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Windows Server 2012 R2: Deploy and Manage Servers

by Greg Shields

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.

What you'll learn

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.

Table of contents

Introduction
4mins
Deploy and Manage Server Images
60mins
Implement Patch Management
46mins
Monitor Servers
46mins

About the author

Greg Shields

Greg Shields is Sr. Director of IT Ops Skills at Pluralsight and formerly Principal Author Evangelist. Reach him on Twitter @ConcentratdGreg.

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