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Course AZ-801T00-A: Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services

  • Duration: 4 days
  • Job Role: Administrator
  • Exam: AZ-801

Course AZ-801T00-A: Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services

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This course teaches IT Professionals to configure advanced Windows Server services using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies. The course teaches IT Professionals how to leverage the hybrid capabilities of Azure, how to migrate virtual and physical server workloads to Azure IaaS, and how to secure Azure VMs running Windows Server. The course also teaches IT Professionals how to perform tasks related to high availability, troubleshooting, and disaster recovery. The course highlights administrative tools and technologies including Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Azure Arc, Azure Automation Update Management, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Azure Security Center, Azure Migrate, and Azure Monitor.

Audience Profile

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 who already implement and manage on-premises core technologies want to secure and protect their environments, migrate virtual and physical workloads to Azure Iaas, enable a highly available, fully redundant environment, and perform monitoring and troubleshooting.

Prerequisites

  • 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.
  • Basic experience with implementing and managing IaaS services in Microsoft Azure.
  • Basic knowledge of Azure Active Directory.
  • Basic understanding security-related technologies (firewalls, encryption, multi-factor authentication, SIEM/SOAR).
  • Basic knowledge of PowerShell scripting.
  • Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, or later.
  • Core networking technologies.
  • Windows Server Hyper-V fundamentals.
  • Experience with Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, or later.
  • Familiarity with core networking technologies.
  • Windows Server Hyper-V fundamentals.
  • Familiarity with virtual machines.
  • Familiarity with backup and restore concepts
  • Familiarity with high availability and autoscaling concepts.
  • Core Microsoft compute, storage, networking, and virtualization technologies.
  • On-premises resiliency Windows Server-based compute and storage technologies.
  • Implementing and managing infrastructure as a service (IaaS) services in Azure.
  • Azure Active Directory (Azure AD).
  • Windows PowerShell scripting.
  • Knowledge of core Microsoft compute, storage, networking, and virtualization technologies.
  • Working knowledge of common Windows Server management tools.
  • Some experience of typical Windows Server workloads.
  • Basic knowledge of Windows PowerShell.
  • Experience implementing and managing infrastructure as a service (IaaS) services in Azure.
  • Experience working with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).Experience working with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD).

Course outline

Module 1: Implement Windows Server IaaS VM network security
Module Overview

In this module, you will focus on how to improve the network security for Windows Server infrastructure as a service (IaaS) virtual machines (VMs) and how to diagnose network security issues with those VMs.

Lessons

Introduction
Implement network security groups and Windows IaaS VMs
Implement adaptive network hardening
Implement Azure Firewall and Windows IaaS VMs
Implement Windows firewall with Windows Server IaaS VMs
Choose the appropriate filtering solution
Deploy and configure Azure firewall using the Azure portal
Capture network traffic with network watcher
Log network traffic to and from a VM using the Azure portal
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand how NSGs act as virtual firewalls to control inbound and outbound traffic at the subnet or NIC level.
Learn how to create, configure, and prioritize rules for allowing or denying specific traffic flows.
Gain insight into the centralized network security solution provided by Azure for filtering traffic between networks.
Learn how to implement application- and network-level filtering, enforce outbound and inbound security policies, and leverage threat intelligence to block malicious traffic.
Learn how to use Azure Security Center recommendations to automatically identify and secure critical resources by applying stricter NSG rules based on traffic patterns.
Understand how to use this tool to monitor and diagnose network issues, check connectivity, and validate the effectiveness of security rules.
Learn how to perform network tracing and logging to identify vulnerabilities or unexpected traffic patterns.

Module 2: Audit the security of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
Module Overview

In this module, you will learn about Azure Security Center and how to onboard Windows Server computers to Security Center. You’ll also learn about Azure Sentinel, security information and event management (SIEM), and security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR).

Lessons

Introduction
Describe Azure Security Center
Enable Azure Security Center in hybrid environments
Implement and assess security policies
Protect your resources with Azure Security Center
Implement Azure Sentinel
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe Azure Security Center.
Enable Azure Security Center in hybrid environments.
Onboard Windows Server computers to Azure Security Center.
Implement and assess security policies.
Describe Azure Sentinel.
Implement SIEM and SOAR.
Protect your resources with Azure Security Center.

