Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure
(4 days)
Course Description
This course teaches IT Professionals how to manage core Windows Server workloads and services using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies. The course teaches IT Professionals how to implement and manage on-premises and hybrid solutions such as identity, management, compute, networking, and storage in a Windows Server hybrid environment.
Learning Objectives
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Use administrative techniques and tools in Windows Server
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Identify tools used to implement hybrid solutions, including Windows Admin Center and PowerShell
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Implement identity services in Windows Server
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Implement identity in hybrid scenarios, including Azure AD DS on Azure IaaS and managed AD DS
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Integrate Azure AD DS with Azure AD
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Manage network infrastructure services
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Deploy Azure VMs running Windows Server, and configure networking and storage
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Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine remotely
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Manage and maintain Azure VMs running Windows Server
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Configure file servers and storage
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Implement File Services in hybrid scenarios, using Azure Files and Azure File Sync.
Who Should Attend
This four-day course is intended for Windows Server Hybrid Administrators who have experience working with Windows Server and want to extend the capabilities of their on-premises environments by combining on-premises and hybrid technologies. Windows Server Hybrid Administrators implement and manage on-premises and hybrid solutions such as identity, management, compute, networking, and storage in a Windows Server hybrid environment.
Prerequisites
- Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2016.
- Core networking technologies
- Basic security best practices
- Windows client operating systems such as Windows 10
- Working with command line tools
- Experience with managing Windows Server operating system and Windows Server workloads in on-premises scenarios, including AD DS, DNS, DFS, Hyper-V, and File and Storage Services
Course Outline
Module 1: Deploy and manage identity infrastructure
- Introduction to AD DS
- Manage AD DS domain controllers and FSMO roles
- Implement Group Policy Objects
- Manage advanced features of AD DS
- Implement hybrid identity with Windows Server
- Deploy and manage Azure IaaS Active Directory domain controllers in Azure
- Lab: Deploy a domain controller, configure GPOs
Module 2: Manage Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environment
- Perform Windows Server secure administration
- Describe Windows Server administration tools
- Perform post-installation configuration of Windows Server
- Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine remotely
- Manage hybrid workloads with Azure Arc
- Just Enough Administration in Windows Server
Module 3: Manage virtualization and containers in a hybrid environment
- Configure and manage Hyper-V
- Configure and manage Hyper-V virtual machines
- Secure Hyper-V workloads
- Plan and deploy Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
- Customize Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine images
- Automate the configuration of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
- Run containers on Windows Server
- Orchestrate containers on Windows Server using Kubernetes
Module 4: Implement and operate an onpremises and hybrid networking infrastructure
- Implement DNS for Windows Server IaaS VMs
- Deploy and manage DHCP
- Implement Windows Server DNS
- Implement IP Address Management
- Implement remote access
- Implement hybrid network infrastructure
- Implement Windows Server IaaS VM IP addressing and routing
Module 5: Configure storage and file services
- 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
- Implement a hybrid file server infrastructure
