AZ-801T00 Configure Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services
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.
- Secure Hybrid Infrastructures: Harden Windows Server, secure AD, networks, and storage, and use tools like Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Azure Monitor.
- High Availability & Disaster Recovery: Configure Failover Clustering, Storage Spaces Direct, Hyper-V Replica, and Azure Site Recovery.
- Migrate Servers & Workloads: Use Azure Migrate and Storage Migration Service to move on-premises servers and workloads to Azure, including containerization.
- Monitor & Troubleshoot: Leverage Azure Arc, Windows Admin Center, and Azure Monitor for monitoring, performance management, and troubleshooting hybrid environments.
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.
An understanding of the following concepts as related to Windows Server technologies: High availability and disaster recovery Automation Monitoring Troubleshooting
- Implement NSGs, firewalls, and adaptive network hardening
- Configure Windows Firewall on IaaS VMs
- Capture and log traffic with Network Watcher
- Audit IaaS VM security with Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Security Center) and Sentinel
- Implement application allowlists with Adaptive Application Control
- Configure BitLocker and Azure Disk Encryption for IaaS VMs
- Track changes and monitor file integrity
- Implement split-horizon DNS and DNS policies
- Secure DNS with DNSSEC
- Configure user account rights and Protected Users group
- Use Credential Guard and block NTLM authentication
- Locate and remediate problematic accounts
- Manage Azure VM updates with Update Management
- Explore Windows Update and WSUS deployment options
- Implement Windows Update management processes
- Understand Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV)
- Plan and configure Windows Server failover clustering
- Manage and stretch clusters, and configure cluster sets
- Configure Hyper-V HA options and network load balancing
- Implement live and storage migration
- Configure File Server HA with Scale-Out File Server and Storage Replica
- Implement VM scaling, load balancing, and Azure Site Recovery
- Configure Hyper-V Replica and extended replication
- Implement Azure Site Recovery (on-prem to Azure, site-to-site, and Azure VM protection)
- Use Azure Backup for VMs, files, and folders
- Perform hybrid backup and recovery scenarios
- Use Azure Migrate for server assessments and workload migration
- Perform file server migration with Storage Migration Service
- Migrate AD DS to Windows Server 2022
- Migrate Windows Server roles with Migration Tools
- Monitor IaaS VMs with Azure Monitor and hybrid instances
- Collect performance counters and logs with VM Insights
- Use Performance Monitor, Resource Monitor, and Reliability Monitor
- Monitor Windows Server with Windows Admin Center and System Insights
- Implement auditing, advanced categories, and log subscriptions
- Diagnose DHCP, DNS, IP, and routing issues
- Use Packet Monitor and Azure Network Watcher
- Troubleshoot VM deployment, startup, connectivity, extensions, storage, and performance
- Recover and troubleshoot AD DS (recycle bin, database, SYSVOL, replication, hybrid auth issues)