This course teaches IT professionals how to deploy, manage, secure, and troubleshoot Windows Server workloads across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. 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.
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Course Outline
1. Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services domain controllers
• Define Active Directory Domain Services
• Define Active Directory Domain Services forests and domains
• Deploy Active Directory Domain Services domain controllers
• Migrate a domain controller to a new site
• Manage Active Directory Domain Services operations masters
2. Deploy and manage Azure IaaS Active Directory domain controllers in Azure
• Select an option to implement directory and identity services using Active Directory Domain Services in Azure
• Deploy and configure Active Directory Domain Services domain controllers in Azure VMs
• Install a replica Active Directory domain controller in an Azure VM
• Install a new Active Directory forest on an Azure VNet
3. Manage AD DS domain controllers and FSMO roles
• Deploy AD DS domain controllers
• Maintain AD DS domain controllers
• Manage the AD DS Global Catalog role
• Manage AD DS operations masters
• Manage AD DS schema
4. Create and manage Active Directory objects
• Define users, groups, and computers
• Define organizational units
• Manage objects and their properties in Active Directory
• Create objects in Active Directory
• Configure objects in Active Directory
• Perform bulk management tasks for user accounts
• Maintain Active Directory Domain Services domain controllers
5. Implement hybrid identity with Windows Server
• Select a Microsoft Entra integration model
• Plan for Microsoft Entra integration
• Prepare on-premises Active Directory for directory synchronization
• Install and configure directory synchronization with Microsoft Entra Connect
• Implement Seamless Single Sign-On
• Enable Microsoft Entra login in for Windows VM in Azure
• Describe Microsoft Entra Domain Services
• Implement and configure Microsoft Entra Domain Services
• Manage Windows Server in a Microsoft Entra Domain Services environment
• Create and configure a Microsoft Entra Domain Services instance
• Join a Windows Server VM to a managed domain
6. Create and configure Group Policy Objects in Active Directory
• Define Group Policy Objects
• Implement Group Policy Object scope and inheritance
• Define domain-based Group Policy Objects
• Create and configure a domain-based Group Policy Object
• Configure a domain password policy
• Configure and apply a fine-grained password policy
7. Implement Group Policy Objects
• Define GPOs
• Implement GPO scope and inheritance
• Define domain-based GPOs
• Create and configure a domain-based GPO
• Define GPO storage
• Define administrative templates
8. Manage advanced features of AD DS
• Create trust relationships
• Implement ESAE forests
• Monitor and troubleshoot AD DS
• Create custom AD DS partitions
9. Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine remotely
• Select the appropriate remote administration tool
• Manage Windows Virtual Machines with Azure Bastion
• Create an Azure Bastion host
• Configure just-in-time administration
10. Describe Windows Server administration tools
• Explore Windows Admin Center
• Use Server Manager
• List Remote Server Administration Tools
• Use Windows PowerShell
• Use Windows PowerShell to remotely administer a server
11. Just Enough Administration in Windows Server
• Explain the concept of Just Enough Administration (JEA)
• Define role capabilities for a JEA endpoint
• Create a session configuration file to register a JEA endpoint
• Describe how JEA endpoints work to limit access to a PowerShell session
• Create and connect to a JEA endpoint
• Demonstration: Connect to a JEA endpoint
12. Perform Windows Server secure administration
• Define least privilege administration
• Implement delegated privileges
• Use privileged access workstations
• Use jump servers
13. Use advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques
• Review common remoting techniques of Windows PowerShell
• Send parameters to remote computers in Windows PowerShell
• Set access protection to variables, aliases, and functions by using the scope modifier
• Enable multi-hop remoting in Windows PowerShell
14. Manage single and multiple computers by using Windows PowerShell remoting
• Review the remoting feature of Windows PowerShell
• Compare remoting with remote connectivity
• Review the remoting security feature of Windows PowerShell
• Enable remoting by using Windows PowerShell
• Use one-to-one remoting by using Windows PowerShell
• Use one-to-many remoting by using Windows PowerShell
• Compare remoting output with local output
15. Manage hybrid workloads with Azure Arc
• Describe Azure Arc
• Onboard Windows Server instances
• Connect hybrid machines to Azure from the Azure portal
• Use Azure Arc to manage Windows Server instances
• Restrict access with RBAC
16. Manage Azure updates
• Describe Azure Update Manager
• Prepare machines for Azure Update Manager
• Deploy updates
• Assess updates
• Manage updates at scale
17. Automate the configuration of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
• Describe Azure Automation
• Implement Azure Automation with DSC
• Remediate noncompliant servers
• Describe Custom Script Extensions
• Configure a Virtual Machine by using DSC
18. Enforce VM security configuration with Azure Machine Configuration
• Explore Azure Machine Configuration extension capabilities and modes
• Apply built-in security baseline policies
• Author and assign custom machine configurations
19. Explore Azure Automation with DevOps
• Create automation accounts
• What is a runbook?
