This objective covers the fist major category for installing and configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 for the Microsoft 70-410 Exam. The recommended reading material is the Exam Ref 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 (MCSA) by Craig Zacker. A link to the book has been provided below.

In this Objective 1.3  series topics covered for the exam are: Design storage spaces, Configure basic and dynamic disks, Configure MBR and GPT disks, Manage volumes, Create and mount virtual hard disks (VHDs), Configure storage pools and disk pools, Create storage pools by using disk enclosures.

70-410 Objective 1.3 Notes Part 1 – Configuring Local Storage

70-410 Objective 1.3 Notes Part 2 – Configuring Local Storage

70-410 Objective 1.3 Lab 1 – Configuring Local Storage

70-410 Objective 1.3 Lab 2 – 2012 R2 Disk Management