Microsoft Windows Server Administration (55371)
A complete grounding in day-to-day Windows Server administration.
About this course
A complete grounding in day-to-day Windows Server administration. Across five days you will manage identity with AD DS and Group Policy, run DHCP, DNS and IPAM, configure file services and Storage Spaces, host Hyper-V machines and containers, secure and monitor servers, deliver Remote Desktop Services and Always On VPN, and plan for high availability, disaster recovery and migration.
What you'll learn
- Deploy and manage core Windows Server infrastructure components
- Implement and manage ADÂ DS, Group Policy, and identity services
- Configure networking: DHCP, DNS, IPAM, and remote access
- Set up Hyper-V virtualization and storage services
- Manage security, backup, high availability, and disaster recovery
Curriculum
- Introducing Windows Server
- Windows Server Core Overview
- Administration principles and tools
- ADÂ DS overview and domain controller deployment
- Azure AD and Group Policy
- Certificate Services
- Deploying/managing DHCP and DNS
- IPAM
- Remote Access Services
- Volumes and File Systems
- Sharing and Storage Spaces
- Data Deduplication, iSCSI, and DFS
- Hyper-V setup and VM configuration
- Virtualization security
- Containers and Kubernetes overview
- Failover clustering and stretch clusters
- Hyper-V disaster recovery
- Hyper-V Replica
- Backup and restore strategies
- Credential protection and JEA
- Server hardening and SMB security
- Update management
- Session-based deployment
- Personal and pooled desktops
- VPN and Always On VPN
- NPS and Web Server setup
- Monitoring tools and event logs
- Performance troubleshooting
- ADÂ DS migration
- Storage Migration Service
- Server migration tools
Who it's for
System administrators and IT support staff responsible for running Windows Server in their organisation.
Before you start
No formal prerequisites. Bring curiosity and a willingness to practise.
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