Windows Server

Windows Interface

• Navigate the Window Client Interface
• Navigate the Windows Server Interface
• Use Server Manager

Server Installation

• Install Windows Server
• Configure Windows Server

Windows Server Roles

• Install Server Roles and Features
• Manage Server Roles and Features
• Install Routing and Remote Access Role
• Install Network Policy Server Role

Windows Server Core

• Install a Windows Server
• Configure a Server Core Installation
• Manage Windows Server Core with PowerShell

PowerShell

• Use PowerShell (x2)
• Configure PowerShell Remoting
• Configure CredSSP for Second Hop Remoting
• Configure JEA for PowerShell Remoting

Remote Management

• Use Remote Desktop
• Deploy a Windows Admin Center Gateway Server
• Configure a Target Machine for Windows Admin Center
• Configure RADIUS Client
• Configure RADIUS Proxy
• Install and Configure WAP
• Configure WAP Publishing
• Installing a VPN Server
• Configuring VPN Reconnect
• Implementing Site-to-Site VPN
• Configure Network Policies for VPN, Wireless, and WirelessClients
• Configure NPS Certificates

Performance Monitor

• Use Task Manager
• Monitor Performance
• Configure Data Collector
• Use Resource Monitor

Azure

Azure Concepts

• Navigate the Azure Interface
• Create Azure Accounts
• Configure Azure Subscription
• Use Azure Tools
• Integrate Window Servers with LogAnalytics
• Use Azure Security Center
• Assign Azure Policy Guest Configuration

Azure Active Directory

• Create and Manage Users
• Create and Manage Groups
• Create and Configure Azure AD Managed Domain
• Implement Group Policy in Azure ADDS

Implement and Manage Hybrid Identities

• Implement Azure AD Connect
• Use IdFix to Prepare AD for Synchronization
• Manage Azure AD Connect Synchronization
• Implement Azure AD Connect Cloud Sync
• Integrate Azure AD, AD DS and Azure AD DS
• Manage Azure AD DS
• Manage Azure AD Connect Health
• Manage Authentication in On-Premises and Hybrid Environments
• Integrate Windows Server DNS withAzure DNS Private Zones

Azure Arc

• Manage Windows Server by Using Azure Arc
• Use Azure VM Extensions

Azure Automation

• Manage Updates for Windows Machines
• Manage IaaS Virtual Machines
• Implement Azure Automation for Hybrid Workloads
• Create Runbooks to Automate Tasks on Target VMs
• Implement DSC to Prevent Configuration Drift in IaaS Machines

Azure Networking

• Implement and Manage Azure Network Adapter
• Implement and Manage Azure Extended Network
• Implement Azure Relay
• Implement Azure Virtual WAN
• Implement Azure AD Application Proxy

Configure and Manage Azure File Sync

• Create Azure File Sync Service
• Create Azure File Sync
• Create Sync Groups
• Register Servers
• Create Cloud Endpoints
• Register Servers
• Create Server Endpoints
• Configure Cloud Tiering
• Monitor File Sync
• Migrate DFS to Azure File Sync

Manage Azure Virtual Machines That Run with Windows Server

• Manage Data Disks
• Resize Azure Virtual Machines
• Configure Continuous Delivery for Azure Virtual Machines
• Configure connections to VMs
• Manage Azure Virtual Machines Network Configuration

Networking

Configure Network Settings

• Configure IP Settings on a Workstation
• Configure NIC Teaming

Troubleshoot IP Configuration

• Use ipconfig
• Use ping and tracert
• Use nslookup

DHCP

• Configure a DHCP Server
• Configure DHCP Options
• Configure Client Addressing
• Troubleshoot DHCP Exhaustion
• Configure a DHCP Relay
• Configure High Availability Failover
• Configure High Availability Load Balancing
• Configure DHCP Filters
• Configure DHCP Name Protection
• Configure Alternate Addressing
• Troubleshoot DHCP

IP Version 6

• Configure an IPv6 Addresses
• Configure DHCP6 Server

IP Address Management

• Install and Provision IPAM
• Configure Server for Management by IPAM
• Manage the DHCP Server with IPAM
• Configure DHCP Scopes and Options with IPAM
• Configure DHCP Policies with IPAM
• Configure DHCP Failover with IPAM
• Manage DNS Records with IPAM
• Manage DNS Server with IPAM
• Manage Multiple Forests with IPAM

