Exams 415 and 416

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Session Objectives And TakeawaysSession Objectives: Show the progression from MCSA: Server 2012 to MCSE: Desktop Infrastructure. This certification will validate the skills and knowledge necessary for designing, deploying, and maintaining desktop infrastructure services in a Windows Server 2012 environment

Key Takeaway 1Cover the objectives for Exam 70-415: Implementing a Desktop Infrastructure

Key Takeaway 2Cover the objectives for Exam 70-416: Implementing Desktop Application Environments

Key Takeaway 3Know the question types and how to answer them

Key Takeaway 4Know how to fill in the knowledge gaps with the proper resources

• Introduction• Certifications• Resources• Question Types• Knowledge Domains• Questions and NDA type Answers

Agenda

Certifications

Microsoft Certifications

Master

Expert

Associate

Microsoft Certified Solutions Master (MCSM)

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert

(MCSE)

Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate

(MCSA)

MCSE and MCSD certifications

Web Applications Windows Metro Style Apps

Server Infrastructure Desktop Infrastructure

Business Intelligence Data Platform

Private Cloud

Windows Server 2008 Certifications (v3)Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA)Certified as a Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Administrator or MCITP: Server Administrator?

You have already earned the MCSA: Windows Server 2008 certification.

Windows Server 2012 Certifications (v3)• Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA)

Or if NEW to certification:• 410 – Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012• 411 – Administering Windows Server 2012• 412 – Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services

• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) Desktop Infrastructure• MCSA 2012 plus• 415: Implementing a Desktop Infrastructure• 416: Implementing Desktop Application Environments

• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) Server Infrastructure• MCSA 2012 plus• 413 – Designing & Implementing a Server Infrastructure• 414 – Implementing an Advanced Server Infrastructure

Windows Server 2012 Certifications

Question Types

• A couple answers would work• An answer would work, but…..• “Least amount of administrative effort”• Meet the __________________ requirements

Choose the best answer

• A user reports to you that their computer has locked up after installing a new driver. The computer locks up before the start up screen appears. How do you bring back the system to a working order?

a) Reinstall The operating system, applications, and drivers.b) Start the system in Safe Mode then Roll Back the Driver.c) Restore the system to the latest restore point.d) Edit the registry offline to delete the driver. Reinstall old driver.

Choose the best answer

• Try to eliminate possibilities first• Mark questions you are unsure of• Don’t Trust your first choice. Read all of the

answers• Think Best Practice• No question scores more than another question• Fight to the bitter end on a question

Multiple Choice

• Start by briefly reading the case study• Look for key words in the question• Pinpoint the part of the case study that applies• Ignore the information that does not apply• Double check the answer to the case study

Case Study

• A few users have accidently removed applications that they should not have removed. How do you prevent this?

Hot Spot

• You are the chef at contoso.comBuild Lists

Open jar and deploy the peanut butter on the bread.

Throw the bread at a stranger.

Remove 2 slices of bread and place it on the counter.

Close the jar and transfer it to the trash can.

Merge the slices of bread together and serve.

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Knowledge Domains

• NDA!• 50 – 75 questions (roughly)• 700 is passing

• Each question correct is 1 point• No partial credit

• Each exam has a cut score, which is the minimum correct for passing• Some questions are not graded• Beta questions

• Interactive and multiple choice• Interactive:• drag and drop• correct order• point and shoot

Inside … the test

Exam 70-415

What information do I need to know?

