MCA Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate Training & Certification Boot Camp Classroom Live Sarasota, FL August 05, 2024

Course Overview

Introduction to AD DS

• Describe AD DS.
• Describe users, groups, and computers.
• Identify and describe AD DS forests and domains.
• Describe OUs.
• Manage objects and their properties in AD DS
• Define AD DS
• Define users, groups, and computers
• Define AD DS forests and domains
• Define OUs
• Manage objects and their properties in AD DS

Manage AD DS domain controllers and FSMO roles

• Deploy AD DS domain controllers.
• Maintain AD DS domain controllers.
• Describe the AD DS global catalog role and its placement considerations.
• Describe AD DS operations master roles, their placement considerations, and their management tasks.
• Describe AD DS schema and its management tasks.
• Deploy AD DS domain controllers
• Maintain AD DS domain controllers
• Manage the AD DS Global Catalog rol
• Manage AD DS operations masters
• Manage AD DS schema

Implement Group Policy Objects

• Describe GPOs.
• Describe GPO scope and inheritance.
• Describe domain-based GPOs.
• Create and configure GPOs.
• Explain GPO storage.
• Describe administrative templates and the Central Store.
• Define GPOs
• Implement GPO scope and inheritance
• Define domain-based GPOs
• Create and configure a domain-based GPO
• Define GPO storage
• Define administrative templates

Manage advanced features of AD DS

• Identify the purpose, types, and the process of creating trust relationships.
• Describe the purpose and the process of implementing ESAE forests.
• Monitor and troubleshoot AD DS replication.
• Identify the purpose and the process of creating custom AD DS partitions.
• Create trust relationships
• Implement ESAE forests
• Monitor and troubleshoot AD DS
• Create custom AD DS partitions

Implement hybird identity with Windows Server

• Select a Microsoft Entra integration model.
• Plan for Microsoft Entra integration.
• Prepare on-premises AD DS for directory synchronization.
• Install and configure directory synchronization using Microsoft Entra Connect.
• Implement Seamless Single Sign-on (SSO).
• Enable Microsoft Entra login for an Azure Windows virtual machine (VM).
• Describe Microsoft Entra Domain Services.
• Implement and configure Microsoft Entra Domain Services.
• Manage Windows Server 2019 in a Microsoft Entra Domain Services instance.
• Join a Windows Server VM to a managed domain.
• 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
• Knowledge check 1
• Describe Microsoft Entra Domain Services
• Implement and configure Microsoft Entra Domain Services
• Manage Windows Server 2019 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

Deploy and manage Azure IaaS Active Directory Domain controllers in Azure

• Select an option to implement directory and identity services by using Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in Azure.
• Deploy and configure AD DS domain controllers in Azure VMs.
• Install a replica AD DS domain controller in an Azure VM.
• Install a new AD DS forest on an Azure VNet.
• 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

Perform Windows Server secure administration

• Explain least privilege administrative models.
• Implement delegated privilege.
• Describe privileged access workstations.
• Describe jump servers.
• Define least privilege administration
• Implement delegated privileges
• Use privileged access workstations
• Use jump servers

Describe Windows Server administration tools

• Describe Windows Admin Center.
• Describe how to use Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) to manage servers.
• Describe Server Manager.
• Describe how to use Windows PowerShell to manage servers.
• Explain how to use Windows PowerShell to remotely administer a server.
• Explore Windows Admin Center
• Use Server Manager
• List Remote Server Administration Tools
• Use Windows PowerShell
• Use Windows PowerShell to remotely administer a server

Perform post-installation configuration of Windows Server

• Explain post-installation configuration and describe the available post-installation configuration tools.
• Use Sconfig to configure Windows Server.
• Describe Desired State Configuration (DSC) and explain how to use it to configure Windows Server.
• Use Windows Admin Center to perform post-installation configuration.
• Implement answer files to complete the configuration.
• List the available post-installation configuration tools
• Configure Server Core using Sconfig
• Use DSC to configure Windows Server
• Perform post-installation configuration with Windows Admin Center
• Configure a server with answer files

Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine remotely

• Select appropriate remote administration tools.
• Secure management connections to Windows Azure IaaS VMs with Azure Bastion.
• Configure JIT VM access.
• Select the appropriate remote administration tool
• Manage Windows Virtual Machines with Azure Bastion
• Create an Azure Bastion host
• Configure just-in-time administration

Manage hybrid workloads with Azure Arc

• Describe Azure Arc.
• Explain how to onboard on-premises Windows Server instances in Azure Arc.
• Connect hybrid machines to Azure from the Azure portal.
• Use Azure Arc to manage devices.
• Restrict access using RBAC.
• 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

Optimizing IT operations and management with Azure Automanage

• Describe how Azure Automanage best practices can optimize the operations of Windows Server and Linux virtual machines.
• Explain the different services available through Azure Automanage.
• Create and assign a custom configuration profile for Azure Automanage machines.
• Describe how to extend Azure Automanage capabilities to non-Azure infrastructure using Azure Arc.
• Describe concepts around Azure Automanage best practices
• Enable Azure Automanage best practices
• Create and assign a custom configuration profile
• Extend Azure Automanage across non-Azure infrastructure with Azure Arc

Just Enough Administration in Windows Server

• Explain the concept of Just Enough Administration (JEA)
• Define role group capabilities and session configurations for a JEA session
• Create and connect to a JEA endpoint
• 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

Configure and manage Hyper-V

• Describe the functionality and features of Hyper-V on Windows Server.
• Install Hyper-V on Windows Server.
• Describe the options for managing Hyper-V virtual machines (VMs) on Windows Server.
• Describe networking features and functionality in Hyper-V on Windows Server.
• Create virtual switches (vSwitches) for use with Hyper-V.
• Describe using nested virtualization in 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

Configure and manage Hyper-V virtual machines

• Describe settings, configuration, and generation versions available for VMs in Windows Server.
• Identify virtual hard disk (VHD) formats and types.
• Create and configure a VM.
• Determine storage options for VMs.
• Describe shared VHDs and VHD Sets.
• Describe host and guest clustering with shared VHDs.
• 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

Secure Hyper-V workloads

• Describe the features and functionality of the HGS in Windows Server.
• Describe the attestation options available with the HGS.
• Describe shielded VMs, their creation, and their deployment.
• 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

Plan and deploy Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines

• Describe Azure compute.
• Describe Azure storage.
• Deploy Azure VMs.
• Create a VM from the Azure portal.
• Create a VM from Azure Cloud Shell.
• Deploy Azure VMs by using templates.
• Describe additional management optimization options
• 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

Customize Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines images

• Create a generalized image.
• Create a new VM from a generalized image.
• Create a managed image of a generalized VM in Azure.
• Create a VM from a managed image.
• Describe Azure Image Builder.
• Use Azure Image Builder to create a Windows image.
• Create a generalized image
• Create a new Virtual Machine from a managed image
• Create a managed image of a generalized virtual machine in Azure
• Create a Virtual Machine from a managed image
• Implement Azure Image Builder
• Create a windows Virtual Machine using Azure Image Builder template
• Create a Windows Virtual Machine with Azure Image Builder using PowerShell

Automate the configuration of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines

• Describe Azure automation.
• Implement Azure automation with DSC.
• Remediate noncompliant servers.
• Describe custom script extension.
• Configure a VM by using DSC extensions.
• Run Containers on Windows Server

Orchestrate containers on Windows Server using Kubernetes

• Describe container orchestration.
• Describe Kubernetes.
• Describe how to create a Kubernetes cluster.
• Describe Azure Arc for Kubernetes.
• Define orchestration
• Define Kubernetes
• Deploy Kubernetes resources
• Create a Kubernetes cluster on Windows
• Define Azure Arc
• Connect an Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster to Azure Arc

Implement DNS for Windows Server IaaS VMs

• Implement DNS in Azure
• Describe DNS options for Azure IaaS VMs
• Implement split-horizon DNS in Azure
• Troubleshoot DNS in Azure
• Create and configure an Azure DNS zone
• 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

