55371A Windows Server Administration

Course Description

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

Course outline

Module 1: Windows Server Administration

This module covers administration 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: Deploying and Configuring Windows Server Core

• Exercise 1: Deploying and configuring 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 in Windows Server

This module covers important identity roles in Windows Server. It first discusses Active Directory Domain Services, Certificate Services, and the cloud-based identity service Azure AD.

Lessons

• AD DS Overview
• Deploying Windows Server Domain Controllers
• Azure AD Overview
• Implementing Group Policy
• AD CS Overview

Lab 1: Implementing Identity Services and Group Policy

• Exercise 1: Deploying a new domain controller on Server Core
• Exercise 2: Configuring Group Policy
• 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 basic network services in Windows Server: DHCP, DNS, and IPAM.

Lessons

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

Lab 1: Deploying and Configuring Network Infrastructure Services in Windows Server

• Exercise 1: Implementing and configuring DHCP
• Exercise 2: Implementing and configuring DNS
• Exercise 3: IPAM Implementation

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe, configure, and use the DHCP service in 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 in 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: Implementing Storage Spaces Direct

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe volumes and file systems in Windows Server
• Implementing Sharing in 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 in Windows Server

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

Lessons

• Hyper-V on Windows Server
• Configuring virtual machines
• Securing Virtualization in Windows Server
• Containers in Windows Server
• Kubernetes Overview

Lab 1: Deploying and Configuring Virtualization in Windows Server

• Exercise 1: Creating and configuring virtual machines
• Exercise 2: Installing and configuring containers

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe and use the Hyper-V platform in Windows Server
• Configuring 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 in Windows Server. It focuses primarily on the failover clustering function.

Lessons

• Planning Failover Cluster Deployment
• Creating and configuring failover clusters
• Overview of Extended Clusters
• High availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V virtual machines

Lab 1: Implementing Failover Clustering

• Exercise 1: Configuring iSCSI Storage
• Exercise 2: Configuring a Failover Cluster
• Exercise 3: Implementing and configuring a high-availability file server
• Exercise 4: Validating the High Availability File Server Implementation

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Planning the implementation of failover clusters
• Create Failover Clusters
• Describe stretched clusters
• Apply failover clustering to achieve high availability with the Hyper-V platform

Module 7: Disaster Recovery in Windows Server

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

Lessons

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

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

• Exercise 1: Implementing Hyper-V Replication
• Exercise 2: Implementing 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
• Managing Windows Server Updates

Lab 1: Configuring Security in Windows Server

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

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 covers VDI deployments.

Lessons

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

Lab 1: Deploying RDS on Windows Server

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

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe and configure RDS
• Configure a session-based desktop deployment
• Deploy personal and pooled virtual desktops

Module 10: Remote Access and Web Services in Windows Server

In this module, students learn about remote access technologies for Windows Server, as well as how to deploy and use IIS.

Lessons

• Overview of RAS in Windows Server
• VPN Implementation
• Implementing NPS
• Always-on VPN implementation
• Web Server Deployment on Windows Server

Lab 1: Deploying Network Workloads

• Exercise 1: Implementing a Web Application Proxy
• Exercise 2: Implementing VPN on Windows Server
• Exercise 2: Implementing and configuring the web server

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

• Overview of Windows Server Monitoring Tools
• 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: Viewing and configuring centralized event logs

After completing this module, students will be able to:

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

Module 12: Upgrade 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 how to migrate files using the Storage Migration Service

After completing this module, students will be able to:

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

Prerequisites

• Some exposure and experience with AD DS concepts and technologies on Windows Server 2016 or later
• Experience working with and configuring Windows Server 2016 or later
• 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 security best practices.
• Experience working directly with Windows client operating systems such as Windows 10 or later
• Basic experience with Windows PowerShell

Language

• Course: English
• Labs: English