Category Archives: Certification

Certs: 1.1 Installing and Configuring a NLB Cluster (70-412)

As part of my preparation for the 70-412 Microsoft Exam, I needed to learn about Network Load Balancing Clusters. To do this I built one in my test lab and documented the process. The details below should be a useful reference for production environments, and for exam revision. Enjoy….

Network Load Balancing improves the availability of services by absorbing individual server failures and hiding these from the clients.

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Certs: Installing & Configuring Windows Server 2012 (70-410)

In this post for the 70-410 series of study notes I discuss the following 3 topics

70-410 – Install Servers

Plan Server installation, plan Server roles, plan server upgrade, install server core, optimize resource (features on demand), migrate roles from previous versions of windows

70-410 – Configure Servers

Configure server core, deploy roles on remote servers, convert server core to and from GUI, configure services

70-410 – Configure servers for remote management

Configure WinRM, down level server management, day-to-day management, configure server core

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IT Certification

In the certification series of posts I’ll upload study notes taken for the 70-410 Microsoft exam on Windows Server 2012. I passed in December 2013 and looking to complete the MCSA in the next few months.

So keep reading and the first is on its way….