Course Details
Course Code: 55367; Duration: 5 days; Instructor-led
This course is intended for IT professionals with some experience in Windows Server 2012, or later. It should serve as a comprehensive guide for key areas of administration of Windows Server 2022 and a one-stop-shop for all Windows Server administrators that needs additional knowledge on configuring and maintaining the most important features of this product. The course begins with an administration techniques overview, and then continues to topics such as identity services, networking, virtualization, high availability, disaster recovery, and other. This is a very extensive course, with a lot of content and labs, and it can serve both for exam preparation and as a helpful guide when administering a Windows Server environment.
Audience
This course is intended for IT professionals who have some experience working with Windows Server and are wanting a five-day course that covers the administration of core components and technologies in Windows Server 2022. This course also helps server administrators from previous Windows Server versions to update their knowledge and skills related to Windows Server 2022.
Prerequisites
Needs foundation level of experiences working with Windows Server.
Methodology
This program will be conducted with interactive lectures, PowerPoint presentation, discussion and practical exercise.
Course Objectives
- Administer Windows Server 2022 and earlier versions.
- Administer and configure networking services in Windows Server 2022.
- Administer and configure virtualization services in Windows Server 2022.
- Administer and configure security services in Windows Server 2022.
- Administer and configure high availability and disaster recovery services in Windows Server 2022.
Outlines
Module 1 - Windows Server Administration
This module covers administration tools for Windows Server and it also introduces versions of Windows Server 2022.
Lessons
- Overview of Windows Server administration principles and tools
- Introducing Windows Server 2022
- Overview of Windows Server Core
Lab 1: Deploying and configuring Windows Server Core
Exercise 1: Deploying and configuring Server Core
Exercise 2: Implementing and using remote server administration
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe and use administration tools in Windows Server
- Describe Windows Server 2022 and its key features
- Implement and use Server Core
Module 2 - Identity Services in Windows Server
Lessons
- Overview of AD DS
- Deploying Windows Server domain controllers
- Overview of Azure AD
- Implementing Group Policy
- Overview of AD CS
Lab 1: Implementing identity services and Group Policy
Exercise 1: Deploying a new domain controller on Server Core
Exercise 2: Configuring Group Policy
Exercise 3: Deploying and using certificate services
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe AD DS and explain how it works
- Deploy Windows Server domain controllers
- Describe Azure AD
- Use Group Policy to manage Windows Server based environment
- Describe and use AD CS
Module 3 - Network Infrastructure Services in Windows Server
Lessons
- Deploying and managing DHCP
- Deploying and managing DNS services
- Deploying and managing IPAM
Lab 1: Implementing and configuring network infrastructure services in Windows Server
Exercise 1: Deploying and configuring DHCP
Exercise 2: Deploying and configuring DNS
Exercise 3: Implementing IPAM
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe, configure, and use DHCP service in Windows Server
- Describe, configure and use DNS
- Describe, configure and use IPAM to manage networking services
Module 4 - File servers and storage management in Windows Server
This module covers services that deal with file systems, volumes, and storage. Students will also learn about data deduplication, sharing, iSCSI, and DFS services.
Lessons
- Volumes and file systems in Windows Server
- Implementing sharing in Windows Server
- Implementing Storage Spaces in Windows Server
- Implementing Data Deduplication
- Implementing iSCSI
- Deploying DFS
Lab 1: Implementing storage solutions in Windows Server
Exercise 1: Implementing Data Deduplication
Exercise 2: Configuring iSCSI storage
Exercise 3: Configuring redundant storage spaces
Exercise 4: Implementing Storage Spaces Direct
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe volumes and file systems in Windows Server
- Implement sharing in Windows Server
- Describe and implement Storage Spaces
- Describe and configure Data Deduplication service
- Describe iSCSI
- Deploy DFS
Module 5 - Hyper-V virtualization and containers in Windows Server
In this module, students learn about virtualization services in Windows Server. The module covers Hyper-V, options to secure virtualization environment, containers and Kubernetes.
