AZ-801: Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services

AZ-801 Course: Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services

This course teaches IT professionals how to configure advanced Windows Server services using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies. The course teaches IT professionals how to leverage Azure hybrid capabilities, how to migrate physical and virtual server workloads to Azure IaaS , and how to secure Azure virtual machines running Windows Server . IT professionals are also taught how to perform tasks related to high availability, troubleshooting, and disaster recovery. Administrative tools and technologies are highlighted, including Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Azure Arc, Azure Automation Update Management, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Azure Security Center, Azure Migrate, and Azure Monitor.

The course includes a certification exam and a bonus opportunity for a virtual gift! *Promotion valid until August 31st, for customers in Spain only. Does not apply to self-learning.

Course aimed at

This four-day course is intended for hybrid Windows Server administrators who are experienced with Windows Server and want to extend the capabilities of their on-premises environments by combining on-premises and hybrid technologies. Hybrid Windows Server administrators who already deploy and manage core on-premises technologies want to secure their environments, migrate virtual and physical workloads to Azure IaaS, enable a fully redundant, highly available environment, and perform monitoring and troubleshooting.

Elements of the AZ-801 formation

• Securing Hybrid and On-Premises Windows Server Infrastructures (10 Modules)
• Implementing Windows Server High Availability (5 Modules)
• Implementing Disaster Recovery in On-Premises and Hybrid Windows Server Environments (5 Modules)
• Server and Workload Migration in On-Premises and Hybrid Environments (5 Modules)
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting Windows Server Environments (8 Modules)

AZ-801 Course Content

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

• Secure Windows Server user accounts
  
• Hardening Windows Server
  
• Secure Windows Server DNS
  
• Windows Server update management
  
• Lab 01 – Configuring security in Windows Server

Module 2: Secure Windows Server on-premises and Hybrid Infrastructures (Implementing Security Solutions in Hybrid Scenarios)

• Implement Windows Server IaaS VM network security
  
• Audit the security of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
  
• Manage Azure updates
  
• Configure BitLocker disk encryption for Windows IaaS Virtual Machines
  
• Lab 02: Implementing Security Solutions in Hybrid Scenarios
  

Module 3: Implementing Windows Server high Availability

• Implement Windows Server failover clustering
  
• Implement high availability of Windows Server VMs
  
• Implement scale and high availability with Windows Server VMs
  
• Implement Windows Server File Server high availability
  
• Lab 03: Implementing failover clustering
  

Module 4: Implement Disaster Recovery in Windows Server on-premises and Hybrid Environments (Disaster Recovery in Windows Server)

• Implement Hyper-V Replica
  
• Protect your on-premises infrastructure from disasters with Azure Site Recovery
  
• Lab 04 – Implementing Hyper-V Replica and Windows Server Backup
  

Module 5: Implementing Disaster Recovery in Windows Server on-premises and Hybrid Environments (Implementing Disaster Recovery Services in Hybrid Scenarios)

• Implement hybrid backup and recovery with Windows Server IaaS
  
• Protect your Azure infrastructure with Azure Site Recovery
  
• Protect your virtual machines by using Azure Backup
  
• Lab 05 – Implementing Azure-based recovery services

Module 6: Migrate Servers and Workloads in on-premises and Hybrid Environments (Upgrade and migrate in Windows Server)

• Active Directory Domain Services migration
  
• Migrate file server workloads using Storage Migration Service
  
• Migrate Windows Server roles
  
• Lab 06 – Upgrade and migrate in Windows Server
  

Module 7: Migrate Servers and Workloads in on-premises and Hybrid Environments (Implementing migration in hybrid scenarios)

• Migrate on-premises Windows Server instances to Azure IaaS virtual machines
  
• Upgrade and migrate Windows Server IaaS virtual machines
  
• Containerize and migrate ASP.NET applications to Azure App Service
  
• Lab 07 – Migrating Hyper-V VMs to Azure by using Azure Migrate
  

Module 8: Monitor and Troubleshoot Windows Server Environment (Server and performance monitoring in Windows Server)

• Monitor Windows Server performance
  
• Manage and monitor Windows Server event logs
  
• Implement Windows Server auditing and diagnostics
  
• Troubleshoot Active Directory
  
• Lab 08 – Monitoring and troubleshooting Windows Server
  

Module 9: Monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environment (Implementing operational monitoring in hybrid scenarios)

• Monitor Windows Server Virtual Machines and hybrid instances
  
• Monitor your Azure virtual machines with Azure Monitor
  
• Troubleshoot Windows Server Virtual Machines in Azure
  
• Troubleshoot on-premises and hybrid networking
  
• Lab 09 – Implementing operational monitoring in hybrid scenarios
  

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Experience administering the 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 administration tools (implied in the first prerequisite).
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft core computing, storage, networking, and virtualization technologies (implicit in the first prerequisite).
• Experience and understanding of key network technologies such as IP addressing, name resolution, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
• Experience working with and understanding of Microsoft Hyper-V and basic server virtualization concepts.
• Knowledge of basic safety recommended procedures.
• Basic knowledge of security-related technologies (firewalls, encryption, multi-factor authentication, SIEM/SOAR).
• Basic knowledge of local resiliency Windows Server-based compute and storage technologies (failover clustering, storage spaces).
• Basic experience in implementing and managing IaaS services on Microsoft Azure
• Basic knowledge of Azure Active Directory
• Hands-on experience working with Windows client operating systems, such as Windows 10 or Windows 11
• Basic experience with Windows PowerShell.

Understanding the following concepts related to Windows Server technologies:

• High availability and disaster recovery
• Automation
• Supervision
• Troubleshooting

Language

• Course: English / Spanish

• Labs: English / Spanish

Microsoft Certification Related: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate

Microsoft Certified: Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate

As a candidate for this certification, you are responsible for configuring and managing Windows Server on-premises, hybrid, and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform workloads.

Level: Intermediate
Role: Administrator, Identity and Access Manager, Compliance and Information Protection Manager, Network Engineer, Security Engineer, Help Desk Engineer, Technology Manager
Product: Azure

Required exams:

• AZ-800: Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure
• AZ-801: Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services