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SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION · INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Windows Server Administration

Gain the skills to install, configure, and manage Windows Server environments. Topics include Active Directory, group policies, user management, and server roles. This course prepares students for real-world Windows infrastructure administration. All sessions are conducted by seasoned professionals using practical scenarios and labs.

Intermediate12 weeks48 hoursOn-site
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CONDENSED SYLLABUS

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01Installing, upgrading, and migrating servers and workloads6 lessons+

Overview of Windows Server administration principles and tools

Preparing for upgrades and migrations

Migrating server roles and workloads

Windows Server Core Overview

Introducing Windows Server

Windows Server activation models

02Configuring local storage2 lessons+

Managing volumes in Windows Server 2016

Managing disks in Windows Server 2016

03Implementing enterprise storage solutions2 lessons+

Comparing Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and FCoE

Overview of direct-attached storage, network-attached storage, and storage area networks

04File Servers and Storage management in Windows Server5 lessons+

Deploying Distributed File System

Implementing iSCSI

Implementing sharing in Windows Server

Implementing Data Deduplication

Volumes and file systems in Windows Server

05Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server2 lessons+

Configuring a session-based desktop deployment

Remote Desktop Services Overview

06Implementing and managing failover clustering4 lessons+

Maintaining a failover cluster

Creating and configuring a new failover cluster

Troubleshooting a failover cluster

Planning a failover cluster

07Windows Server Backup and Recovery1 lesson+

Backing up and restoring the Windows Server operating system and data by using Windows Server Backup

08Managing, monitoring, and maintaining servers5 lessons+

WSUS overview and deployment options

Monitoring Event Logs

Overview of Windows Server monitoring tools

Update management process with WSUS

Using Performance Monitor

09Practice Exam0 lessons+

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10Planning and implementing an IPv4 network3 lessons+

Managing and troubleshooting IPv4 network connectivity

Planning IPv4 addressing

Configuring an IPv4 host

11Implementing DHCP3 lessons+

Deploying DHCP

Managing and troubleshooting DHCP

Overview of the DHCP server role

12Implementing DNS5 lessons+

Configuring DNS integration with AD DS

Implementing DNS servers

Configuring name resolution between DNS zones

Configuring zones in DNS

Configuring advanced DNS settings

13Practice Exam0 lessons+

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14Installing and configuring domain controllers5 lessons+

Overview of AD DS domain controllers

Overview of AD DS

Deploying a domain controller

Overview of Read-Only Domain Controllers

Manage AD DS domain controllers and FSMO roles

15Managing objects in AD DS5 lessons+

Managing computer objects in AD DS

Managing groups in AD DS

Implementing and managing OUs

Managing user accounts

Using Windows PowerShell for AD DS administration

16Implementing and administering AD DS sites and replication3 lessons+

Configuring AD DS sites

Overview of AD DS replication

Configuring and monitoring AD DS replication

17Implementing Group Policy4 lessons+

Introducing Group Policy

Group Policy scope and Group Policy processing

Troubleshooting the application of GPOs

Implementing and administering GPOs

18Managing user settings with Group Policy3 lessons+

Configuring Folder Redirection, software installation, and scripts

Implementing administrative templates

Configuring Group Policy preferences

19Securing Active Directory Domain Services4 lessons+

Implementing audit authentication

Implementing account security

Configuring managed service accounts

Securing domain controllers

20Deploying and managing certificates3 lessons+

Using certificates in a business environment

Managing certificate deployment, revocation, and recovery

Deploying and managing certificate templates

21Implementing AD DS synchronization with Microsoft Azure AD3 lessons+

Implementing directory synchronization by using Azure AD Connect

Planning and preparing for directory synchronization

Managing identities with directory synchronization

22Practice Exam0 lessons+

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23Attacks, breach detection, and Sysinternals tools3 lessons+

Understanding attacks

Detecting security breaches

Examining activity with the Sysinternals tools

24Protecting credentials and privileged access5 lessons+

Local administrator password solution

Privileged Access Workstations and jump servers

Computer and service accounts

Protecting credentials

Understanding user rights

25Mitigating malware and threats3 lessons+

Configuring and managing Windows Defender

Restricting software

Configuring and using the Device Guard feature

26Analyzing activity with advanced auditing and log analytics3 lessons+

Advanced auditing

Overview of auditing

Windows PowerShell auditing and logging

27Optimizing and securing file services2 lessons+

Implementing classification and file management tasks

File Server Resource Manager

28Practice Exam0 lessons+

Topics announced with the cohort.

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