Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure

This four-day course is intended for Windows Server Hybrid Administrators who have experience working with Windows Server and want to extend the capabilities of their on-premises environments by combining on-premises and hybrid technologies. Windows Server Hybrid Administrators implement and manage on-premises and hybrid solutions such as identity, management, compute, networking, and storage in a Windows Server hybrid environment.

Module 1: Identity services in Windows Server

• Introduction to AD DS
• Manage AD DS domain controllers and FSMO roles
• Implement Group Policy Objects
• Manage advanced features of AD DS

Module 2: Implementing identity in hybrid scenarios

• Implement hybrid identity with Windows Server
• Deploy and manage Azure IaaS Active Directory domain controllers in Azure

Module 3: Windows Server administration

• Perform Windows Server secure administration
• Describe Windows Server administration tools
• Perform post-installation configuration of Windows Server
• Just Enough Administration in Windows Server

Module 4: Facilitating hybrid management

• Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS virtual machines remotely
• Manage hybrid workloads with Azure Arc

Module 5: Hyper-V virtualization in Windows Server

• Configure and manage Hyper-V
• Configure and manage Hyper-V virtual machines
• Secure Hyper-V workloads
• Run containers on Windows Server
• Orchestrate containers on Windows Server using Kubernetes

Module 6: Deploying and configuring Azure VMs

• Plan and deploy Windows Server IaaS virtual machines
• Customize Windows Server IaaS virtual machine images
• Automate the configuration of Windows Server IaaS virtual machines

Module 7: Network infrastructure services in Windows Server

• Deploy and manage DHCP
• Implement Windows Server DNS
• Implement IP address management
• Implement remote access

Module 8: Implementing hybrid networking infrastructure

• Implement hybrid network infrastructure
• Implement DNS for Windows Server IaaS VMs
• Implement Windows Server IaaS VM IP addressing and routing

Module 9: File servers and storage management in Windows Server

• Manage Windows Server file servers
• Implement Storage Spaces and Storage Spaces Direct
• Implement Windows Server Data Deduplication
• Implement Windows Server iSCSI
• Implement Windows Server Storage Replica

Module 10: Implementing a hybrid file server infrastructure

• Overview of Azure file services
• Implementing Azure File Sync

• Experience with managing Windows Server operating system and Windows Server workloads in on-premises scenarios, including AD DS, DNS, DFS, Hyper-V, and File and Storage Services
• Experience with common Windows Server management tools (implied in the first prerequisite)
• Basic knowledge of core Microsoft compute, storage, networking, and virtualization technologies (implied in the first prerequisite)
• 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
• Basic experience with implementing and managing IaaS services in Microsoft Azure
• Basic knowledge of Azure Active Directory
• Experience working hands-on with Windows client operating systems such as Windows 10 or Windows 11
• Basic experience with Windows PowerShell

• Successful Azure Network Engineers start this role with experience in enterprise networking, on-premises or cloud infrastructure and network security.
• Understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including: VMs, virtual networking, and virtual hard disks.
• Understanding of network configurations, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, and encryption technologies.
• Understanding of software defined networking.
• Understanding hybrid network connectivity methods, such as VPN.
• Understanding resilience and disaster recovery, including high availability and restore operations.

Classrooms are equipped with high-performance computers with Internet access and the possibility of wireless connection.

All participants will get original Microsoft student materials.