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Windows Server 2012 R2: Deploy and Manage Servers

This course is the second in a Learning Path of seven courses that cover Microsoft's 70-411 R2 exam. It explores how to deploy and manage server images, implement patch management, and monitor servers.

Greg Shields - Pluralsight course - Windows Server 2012 R2: Deploy and Manage Servers
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This course updates Pluralsight's 70-411 Learning Path to include content relevant to Windows Server 2012 R2. In this course, you'll learn how to install the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) role; configure and manage boot, install, and discover images; update images with patches, hotfixes, and drivers; install features for offline images; configure driver groups and packages; install and configure the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) role; configure group policies for updates; configure client-side targeting; configure WSUS synchronization; configure WSUS groups; manage patch management in mixed environments; monitor servers; configure Data Collector Sets (DCS); configure alerts; monitor real-time performance; monitor virtual machines (VMs); monitor events; configure event subscriptions; configure network monitoring; and schedule performance monitoring.

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Greg Shields - Pluralsight course - Windows Server 2012 R2: Deploy and Manage Servers
Greg Shields

Greg Shields is an Author Evangelist at Pluralsight.

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