DNS

• Configure DNS
• Configure DNS Server Properties
• Configure Forwarding and Root Hints
• Create a New Zone
• Configure Zone Properties
• Examine DNS Attacks
• Configure DNS Security Extensions
• Configure DNS Socket Pooling
• Configure DNS Cache Locking
• Enable Response Rate Limiting
• Configure Delegated Administration

Active Directory

Configure Active Directory

• Install the AD Role on a Server
• Create a New Domain
• Add a Domain Controller to an Existing Domain
• Join Windows Servers to Azure and Azure AD DS
• Deploy and Manage Domain Controllers in Azure
• Create and Manage Active Directory Trusts

Read-Only Domain Controllers

• Install an RODC
• Manage an RODC
• Configure the Password Replication Policy

FSMO Roles and Global CatalogServers

• Manage FSMO Roles
• Seize FSMO Roles
• Manage Global Catalog Servers

Organizational Units, Computers, Users, and Groups

• Create and Manage OUs
• Create and Manage Computer Accounts
• Create User Accounts
• User Templates
• Manage User Accounts
• Manage User Accounts with PowerShell
• Change User Account UPN Suffix
• Perform an Offline Domain Join
• Create and Manage Groups
• Manage Group Membership

Active Directory Service Accounts

• Create and Manage Service Accounts
• Create and Manage a Managed Service Account

Active Directory Replication and Bulk Operations

• Manage Active Directory Replication
• Perform Bulk Operations

Delegation of Control

• Delegate Control
• Back Up Active Directory
• Use Active Directory Recycle Bin
• Perform Non-Authoritative Restore
• Perform Authoritative Restore

Group Policy

• Configure Local Policies
• Create and Link Group Policy Objects
• Manage Group Policy Inheritance
• Create a Central Store
• Configure Group Policy Scope
• Manage Group Policy Preferences
• Manage Groups with Group Policy

Permissions

• Configure and Manage AD DS Passwords
• Configure Audit Policies
• Manage User Rights
• Configure AppLocker

Security Options

• Configure Security Option
• Configure User Account Control

File Sharing

Configure and Manage Storage

• Manage Disks and Volumes
• Install Storage Replica
• Configure and Manage Storage Spaces
• Configure Server-to-Server Storage Replica
• Configure and Manage Data Deduplication
• Configure Storage Quality of Service
• Calculate Effective Permissions

SMB Shares

• Install and Configure FSRM
• Simple File Sharing
• Advanced File Sharing
• Configure File Sharing with PowerShell
• Enable SMB Direct on RDMA

Configure File Systems

• Configure NTFS Permissions
• Configure NTFS Quotas
• Configure FSRM Quotas
• Configure File Screens

BranchCache Installation and Configuration

• Install BranchCache
• Implement Distributed Mode
• Implement Hosted Cache Mode
• Implement BranchCache for Application Servers
• Troubleshooting BranchCache

Distributed File System (DFS) Namespaces

• Create a DFS Namespace
• Configure Fault Tolerance for DFS Namespaces

Virtualization

Virtualization Deployment

• Install and Configure Hyper-V
• Install Hyper-V Management Tools
• Manage a Hyper-V Deployment
• Configure Nested Virtualization

Virtual Machines

• Create Windows Virtual Machines
• Create Linux Virtual Machines
• Manage Virtual Machines
• Configure VM Resource Groups
• Configure Hypervisor Scheduling Types
• Manage VM with PowerShell and HVC.exe
• Upgrade Legacy Virtual Machines
• Manually Move Virtual Machines
• Configure a Storage Migration
• Configure Live and Quick Migrations

Virtual Machine Storage

• Create Virtual Hard Disks
• Create Differencing Disks
• Use Pass-through Disks
• Create Checkpoints
• Create and Delete Production Snapshots
• Create and Mounting a VHD
• Create and Mount a VHD with PowerShell

Virtual Networks

• Create Virtual Switches
• Add Virtual Network Adapters
• Configure Network Isolation
• Optimize Virtual Network Performance
• Manage Virtual Network Bandwidth
• Configure Virtual NIC Teaming

Hyper-V

• Configure Hyper-V Replication
• Prepare Hyper-V Hosts for Failover Cluster
• Configure Guest Clusters
• Configure Virtual Machine Monitoring
• Enable Node Fairness
• Deploying a Hyper-V Cluster

Containers

• Create Windows Server Container Images
• Manage Windows Server Container Images
• Configure Container Networking
• Manage Container Instances