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.
