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
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Introduction to AD DS
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Manage AD DS domain controllers and FSMO roles
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Implement Group Policy Objects
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Manage advanced features of AD DS
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Implement hybrid identity with Windows Server
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Deploy and manage Azure IaaS Active Directory domain controllers in Azure
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Lab: Deploy a domain controller, configure GPOs
Module 2: Manage Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environment
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Perform Windows Server secure administration
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Describe Windows Server administration tools
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Perform post-installation configuration of Windows Server
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Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine remotely
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Manage hybrid workloads with Azure Arc
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Just Enough Administration in Windows Server
Module 3: Manage virtualization and containers in a hybrid environment
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Configure and manage Hyper-V
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Configure and manage Hyper-V virtual machines
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Secure Hyper-V workloads
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Plan and deploy Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
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Customize Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine images
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Automate the configuration of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
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Run containers on Windows Server
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Orchestrate containers on Windows Server using Kubernetes
Module 4: Implement and operate an onpremises and hybrid networking infrastructure
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Implement DNS for Windows Server IaaS VMs
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Deploy and manage DHCP
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Implement Windows Server DNS
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Implement IP Address Management
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Implement remote access
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Implement hybrid network infrastructure
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Implement Windows Server IaaS VM IP addressing and routing
Module 5: Configure storage and file services
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Manage Windows Server file servers
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Implement Storage Spaces and Storage Spaces Direct
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Implement Windows Server Data Deduplication
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Implement Windows Server iSCSI
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Implement Windows Server Storage Replica
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Implement a hybrid file server infrastructure
