Azure 802: Administer Windows Server

Learning Path 1: Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services 

Learn how to deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain controllers, create and manage security principals, configure multi-site, multi-domain, and multi-forest environments, and implement domain-based Group Policies.

Modules:

• Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services domain controllers
• Create and manage Active Directory objects
• Implement hybrid identity with Windows Server
• Create and configure Group Policy Objects
• Implement Group Policy Objects
• Manage advanced features of AD DS

Lab:

• Implement identity services and Group Policy

Leaning Path 2: Manage Windows Server instances and workloads in a hybrid environment

Learn how to configure remote management for Windows Servers using Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, SSH, and Remote Desktop, and manage Windows Server workloads using Azure Arc, Azure Update Manager, and Azure Automation.

Modules:

• Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine remotely
• Describe Windows Server administration tools
• Manage hybrid workloads with Azure Arc

Lab:

•  Manage Windows Server

Learning Path 3: Manage virtual machines

Learn how to manage Hyper-V and guest virtual machines, including configuration, networking, replication, and high availability, and manage Windows Server virtual machines on Azure, including storage, capacity, availability, and network configuration.

Modules:

• Configure and manage Hyper-V virtual machines
• Configure and manage Hyper-V
• Plan and deploy Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines

Lab:

• Implementing and configuring virtualization in Windows Server

Learning Path 4: Implement and manage an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure

Learn how to implement on-premises and hybrid name resolution, including DNS integration with Active Directory, DNS zones, forwarding, policies, and DNSSEC, and manage IP addressing using DHCP in on-premises and hybrid scenarios.

Modules:

• Implement Windows Server DNS
• Deploy and manage DHCP

Lab:

• Implementing and configuring network infrastructure services in Windows Server

Learning Path 5: Manage storage and file services

Learn how to configure and manage Azure Files and Azure File Sync, manage Windows Server file shares including DFS and SMB over QUIC, and configure Windows Server storage including Storage Spaces, Storage Spaces Direct, Storage Replica, Data Deduplication, and iSCSI.

Modules:

• Implement a hybrid file server infrastructure
• Manage Windows Server file servers
• Implement Storage Spaces and Storage Spaces Direct
• Implement Windows Server Data Deduplication
• Implement Windows Server iSCSI

Labs:

• Implementing storage solutions in Windows Server
• Implementing Azure File Sync

Learning Path 6: Secure Windows Server

Learn how to secure Windows Server infrastructure and Active Directory Domain Services. You learn how to harden Windows Server using security baselines, LAPS, and Privileged Access Workstations, configure Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and built-in Windows client protections, and manage Group Policy security settings and audit policies. You also secure Active Directory by managing user rights, authentication policies, Protected Users, and service accounts including gMSA and dMSA, and monitor for threats with Microsoft Defender for Identity.

Modules:

• Harden Windows Server
• Secure Windows Server User Accounts

Lab:

• Configuring security in Windows Server

Learning Path 7: Monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments

Learn how to monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments. You learn how to use Performance Monitor, Event Viewer, and auditing tools to track server health and compliance, and extend monitoring into Azure with Azure Monitor and VM Insights. You also troubleshoot on-premises and hybrid networking issues including DHCP, DNS, and routing, manage server updates with WSUS and Azure Update Management, and troubleshoot Active Directory including replication failures, Group Policy processing, and hybrid authentication.

Modules:

• Monitor Windows Server performance
• Manage and monitor event logs
• Troubleshoot on-premise and hybrid networking
• Troubleshoot Active Directory

Lab:

• Monitor and troubleshooting Windows Server

This course is intended for Windows Server administrators who deploy, implement, manage, and troubleshoot Windows Server as a workload in on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environments. Candidates Page 1 Trainer Preparation Guide: AZ-802T00 August 2026 administer identity, security, compute, networking, storage, and monitoring for Windows Server, and they typically collaborate with architects, administrators, and engineers. Candidates should have experience administering Windows Server using technologies such as Windows Admin Center, Hyper-V, PowerShell, Azure Arc, Azure Monitor, Azure Update Manager, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and should be familiar with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

Successful Windows Server Hybrid Administrators start this role with experience on operating systems, virtualization, cloud infrastructure, storage structures, and networking. This knowledge includes:

• Experience with managing Windows Server operating system and Windows Server workloads in on-premises scenarios, including AD DS, DFS, Hyper-V, and File and Storage Services
• Experience and an understanding of core networking technologies such as IP addressing, name resolution, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Basic understanding of Azure hybrid technologies, including deployment and management of Windows Server IaaS VMs, and Azure Active Directory
• Experience with common Windows Server management tools, including Windows Admin Center, command line tools, and Windows PowerShell