Deploy and manage DHCP

• Describe the DHCP Server role.
• Install and configure the DHCP Server role.
• Configure DHCP options.
• Create and configure a DHCP scope.
• Describe high availability options for DHCP.
• Describe DHCP Failover and explain how to configure it.
• 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

Implement Windows Server DNS

• Describe Windows Server DNS.
• Describe DNS zones and records.
• Install and configure the DNS role and DNS zones.
• Describe how to implement DNS forwarding.
• Explore the DNS architecture
• Work with DNS zones and records
• Install and configure the DNS role
• Implement DNS forwarding

Implement IP Address Management

• Describe IPAM.
• Deploy IPAM.
• Describe how to administer IPAM.
• Configure IPAM options.
• Manage DNS zones with IPAM.
• Manage DHCP servers with IPAM.
• Use IPAM to manage IP addressing.
• 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

Implement remote access

• Describe the remote access options available in Windows Server.
• Select VPN options and set up VPN servers.
• Describe the NPS server role.
• Plan and implement NPS.
• Determine when to deploy PKI for remote access.
• Identify the authentication options for Web Application Proxy and explain how to use it to publish applications.
• Examine the remote access options in Windows Server
• Select and set up VPNs
• Use NPS to create and enforce network access policies
• Plan and implement NPS
• Deploy a PKI for remote access
• Use WAP as a reverse web proxy

Implement hybrid network infrastructure

• Describe Azure network topologies.
• Implement an Azure VPN.
• Explain how to create a route-based VPN gateway using the Azure portal.
• Implement Azure ExpressRoute.
• Implement an Azure WAN.
• Implement DNS resolution in hybrid environments.
• Describe Azure network topologies
• Implement Azure VPN options
• Create a route-based VPN gateway using the Azure portal
• Implement Azure ExpressRoute
• Configure Azure Virtual WAN
• Implement DNS in hybrid environments

​Implement Windows Server IaaS VM IP addressing and routing

• Implement an Azure virtual network
• Implement IP Address Allocation in Azure
• Assign and manage IP addresses
• Configure a private IP address for an Azure virtual machine
• Create a virtual machine with a static IP address
• Implement IaaS VM IP routing
• Implement IPv6 for Windows IaaS Virtual Machines
• 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

Manage Windows Server file servers

• Describe the Windows Server file system.
• Describe the benefits and use of File Server Resource Manager.
• Describe SMB and its security considerations.
• Manage SMB configuration.
• Describe Volume Shadow Copy Service.
• 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

Implement Storage Spaces and Storage Spaces Direct

• Describe the architecture and components of Storage Spaces.
• Describe the functionality, benefits, and use cases of Storage Spaces.
• Implement Storage Spaces.
• Describe the functionality, components, and use cases of Storage Spaces Direct.
• Implement 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

Implement Windows Server Data Deduplication

• Describe the architecture, components, and Data Deduplication functionality, components, and use cases of Data Deduplication.
• Describe the use cases and interoperability of Data Deduplication.
• Implement Data Deduplication.
• Manage and maintain 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

Implement Windows Server iSCSI

• Describe iSCSI functionality, components, and use cases.
• Describe the considerations for implementing iSCSI.
• Implement iSCSI.
• Describe implementing high-availability iSCSI configurations.
• List the functionalities, components, and use cases of iSCSI
• List the considerations for implementing iSCSI
• Implement iSCSI
• Configure high availability for iSCSI

Implement Windows Server Storage Replica

Describe the functionality and components of Storage Replica.
Describe the prerequisites for implementing Storage Replica.
Implement 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

Implement a hybrid file server infrastructure

Describe Azure Files.
Configure Azure Files.
Configure connectivity to Azure Files.
Describe Azure File Sync.
Implement Azure File Sync.
Deploy Azure File Sync.
Manage cloud tiering.
Migrate from DFSR to Azure File Sync.
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

