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
• Deploy and manage Azure IaaS Active Directory domain controllers in Azure
• Manage AD DS domain controllers and FSMO roles
• Create and manage Active Directory objects
• Implement hybrid identity with Windows Server
• Create and configure Group Policy Objects in Active Directory
• Implement Group Policy Objects
• Manage advanced features of AD DS

Labs:

• Coming soon

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
• Just Enough Administration in Windows Server
• Perform Windows Server secure administration
• Use advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques
• Manage single and multiple computers by using Windows PowerShell remoting
• Manage hybrid workloads with Azure Arc
• Manage Azure updates
• Automate the configuration of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
• Enforce VM security configuration with Azure Machine Configuration
• Explore Azure Automation with DevOps

Lab:

•  Coming soon

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
• Secure Hyper-V workloads
• Implement high availability of Windows Server VMs
• Plan and deploy Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
• Implement scale and high availability with Windows Server VM
• Implement Windows Server IaaS VM IP addressing and routing
• Implement Windows Server IaaS VM network security
• Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine remotely

Labs:

• Coming soon

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
• Implement DNS for Windows Server IaaS VMs
• Deploy and manage DHCP
• Implement IP Address Management
• Implement Windows Server IaaS VM IP addressing and routing

Labs:

• Coming soon

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
• Implement Windows Server Storage Replica

Labs:

• Coming soon

This five-day 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 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