Module 3: Manage Azure updates
Module Overview

In this module, you will able to enable Azure Update Management, deploy updates, review an update assessment, and manage updates for your Azure VMs.

Lessons

Introduction
Describe update management
Enable update management
Deploy updates
View update assessments
Manage updates for your Azure Virtual Machines
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe Azure updates.
Enable Update Management.
Deploy updates.
Review an update assessment.
Manage updates for your Azure VMs.

Module 4: Create and implement application allowlists with adaptive application control
Module Overview

You’re able to implement Adaptive application controls within your organization to protect your Windows Server IaaS VMs.

Lessons

Introduction
Describe adaptive application control
Implement adaptive application control policies
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Enable Adaptive application controls.
Implement adaptive application control policies.

Module 5: Configure BitLocker disk encryption for Windows IaaS Virtual Machines
Module Overview

You’ll be able to configure Azure Disk Encryption for Windows IaaS VMs and back up and recover encrypted data.

Lessons

Introduction
Describe Azure Disk Encryption and server-side encryption
Configure Key Vault for Azure Disk Encryption
Encrypt Azure IaaS Virtual Machine hard disks
Back up and recover data from encrypted disks
Create and encrypt a Windows Virtual Machine
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe Azure Disk Encryption.
Configure Key Vault to support Azure Disk Encryption.
Explain how to encrypt Azure IaaS VM hard disks.
Back up and recover encrypted data from IaaS VM hard disks.

Module 6: Implement change tracking and file integrity monitoring for Windows IaaS VMs
Module Overview

In this module, you’ll learn how to monitor Windows Server Azure IaaS VMs for changes in files and the registry, as well as other monitor modifications made to application software.

Lessons

Introduction
Implement Change Tracking and Inventory
Manage Change Tracking and Inventory
Manage tracked files
Implement File Integrity Monitoring
Select and monitor entities
Use File Integrity Monitoring
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

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Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Implement Change Tracking and Inventory.
Manage Change Tracking and Inventory.
Manage tracked files.
Implement File Integrity Monitoring.
Select and monitor entities.
Use File Integrity Monitoring.

Module 7: Secure Windows Server DNS
Module Overview

Learn how to secure Windows Server DNS to help protect your network name resolution infrastructure and also learn how to implement DNS policies.

Lessons

Introduction
Implement split-horizon DNS
Create DNS policies
Implement DNS policies
Secure Windows Server DNS
Implement DNSSEC
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe split-horizon DNS and explain how to implement it.
Create DNS policies.
Implement DNS policies.
Describe the options for protecting the DNS server role.
Implement DNS security.

Module 8: Secure Windows Server user accounts
Module Overview

Protect your Active Directory environment by securing user accounts to least privilege and placing them in the Protected Users group. Learn how to limit authentication scope and remediate potentially insecure accounts.

Lessons

Introduction
Configure user account rights
Protect user accounts with the Protected Users group
Describe Windows Defender Credential Guard
Block NTLM authentication
Locate problematic accounts
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure and manage user accounts to limit security threats across an organization.
Apply Protected Users settings, policies, and authentication silos to protect highly privileged user accounts.
Describe and configure Windows Defender Credential Guard.
Configure Group Policy to block the use of NTLM for authentication.

Module 9: Hardening Windows Server
Module Overview

Learn how to harden the security configuration of your Windows Server operating system environment. Secure administrative access to Privileged Access Workstations (PAWs), apply security baselines, and secure domain controllers and SMB traffic.

Lessons

Introduction
Describe Local Password Administrator Solution
Configure Privileged Access Workstations
Secure domain controllers
Analyze security configuration with Security Compliance Toolkit
Secure SMB traffic
Knowledge check
Summary and Resources

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Manage local administrator passwords using Local Administrator Password Solution.
Limit administrative access to Privileged Access Workstations (PAWs).
Explain how to secure domain controllers from being compromised.
Describe how to use the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit to harden servers.
Secure SMB traffic using SMB encryption.