Implement Windows Server IaaS VM network security

Implement Network Security Groups (NSGs) with Windows Server IaaS VMs.
Implement adaptive network hardening.
Implement Azure Firewall.
Implement Windows Defender Firewall in Windows Server IaaS VMs.
Choose an appropriate filtering solution.
Capture network traffic with Network Watcher.
Implement network security groups and Windows IaaS VMs
Implement adaptive network hardening
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

Audit the security of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines

Describe Azure Security Center.
Enable Azure Security Center in hybrid environments.
Onboard Windows Server computers to Azure Security Center.
Implement and assess security policies.
Describe Azure Sentinel.
Implement SIEM and SOAR.
Protect your resources with Azure Security Center.
Describe Azure Security Center
Enable Azure Security Center in hybrid environments
Implement and assess security policies
Protect your resources with Azure Security Center
Implement Azure Sentinel

Manage Azure updates

Describe Azure updates.
Enable Update Management.
Deploy updates.
Review an update assessment.
Manage updates for your Azure VMs.
Describe update management
Enable update management
Deploy updates
View update assessments
Manage updates for your Azure Virtual Machines

Create and implement application allowlists with adaptive application control

 

Enable Adaptive application controls.
Implement adaptive application control policies.
Describe adaptive application control
Implement adaptive application control policies

Configure BitLocker disk encryption for Windows IaaS Virtual Machines

Describe Azure Disk Encryption.
Configure Key Vault to support Azure Disk Encryption.
Explain how to encrypt Azure IaaS VM hard disks.
Back up and recover encrypted data from IaaS VM hard disks.
Describe Azure Disk Encryption and server-side encryption
Configure Key Vault for Azure Disk Encryption
Encrypt Azure IaaS Virtual Machine hard disks
Back up and recover data from encrypted disks
Create and encrypt a Windows Virtual Machine

Implement change tracking and file integrity monitoring for Windows IaaS VMS

Implement Change Tracking and Inventory
Manage Change Tracking and Inventory
Manage tracked files
Implement File Integrity Monitoring
Select and monitor entities
Use File Integrity Monitoring

Secure Windows Server DNS

Describe split-horizon DNS and explain how to implement it.
Create DNS policies.
Implement DNS policies.
Describe the options for protecting the DNS server role.
Implement DNS security.

Implement split-horizon DNS
Create DNS policies
Implement DNS policies
Secure Windows Server DNS
Implement DNSSEC

Secure Windows Server user accounts

Configure and manage user accounts to limit security threats across an organization
Apply Protected Users settings, policies, and authentication silos to protect highly privileged user accounts
Describe and configure Windows Defender Credential Guard
Configure Group Policy to block the use of NTLM for authentication

Configure user account rights
Protect user accounts with the Protected Users group
Describe Windows Defender Credential Guard
Block NTLM authentication
Locate problematic accounts

Hardening Windows Server

Manage local administrator passwords using Local Administrator Password Solution
Limit administrative access to Privileged Access Workstations (PAWs)
Explain how to secure domain controllers from being compromised
Describe how to use the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit to harden servers
Secure SMB traffic using SMB encryption

Describe Local Password Administrator Solution
Configure Privileged Access Workstations
Secure domain controllers
Analyze security configuration with Security Compliance Toolkit
Secure SMB traffic

Windows Server update management

Describe the role of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
Describe the WSUS update management process
Deploy updates with WSUS

Explore Windows Update
Outline Windows Server Update Services server deployment options
Define Windows Server Update Services update management process
Describe the process of Update Management

Introduction to Cluster Shared Volumes

Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2016.
Core networking technologies.
Fundamental knowledge of Windows Server Failover Clustering.

Determine the functionality of Cluster Shared Volumes
Explore the architecture and components of Cluster Shared Volumes
Implement Cluster Shared Volumes

Implement Windows Server failover clustering

Describe Windows Server failover clustering.
Implement Windows Server failover clustering.
Manage Windows Server failover clustering.
Implement stretch clusters.
Describe cluster sets.