Lessons
- Hyper-V in Windows Server
- Configuring VMs
- Securing virtualization in Windows Server
- Containers in Windows Server
- Overview of Kubernetes
Lab 1: Implementing and configuring virtualization in Windows Server
Exercise 1: Creating and configuring VMs
Exercise 2: Installating and configuring containers
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe and use Hyper-V platform in Windows Server
- Configure VMs on Hyper-V platform
- Secure virtualization environment in Windows Server
- Describe Containers
- Describe Kubernetes
Module 6 - High availability in Windows Server
Lessons
- Planning for failover clustering implementation
- Creating and configuring failover clusters
- Overview of stretch clusters
- High availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V VMs
Lab 1: Implementing failover clustering
Exercise 1: Configuring iSCSI storage
Exercise 2: Configuring a failover cluster
Exercise 3: Deploying and configuring a highly available file server
Exercise 4: Validating the deployment of the highly available file server
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Plan failover clustering implementation
- Create failover clusters
- Describe stretched clusters
- Apply failover clustering to achieve high availability with Hyper-V platform
Module 7 - Disaster recovery in Windows Server
Lessons
- Hyper-V Replica
- Backup and restore infrastructure in Windows Server
Lab 1: Implementing Hyper-V Replica and Windows Server Backup
Exercise 1: Implementing Hyper-V Replica
Exercise 2: Implementing backup and restore with Windows Server Backup
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe and implement Hyper-V Replica
- Implement backup and restore with Windows Server backup
Module 8 - Windows Server security
Lessons
- Credentials and privileged access protection in Windows Server
- Hardening Windows Server
- JEA in Windows Server
- Securing and analyzing SMB traffic
- Windows Server update management
Lab 1: Configuring security in Windows Server
Exercise 1: Configuring Windows Defender Credential Guard
Exercise 2: Locating problematic accounts
Exercise 3: Implementing LAPS
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe credentials and privileged access protection
- Describe and perform hardening Windows Server
- Describe and implement JEA in Windows Server
- Describe who to secure and analyze SMB traffic
- Describe and implement Windows Server update management
Module 9 -RDS in Windows Server
Lessons
- Overivew of RDS
- Configuring a session-based desktop deployment
- Overview of personal and pooled virtual desktops
Lab 1: Implementing RDS in Windows Server
Exercise 1: Implementing RDS
Exercise 2: Configuring RemoteApp collection settings
Exercise 3: Configuring a virtual desktop template
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe and configure RDS
- Configure a session-based desktop deployment
- Implement personal and pooled virtual desktops
Module 10 - Remote access and web services in Windows Server
Lessons
- Overview of RAS in Windows Server
- Implementing VPNs
- Implementing NPS
- Implementing Always On VPN
- Implementing Web Server in Windows Server
Lab 1: Deploying network workloads
Exercise 1: Implementing Web Application Proxy
Exercise 2: Implementing VPN in Windows Server
Exercise 3: Deploying and configuring Web Server
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe and implement RAS in Windows Server
- Describe and implement VPNs
- Describe and implement NPS
- Describe and implement Always On VPN
- Describe and implement Web Server role in Windows Server
Module 11: Server and performance monitoring in Windows Server
Lessons
- Overview of Windows Server monitoring tools
- Using Performance Monitor
- Monitoring event logs for troubleshooting
Lab 1: Monitoring and troubleshooting Windows Server
Exercise 1: Establishing a performance baseline
Exercise 2: Identifying the source of a performance problem
Exercise 3: Viewing and configuring centralized event logs
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe and use performance monitoring tools
- Describe and use server monitoring tools
- Use event logs for troubleshooting
Module 12: Upgrade and migration in Windows Server
Lessons
- AD DS Migration
- Storage Migration Service
- Windows Server migration tools
Lab 1: Migrating server workloads
Exercise 1: Selecting a process to migrate server workloads
Exercise 2: Planning how to migrate files by using Storage Migration Service
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe and perform AD DS migration and upgrade
- Describe and perform storage migration
- Describe and use Windows Server migration tools.