This objective may include but is not limited to:

Exam 70-415: Implementing a Desktop Infrastructure

Create and Maintain Desktop Images (20-25%)Design and Deploy Desktops (20-25%)Plan and Implement a Remote Desktop Services Infrastructure (15-20%)Design and Configure Desktop Settings (20-25%)Manage and Maintain a Desktop Infrastructure (20-25%)

Create and Maintain Desktop Images

Plan images.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Design considerations including thin, thick, and hybrid images, image type (boot, install, capture, discover), image format (VHD or WIM), number of images based on operating system or hardware platform, drivers, and operating features

Capture images.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Prepare the operating system for capture; create capture images using Windows Deployment Services (WDS), create capture images manually; capture an image to an existing or new WIM file; capture an operating system image using Microsoft System Center 2012 - Configuration Manager; prepare an existing VM to be used as a base image for a new VDI desktop pool

Maintain images.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Update VHD images using the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool (OVMST); apply updates, drivers, settings, and files to online and offline images; apply service packs to images; install applications into images

Design and Configure Desktop Settings

Design and configure user state virtualization.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Design and configure mandatory and roaming profiles; manage profile disks; design and configure folder redirection; configure user device affinity; manage user state in shared and pooled desktops

Configure the Remote Desktop client experience.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Install the RemoteFX role service; configure local resource redirection; configure RemoteFX USB redirection; configure custom RDP settings

Configure desktop security.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure Encrypting File System (EFS); plan for device restriction policies; manage removable media restrictions; configure advanced auditing; configure Microsoft System Center 2012 -Endpoint Protection; configure User Account Control (UAC)

You are the Enterprise Support Technician for Wingtiptoys.com. You have deployed a Virtual Desktop infrastructure. You have deployed RemoteFX because many users view graphic intensive applications. You notice that some of the client computers are not using the capabilities of RemoteFX. What should you do to ensure they use the feature?

a. Deploy the RemoteFX client to all machinesb. Update the all clients machines to Remote Desktop 7.1c. Enable the RemoteFX Encoder on all the clientsd. Enable the RemoteFX Decoder on the Virtual host machines

Sample Question

Design and Deploy Desktops

Design a deployment method.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Design considerations including Lite Touch, Zero Touch, local install, and Windows to Go, capacity and scale, required changes to the infrastructure, client boot method for deployment, scheduling, staggered deployment, network load, multi-site topology and distribution points, and physical vs. virtual

Implement the deployment infrastructure.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Install and configure WDS; install and configure Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT); configure network services to support deployments; configure System Center 2012 - Configuration Manager including multi-site topology and distribution points; configure multi-server topology; configure autonomous and replica WDS servers

Implement a Lite Touch deployment.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure unicast/multicast; add images to WDS; configure scheduling; optimize network load; create and manage unattended answer files; restrict who can receive images; manage configuration phases

Design and Deploy Desktops

Design a deployment method.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Design considerations including Lite Touch, Zero Touch, local install, and Windows to Go, capacity and scale, required changes to the infrastructure, client boot method for deployment, scheduling, staggered deployment, network load, multi-site topology and distribution points, and physical vs. virtual

Implement the deployment infrastructure.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Install and configure WDS; install and configure Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT); configure network services to support deployments; configure System Center 2012 - Configuration Manager including multi-site topology and distribution points; configure multi-server topology; configure autonomous and replica WDS servers

Implement a Lite Touch deployment.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure unicast/multicast; add images to WDS; configure scheduling; optimize network load; create and manage unattended answer files; restrict who can receive images; manage configuration phases

Bing Results for knowledge gaps

Design and Deploy Desktops (cont.)

Implement a Zero Touch deployment.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure task sequencing; configure MDT and System Center 2012 - Configuration Manager integration; configure System Center 2012 - Configuration Manager for operating system deployment; configure unicast/multicast; configure advertisements; optimize network load; create and manage unattended answer files

Design and implement user state migration.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Design considerations including determining which user data and settings to preserve, hard-link vs. remote storage, mitigation plan for non-migrated applications, and wipe-and-load migration vs. side-by-side migration; estimate migration store size; secure migrated data; create a User State Migration Tool (USMT) package

Plan and Implement a Remote Desktop Services Infrastructure

Plan and configure a Remote Desktop Session Host.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Plan for and configure session collections; plan for and configure session properties; plan for and configure redirection settings; plan for and configure profiles

