This five-day instructor-led course is designed primarily for IT professionals who have some experience with Windows Server. It is designed for professionals who will be responsible for managing identity, networking, storage and compute by using Windows Server, and who need to understand the scenarios, requirements, and options that are available and applicable to Windows Server. The course teaches IT professionals the fundamental administration skills required to deploy and support Windows Server in most organizations. This course is a replacement for WS-011.
Prerequisites:
The knowledge and skills that the learner should have before attending this course are as follows:
- Some exposure to and experience with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) concepts and technologies in Windows Server.
- Experience and an understanding of core networking technologies such as IP addressing, name resolution, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
- Experience working with and an understanding of Microsoft Hyper-V and basic server virtualization concepts.
- An awareness of basic security best practices.
- Experience working hands-on with Windows client operating systems such as Windows 10 or Windows 11.
- Basic experience with Windows PowerShell.
Course Objectives:
Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:
- Use administrative techniques and tools in Windows Server
- Implement identity Services
- Manage network infrastructure services
- Configure file servers and storage
- Manage virtual machines using Hyper-V virtualization and containers
- Implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions
- Apply security features to protect critical resources
- Configure Remote Desktop Services
- Configure a virtual machine-based desktop infrastructure deployment
- Implement remote access and web services
- Implement service monitoring and performance monitoring and apply troubleshooting
- Perform upgrades and migration related to AD DS, and storage.
Module 1: Windows Server Administration Overview
- Introducing Windows Server
- Windows Server Core Overview
- Windows Server administration principles and tools overview
Module 2: Identity Services in Windows Server
- AD DS Overview
- Deploying Windows Server domain controllers
- Azure AD overview
- Implementing Group Policy
- Active Directory Certificate Services overview
Module 3: Network Infrastructure Services in Windows Server
- Deploying and managing DHCP
- Deploying and managing DNS service
- Deploying and managing IPAM
- Remote Access Services in Windows Server
Module 4: File Servers and Storage Management in Windows Server
- Volumes and File Systems in Windows Server
- Implementing sharing in Windows Server
- Implementing Storage Spaces in Windows Server
- Implementing Data Deduplication
- Implementing iSCSI
- Deploying Distributed File System
Module 5: Hyper-V Virtualization and Containers in Windows Server
- Hyper-V in Windows Server
- Configuring VMs
- Securing virtualization in Windows Server
- Containers in Windows Server
- Overview of Kubernetes
Module 6: High Availability in Windows Server
- Planning for failover clustering implementation
- Creating and configuring failover cluster
- Overview of stretch clusters
- High availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V VMs
Module 7: Disaster Recovery in Windows Server
- Hyper-V Replica
- Backup and restore infrastructure in Windows Server
Module 8: Windows Server Security
- Credentials and privileged access protection
- Hardening Windows Server
- JEA in Windows Server
- Securing and analyzing SMB traffic
- Windows Server update management
Module 9: RDS in Windows Server
- Overview of RDS
- Configuring a session-based desktop deployment
- Overview of personal and pooled virtual desktops
Module 10: Remote Access and Web Services in Windows Server
- Implementing VPNs
- Implementing Always On VPN
- Implementing NPS
- Implementing Web Server in Windows Server
Module 11: Server and Performance Monitoring in Windows Server
- Overview of Windows Server monitoring tools
- Using Performance Monitor
- Monitoring event logs for troubleshooting
Module 12: Upgrade and Migration in Windows Server
- AD DS migration
- Storage Migration Service
- Windows Server migration tools
Lab Outline:
Labs are designed to assure learners a whole practical experience, through the following practical activities:
Lab 1: Deploying and Configuring Windows Server
- Deploying and configuring Server Core
- Implementing and using remote server administration
Lab 2: Implementing Identity Services and Group Policy
- Deploying new domain controller on Server Core
- Configuring Group Policy
- Deploying and using certificate services
- Explain Group Policy basics and configure GPOs in a domain environment
- Describe the role of Active Directory certificate services and certificate usage
Lab 3: Implementing and Configuring Network Infrastructure Services in Windows Server
- Deploying and configuring DHCP
- Deploying and configuring DNS
- Implementing Web Application Proxy
Lab 4: Implementing Storage Solutions in Windows Server
- Implementing Data Deduplication
- Configuring iSCSI storage
- Configuring redundant storage spaces
- Implementing Storage Spaces Direct
Lab 5: Implementing and Configuring Virtualization in Windows Server
- Creating and configuring VMs
- Installing and configuring containers
Lab 6: Implementing Failover Clustering
- Configuring storage and creating a cluster
- Deploying and configuring a highly available file server
- Validating the deployment of the highly available file server
Lab 7: Implementing Hyper-V Replica and Windows Server Backup
- Implementing Hyper-V Replica
- Implementing backup and restore with Windows Server Backup
Lab 8: Configuring security in Windows Server
- Configuring Windows Defender Credential Guard
- Locating problematic accounts
- Implementing LAPS
Lab 9: Implementing RDS in Windows Server
- Implementing RDS
- Configuring Session Collection Settings and using RDC
- Configuring a virtual desktop template
Lab 10: Deploying Network Workloads
- Implementing VPN in Windows Server
- Deploying and Configuring Web Server
Lab 11: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Windows Server
- Establishing a performance baseline
- Identifying the source of a performance problem
Lab 12: Migrating Server Workloads
- Implementing Storage Migration Service
This course is intended for Information Technology (IT) Professionals who have some experience working with Windows Server and are looking for a single five-day course that covers core administration components and technologies in Windows Server 2019. This course also helps server administrators from previous Windows Server versions to update their knowledge and skills related to Windows Server. The course is also for individuals from a service desk role who wish to transition into server maintenance.