Great list of links for 70-417 REPOST from http://www.enduria.eu/preparation-resources-for-the-exam-70-417/
General preparation material
Course: 20417A: Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 (5 Days)
Course
Introducing Windows Server 2012 (RTM Edition)
eBook
Exam Ref 70-417: Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server® 2012 (Release date: November 2012 (est.))
Book
Windows Server 2012 Technical Overview
Microsoft Virtual Academy
Windows Server 2012 Jump Start (recorded during the Release Candidate)
Born to Learn/TechNet Video
Prepare for Exam 70-417 – Upgrading Skills to Windows Server 2012 Jumpstart
Microsoft Jump Start
Windows Server 2012 Unleashed
Book
Preparation material per exam objective
Install and Configure Servers
Link
Location
Sub-Exam objective
Configure Features on Demand
TechNet Library
Install Servers
Demo: Installing Server Migration Tools
TechNet Library
Install Servers
Install Server Core
TechNet Library
Install Servers
Install, Use and Remove Windows Server Migration Tools
TechNet Library
Install Servers
Installing Windows Server 2012
TechNet Library
Install Servers
Migrate Roles and Features to Windows Server 2012
TechNet Library
Install Servers
Migrate Roles from Previous Versions of Windows Server
TechNet Library
Install Servers
Plan for a Server Installation
TechNet Library
Install Servers
Plan for a Server Upgrade
TechNet Library
Install Servers
Plan for Server Roles
TechNet Library
Install Servers
Add and Remove Server Roles and Features
TechNet Library
Configure servers
Configure Server Core
TechNet Library
Configure servers
Configure Services
TechNet Library
Configure servers
Configuring NIC Teaming
TechNet Library
Configure servers
Convert Server Core to/from Full “Server with GUI”
TechNet Library
Configure servers
Delegate Administration
TechNet Library
Configure servers
NIC Teaming Overview
TechNet Library
Configure servers
NIC Teaming PowerShell Camlets
TechNet Library
Configure servers
Windows Server 2012 NIC Teaming (LBFO) Deployment and Management
Whitepaper
Configure servers
Server Core Overview
TechNet Library
Configure servers
Configure Storage Pools and Disk Pools
TechNet Library
Configure local storage
Deploy and Manage Storage Spaces with PowerShell
TechNet Library
Configure local storage
How to Configure a Clustered Storage Space in Windows Server 2012
TechNet Library
Configure local storage
Implementing Disk Management
TechNet Library
Configure local storage
Overview of Storage Spaces
Building Windows Blog
Configure local storage
Windows Server 2012 Storage Spaces: Is it for you? Could be…
TechNet Blogs
Configure local storage
Thin Provisioning and Trim Provisioning Overview
TechNet Library
Configure local storage
Configure Server Roles and Features
Configure Remote Management in Server Manager
TechNet Library
Configure Remote Management on Server Core
TechNet Library
Manage Multiple, Remote Servers with Server Manager
TechNet Library
Managing Down-level Windows-based Servers from Server Manager in Windows Server 2012
TechNet Library
Configure Windows Firewall
TechNet Library
Managing Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 from Windows Server 2012 Server Manager
Blog Keith Mayer
Add Servers to Server Manager
TechNet Library
Create and Manage Server Groups
TechNet Library
View and Configure Performance, Event, and Service Data
TechNet Library
Filter, Sort, and Query Data in Server Manager Tiles
TechNet Library
Run Best Practices Analyzer Scans and Manage Scan Results
TechNet Library
Install or Uninstall Roles, Role Services or Features
TechNet Library
Configure Hyper-V
What’s New in Hyper-V
TechNet Library
Hyper-V Overview
TechNet Library
Windows Server 2012 Server Virtualization
Whitepaper
Windows Server 2012: Server Virtualization
Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA)
Hyper-V Dynamic Memory Overview
TechNet Library
Create and configure virtual machine settings
Hyper-V Dynamic Memory Configuration Guide (Intended for Windows Server 2008 R2 but conceptually applies to )
TechNet Library
Create and configure virtual machine settings
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Dynamic Memory Changes
Blog Hyper-V MVP Aidan Finn
Create and configure virtual machine settings
Hyper-V Resource Metering Overview
TechNet Library
Create and configure virtual machine settings
Hyper-V Resource Metering in Windows server 2012 “Server 8 Beta”
Team blog of MCS @ Middle East and Africa
Create and configure virtual machine settings
I notice Windows Server 2012 virtual machines have a Smart Paging File Location–what is the Smart Paging File?