• Understand automation shared resources
• Explore runbook gallery
• Examine webhooks
• Explore source control integration
• Explore PowerShell workflows
• Create a workflow
• Explore hybrid management
• Examine checkpoint and parallel processing
20. Configure and manage Hyper-V virtual machines
• List the virtual machine configuration versions
• List the virtual machine generation versions
• List available VHD formats and types
• Create and configure VMs
• Determine storage options for VMs
• Define shared VHDs and VHD Sets
• Implement guest clusters using shared VHDX
21. Configure and manage Hyper-V
• Define Hyper-V
• Define Hyper-V Manager
• Configure Hyper-V hosts using best practices
• Configure Hyper-V networking
• Assess advanced Hyper-V networking features
• Define nested virtualization
22. Secure Hyper-V workloads
• Define guarded fabric
• Define the Host Guardian Service
• Explore TPM-trusted attestation
• Define KPS
• Determine key features of shielded VMs
• Compare encryption-supported and shielded VMs in a guarded fabric
• Implement a shielded VM
23. Implement high availability of Windows Server VMs
• Select high-availability options for Hyper-V
• Consider network load balancing for Hyper-V VMs
• Implement Hyper-V VM live migration
• Implement Hyper-V VMs storage migration
24. Run containers on Windows Server
• Define containers
• List the differences between containers and VMs
• Define Windows Server and Hyper-V containers and isolation modes
• Explore Docker
• Prepare a Windows Server 2019 host for container deployment
• Security, Storage, and Networking with Windows containers
25. Plan and deploy Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
• Describe Azure compute
• Describe Virtual Machine storage
• Deploy Azure Virtual Machines
• Create a windows Virtual Machine using the portal
• Create a windows Virtual Machine using Azure CLI
• Deploy Azure Virtual Machines using templates
• Describe additional management optimization options
26. Implement scale and high availability with Windows Server VM
• Describe virtual machine scale sets
• Implement scaling
• Implement load-balancing VMs
• Create a virtual machine scale set in the Azure portal
• Describe Azure Site Recovery
• Implement Azure Site Recovery
27. Implement Windows Server IaaS VM IP addressing and routing
• Implement a virtual network
• Implement IaaS VM IP addressing
• Assign and manage IP addresses
• Configure a private IP address for a virtual machine using the Azure portal
• Create a virtual machine with a static public IP address using the Azure portal
• Implement IaaS virtual machine IP routing
• Implement IPv6 for Windows Server IaaS virtual machines
28. Implement Windows Server IaaS VM network security
• Implement network security groups and Windows IaaS VMs
• Implement Azure Firewall and Windows IaaS VMs
• Implement Windows Firewall with Windows Server IaaS VMs
• Choose the appropriate filtering solution
• Deploy and configure Azure firewall using the Azure portal
• Capture network traffic with network watcher
• Log network traffic to and from a VM using the Azure portal
29. Implement Windows Server DNS
• Explore the DNS architecture
• Work with DNS zones and records
• Install and configure the DNS role
• Implement DNS forwarding
30. Implement DNS for Windows Server IaaS VMs
• Understand Azure DNS
• Implement Azure DNS
• Create an Azure DNS zone and record using the Azure portal
• Implement DNS with Azure IaaS virtual machines
• Implement split-horizon DNS in Azure
• Troubleshoot DNS
31. Secure Windows Server DNS
• Implement split-horizon DNS
• Create DNS policies
• Implement DNS policies
• Secure Windows Server DNS
• Implement DNSSEC
32. Deploy and manage DHCP
• Use DHCP to simplify IP configuration
• Install and configure the DHCP role
• Configure DHCP options
• Configure DHCP scopes
• Select DHCP high availability options
• Implement DHCP Failover
33. Implement IP Address Management
• Define IP Address Management
• Deploy IP Address Management
