Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services (AZ-801)

efore 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 tec

Configure advanced Windows Server services using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies.
This course teaches IT Professionals to configure advanced Windows Server services using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies. The course teaches IT Professionals how to leverage the hybrid capabilities of Azure, how to migrate virtual and physical server workloads to Azure IaaS, and how to secure Azure VMs running Windows Server. The course also teaches IT Professionals how to perform tasks related to high availability, troubleshooting, and disaster recovery. The course highlights administrative tools and technologies including Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Azure Arc, Azure Policy, Azure Monitor, Azure Update Manager, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and IaaS virtual machine administration.

Module 1 : Secure Windows Server on-premises and hybrid infrastructures

• Implement Windows Server IaaS VM network security
• Audit the security of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
• Manage Azure updates
• Create and implement application allowlists with adaptive application control
• Configure BitLocker disk encryption for Windows IaaS Virtual Machines
• Implement change tracking and file integrity monitoring for Windows IaaS VMs
• Secure Windows Server DNS
• Secure Windows Server user accounts
• Hardening Windows Server
• Windows Server update management

Module 2 : Implement Windows Server high availability

• Introduction to Cluster Shared Volumes
• Implement Windows Server failover clustering
• Implement high availability of Windows Server VMs
• Implement Windows Server File Server high availability
• Implement scale and high availability with Windows Server VM

Module 3 : Implement disaster recovery in Windows Server on-premises and hybrid environments

• Implement Hyper-V Replica
• Implement hybrid backup and recovery with Windows Server IaaS
• Protect your on-premises infrastructure from disasters with Azure Site Recovery
• Protect your Azure infrastructure with Azure Site Recovery
• Protect your virtual machines by using Azure Backup

Module 4 : Migrate servers and workloads in on-premises and hybrid environments

• Migrate on-premises Windows Server instances to Azure IaaS virtual machines
• Upgrade and migrate Windows Server IaaS virtual machines
• Active Directory Domain Services migration
• Migrate file server workloads using Storage Migration Service
• Migrate Windows Server roles

Module 5 : Monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments

• 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
• Troubleshoot Active Directory

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