Overview
Prerequisites
- Some exposure to and experience with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) concepts and technologies in Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2016.
- Some exposure to and experience with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) concepts and technologies in Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2016.
- 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 8, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10.
- Basic experience with Windows PowerShell.
Who Should Attend?
This course is intended for Information Technology (IT) Professionals who have some experiencing 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 2019. Additionally, this course can help individuals looking for preparation materials to pass exams related to Windows Server. The course is also to individuals from a service desk role who wish to transition into server maintenance.
Course Outline
- Overview of Windows Server administration principles and tools
- Introducing Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server Core Overview
Lab: Deploying and configuring Windows Server
- Overview AD DS
- Deploying Windows Server domain controllers
- Overview of Azure AD
- Implementing Group Policy
- Active Directory Certificate Services overview
Lab: Implementing Identity Services and Group Policy
- Deploying and managing DHCP
- Deploying and managing DNS service
- Deploying and managing IPAM
Lab: Implementing and configuring network infrastructure services in Windows Server
- Volumes and File Systems in Windows Server
- Implementing sharing in Windows Server
- Implement Storage Spaces in Windows Server
- Implementing Data Deduplication
- Implement iSCSI
- Deploying Distributed File System
Lab: Implementing storage solutions in Windows Server
- Hyper-V in Windows Server
- Configuring VMs
- Securing virtualization in Windows Server
- Containers in Windows Server
- Overview of Kubernetes
Lab: Implementing and configuring virtualization 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
Lab: Implementing failover clustering
- Hyper-V Replica
- Backup and restore infrastructure in Windows Server
Lab: Implementing Hyper-V Replica and Windows Server Backup
- Credentials and privileged access protection
- Hardening Windows Server
- Just Enough Administration in Windows Server
- Securing and analyzing SMB traffic
- Windows Server update management
Lab: Configuring security in Windows Server
- Remote Desktop Services Overview
- Configuring a session-based desktop deployment
- Overview of personal and pooled virtual desktops
Lab: Implementing RDS in Windows Server
- Overview of RAS in Windows Server
- Implementing VPNs
- Implementing Always On VPN
- Implementing NPS
- Implementing Web Server in Windows Server
Lab: Deploying network workloads
- Overview of Windows Server monitoring tools
- Using Performance Monitor
- Monitoring event logs for troubleshooting
Lab: Monitoring and troubleshooting Windows Server
- AD DS migration
- Storage Migration Service
- Windows Server migration tools
Lab: Migrating Server workloads