AZ-800T00 Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure

Module 1 : Introduction to AD DS

• Describe AD DS.
• Describe users, groups, and computers.
• Identify and describe AD DS forests and domains.
• Describe OUs.
• Manage objects and their properties in AD DS.

Module 2 : Manage AD DS domain controllers and FSMO roles

• Deploy AD DS domain controllers.
• Maintain AD DS domain controllers.
• Describe the AD DS global catalog role and its placement considerations.
• Describe AD DS operations master roles, their placement considerations, and their management tasks.
• Describe AD DS schema and its management tasks.

Module 3 : Implement Group Policy Objects

• Describe GPOs.
• Describe GPO scope and inheritance.
• Describe domain-based GPOs.
• Create and configure GPOs.
• Explain GPO storage.
• Describe administrative templates and the Central Store.

Module 4 : Manage advanced features of AD DS

• Identify the purpose, types, and the process of creating trust relationships.
• Describe the purpose and the process of implementing ESAE forests.
• Monitor and troubleshoot AD DS replication.
• Identify the purpose and the process of creating custom AD DS partitions.

Module 5 : Implement hybrid identity with Windows Server

• Select an Azure AD integration model.
• Plan for Azure AD integration.
• Prepare on-premises AD DS for directory synchronization.
• Install and configure directory synchronization using Azure AD Connect.
• Implement Seamless Single Sign-on (SSO).
• Enable Azure AD login for an Azure Windows virtual machine (VM).
• Describe Azure AD DS.
• Implement and configure Azure AD DS.
• Manage Windows Server 2019 in an Azure AD DS instance.
• Join a Windows Server VM to a managed domain.

Module 6 : Deploy and manage Azure IaaS Active Directory domain controllers in Azure

• Select an option to implement directory and identity services by using Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in Azure.
• Deploy and configure AD DS domain controllers in Azure VMs.
• Install a replica AD DS domain controller in an Azure VM.
• Install a new AD DS forest on an Azure VNet.

Module 7 : Perform Windows Server secure administration

• Explain least privilege administrative models.
• Implement delegated privilege.
• Describe privileged access workstations.
• Describe jump servers.

Module 8 : Describe Windows Server administration tools

• Describe Windows Admin Center.
• Describe how to use Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) to manage servers.
• Describe Server Manager.
• Describe how to use Windows PowerShell to manage servers.
• Explain how to use Windows PowerShell to remotely administer a server.

Module 9 : Perform post-installation configuration of Windows Server

• Explain post-installation configuration and describe the available post-installation configuration tools.
• Use Sconfig to configure Windows Server.
• Describe Desired State Configuration (DSC) and explain how to use it to configure Windows Server.
• Use Windows Admin Center to perform post-installation configuration.
• Implement answer files to complete the configuration.

Module 10 : Just Enough Administration in Windows Server

• Explain the concept of Just Enough Administration (JEA)
• Define role group capabilities and session configurations for a JEA session
• Create and connect to a JEA endpoint

Module 11 : Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine remotely

• Select appropriate remote administration tools.
• Secure management connections to Windows Azure IaaS VMs with Azure Bastion.
• Configure JIT VM access.

Module 12 : Manage hybrid workloads with Azure Arc

• Describe Azure Arc.
• Explain how to onboard on-premises Windows Server instances in Azure Arc.
• Connect hybrid machines to Azure from the Azure portal.
• Use Azure Arc to manage devices.
• Restrict access using RBAC.

Module 13 : Configure and manage Hyper-V

• Describe the functionality and features of Hyper-V on Windows Server.
• Install Hyper-V on Windows Server.
• Describe the options for managing Hyper-V virtual machines (VMs) on Windows Server.
• Describe networking features and functionality in Hyper-V on Windows Server.
• Create virtual switches (vSwitches) for use with Hyper-V.
• Describe using nested virtualization in Hyper-V.

Module 14 : Configure and manage Hyper-V virtual machines

• Describe settings, configuration, and generation versions available for VMs in Windows Server 2019.
• Identify virtual hard disk (VHD) formats and types.
• Create and configure a VM.
• Determine storage options for VMs.
• Describe shared VHDs and VHD Sets.
• Describe host and guest clustering with shared VHDs.

Module 15 : Secure Hyper-V workloads

• Describe the features and functionality of the HGS in Windows Server.
• Describe the attestation options available with the HGS.
• Describe shielded VMs, their creation, and their deployment.