• Administer IP Address Management
• Configure IP Address Management options
• Manage DNS zones with IP Address Management
• Manage DHCP servers with IP Address Management
• Use IP Address Management to manage IP addressing
34. Implement a hybrid file server infrastructure
• Describe Azure File services
• Configure Azure Files
• Configure connectivity to Azure Files
• Describe Azure File Sync
• Implement Azure File Sync
• Deploy Azure File Sync
• Deploy Azure File Sync 2
• Manage cloud tiering
• Migrate from DFSR to Azure File Sync
35. Manage Windows Server file servers
• Define the Windows Server file system
• List the benefits and uses of File Server Resource Manager
• Define SMB and its security considerations
• Configure SMB protocol
• Define Volume Shadow Copy Service
36. Implement Storage Spaces and Storage Spaces Direct
• Define the Storage Spaces architecture and its components
• List the functionalities, benefits, and use cases of Storage Spaces
• Implement Storage Spaces
• List the functionalities, components, benefits, and use cases of Storage Spaces Direct
• Implement Storage Spaces Direct
37. Implement Windows Server Data Deduplication
• Define the architecture, components, and functionality of Data Deduplication
• Define the use cases and interoperability of Data Deduplication
• Implement Data Deduplication
• Manage and maintain Data Deduplication
38. Implement Windows Server iSCSI
• List the functionalities, components, and use cases of iSCSI
• List the considerations for implementing iSCSI
• Implement iSCSI
• Configure high availability for iSCSI
39. Implement Windows Server Storage Replica
• List the functionalities and components of Storage Replica
• Examine the prerequisites for implementing Storage Replica
• Implement Storage Replica by using Windows Admin Center
• Implement Storage Replica by using Windows PowerShell
40. Hardening Windows Server
• Describe Local Password Administrator Solution
• Configure Privileged Access Workstations
• Secure domain controllers
• Analyze security configuration with Security Compliance Toolkit
• Secure SMB traffic
41. Manage Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Explore Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Examine key capabilities of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Explore Windows Defender Application Control and Device Guard
• Explore Microsoft Defender Application Guard
• Examine Windows Defender Exploit Guard
• Explore Windows Defender System Guard
42. Manage Microsoft Defender in Windows client
• Explore Windows Security Center
• Explore Windows Defender Credential Guard
• Manage Microsoft Defender Antivirus
• Manage Windows Defender Firewall
• Explore Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security
43. Understand Active Directory Group Policy security settings
• Configure account policies
• Assign user rights
• Configure security options
• Configure audit policy
• Secure groups, services, registry, files, and logs
• Deploy network and application security policies
• Design, deploy, and manage security settings at scale
44. Manage security in Active Directory
• Configure user account rights
• Configure user account rights to restrict access
• Delegate permissions in Active Directory
• Protect User Accounts with the Protected Users group
• Describe Windows Defender Credential Guard
• Block Windows NTLM authentication
• Locate problematic accounts
45. Understand Windows Server service accounts
• Understand local service account types
• Understand managed service account types
• Service account best practices
46. Secure Windows Server user accounts
• Configure user account rights
• Protect user accounts with the Protected Users group
• Describe Windows Defender Credential Guard
• Block NTLM authentication
• Locate problematic accounts
47. Manage security controls for identity and access
• Microsoft cloud security benchmark: Identity management and privileged access
• What is Microsoft Entra ID?
