AZ-801 - Training - Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services | Companion material and resources for the course ‘Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services’ delivery by Ricardo Cabral.

About the course

The course Managing Modern Desktops will help you understand how to configure Windows Server using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies.

AZ-801 is four-days sequential course.

2022 Course outline

Learning Path	Module	Learning objectives
Windows Server security	Secure Windows Server user accounts	- 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.
	Hardening Windows Server	- 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.
	Windows Server update management	- Describe the role of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) - Describe the WSUS update management process - Deploy updates with WSUS
	Secure Windows Server DNS	- 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.
Implementing security solutions in hybrid scenarios	Implement Windows Server IaaS VM network security	- Implement Network Security Groups (NSGs) with Windows Server IaaS VMs. - Implement adaptive network hardening. - Implement Azure Firewall. - Implement Windows Defender Firewall in Windows Server IaaS VMs. - Choose an appropriate filtering solution. - Capture network traffic with Network Watcher.
	Audit the security of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines	- 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.
	Manage Azure updates	- Describe Azure updates. - Enable Update Management. - Deploy updates. - Review an update assessment. - Manage updates for your Azure VMs.
	Create and implement application allowlists with adaptive application control	- Enable Adaptive application controls. - Implement adaptive application control policies.
	Configure BitLocker disk encryption for Windows IaaS Virtual Machines	-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.
	Implement change tracking and file integrity monitoring for Windows IaaS VMs	- 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.
Implement Windows Server high availability	Introduction to Cluster Shared Volumes	- Describe the functionality of CSV. - Describe the architecture and components of CSV. - Implement CSV.
	Implement Windows Server failover clustering	- Describe Windows Server failover clustering. - Implement Windows Server failover clustering. - Manage Windows Server failover clustering. - Implement stretch clusters. - Describe cluster sets.
	Implement high availability of Windows Server VMs	- 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.
	Implement Windows Server File Server high availability	-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.
	Implement scale and high availability with Windows Server VM	- Describe virtual machine scale sets. - Implement scaling. - Implement load-balancing virtual machines. - Implement Azure Site Recovery.
Disaster recovery in Windows Server	Implement Hyper-V Replica	- 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.
	Protect your on-premises infrastructure from disasters with Azure Site Recovery	- Identify the features and protection capabilities Azure Site Recovery provides to on-premises infrastructure. - Identify the requirements for enabling protection of on-premises infrastructure.
Implementing recovery services in hybrid scenarios	Implement hybrid backup and recovery with Windows Server IaaS	- 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.
	Protect your Azure infrastructure with Azure Site Recovery	- Protect Azure virtual machines with Azure Site Recovery. - Run a disaster recovery drill to validate protection. - Failover and failback your virtual machines.
	Protect your virtual machines by using Azure Backup	- Identify the scenarios for which Azure Backup provides backup and restore capabilities. - Back up and restore an Azure virtual machine.
Upgrade and migrate in Windows Server	Active Directory Domain Services migration	- 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).
	Migrate file server workloads using Storage Migration Service	- 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.
	Migrate Windows Server roles	- Describe the Windows Server Migration Tools. - Use the migration tools to migrate specific Windows Server roles.
Implementing migration in hybrid scenarios	Migrate on-premises Windows Server instances to Azure IaaS virtual machines	- 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.
	Upgrade and migrate Windows Server IaaS virtual machines	- 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.
	Containerize and migrate ASP.NET applications to Azure App Service	- Discover and containerize your ASP.NET app running on Windows machines using Azure Migrate: App Containerization. - Build a container image for your ASP.NET application. - Deploy your containerized application to Azure App Service using Azure Migrate: App Containerization.
Server and performance monitoring in Windows Server	Monitor Windows Server performance	- Use built-in tools in Windows Server to monitor server performance. - Understand the fundamentals of server performance tuning.
	Manage and monitor Windows Server event logs	- Describe event logs. - Use Server Manager and Windows Admin Center to - Review event logs. - Implement custom views. - Configure an event subscription.
	Implement Windows Server auditing and diagnostics	- Audit Windows Server events. - Configure Windows Server to record diagnostic information.
	Troubleshoot Active Directory	- Recover the AD DS database, objects in AD DS, and SYSVOL. - Troubleshoot AD DS replication. - Troubleshoot Hybrid authentication issues.
Implementing operational monitoring in hybrid scenarios	Monitor Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines and hybrid instances	- 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.
	Monitor the health of your Azure virtual machine by using Azure Metrics Explorer and metric alerts	- Identify metrics and diagnostic data that you can collect for virtual machines. - Configure monitoring for a virtual machine. - Use monitoring data to diagnose problems.
	Monitor performance of virtual machines by using Azure Monitor VM Insights	- Evaluate Azure Monitor Logs and Azure Monitor VM Insights. - Configure a Log Analytics workspace. - Build queries from the Heartbeat and InsightsMetrics tables.
	Troubleshoot on-premises and hybrid networking	- 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.
	Troubleshoot Windows Server Virtual Machines in Azure	- Troubleshoot VM deployment and extension issues - Troubleshoot VM startup and performance issues - Troubleshoot VM storage and encryption issues - Troubleshoot connectivity to VMs

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