Module 10: Windows Server update management
Module Overview

Learn how to use Windows Server Update Services to deploy operating system updates to computers on your network. Select the appropriate deployment option and combine WSUS with Microsoft Azure Update Management to manage server updates.

Lessons

Introduction
Explore Windows Update
Outline Windows Server Update Services server deployment options
Define Windows Server Update Services update management process
Describe the process of Update Management
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

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Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the role of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
Describe the WSUS update management process.
Deploy updates with WSUS.

Module 11: Introduction to Cluster Shared Volumes
Module Overview

Learn about the core functionality, benefits, use cases, and implementation of Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) in Windows Server 2019.

Lessons

Introduction
Determine the functionality of Cluster Shared Volumes
Explore the architecture and components of Cluster Shared Volumes
Implement Cluster Shared Volumes
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

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Lab Lessons

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After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the functionality of CSV.
Describe the architecture and components of CSV.
Implement CSV.

Module 12: Implement Windows Server failover clustering
Module Overview

Learn about the core functionality of Windows Server failover clustering, various configuration options for failover clustering, and the use of cluster sets.

Lessons

Introduction
Define Windows Server failover clustering
Plan Windows Server failover clustering
Implement Windows Server failover clustering
Manage Windows Server failover clustering
Implement stretch clusters
Define cluster sets
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

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Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe Windows Server failover clustering.
Implement Windows Server failover clustering.
Manage Windows Server failover clustering.
Implement stretch clusters.
Describe cluster sets.

Module 13: Implement high availability of Windows Server VMs
Module Overview

Learn about the core functionality, benefits, use cases, and implementation of highly available Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines (VMs) in Windows Server 2019.

Lessons

Introduction
Select high-availability options for Hyper-V
Consider network load balancing for Hyper-V VMs
Implement Hyper-V VM live migration
Implement Hyper-V VMs storage migration
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the Hyper-V high availability options.
Describe Hyper-V VMs load balancing.
Implement Hyper-V VMs live migration.
Implement Hyper-V VMs storage migration.

Module 14: Implement Windows Server File Server high availability
Module Overview

Learn about the core functionality, benefits, use cases, and implementation of the highly available File Server role in Windows Server 2019.

Lessons

Introduction
Explore the Windows Server File Server high-availability options
Define Cluster Shared Volumes
Implement Scale-Out File Server
Implement Storage Replica
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Provide a high-level overview of Windows Server File Server high-availability options.
Describe the characteristics of, and high-level implementation steps for Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV).
Describe the characteristics of, and high-level implementation steps for Scale-Out File Server (SOFS).
Describe the characteristics of, and high-level implementation steps for Storage Replica.

Module 15: Implement scale and high availability with Windows Server VM
Module Overview

You’ll learn how to implement scaling for virtual machine scale sets and load-balanced VMs. You’ll also learn how to implement Azure Site Recovery.

Lessons

Introduction
Describe virtual machine scale sets
Implement scaling
Implement load-balancing VMs
Create a virtual machine scale set in the Azure portal
Describe Azure Site Recovery
Implement Azure Site Recovery
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe virtual machine scale sets.
Implement scaling.
Implement load-balancing virtual machines.
Implement Azure Site Recovery.

Module 16: Implement Hyper-V Replica
Module Overview

Learn about Hyper-V Replica, scenarios for its use, and prerequisites to use it. Learn about Azure Site Recovery and the benefits of using it, focusing on implementing Site Recovery in on-premises scenarios.

Lessons

Introduction
Define Hyper-V Replica
Plan for Hyper-V Replica
Configure and implement Hyper-V Replica
Define extended replication
Define Azure Site Recovery
Implement Site Recovery from on-premises site to Azure
Implement Site Recovery from on-premises site to on-premises site
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe Hyper-V Replica, pre-requisites for its use, and its high-level architecture and components.
Describe Hyper-V Replica usage scenarios, available replication settings, and security considerations.
Configure Hyper-V Replica settings, health monitoring, and failover options.
Implement Hyper-V Replica.
Describe extended replication.
Describe Site Recovery.
Implement Site Recovery.