• Secure Microsoft Entra users
• Create a new user in Microsoft Entra ID
• Secure Microsoft Entra groups
• Recommend when to use external identities
• Secure external identities
• Implement Microsoft Entra Identity Protection
• Microsoft Entra Connect
• Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync
• Authentication options
• Password hash synchronization with Microsoft Entra ID
• Microsoft Entra pass-through authentication
• Federation with Microsoft Entra ID
• What is Microsoft Entra authentication?
• Implement multifactor authentication (MFA)
• Kerberos authentication
• New Technology Local Area Network Manager (NTLM)
• Passwordless authentication options for Microsoft Entra ID
• Implement passwordless authentication
• Implement password protection
• Microsoft Entra ID single sign-on
• Implement single sign-on (SSO)
• Integrate single sign-on (SSO) and identity providers
• Introduction to Microsoft Entra Verified ID
• Configure Microsoft Entra Verified ID
• Recommend and enforce modern authentication protocols
• Azure management groups
• Configure Azure role permissions for management groups, subscriptions, resource groups, and resources
• Azure role-based access control
• Azure built-in roles
• Assign Azure role permissions for management groups, subscriptions, resource groups, and resources
• Microsoft Entra built-in roles
• Assign built-in roles in Microsoft Entra ID
• Microsoft Entra role-based access control
• Create and assign a custom role in Microsoft Entra ID
• Zero Trust security
• Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management
• Configure Privileged Identity Management
• Microsoft Entra ID governance
• Identity lifecycle management
• Lifecycle workflows
• Entitlement management
• Delegation and roles in entitlement management
• Access reviews
• Configure role management and access reviews by using Microsoft Entra ID governance
• Implement Conditional Access policies for Cloud Resources in Azure
• Azure lighthouse overview
48. Security monitoring and governance
• Implement pipeline security
• Explore Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Examine Microsoft Defender for Cloud usage scenarios
• Explore Azure Policy
• Understand policies
• Explore initiatives
• Explore resource locks
• Understand Microsoft Defender for Identity
• Integrate GitHub Advanced Security with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Configure GitHub Advanced Security for GitHub and Azure DevOps
49. Monitor Windows Server performance
• Use Performance Monitor to identify performance problems
• Use Resource Monitor to review current resource usage
• Review reliability with Reliability Monitor
• Implement a performance monitoring methodology
• Use Data Collector Sets to analyze server performance
• Monitor network infrastructure services
• Monitor virtual machines running Windows Server
• Monitor performance with Windows Admin Center
• Use System Insights to help predict future capacity issues
• Optimize the performance of Windows Server
50. Manage and monitor Windows Server event logs
• Describe Windows Server event logs
• Use Windows Admin Center to review logs
• Use Server Manager to review logs
• Use custom views
• Implement event log subscriptions
51. Implement Windows Server auditing and diagnostics
• Describe basic auditing categories
• Describe advanced categories
• Log user access
• Enable setup and boot event collection
52. Monitor Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines and hybrid instances
• Enable Azure Monitor for Virtual Machines
• Monitor an Azure Virtual Machine with Azure Monitor
• Enable Azure Monitor in hybrid scenarios
• Collect data from a Windows computer in a hybrid environment
• Integrate Azure Monitor with Microsoft Operations Manager
53. Monitor your Azure virtual machines with Azure Monitor
• Monitoring for Azure VMs
• Monitor VM host data
• Use Metrics Explorer to view detailed host metrics
• Collect client performance counters by using VM insights
• Collect VM client event logs
Course Details
• Experience administering Windows Server operating systems
• Familiarity with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) concepts and technologies
• Basic knowledge of PowerShell and Group Policy
• Familiarity with Azure Arc and Azure portal basics
• Familiarity with Hyper-V and Azure virtual machines
• Familiarity with core networking technologies including DNS and DHCP
• Familiarity with storage concepts and file server management
• Basic knowledge of Azure monitoring services
This course is intended for Windows Server administrators who deploy, implement, 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).
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