Course Description

This course is intended for IT professionals with some experience in Windows Server 2012 or later. It should serve as a complete guide to key management areas of Windows Server 2022 and a one-stop shop for all Windows Server administrators who need additional knowledge about configuring and maintaining the most important features of this product. The course begins with an overview of management techniques and then moves on to topics such as identity services, networking, virtualization, high availability, disaster recovery, and others. This is a very extensive course, with a lot of content and labs, and can serve as both exam preparation and a useful guide to managing a Windows Server environment.

Audience profile

This course is intended for IT professionals who have some experience working with Windows Server and want a five-day course that covers managing core components and technologies in Windows Server 2022. This course also helps administrators of older version servers of Windows Server to update your knowledge and skills related to Windows Server 2022.

At the end of the course

• Manage Windows Server 2022 and earlier versions.
• Manage and configure network services in Windows Server 2022.
• Manage and configure virtualization services in Windows Server 2022.
• Manage and configure security services in Windows Server 2022.
• Manage and configure high availability and disaster recovery services on Windows Server 2022.

Course outline

Module 1: Windows Server Administration

This module covers management tools for Windows Server and also introduces Windows Server 2022 releases.
Lessons

• Overview of Windows Server administration principles and tools
• Introducing Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server Core Overview

Lab 1: Deploy and configure Windows Server Core

• Exercise 1: Deploy and configure Server Core
• Exercise 2: Implementing and using remote server administration

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe and use administration tools in Windows Server
• Describe Windows Server 2022 and its key features
• Deploy and use Server Core

Module 2: Identity Services on Windows Server

This module covers important identity roles in Windows Server. First, it discusses Active Directory domain services, certificate services, and the Azure AD cloud-based identity service.

Lessons

• AD DS Overview
• Deploying Windows Server domain controllers
• Azure AD overview
• Implementation of group policy
• AD CS Overview

Lab 1: Implementing Identity Services and Group Policy

• Exercise 1: Deploy a new domain controller in Server Core
• Exercise 2: Group Policy Settings
• Exercise 3: Implementing and using certificate services

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe AD DS and explain how it works
• Deploy Windows Server domain controllers
• Describe Azure AD
• Use Group Policy to manage your Windows Server-based environment
• Describe and use AD CS

Module 3: Network Infrastructure Services in Windows Server

This module covers the basic network services in Windows Server: DHCP, DNS and IPAM.

Lessons

• DHCP Implementation and Administration
• Implementation and administration of DNS services
• IPAM Deployment and Administration

Lab 1: Deploy and configure network infrastructure services on Windows Server

• Exercise 1: Deploy and configure DHCP
• Exercise 2: DNS Implementation and Configuration
• Exercise 3: IPAM Implementation

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe, configure, and use the DHCP service on Windows Server
• Describe, configure and use DNS
• Describe, configure and use IPAM to manage network services.

Module 4: File Servers and Storage Management in Windows Server

This module covers services related to file systems, volumes and storage. Students will also learn about data deduplication, sharing, iSCSI, and DFS services.

Lessons

• Volumes and file systems in Windows Server
• Implementing sharing on Windows Server
• Deploying Storage Spaces in Windows Server
• Implementing data deduplication
• Implementing iSCSI
• DFS Implementation

Lab 1: Implementing storage solutions on Windows Server

• Exercise 1: Implementing data deduplication
• Exercise 2: Configuring iSCSI Storage
• Exercise 3: Configuring redundant storage spaces
• Exercise 4: Deploying Storage Spaces Direct

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe volumes and file systems in Windows Server
• Implement sharing on Windows Server
• Describe and implement storage spaces
• Describe and configure the data deduplication service
• Describe iSCSI
• Implement DFS

Module 5: Hyper-V and Container Virtualization on Windows Server

In this module, students learn about virtualization services in Windows Server. The module covers Hyper-V, options to secure the virtualization environment, containers and Kubernetes.

Lessons

• Hyper-V on Windows Server
• Virtual machine configuration
• Protecting virtualization in Windows Server
• Containers in Windows Server
• Kubernetes Overview

Lab 1: Implementing and configuring virtualization on Windows Server

• Exercise 1: Create and configure virtual machines
• Exercise 2: Installing and configuring containers

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe and use the Hyper-V platform on Windows Server
• Configure virtual machines on the Hyper-V platform
• Secure virtualization environment on Windows Server
• Describe containers
• Describe Kubernetes

Module 6: High availability in Windows Server

This module covers high availability on Windows Server. It mainly focuses on the failover clustering function.

