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AZ-802: Administering Windows Server

1 Course
2 Hours
Practice exam

Windows Server is Microsoft's server operating system, used to run identity, networking, storage, and virtualization workloads on-premises, in Azure, and in hybrid environments. Administrators manage it with tools like Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Hyper-V, Azure Arc, and Azure Monitor.\ \ This path prepares you for the AZ-802: Administering Windows Server exam, covering AD DS, hybrid management, virtual machines, networking, storage and file services, security, and monitoring and troubleshooting.\ \ This learning path is actively in production. More content will be added to this page as it gets published and becomes available in the library. Planned content includes:\ \ - AZ-802: Administering Windows Server - Deploying and Managing AD DS (video course)\ - AZ-802: Administering Windows Server - Managing Windows Server Instances and Workloads (video course)\ - AZ-802: Administering Windows Server - Managing Virtual Machines (video course)\ - AZ-802: Administering Windows Server - Implementing and Managing Networking Infrastructure (video course)\ - AZ-802: Administering Windows Server - Managing Storage and File Services (video course)\ - AZ-802: Administering Windows Server - Securing Windows Server Infrastructure (video course)\ - AZ-802: Administering Windows Server - Monitoring and Troubleshooting Windows Server Environments (video course)

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What You'll Learn
  • \- How to deploy and manage AD DS, including domain controllers, multi-site and multi-forest environments, security principals, and Group Policy\
  • How to manage Windows Server instances and workloads in a hybrid environment with Windows Admin Center, PowerShell remoting, Azure Arc, and Azure Update Manager\
  • How to manage virtual machines with Hyper-V, including checkpoints, replication, and high availability, and Windows Server VMs in Azure\
  • How to implement and manage networking infrastructure, including DNS, DHCP, and hybrid name resolution\
  • How to manage storage and file services, including Azure Files, Azure File Sync, DFS, Storage Spaces, and Storage Replica\
  • How to secure Windows Server infrastructure, including Credential Guard, Windows Firewall, and domain controller hardening\
  • How to monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments with Performance Monitor, Azure Monitor, and Active Directory recovery tools
Prerequisites
  • Candidates should have experience administering Windows Server using tools such as Windows Admin Center, Hyper-V, PowerShell, Azure Arc, Azure Monitor, Azure Update Manager, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and should be familiar with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting Windows Server in on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environments is recommended.
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