Define Windows Server failover clustering
Plan Windows Server failover clustering
Implement Windows Server failover clustering
Manage Windows Server failover clustering
Implement stretch clusters
Define cluster sets

Implement high availability of Windows Server VMs

Describe the Hyper-V high availability options.
Describe Hyper-V VMs load balancing.
Implement Hyper-V VMs live migration.
Implement Hyper-V VMs storage migration

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

Implement Windows Server File Server high availability

Provide a high-level overview of Windows Server File Server high-availability options.
Describe the characteristics of, and high-level implementation steps for Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV).
Describe the characteristics of, and high-level implementation steps for Scale-Out File Server (SOFS).
Describe the characteristics of, and high-level implementation steps for Storage Replica.

Explore the Windows Server File Server high-availability options
Define Cluster Shared Volumes
Implement Scale-Out File Server
Implement Storage Replica

Implement scale and high availability with Windows Server VM

Describe virtual machine scale sets.
Implement scaling.
Implement load-balancing virtual machines.
Implement Azure Site Recovery.

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

Implement Hyper-V Replica

Describe Hyper-V Replica, pre-requisites for its use, and its high-level architecture and components.
Describe Hyper-V Replica usage scenarios, available replication settings, and security considerations.
Configure Hyper-V Replica settings, health monitoring, and failover options.
Implement Hyper-V Replica.
Describe extended replication.
Describe Site Recovery.
Implement Site Recovery.

Define Hyper-V Replica
Plan for Hyper-V Replica
Configure and implement Hyper-V Replica
Define extended replication
Define Azure Site Recovery
Implement Site Recovery from on-premises site to Azure
Implement Site Recovery from on-premises site to on-premises site

Implement hybrid backup and recovery with Windows Server IaaS

Describe Azure Backup.
Implement Recovery Vaults.
Implement Azure Backup policies.
Recover Windows IaaS VMs.
Perform file and folder recovery.
Perform backup and recovery of on-premises workloads.
Explain how to manage Azure VM backups with Azure Backup.

Describe Azure Backup
Implement recovery vaults
Implement Azure Backup policies
Recover Windows IaaS Virtual Machines
Perform file and folder recovery
Perform backup and restore of on-premises workloads
Manage Azure Virtual Machine backups with Azure Backup service

Protect your on-premises infrastructure from disasters with Azure Site Recover

Identify the features and protection capabilities Azure Site Recovery provides to on-premises infrastructure
Identify the requirements for enabling protection of on-premises infrastructure

Azure Site Recovery overview
Workloads supported for protection with Azure Site Recovery
Run a disaster recovery drill
Failover and failback

Protect your Azure infrastructure with Azure Site Recovery

Protect Azure virtual machines with Azure Site Recovery.
Run a disaster recovery drill to validate protection.
Failover and failback your virtual machines.

What is Azure Site Recovery
Prepare for disaster recovery with Azure Site Recovery
Exercise – Set up disaster recovery with Azure Site Recovery
Run a disaster recovery drill
Exercise – Run a disaster recovery drill
Failover and failback using Azure Site Recovery

Protect your virtual machines by using Azure Backup

Identify the scenarios for which Azure Backup provides backup and restore capabilities
Back up and restore an Azure virtual machine

Azure Backup features and scenarios
Back up an Azure virtual machine by using Azure Backup
Exercise – Back up an Azure virtual machine
Restore virtual machine data

Migrate on-premises Windows Server instances to Azure IaaS virtual machines

Plan your migration.
Describe Azure Migrate.
Migrate server workloads using Windows Server Migration Tools.
Assess physical servers with Azure Migrate.
Migrate on-premises servers to Azure.

Plan your migration
Describe Azure Migrate
Perform server assessment
Assess physical servers with Azure Migrate
Migrate Windows Server workloads by using Azure Migrate

Upgrade and migrate Windows Server IaaS virtual machines

Describe Windows Server IaaS migration.
Explain how to migrate workloads using Windows Server Migration tools.
Describe storage migration.
Migrate file servers by using the Storage Migration Service.