Windows IT Pro
Create and configure virtual machine settings
Configuring Pass-through Disks in Hyper-V
Blog Ask the Core Team
Create and configure virtual machine storage.
Hyper-V Network Virtualization Overview
TechNet Library
Create and configure virtual networks
Hyper-V Virtual Switch Overview
TechNet Library
Create and configure virtual networks
Understand and Troubleshoot Hyper-V Virtual Network Switch
TechNet Library
Create and configure virtual networks
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Features Glossary
Blog Hyper-V MVP Aidan Finn
What’s New in the Hyper-V Virtual Network Switch?
TechNet Library
Create and configure virtual networks
Hyper-V Virtual Network Switch Types Explained – External, Internal and Private
TechNet Blogs
Create and configure virtual networks
Configuring Hyper-V Virtual Networks
TechNet Library
Create and configure virtual networks
Implementing Hyper-V Network Virtualization
IT Pro’s Rock at Microsoft (Blog Keith Mayer)
Create and configure virtual networks
Qi’s Common Configurations
TechNet Library
Create and configure virtual networks
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Storage
Session TechEd North America 2012
Create and configure virtual machine storage
What’s New in Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 ( See the storage related items on this page )
TechNet Library
Create and configure virtual machine storage
Hyper-V Scalability in Windows Server 2012 ( See the storage related items on this page )
TechNet Library
Create and configure virtual machine storage
Support for Large Sector Disks Overview
TechNet Library
Create and configure virtual machine storage
Hyper-V Virtual Hard Disk Format Overview
TechNet Library
Create and configure virtual machine storage
Planning Virtual Disks and Storage
TechNet Library
Create and configure virtual machine storage
Configuring Virtual Disks and Storage
TechNet Library
Create and configure virtual machine storage
Connecting a Physical Hard Disk to a Virtual Machine
TechNet Library
Create and configure virtual machine storage
Virtual Fibre Channel Overview
TechNet Library
Create and configure virtual machine storage
Virtual Machine Storage Migration
TechNet Library
Create and configure virtual machine storage
Using Virtual Machine Snapshots, Pausing and Saving
TechNet Library
Create and configure virtual machine storage
Live Storage Migration
TechNet Wiki
Create and configure virtual machine storage
Configuring Pass-through Disks in Hyper-V
Ask the Core Team
Create and configure virtual machine storage
Install and Administer Active Directory
What’s new in Active Directory Domain Services ( ADDS ) Installation
TechNet Library
Install Active Directory Domain Services ( ADDS )
TechNet Library
Install a Domain Controller in an Existing Domain
TechNet Library
Demoting Domain Controllers and Domains
TechNet Library
Upgrading Domain Controllers to Windows Server 2012
TechNet Library
Virtualization-safe Technology and Domain Controller Cloning
TechNet Library
Using the updated Active Directory Administration Center ( ADAC )
TechNet Library
Perform Offline Domain Join
TechNet Library
Step-by-Step:Install Active Directory Domain Services ( ADDS )
TechNet Library
Deploy, Manage, and Maintain Servers
Network Subsystem Performance Tuning
Configure Network Services and Access
Deploy Remote Access in an Enterprise
TechNet Library
Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Direct Access Single Server Setup with Mixed IPv4 and IPv6 in Windows Server “8″ Beta
Test-Lab Guide
Configure certificates for Remote Access
TechNet Library
Configure a Network Policy Server Infrastructure
Network Policy and Access Services Overview
Configure and Manage Active Directory
Virtualization-safe Technology and Domain Controller Cloning
Group Policy Management Improvements in Windows Server “8″ Beta (The greatest AskDs Blog 
What’s New in Group Policy (TechNet Library)