Module 17: Implement hybrid backup and recovery with Windows Server IaaS
Module Overview

You’ll learn about Azure Backup before learning to implement Recovery Vaults and Azure Backup Policies. You’ll learn to implement Windows IaaS VM recovery, perform backup and restore of on-premises workloads, and manage Azure VM backups.

Lessons

Introduction
Describe Azure Backup
Implement recovery vaults
Implement Azure Backup policies
Recover Windows IaaS Virtual Machines
Perform file and folder recovery
Perform backup and restore of on-premises workloads
Manage Azure Virtual Machine backups with Azure Backup service
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe Azure Backup.
Implement Recovery Vaults.
Implement Azure Backup policies.
Recover Windows IaaS VMs.
Perform file and folder recovery.
Perform backup and recovery of on-premises workloads.
Explain how to manage Azure VM backups with Azure Backup.

Module 18: Protect your on-premises infrastructure from disasters with Azure Site Recovery
Module Overview

Learn how to provide disaster recovery for your on-premises infrastructure by using Azure Site Recovery to manage and orchestrate replication. Use Site Recovery to perform failover and failback of VMware virtual machines, Hyper-V virtual machines, and physical servers.

Lessons

Introduction
Azure Site Recovery overview
Workloads supported for protection with Azure Site Recovery
Run a disaster recovery drill
Failover and failback
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

How Azure Site Recovery serves as a key component in ensuring business continuity by enabling seamless disaster recovery processes.
The role of Azure Site Recovery in minimizing downtime and protecting critical workloads.
The steps to execute a disaster recovery drill on a single VMware on-premises virtual machine replicated to Azure.
How to validate the disaster recovery setup without disrupting the production environment.
The end-to-end workflow for replicating and recovering workloads, from on-premises VMware VMs to Azure.

Module 19: Protect your Azure infrastructure with Azure Site Recovery
Module Overview

In this module, you’ll learn to provide disaster recovery for your Azure infrastructure by customizing replication, failover, and failback of Azure virtual machines with Azure Site Recovery.

Lessons

Introduction
What is Azure Site Recovery
Prepare for disaster recovery with Azure Site Recovery
Exercise – Set up disaster recovery with Azure Site Recovery
Run a disaster recovery drill
Exercise – Run a disaster recovery drill
Failover and failback using Azure Site Recovery
Exercise – Failover and failback using Azure Site Recovery
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

How Azure Site Recovery enhances your company’s Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) strategy by providing automated and reliable replication, failover, and failback processes.
The ability to protect critical infrastructure against disasters with minimal downtime and data loss.
How to conduct a disaster recovery drill to validate the resilience and integrity of the protected infrastructure without impacting production environments.
The process of failing over a virtual machine to Azure during a disaster scenario.
Steps to reprotect the VM after failover to ensure continued replication and preparedness for future events.
How to fail back the VM to its original region once the primary site is restored, maintaining operational consistency.

Module 20: Protect your virtual machines by using Azure Backup
Module Overview

Use Azure Backup to help protect on-premises servers, virtual machines, SQL Server, Azure file shares, and other workloads.

Lessons

Introduction
Azure Backup features and scenarios
Back up an Azure virtual machine by using Azure Backup
Exercise – Back up an Azure virtual machine
Restore virtual machine data
Exercise – Restore Azure virtual machine data
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

How tested backup strategies protect against data loss and corruption.
Different backup types and how to choose the right one for specific scenarios.
How to back up Azure VMs or on-premises machines and restore them using various recovery options.
How Azure Backup supports your business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) plan.

Module 21: Migrate on-premises Windows Server instances to Azure IaaS virtual machines
Module Overview

You’ll be able to plan a migration and select appropriate server migration tools. You will also learn how to use Azure Migrate, how to assess physical servers, and how to migrate those servers.