Describe Azure Migrate
Migrate Windows Server workloads by using Azure Migrate
Describe storage migration
Migrate file servers by using Storage Migration Service

Active Directory Domain Services migration

Compare upgrading an AD DS forest and migrating to a new AD DS forest
Describe how to upgrade an existing AD DS forest
Describe how to migrate to a new AD DS forest
Describe Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT)

Examine upgrade vs. migration
Upgrade a previous version of Active Directory Domain Services to Windows Server 2022
Migrate to Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2022 from a previous version
Explore the Active Directory Migration Tool

MIgrate file server workloads using Storage Migration Server

Describe Storage Migration Service and its usage scenarios
Identify the requirements for using Storage Migration Service
Describe how to migrate a server with storage migration
List the considerations for using Storage Migration Service

Storage Migration Service overview and usage scenarios
Storage migration requirements
Migrate a server with Storage migration
Evaluate storage migration considerations

Migrate Windows Server roles

Describe the Windows Server Migration Tools
Use the migration tools to migrate specific Windows Server roles

Describe the Windows Server Migration Tools
Install the Migration Tools
Migrate roles using the Migration Tools

Containerize and migrate ASP.NET applications to Azure App Service

Discover and containerize your ASP.NET app running on Windows machines using Azure Migrate: App Containerization.
Build a container image for your ASP.NET application.
Deploy your containerized application to Azure App Service using Azure Migrate: App Containerization.

Azure Migrate App Containerization overview
Exercise – Set up host environment
Exercise – Discover your ASP.NET web application
Exercise – Build container image for your ASP.NET app
Exercise – Deploy app container to App Service

Monitor Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines and hybrid instances

• Enable Azure Monitor for VMs.
• Monitor an Azure VM 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.
• 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

Monitor your Azure virtual machines with Azure Monitor

• Understand which monitoring data you need to collect from your VM.
• Enable and view recommended alerts and diagnostics.
• Use Azure Monitor to collect and analyze VM host metrics data.
• Use Azure Monitor Agent to collect VM client performance metrics and event logs.
• 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

Monitor Windows Server performance

• Use built-in tools in Windows Server to monitor server performance
• Understand the fundamentals of server performance tuning
• 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

Manage and monitor Windows Server event logs

• Describe event logs
• Use Server Manager and Windows Admin Center to – Review event logs
• Implement custom views
• Configure an event subscription
• 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

Implement Windows Server auditing and diagnostics

• Audit Windows Server events
• Configure Windows Server to record diagnostic information
• Describe basic auditing categories
• Describe advanced categories
• Log user access
• Enable setup and boot event collection

Troubleshoot on-premises and hybrid networking

• Diagnose DHCP and DNS problems in on-premises contexts.
• Diagnose IP configuration and routing problems.
• Implement Packet Monitor to help diagnose network problems.
• Use Azure Network Watcher to troubleshoot Microsoft Azure virtual networks.
• Diagnose DHCP problems
• Diagnose DNS problems
• Diagnose IP configuration issues
• Diagnose routing problems
• Use Packet Monitor to help diagnose network problems
• Use Azure Network Watcher to help diagnose network problems

Troubleshoot Windows Server Virtual Machines in Azure

• Troubleshoot VM deployment and extension issues
• Troubleshoot VM startup and performance issues
• Troubleshoot VM storage and encryption issues
• Troubleshoot connectivity to VMs
• Troubleshoot VM deployment
• Troubleshoot VM startup
• Troubleshoot VM extensions
• Troubleshoot VM connectivity
• Troubleshoot VM performance
• Troubleshoot VM storage

Troubleshoot Active Directory

• Recover the AD DS database, objects in AD DS, and SYSVOL
• Troubleshoot AD DS replication
• Troubleshoot Hybrid authentication issues
• Recover objects from the AD recycle bin
• Recover the AD DS database
• Recover SYSVOL
• Troubleshoot AD DS replication
• Troubleshoot hybrid authentication issues