Module 16 : Run containers on Windows Server

• Describe containers and how they work.
• Explain the difference between containers and virtual machines (VMs).
• Describe the difference between process isolation and Hyper-V isolation modes.
• Describe Docker and how it's used to manage Windows containers.
• Identify the container-based images available from the Microsoft Container Registry.
• Understand the process for running a Windows container.
• Explain how to manage containers using Windows Admin Center (WAC).

Module 17 : Orchestrate containers on Windows Server using Kubernetes

• Describe container orchestration.
• Describe Kubernetes.
• Describe how to create a Kubernetes cluster.
• Describe Azure Arc for Kubernetes.

Module 18 : Plan and deploy Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines

• Describe Azure compute.
• Describe Azure storage.
• Deploy Azure VMs.
• Create a VM from the Azure portal.
• Create a VM from Azure Cloud Shell.
• Deploy Azure VMs by using templates.

Module 19 : Customize Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine images

• Create a generalized image.
• Create a new VM from a generalized image.
• Create a managed image of a generalized VM in Azure.
• Create a VM from a managed image.
• Describe Azure Image Builder.
• Use Azure Image Builder to create a Windows image.

Module 20 : Automate the configuration of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines

• Describe Azure automation.
• Implement Azure automation with DSC.
• Remediate noncompliant servers.
• Describe custom script extension.
• Configure a VM by using DSC extensions.

Module 21 : Deploy and manage DHCP

• Describe the DHCP Server role.
• Install and configure the DHCP Server role.
• Configure DHCP options.
• Create and configure a DHCP scope.
• Describe high availability options for DHCP.
• Describe DHCP Failover and explain how to configure it.

Module 22 : Implement Windows Server DNS

• Describe Windows Server DNS.
• Describe DNS zones and records.
• Install and configure the DNS role and DNS zones.
• Describe how to implement DNS forwarding.

Module 23 : Implement IP Address Management

• Describe IPAM.
• Deploy IPAM.
• Describe how to administer IPAM.
• Configure IPAM options.
• Manage DNS zones with IPAM.
• Manage DHCP servers with IPAM.
• Use IPAM to manage IP addressing.

Module 24 : Implement remote access

• Describe the remote access options available in Windows Server.
• Select VPN options and set up VPN servers.
• Describe the NPS server role.
• Plan and implement NPS.
• Determine when to deploy PKI for remote access.
• Identify the authentication options for Web Application Proxy and explain how to use it to publish applications.

Module 25 : Implement hybrid network infrastructure

• Describe Azure network topologies.
• Implement an Azure VPN.
• Explain how to create a route-based VPN gateway using the Azure portal.
• Implement Azure ExpressRoute.
• Implement an Azure WAN.
• Implement DNS resolution in hybrid environments.

Module 26 : Implement DNS for Windows Server IaaS VMs

• Implement DNS in Azure
• Describe DNS options for Azure IaaS VMs
• Implement split-horizon DNS in Azure
• Troubleshoot DNS in Azure
• Create and configure an Azure DNS zone

Module 27 : Implement Windows Server IaaS VM IP addressing and routing

• Implement an Azure virtual network
• Implement IP Address Allocation in Azure
• Assign and manage IP addresses
• Configure a private IP address for an Azure virtual machine
• Create a virtual machine with a static IP address
• Implement IaaS VM IP routing
• Implement IPv6 for Windows IaaS Virtual Machines

Module 28 : Manage Windows Server file servers

• Describe the Windows Server file system.
• Describe the benefits and use of File Server Resource Manager.
• Describe SMB and its security considerations.
• Manage SMB configuration.
• Describe Volume Shadow Copy Service.

Module 29 : Implement Storage Spaces and Storage Spaces Direct

• Describe the architecture and components of Storage Spaces.
• Describe the functionality, benefits, and use cases of Storage Spaces.
• Implement Storage Spaces.
• Describe the functionality, components, and use cases of Storage Spaces Direct.
• Implement Storage Spaces Direct.

Module 30 : Implement Windows Server Data Deduplication

• Describe the architecture, components, and Data Deduplication functionality, components, and use cases of Data Deduplication.
• Describe the use cases and interoperability of Data Deduplication.
• Implement Data Deduplication.
• Manage and maintain Data Deduplication.

Module 31 : Implement Windows Server iSCSI

• Describe iSCSI functionality, components, and use cases.
• Describe the considerations for implementing iSCSI.
• Implement iSCSI.
• Describe implementing high-availability iSCSI configurations.

Module 32 : Implement Windows Server Storage Replica

• Describe the functionality and components of Storage Replica.
• Describe the prerequisites for implementing Storage Replica.
• Implement Storage Replica.