Lessons

Introduction
Plan your migration
Describe Azure Migrate
Perform server assessment
Assess physical servers with Azure Migrate
Migrate Windows Server workloads by using Azure Migrate
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Plan your migration.
Describe Azure Migrate.
Migrate server workloads using Windows Server Migration Tools.
Assess physical servers with Azure Migrate.
Migrate on-premises servers to Azure.

Module 22: Upgrade and migrate Windows Server IaaS virtual machines
Module Overview

Learn to migrate a workload running in Windows Server to an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) virtual machine (VM) and to Windows Server 2022 by using Windows Server migration tools or the Storage Migration Service.

Lessons

Introduction
Describe Azure Migrate
Migrate Windows Server workloads by using Azure Migrate
Describe storage migration
Migrate file servers by using Storage Migration Service
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe Windows Server IaaS migration.
Explain how to migrate workloads using Windows Server Migration tools.
Describe storage migration.
Migrate file servers by using the Storage Migration Service.

Module 23: Active Directory Domain Services migration
Module Overview

Determine the best approach to moving domain controllers to Windows Server 2022. Learn how the Active Directory Migration Tool can consolidate domains within a forest or migrate domains to a new AD DS forest.

Lessons

Introduction
Examine upgrade vs. migration
Upgrade a previous version of Active Directory Domain Services to Windows Server 2022
Migrate to Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2022 from a previous version
Explore the Active Directory Migration Tool
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

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Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Compare upgrading an AD DS forest and migrating to a new AD DS forest.
Describe how to upgrade an existing AD DS forest.
Describe how to migrate to a new AD DS forest.
Describe Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT).

Module 24: Migrate file server workloads using Storage Migration Service
Module Overview

Learn to use Storage Migration Service to migrate files and files shares from existing file server to new servers running Windows Server 2022. Configure storage migration for optimum performance of data migration.

Lessons

Introduction
Storage Migration Service overview and usage scenarios
Storage migration requirements
Migrate a server with Storage migration
Evaluate storage migration considerations
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe Storage Migration Service and its usage scenarios.
Identify the requirements for using Storage Migration Service.
Describe how to migrate a server with storage migration.
List the considerations for using Storage Migration Service.

Module 25: Migrate Windows Server roles
Module Overview

Learn how to install and use the Windows Server Migration Tools cmdlets to migrate commonly used server roles from earlier versions of Windows Server.

Lessons

Introduction
Describe the Windows Server Migration Tools
Install the Migration Tools
Migrate roles using the Migration Tools
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the Windows Server Migration Tools.
Use the migration tools to migrate specific Windows Server roles.

Module 26: Monitor Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines and hybrid instances
Module Overview

You’ll be able to implement Azure Monitor for IaaS VMs in Azure, implement Azure Monitor in on-premises environments, and use dependency maps.

Lessons

Introduction
Enable Azure Monitor for Virtual Machines
Monitor an Azure Virtual Machine with Azure Monitor
Enable Azure Monitor in hybrid scenarios
Collect data from a Windows computer in a hybrid environment
Integrate Azure Monitor with Microsoft Operations Manager
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Enable Azure Monitor for VMs.
Monitor an Azure VM with Azure Monitor.
Enable Azure Monitor in hybrid scenarios.
Collect data from a Windows computer in a hybrid environment.
Integrate Azure Monitor with Microsoft Operations Manager.

Module 27: Monitor your Azure virtual machines with Azure Monitor
Module Overview

Learn how to monitor your Azure VMs by using Azure Monitor to collect and analyze VM host and client metrics and logs.

Lessons

Introduction
Monitoring for Azure VMs
Monitor VM host data
Use Metrics Explorer to view detailed host metrics
Collect client performance counters by using VM insights
Collect VM client event logs
Summary

Lab Sessions

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Lab Lessons

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After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand which monitoring data you need to collect from your VM.
Enable and view recommended alerts and diagnostics.
Use Azure Monitor to collect and analyze VM host metrics data.
Use Azure Monitor Agent to collect VM client performance metrics and event logs.

Module 28: Monitor Windows Server performance
Module Overview

Learn to use a range of Windows Server tools to monitor the operating system and applications on a server computer. You’ll also learn to configure your system to optimize efficiency and to troubleshoot problems.