Lessons

• Planning your failover cluster deployment
• Create and configure failover clusters
• Stretched Clusters Overview
• High availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V virtual machines

Lab 1: Deploying Failover Clustering

• Exercise 1: Configuring iSCSI Storage
• Exercise 2: Configuring a Failover Cluster
• Exercise 3: Deploy and configure a highly available file server
• Exercise 4: Validate High Availability File Server Deployment

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Plan your failover cluster deployment
• Create failover clusters
• Describe stretched clusters
• Apply failover clustering to achieve high availability with the Hyper-V platform

Module 7: Disaster Recovery on Windows Server

This module covers technologies for implementing disaster recovery in the Windows Server environment.

Lessons

• Hyper-V Replica
• Infrastructure Backup and Restore on Windows Server

Lab 1: Deploying Hyper-V Replica and Windows Server Backup

• Exercise 1: Deploy Hyper-V Replica
• Exercise 2: Implement backup and restore with Windows Server Backup

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe and implement Hyper-V Replication
• Implement backup and restore with Windows Server Backup

Module 8: Windows Server Security

In this module, students learn about security technologies that address several critical components in the Windows Server environment.

Lessons

• Credentials and privileged access protection in Windows Server
• Windows Server Hardening
• JEA on Windows Server
• Secure and analyze SMB traffic
• Windows Server Update Management

Lab 1: Configuring Security in Windows Server

• Exercise 1: Configuring Windows Defender Credential Guard
• Exercise 2: Locating problematic accounts
• Exercise 3: LAPS Implementation

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe credentials and privileged access protection
• Describe and perform Windows Server hardening
• Describe and implement JEA on Windows Server
• Describe who to protect and analyze SMB traffic
• Describe and implement Windows Server update management

Module 9: RDS on Windows Server

This module covers Remote Desktop Services on Windows Server. It also deals with VDI implementations.

Lessons

• RDS Summary
• Configuring a session-based desktop deployment
• Overview of personal and pooled virtual desktops

Lab 1: Implementing RDS on Windows Server

• Exercise 1: RDS Implementation
• Exercise 2: Configure RemoteApp Collection Settings
• Exercise 3: Setting up a virtual desktop template

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe and configure RDS
• Set up a session-based desktop deployment
• Deploy personal and clustered virtual desktops

Module 10: Remote Access and Web Services on Windows Server

In this module, students learn about remote access technologies for Windows Server, as well as implementing and using IIS.

Lessons

• Overview of RAS on Windows Server
• VPN implementation
• Implementing NPS
• Always-On VPN Deployment
• Web server deployment on Windows Server

Lab 1: Deploying Network Workloads

• Exercise 1: Web Application Proxy Implementation
• Exercise 2: Implementing VPN on Windows Server
• Exercise 2: Web server deployment and configuration

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe and implement RAS on Windows Server
• Describe and implement VPN
• Describe and implement NPS
• Describe and implement Always On VPN
• Describe and implement the web server role in Windows Server

Module 11: Server and Performance Monitoring in Windows Server

This module covers the monitoring tools and technologies available in Windows Server.

Lessons

• Windows Server Monitoring Tools Overview
• Using Performance Monitor
• Monitoring event logs for troubleshooting

Lab 1: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Windows Server

• Exercise 1: Establishing a performance baseline
• Exercise 2: Identify the source of a performance problem
• Exercise 3: View and configure centralized event logs

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe and use performance monitoring tools.
• Describe and use server monitoring tools.
• Use event logs to troubleshoot

Module 12: Update and migration in Windows Server

This module covers the tools available in Windows Server for server upgrade and migration. It also covers the AD DS upgrade and migration process.

Lessons

• AD DS Migration
• Storage migration service
• Windows Server Migration Tools

Lab 1: Migrating Server Workloads

• Exercise 1: Selecting a Process to Migrate Server Workloads
• Exercise 2: Planning to migrate files using the Storage Migration Service

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe and perform the AD DS migration and upgrade
• Describe and perform storage migration
• Describe and use Windows Server migration tools.

Previous requirements

• Some exposure and experience with AD DS concepts and technologies on Windows Server 2016 or later
• Experience working and configuring Windows Server 2016 or later
• Experience and understanding of major networking technologies such as IP addressing, name resolution, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Experience working with and understanding of Microsoft Hyper-V and server virtualization basics
• Knowledge of basic security best practices.
• Experience working directly with Windows client operating systems such as Windows 10 or later
• Basic experience with Windows PowerShell

Language

• English course
• Labs: English