Plan and implement a Remote Desktop Virtualization Host infrastructure.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Plan for and configure virtual desktop templates; plan for and implement highly available VMs; plan for and implement guest resource optimization; configure placement rules; plan for and configure virtual network optimization; plan for storage optimization

Plan and configure a Remote Desktop Connection Broker.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Plan for and configure a session host server farm; plan for and configure re-direction mode

Plan and configure a Remote Desktop Gateway.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Plan for and configure Remote Desktop Resource Authorization Policy (RD RAP); plan for and configure Remote Desktop Client Authorization Policy (RD CAP); plan for and configure certificates for Gateway servers; plan for and configure SSL bridging; plan for and configure Network Access Protection (NAP) integration

Plan and configure Remote Desktop Web Access.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Plan for and configure highly available remote desktop Web Access; plan for and configure single sign on; plan for and configure SSL; customize the Web Access interface

Manage and Maintain a Desktop Infrastructure

Implement an updates infrastructure.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Apply Windows Updates; manage VM pool patching; integrate WSUS with System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager and System Center 2012 - Configuration Manager; apply template-based virtual desktop updates; implement multi-tier WSUS

Monitor the virtual desktop infrastructure.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Monitor the performance of Remote Desktop Services (RDS) servers and VM guests; monitor the health of RDS servers and VM guests; perform capacity analysis; identify and remediate performance bottlenecks

Create and configure virtual collections.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Create and configure virtual desktop collections including pooled or personal virtual desktop collections and managed or unmanaged collections; create and configure Remote Desktop Session Host collections

You are the Enterprise Support Technician for Wingtiptoys.com. You have just deployed the new MOE image from Corporate Services. Many Wingtiptoys users have devices that have both wireless network and metered network connections such as 3G or 4G.You have enabled Cost-Aware synchronization however a user with a new connection is complaining about their wireless bill. What can you do to assure that new connection is treated as a metered connection?More than one answer could be correct, choose the best answer:

a. Enable Auto Offline modeb. Select “Set as Metered Connection” on the new device.c. Change the threshold of the Slow-link moded. Disable Cost-aware synchronization

Sample Question

Exam 70-416

Exam 70-416: Implementing Desktop Application Environments

Design and Prepare the Application Environment (20-25%)Design and Implement a Presentation Virtualization Environment (15-20%)Design and Implement an Application Virtualization Environment (15-20%)Deploy, Manage, and Maintain the Application Environment (20-25%)Design Business Continuity for the Desktop and Application Environment (20-25%)

Design and Prepare the Application Environment Design an application distribution strategy.Plan and implement application compatibility.Update applications in desktop images.

Design and Implement a Presentation Virtualization Environment Plan and implement presentation virtualization servers.Create and configure remote applications.Deploy and manage remote applications.

Design and Implement an Application Virtualization Environment Install and configure application virtualization environments.Prepare virtual applications.Manage application virtualization environments.

Deploy, Manage, and Maintain the Application EnvironmentDeploy applications to the desktop.Plan and implement application updates.Plan and implement application upgrades.Implement applications security.Monitor applications.

Design Business Continuity for the Desktop and Application Environment Design and implement a resilient Remote Desktop infrastructure.Design and implement business continuity for virtual desktopsDesign and implement a resilient virtual application delivery infrastructure.

In Review: Session Objectives And TakeawaysSession Objectives:

Show the progression from MCSA: Server 2012 to MCSE: Desktop Infrastructure. This certification will validate the skills and knowledge necessary for designing, deploying, and maintaining desktop infrastructure services in a Windows Server 2012 environment

Key Takeaway 1Cover the objectives for Exam 70-415: Implementing a Desktop Infrastructure

Key Takeaway 2Cover the objectives for Exam 70-416: Implementing Desktop Application Environments

Key Takeaway 3Know the question types and how to answer them

Key Takeaway 4Know how to fill in the knowledge gaps with the proper resources

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