Lessons

Introduction
Use Performance Monitor to identify performance problems
Use Resource Monitor to review current resource usage
Review reliability with Reliability Monitor
Implement a performance monitoring methodology
Use Data Collector Sets to analyze server performance
Monitor network infrastructure services
Monitor virtual machines running Windows Server
Monitor performance with Windows Admin Center
Use System Insights to help predict future capacity issues
Optimize the performance of Windows Server
Knowledge check
Summary and resources

Lab Sessions

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Lab Lessons

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After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use built-in tools in Windows Server to monitor server performance.
Understand the fundamentals of server performance tuning.

Module 29: Manage and monitor Windows Server event logs
Module Overview

Learn how Event Viewer provides a convenient and accessible location for you to observe events that occur. Access event information quickly and conveniently. Learn how to interpret the data in the event log.

Lessons

Introduction
Describe Windows Server event logs
Use Windows Admin Center to review logs
Use Server Manager to review logs
Use custom views
Implement event log subscriptions
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

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Lab Lessons

Lab experience avaible only via Authorized Lab Hoster

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe event logs.
Use Server Manager and Windows Admin Center to – Review event logs.
Implement custom views.
Configure an event subscription.

Module 30: Implement Windows Server auditing and diagnostics
Module Overview

Learn to audit and diagnose your Windows Server environment for regulatory compliance, user activity, and troubleshooting. Implement security best practices through regular audits of your network environment to gain early warning of potential malicious activity.

Lessons

Introduction
Describe basic auditing categories
Describe advanced categories
Log user access
Enable setup and boot event collection
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

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Lab Lessons

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After completing this module, students will be able to:

Audit Windows Server events.
Configure Windows Server to record diagnostic information.

Module 31: Troubleshoot on-premises and hybrid networking
Module Overview

Learn to troubleshoot on-premises connectivity and hybrid network connectivity. Diagnose common issues with DHCP, name resolution, IP configuration, and routing that can cause reliability and connectivity problems in an on-premises and a hybrid environment.

Lessons

Introduction
Diagnose DHCP problems
Diagnose DNS problems
Diagnose IP configuration issues
Diagnose routing problems
Use Packet Monitor to help diagnose network problems
Use Azure Network Watcher to help diagnose network problems
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

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Lab Lessons

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After completing this module, students will be able to:

Diagnose DHCP and DNS problems in on-premises contexts.
Diagnose IP configuration and routing problems.
Implement Packet Monitor to help diagnose network problems.
Use Azure Network Watcher to troubleshoot Microsoft Azure virtual networks.

Module 32: Troubleshoot Windows Server Virtual Machines in Azure
Module Overview

Learn to troubleshoot configuration issues that affect connectivity to your Azure-hosted Windows Server virtual machines (VMs). Explore approaches to resolve issues with VM startup, extensions, performance, storage, and encryption.

Lessons

Introduction
Troubleshoot VM deployment
Troubleshoot VM startup
Troubleshoot VM extensions
Troubleshoot VM connectivity
Troubleshoot VM performance
Troubleshoot VM storage
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

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Lab Lessons

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After completing this module, students will be able to:

Troubleshoot VM deployment and extension issues.
Troubleshoot VM startup and performance issues.
Troubleshoot VM storage and encryption issues.
Troubleshoot connectivity to VMs.

Module 33: Troubleshoot Active Directory
Module Overview

Learn how to troubleshoot AD DS service failures or degraded performance. Learn how to recover deleted security objects and the AD DS database, and how to troubleshoot hybrid authentication issues.

Lessons

Introduction
Recover objects from the AD recycle bin
Recover the AD DS database
Recover SYSVOL
Troubleshoot AD DS replication
Troubleshoot hybrid authentication issues
Knowledge check
Summary

Lab Sessions

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Lab Lessons

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After completing this module, students will be able to:

Recover the AD DS database, objects in AD DS, and SYSVOL.
Troubleshoot AD DS replication.
Troubleshoot Hybrid authentication issues.

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