Virtualized domain controller cloning (TechNet Library)
Steps for deploying a clone virtualized domain controller (TechNet Library)
What’s New in Active Directory in Windows Server 2012 (TechEd NA 2012 Session by Dean Wells)
Configure and Manage Group Policy
What’s New in Group Policy in Windows Server 2012 (TechNet Library)
Group Policy Setting Reference for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 (TechNet Library)
Group Policy Camlets in Windows PowerShell 3.0 (TechNet Library)
EdgeShow 46 – What’s up with GPOs in Windows Server 2012
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TechEd North America 2012 Session: Getting the Most Out of the Power of Group Policy Planning and Deploying Group Policy (Same as in Windows Server 2008 R2)
Deploying and Managing OS and Application Settings with Group Policy Preferences (Same as in Windows Server 2008 R2)
Planning and Deploying AppLocker via Active Directory Group Policy (Same as in Windows Server 2008 R2)
Step-by-Step Guide: Deploying Windows Firewall via Active Directory Group Policy (Same as in Windows Server 2008 R2)
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Group Policy Analysis and Troubleshooting (TechNet Library)
Group Policy Update Utility (GPUPDATE) (TechNet Library)
Group Policy Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) Utility (GPRESULT) (TechNet Library)
Group Policy Domain Fixup Utility (GPFIXUP) (TechNet Library)
Configure and Manage High Availability
What’s New in Failover Clustering
TechNet Library
Cluster Shared Volumes Reborn in Windows Server 2012: Deep Dive
TechEd
Installing the Failover Clustering Feature and Tools
TechNet Library
Configure and Manage the Quorum in a Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster
TechNet/MSDN Blogs
Cluster-Aware Updating Overview
TechNet Library
Starting with Cluster-Aware Updating: Self-Updating
TechNet Blog, Storage Team Blog
Virtual Machine Storage Migration Overview
TechNet Library
Virtual Machine Live Migration Overview
TechNet Library
Windows Server 2012 Storage Migration for Cluster Managed Virtual Machines
TechNet Cluster Blog
Deploy Hyper-V over SMB
TechNet Library
Configure and Use Live Migration on Non-clustered Virtual Machines
TechNet Library
Configure File and Storage Solution
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Dynamic Access Control: Scenario Overview
TechNet Library
Deploy a Central Access Policy (Demonstration Steps)
TechNet Library
Using Dynamic Access Control to Automatically and Centrally Secure Data
TechNet Virtual Lab
Windows Server 2012 Dynamic Access Control Overview
Session Nir Ben Zvi, Gunjan Jain @ TechEd North America 2012
Windows Server 2012 Dynamic Access Control Deep Dive for Active Directory and Central Authorization Policies
Session Matthias Wollnik, Siddharth Bhai @ TechEd North America 2012
Introduction of iSCSI Target in Windows Server 2012
File and Storage Team Blog
Configuring a Highly Available iSCSI Target
Whitepaper
Introduction to iSCSI Diskless Boot Deployment
Whitepaper
iSNS Server Overview
TechNet Library
Thin Provisioning and Trim Storage Overview
TechNet Library
Thin Provisioning in Windows Server 2012
Whitepaper
Configure Features on Demand in Windows Server
TechNet Library
Implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Windows Server Backup Feature Overview
Deploy Hyper-V Replica Configure and Manage the Quorum in a Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster (TechNet/MSDN Blogs)
Hyper-V Replica – Prerequisites for certificate based deployments
Configure Network Services
Step-by-Step: Configure IPAM to Manage Your IP Address Space
Holistic administration of IP address space using Windows Server 2012 IP Address Management
Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate IP Address Management (IPAM) in Windows Server “8″ Beta
Configure Identity and Access Solutions
Reference from http://www.enduria.eu/preparation-resources-for-the-exam-70-417/
