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Microsoft 70-412 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services |
| Exam Number: | 70-412 |
| Exam Price: | $165 USD |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Retired January 31, 2021; certification valid for lifetime once earned |
| Related Certifications: | MCSE: Core Infrastructure MCSA: Windows Server 2012 |
| Passing Score: | 700/1000 |
| Exam Format: | Drag-and-drop, Active screen, Build list, Best answer, Simulations, Multiple choice |
| Available Languages: | Japanese, French, English, German, Chinese (Simplified), Portuguese (Brazil) |
| Real Exam Qty: | 45-55 |
| Recommended Training: | Microsoft Official Course 20412B Exam 70-412 Skills Outline |
| Exam Registration: | Microsoft Exam Page |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Previously delivered via Prometric test centers and online proctoring; no longer available |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: 70-410 and 70-411 exams or equivalent knowledge |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/exams/70-412/ |
Microsoft 70-412 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Configure Network Services | 16% | - Implement Advanced DNS Solutions - Implement Advanced DHCP Solutions - Deploy and Manage IP Address Management (IPAM) |
| Configure Access and Information Protection Solutions | 19% | - Install and Configure Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) - Manage Certificates - Implement Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) - Install and Configure Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) |
| Configure the Active Directory Infrastructure | 17% | - Configure Domain Controllers - Manage Active Directory and SYSVOL Replication - Configure Active Directory Sites and Replication - Configure Service Authentication |
| Configure File and Storage Solutions | 15% | - Configure and Optimize Storage - Configure Advanced File Services - Implement Dynamic Access Control |
| Implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery | 17% | - Configure Site-Level Fault Tolerance - Configure and Manage Backups - Recover Servers and Data |
| Configure and Manage High Availability | 16% | - Configure Network Load Balancing (NLB) - Configure Failover Clustering - Manage Virtual Machine Movement - Manage Failover Clustering Roles |
Microsoft Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services FAQ: Tips, Versions, and Guarantees
Microsoft Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services is an official Microsoft exam, catalogued under exam code 70-412. Passing it awards the MCSA: Windows Server 2012 certification at the Associate level. It also connects with MCSA: Windows Server 2012, MCSE: Core Infrastructure. It is built for candidates with ambitious aims, and the credential it grants is recognized accordingly.
Microsoft Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services spans 6 official domains, led by Configure Access and Information Protection Solutions (19%), Configure File and Storage Solutions (15%), and Configure and Manage High Availability (16%). The complete outline sits above; before getting down to business, look through the whole contents quickly so every later practice session has context.
The Microsoft Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services exam presents 45-55 questions within 120 minutes. A practical tip from successful candidates: mark the most difficult questions during practice, exchange notes on them with friends, and repeat them until they stop being difficult. The TestPassKing engine makes that loop fast, and the clock stops being a threat.
Passing Microsoft Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services requires 700/1000, and official registration costs $165 USD. Retakes bill the full $165 USD again, so verify readiness before booking: when your TestPassKing practice scores clear the requirement repeatedly, including on questions you once marked as difficult, you are ready.
Recommended: 70-410 and 70-411 exams or equivalent knowledge
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Microsoft Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services Sample Questions:
You have a server named Server1 that runs Windows Server 2012 R2.
From Server Manager, you install the Active Directory Certificate Services server role on Server1.
A domain administrator named Admin1 logs on to Server1.
When Admin1 runs the Certification Authority console, Admin1 receives the following error message.
You need to ensure that when Admin1 opens the Certification Authority console on Server1, the error message does not appear.
What should you do?
- A. Install the Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) tools.
- B. Modify the PATH system variable.
- C. Configure the Active Directory Certificate Services server role from Server Manager.
- D. Run the regsvr32.exe command.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com.
The domain contains servers named Server1 and Server2 that run Windows Server 2012 R2.
Server1 has the IP Address Management (IPAM) Server feature installed.
You install the IPAM client on Server2.
You open Server Manager on Server2 as shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit button.)
You need to manage IPAM from Server2.
What should you do first?
- A. On Server2, add Server1 to Server Manager.
- B. On Server1, add the Server2 computer account to the IPAM MSM Administrators group
- C. On Server2, open Computer Management and connect to Server1.
- D. On Server1, add the Server2 computer account to the IPAM ASM Administrators group.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Your network contains an Active Directory domain. The domain contains Two Hyper -V host named Server1 and Server2 that run Windows Server 2012 R2.
Live migration is configured on Server1 and Server2.
You sign to Server1, and then you create a virtual machine named VM1 on Server1.
You more VM1 to Server 2 by using live migration.
You need to use live migration to more VM1 back to Server1. You must perform the move from Server1.
What should you do first?
- A. Enable Windows Power Shell remoting on Server1.
- B. Enable Windows Power Shell remoting on Server2.
- C. Configure delegation on the Sever1 computer object.
- D. Configure delegation on the Server2 computer object.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
Your network contains an Active Directory domain named adatum.com.
The domain contains a domain controller named DC1 that runs Windows Server 2012 R2.
On Dc1, you open DNS Manager as shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit button.)
You need to change the zone type of the contoso.com zone from an Active Directory-integrated zone to a standard primary zone.
What should you do before you change the zone type?
- A. Unsign the zone.
- B. Modify the Zone Signing Key (ZSK).
- C. Modify the Key Signing Key (KSK).
- D. Change the Key Master.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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You have a server named LON-DC1 that runs Windows Server 2012 R2. An iSCSI virtual disk named VirtualiSCSI1.vhd exists on LON-DC1 as shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit button.)
You create a new iSCSI virtual disk named VirtualiSCSI2.vhd by using the existing itgt iSCSI target.
VirtualiSCSIl.vhd is removed from LON-DC1.
You need to assign VirtualiSCSI2.vhd a logical unit value of 0.
What should you do?
- A. Run the Set-IscsiVirtualDisk cmdlet and specify the -DevicePath parameter.
- B. Run the Add-IscsiVirtualDiskTargetMapping cmdlet and specify the -Lun parameter.
- C. Run the iscsicli command and specify the reportluns parameter.
- D. Run the Set-VirtualDisk cmdlet and specify the -Uniqueld parameter.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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