This past week was not as successful as I had hoped for. I had to pour a lot of time and energy into a project at work that I am trying to complete prior to the end of the year. It left me quite tired at the end of most days, so I didn't study as much as I had wanted. Still, I did get some work in, and any amount of studying, no matter how small, is still far better than none.
I continued on my studies for 70-412 this past week. I managed to finish off my primary notes for objective 4.1 - Implement an advanced Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) solution, and started into objective 4.3 - Deploy and manage IP Address Management (IPAM). My plan is to finish off my primary notes for objective 4.3 in the next week or so, and then move into the hands-on labs for all of objective 4 - Configure Network Services.
Cool Stuff
In the little bit of reading I did on IPAM (IP Address Management), I thought that this technology is pretty cool. Why? Simply put, IPAM allows you to centralize management of multiple DHCP and DNS servers, and all but eliminates the need to track static IP address assignments in a spreadsheet. I feel that I am going to learn a lot in the next week or so on this topic, so my opinion may change, but for now, this wins the title of "Cool Stuff"!
PowerShell cmdlet of the Week
Nothing this week
Studying Stats
Total time studying: 3 hrs. 25 mins.
- 70-412: 3 hrs. 25 mins.
Objectives Covered
- 70-412
- 4.1.2 - Implement DHCPv6
- 4.1.3 - Configure high availability for DHCP, including DHCP failover and split scopes
- 4.3.1 - Provision IPAM manually or by using Group Policy
- 4.3.8 - Configure IPAM database storage
- PowerScripting Podcast
- Episode 174 - Matt Graeber using PowerShell in Infosec
- Episode 175 - Mike Wells on SQL 2012 and SQLSpade
- Episode 176 - James Brundage on PowerShell Pipeworks
In Closing
As I mentioned earlier, I plan to continue working on my primary notes for objective 4.3, working towards the hands-on labs for objective 4. I might also try to sprinkle a bit of PowerShell into my studies, as I haven't had a chance to use a lot of PowerShell at work lately, and I definitely do not want that skill to get rusty!
Have a great week everyone, and keep learning!
As I mentioned earlier, I plan to continue working on my primary notes for objective 4.3, working towards the hands-on labs for objective 4. I might also try to sprinkle a bit of PowerShell into my studies, as I haven't had a chance to use a lot of PowerShell at work lately, and I definitely do not want that skill to get rusty!
Have a great week everyone, and keep learning!
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