Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure (AZ-800)

Before attending this course, students must have:

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
Experience with common Windows Server management tools (implied in the first prerequisite).
Basic knowledge of core Microsoft compute, storage, networking, and virtualization technologies (implied in the first prerequisite).
Experience and an understanding of core networking te

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.

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

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
• Optimizing IT operations and management with Azure Automanage
• Just Enough Administration in Windows Server

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

4- Implement and operate an on-premises 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

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

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