center. NLB provides availability and scalability for servers running TCP/IP services, such as Web, FTP, firewall, proxy and VPN. Failover clustering provides high availability and scalability for services and applications. Both technologies, their key features, differences, usage scenarios, deployment, and configurations are covered in this course. This course is part of a series of Skillsoft courses that cover the objectives for exam 70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services. This exam is required for the MCSA Windows Server 2012 certification.

Target Audience
IT Professionals working in datacenter environments based on Microsoft server technologies and seeking advanced knowledge of Window Server 2012 R2 services. This course can be taken in preparation for exam 70-412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services, which is part of the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate, or MCSA credential.

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 - Configuring Advanced Services: HA

  • determine the most suitable Affinity mode to configure in a given scenario
  • choose the best operation mode to configure in a given scenario
  • recognize how to configure an NLB cluster in a given scenario
  • recognize quorum nodes
  • describe the requirements for failover clustering
  • determine the most likely cause of a cluster-related problem
  • describe the tasks implemented by Cluster-Aware Updating
  • configure high availability
  • Course Number:
    ws_cfat_b01_it_enus

    Expertise Level
    Expert