After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Use administrative techniques and tools in Windows Server
- Implement identity Services
- Manage network infrastructure services
- Configure file servers and storage
- Manage virtual machines using Hyper-V virtualisation and containers
- Implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions
- Apply security features to protect critical resources
- Configure Remote Desktop Services
- Configure a virtual machine-based desktop infrastructure deployment
- Implement remote access and web services
- Implement service monitoring and performance monitoring and apply troubleshooting
- Perform upgrades and migration related to AD DS, and storage.
MODULE 1: WINDOWS SERVER ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW
- Introducing Windows Server
- Windows Server Core Overview
- Windows Server administration principles and tools overview
MODULE 2: IDENTITY SERVICES IN WINDOWS SERVER
- AD DS Overview
- Deploying Windows Server domain controllers
- Azure AD overview
- Implementing Group Policy
- Active Directory Certificate Services overview
MODULE 3: NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES IN WINDOWS SERVER
- Deploying and managing DHCP
- Deploying and managing DNS service
- Deploying and managing IPAM
- Remote Access Services in Windows Server
MODULE 4: FILE SERVERS AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT IN WINDOWS SERVER
- Volumes and File Systems in Windows Server
- Implementing sharing in Windows Server
- Implementing Storage Spaces in Windows Server
- Implementing Data Deduplication
- Implementing iSCSI
- Deploying Distributed File System
MODULE 5: HYPER-V VIRTUALIZATION AND CONTAINERS IN WINDOWS SERVER
- Hyper-V in Windows Server
- Configuring VMs
- Securing virtualization in Windows Server
- Containers in Windows Server
- Overview of Kubernetes
MODULE 6: HIGH AVAILABLITY IN WINDOWS SERVER
- Planning for failover clustering implementation
- Creating and configuring failover cluster
- Overview of stretch clusters
- High availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V VMs
MODULE 7: DISASTER RECOVERY IN WINDOWS SERVER
- Hyper-V Replica
- Backup and restore infrastructure in Windows Server
MODULE 8: WINDOWS SERVER SECURITY
- Credentials and privileged access protection
- Hardening Windows Server
- JEA in Windows Server
- Securing and analyzing SMB traffic
- Windows Server update management
MODULE 9: RDS IN WINDOWS SERVER
- Overview of RDS
- Configuring a session-based desktop deployment
- Overview of personal and pooled virtual desktops
MODULE 10: REMOTE ACCESS AND WEB SERVICES IN WINDOWS SERVER
- Implementing VPNs
- Implementing Always On VPN
- Implementing NPS
- Implementing Web Server in Windows Server
MODULE 11: SERVER AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING IN WINDOWS SERVER
- Overview of Windows Server monitoring tools
- Using Performance Monitor
- Monitoring event logs for troubleshooting
MODULE 12: UPGRADE AND MIGRATION IN WINDOWS SERVER
- AD DS migration
- Storage Migration Service
- Windows Server migration tools