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IT System and Networks

AZ-802T00-A: Administer Windows Server

This course teaches IT professionals how to deploy, manage, secure, and troubleshoot Windows Server workloads across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.

Total Duration
40 Hours
Level
Intermediate
Category
IT System and Networks
Partner
Microsoft
About this course

About this course

The course covers Active Directory Domain Services, Hyper-V and Azure virtual machines, on-premises and hybrid networking, storage and file services, Windows Server security hardening, and monitoring and troubleshooting. It highlights administrative tools and technologies including Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Azure Arc, Azure Monitor, Azure Update Manager, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

 

Target Audience

IT professionals tasked with managing Windows Server infrastructures
System administrators with experience in Windows Server environments
Windows Server administrators who want to enhance their knowledge in Windows Server
IT professionals looking to migrate from on-premises to hybrid cloud infrastructures

Prerequisites

Experience administering Windows Server using technologies such as Windows Admin Center

Course Outline

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Implement Windows Server DNS
  • Implement DNS for Windows Server IaaS VMs
  • Secure Windows Server DNS
  • Deploy and manage DHCP
  • Implement IP Address Management
  • Implement Windows Server IaaS VM IP addressing and routing
  • 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
  • Manage Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Manage Microsoft Defender in Windows client
  • Manage security in Active Directory
  • Secure Windows Server user accounts
  • Manage security controls for identity and access
  • Security monitoring and governance
  • Monitor Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines and hybrid instances
  • Monitor your Azure virtual machines with Azure Monitor
  • Monitor Windows Server performance
  • Manage and monitor Windows Server event logs
  • Implement Windows Server auditing and diagnostics
  • Troubleshoot on-premises and hybrid networking
  • Troubleshoot Windows Server Virtual Machines in Azure
  • Windows Server update management
  • Troubleshoot Active Directory
Learning outcomes

What you'll learn

Define Active Directory Domain Services forests and domains
Deploy Active Directory Domain Services domain controllers
Install a replica Active Directory domain controller in an Azure VM
Install a new Active Directory Forest on an Azure VNet
Monitor and troubleshoot AD DS
Define shared VHDs and VHD Sets
Implement guest clusters using shared VHDX
Security, Storage, and Networking with Windows containers
Create a virtual machine scale set in the Azure portal
Manage Windows Defender Firewall
Explore Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security

Skills you'll learn

22 skills
Active Directory Administration
Active Directory Objects
Hybrid Identity Management
Advanced AD DS
Windows Server Administration
Secure Server Administration
Windows Server Automation
Azure Update Management
Azure VM Administration
Hyper-V Virtualization

Certificate

  • Attendance Certificate from CLS Learning Solutions 
  • This course enables you to pass the AZ-802T00-A: Administer Windows Server Exam
AZ-802T00-A: Administer Windows Server

Potential Career Paths

Windows Server Administrators
System Administrators
IT Infrastructure
Network Administrators
IT Support Professionals
Hybrid Cloud Administrators