NTC 328 ENTIRE COURSE

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NTC 328 ENTIRE COURSE

 
 
WEEK  1

 
NTC 328 Week 1 Individual Assignment Lab Challenges

 
Complete the following MOAC Labs:   

• MOAC Lab 1, "Configuring Network Load Balancing"   
• MOAC Lab 2, "Configuring Failover Clustering"   
• MOAC Lab 3, "Managing Failover Clustering"   
• MOAC Lab 4, "Managing Virtual Machine Movement"

Complete the Lab Challenges for MOAC Labs 3 and 4, and take a screenshot that captures the outcome. Paste the screenshot into a Word document for submission. Note: For help preparing for the MOAC Labs and Lab Challenges, review the appropriate section of the 70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services R2 Lab Manual. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab. Supporting Material:

MOAC Lab 1, Configuring Network Load Balancing.

MOAC Lab 2, Configuring Failover Clustering

MOAC Lab 3, Managing Failover Clustering

MOAC Lab 4, Managing Virtual Machine Movement70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services R2 Lab Manual

NTC 328 Week 1 Individual Assignment Individual Advanced Configuration Scenario

In order to provide highly available services for both sites, you have instructed your team to configure failover clustering based on the scenario provided in the Individual Assignment Instructions. Present a 6- to 8-slide PowerPoint® presentation on the high level steps required in the configuration. Your team will use this guide to implement the configuration. Include speaker notes on all slides. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab. 
 
 
WEEK 2 

NTC 328 Week 2 Learning Team Dynamic Access Control
 
Collaborate with your team, and discuss the following topic:   

• Windows 2012 R2 includes a file service feature called Dynamic Access Control. For those organizations that need to adhere to compliance and audit regulations, this feature can provide the tools they need. Research the various features and capabilities that this service can provide, and discuss them with your learning team.

Also, discuss the legal ramifications that configuring this service can have for an organization. Compile a 4- to 6-slide PowerPoint® presentation on your findings. Include speaker notes for all slides. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab. 

 
NTC 328 Week 2 Individual Assignment Lab Challenges

 
Complete the following MOAC Labs:   

• MOAC Lab 5, "Configuring Advanced File Services"   
• MOAC Lab 6, "Implementing Dynamic Access Control"   
• MOAC Lab 7, "Configuring and Optimizing Storage"  
• MOAC Lab 8, "Configuring and Managing Backups"

Complete the Lab Challenges for MOAC Labs 6, 7, and 8, and take a screenshot that captures the outcome. Paste the screenshot into a Word document for submission.

Note: For help preparing for the MOAC Labs and Lab Challenges, review the appropriate section of the 70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services R2 Lab Manual. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab. Supporting Material:

MOAC Lab 5, Configuring Advanced File Services

MOAC Lab 6, Implementing Dynamic Access Control

MOAC Lab 7, Configuring and Optimizing Storage

MOAC Lab 8, Configuring and Managing Backups70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services R2 Lab Manual

NTC 328 Week 2 Individual Assignment Advanced Configuration Scenario

This assignment is a continuation from the Week One assignment. Westlake Olive has distributed file services configured from a previous implementation. This service distributes files across Windows 2012 R2 servers at both locations. While the service is working, there are occasional performance issues and the file share is currently not backed up.

Create a 1-page diagram in Microsoft Visio®, or another diagramming tool, that shows file services across both locations. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab.

WEEK 3

 
NTC 328 Week 3 Learning Team DR Best Practices

 
Collaborate with your team, and discuss the following topic:   

• Windows 2012 R2 includes an array of tools designed to prevent an organization from losing data to a user error, hardware failure, or natural disaster. When configured correctly, these tools can restore an entire system landscape.

Discuss the various ways Windows 2012 R2 features and services can protect an organization's data. Also, discuss the various ways that an organization might lose data and how these features can mitigate the loss. Compile your notes in a 1-page memo to your Chief Information Officer. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab.

NTC 328 Week 3 Individual Assignment Lab Challenge

 
Complete the following MOAC Labs:   

• MOAC Lab 9, "Recovering Servers"   
• MOAC Lab 10, "Configuring Site-Level Fault Tolerance"  
• MOAC Lab 11, "Implementing an Advanced Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Solution"   
• MOAC Lab 12, "Implementing an Advanced DNS Solution" Complete the Lab Challenges for MOAC Labs 10, 11, and 12, and take a screenshot that captures the outcome. Paste the screenshot into a Word document for submission.

Note: For help preparing for the MOAC Labs and Lab Challenges, review the appropriate section of the 70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services R2 Lab Manual. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab. Supporting Material:

MOAC Lab 9, Recovering Servers

MOAC Lab 10, Configuring Site-Level Fault Tolerance

MOAC Lab 11, Implementing an Advanced Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Solution

MOAC Lab 12, Implementing an Advanced DNS Solution70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services R2 Lab Manual

NTC 328 Week 3 Individual Assignment Advanced Configuration Scenario

 
This assignment is a continuation from the Week Two assignment. Management at Westlake Olive has tasked you and your department with creating a Business Continuity plan. This plan is a guide that your team can use to restore server and networking services in the event of a hardware failure or natural disaster.

Create a 1-page detailed list of steps needed to recover a Windows 2012 R2 server from a complete failure. Create a 1/2-page memo with a minimum of 175 words to the company's CIO, Robert Jones, that describes the capabilities of sitelevel tolerance. Highlight the benefits of this service if it were to be configured across the two locations. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab.

 
WEEK 4

 
NTC 328 Week 4 Learning Team IPAM
 
Collaborate with your team, and discuss the following topic:   

• Windows 2012 R2 includes an advanced feature called IP Address Management that allows system and network administrators to manage all devices in the landscape rather than individual devices.

Discuss the features of IPAM and how it might be useful in a large organization. Create a 4- to 6-slide PowerPoint® presentation on your findings. Include speaker notes for all slides. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab. 

 
NTC 328 Week 4 Individual Assignment Lab Challenge
 
 
Complete the following MOAC Labs:   

• MOAC Lab 13, "Deploying and Managing IPAM"   
• MOAC Lab 14, "Configuring a Domain and Forest"   
• MOAC Lab 15, "Configuring Trusts"   
• MOAC Lab 16, "Configuring Sites"

Complete the Lab Challenges for MOAC Labs 14, 15, and 16, and take a screenshot that captures the outcome. Paste the screenshot into a Word document for submission. Note: For help preparing for the MOAC Labs and Lab Challenges, review the appropriate section of the 70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services R2 Lab Manual. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab. Supporting Material:

MOAC Lab 13, Deploying and Managing IPAM

MOAC Lab 14, Configuring a Domain and Forest

MOAC Lab 15, Configuring Trusts

MOAC Lab 16, Configuring Sites70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services R2 Lab Manual.

NTC 328 Week 4 Individual Assignment  Advanced Configuration Scenario

This assignment is a continuation from the Week Three assignment. Management at Westlake Olive has decided to diversify their product range by producing whole olives as well as olive oil. For financial reasons, a separate company, Westlake Produce, will sell this product. Your team must now configure and administer a new domain, Westlake produce. local across both sites.

 Write a 1-page memo to management detailing the exact steps that your team will need to perform in order to create the Active Directory domain. Include the following information:   

• Steps needed to create sites   
• Steps needed to create 10 users per location   
• An estimate of the number of hours required to create the new domain    •

  An estimate of the cost of the project based on a standard rate of 25 per hour Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab.

WEEK 5

 
NTC 328 Week 5 Learning Team ADFS
 
Collaborate with your team, and discuss the following topic:   

• Windows 2012 R2 includes version 2.0 of Microsoft's Active Directory Federation Service. This service can now federate not only to local domains but to cloud services using the SAML standard. Discuss the process of federating a domain to a cloud service. Discuss the advantages and possible disadvantages of this type of federation. Compile your findings in a 4- to 6-slide PowerPoint® presentation. Include speaker notes for all slides.

NTC 328 Week 5 Individual Assignment  Lab Challenge

Complete the following MOAC Labs:   

• MOAC Lab 17, "Managing Active Directory and SYSVOL Replication"   
• MOAC Lab 18, "Implementing Active Directory Federation Services"   
• MOAC Lab 19, "Installing and Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services"  
• MOAC Lab 20, "Managing Certificates"   
• MOAC Lab 21, "Installing and Configuring Active Directory Rights Management Services"

Complete the Lab Challenges for MOAC Labs 20 and 21, and take a screenshot that captures the outcome. Paste the screenshot into a Word document for submission. Note: For help preparing for the MOAC Labs and Lab Challenges, review the appropriate section of the 70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services R2 Lab Manual. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab. Supporting Material:

MOAC Lab 17, Managing Active Directory and SYSVOL Replication

MOAC Lab 18, Implementing Active Directory Federation Services

MOAC Lab 19, Installing and Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services

MOAC Lab 20, Managing Certificates

MOAC Lab 21, Installing and Configuring Active Directory Rights Management Services70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services R2 Lab Manual

NTC 328 Week 5 Individual Assignment Advanced Configuration Scenario

This assignment is a continuation from the Week Four assignment. The CIO of Westlake Olive and Westlake Produce would like your team to investigate the advantages of Active Directory Federation Services and Active Directory Rights Management. It is your responsibility to research these services to determine if they are a good fit for your Windows 2012 R2 infrastructure.

You will need to create a 2- to 4-slide PowerPoint® presentation outlining your findings. Research the capabilities of Active Directory Federation and provide a 1- to 2-slide PowerPoint® presentation on the benefits of configuring this service for both companies. Include speaker notes on all slides. Research the capabilities of Active Directory Rights Management and provide a 1- to 2-slide PowerPoint® presentation on the benefits of configuring this service for both companies. Include the possible legal and compliance problems that this server might alleviate. Include speaker notes on all slides.