AZ-801 Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services

Get prepared for the AZ-801 exam with instructor led labs and hands on simulations available 24/7
What you'll learn
Learn the concepts and perform hands on activities needed to pass the AZ-801 exam
Gain a tremendous amount of knowledge involving Windows Server, Microsoft 365 and Azure Services
Get loads of hands on experience with Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft 365 / Azure Services
Utilize hands on simulations that can be access anytime, anywhere!
We really hope you'll agree, this training is way more than the average course on Udemy!
Have access to the following:

• Training from an instructor of over 20 years who has trained thousands of people and also a Microsoft Certified Trainer
  
• Lecture that explains the concepts in an easy to learn method for someone that is just starting out with this material
  
• Instructor led hands on and simulations to practice that can be followed even if you have little to no experience
  

TOPICS COVERED INCLUDING HANDS ON LECTURE AND PRACTICE TUTORIALS:
Introduction

• Welcome to the course
  
• Understanding the Microsoft Environment
  
• Having a Solid Foundation of Active Directory Domains
  
• Having a Solid Foundation of RAS, DMZ, and Virtualization
  
• Having a Solid Foundation of the Microsoft Cloud Services
  
• IMPORTANT Using Assignments in the course
  

Setting up for hands on

• This is a follow up from the AZ-800
  
• Introduction to practicing hands on
  
• Downloading Windows Server 2022 ISO
  
• Getting Hyper-V Installed on Windows
  
• Creating a Virtual Switch in Hyper-V
  
• Installing a Windows Server 2022 Virtual Machine
  
• Installing a second Windows Server 2022 Virtual Machine
  
• Downloading the Windows 11 ISO
  
• Installing a Windows 11 virtual machine
  
• Deploy and manage domain controllers on-premises
  
• Joining a server to a domain
  
• Joining Windows 11 to a domain
  
• Creating a trial Microsoft 365/Azure Account
  
• Adding a subscription to your Azure account
  
• Connect your On-Premise ADDS Domain to Azure AD using Azure AD Connect
  

Secure Windows Server operating system

• Configure and manage exploit protection
  
• Configure and manage Windows Defender Application Control
  
• Activating a free trial for Windows Defender for Endpoint
  
• Configure and manage Windows Defender for Endpoint
  
• Configure and manage Windows Defender Credential Guard
  
• Configure SmartScreen
  
• Implement operating system security by using Group Policies
  

Secure a hybrid Active Directory (AD) infrastructure

• Configure password policies
  
• Enable password block lists
  
• Manage protected users
  
• Manage account security on a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC)
  
• Harden domain controllers
  
• Configure authentication policies silos
  
• Restrict access to domain controllers
  
• Configure account security
  
• Manage AD built-in administrative groups
  
• Manage AD delegation
  
• Implement and manage Microsoft Defender for Identity
  

Identify and remediate Windows Server security issues by using Azure services

• Monitor on-premises servers & Azure IaaS VMs by using Microsoft Sentinel
  
• Identify & remediate security issues on-premises servers & VMs by using Defender for Cloud
  

Secure Windows Server networking

• Manage Windows Defender Firewall
  
• Implement domain isolation and connection security rules
  

Secure Windows Server storage

• Manage Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption (BitLocker)
  
• Manage and recover encrypted volumes
  
• Enable storage encryption by using Azure Disk Encryption
  
• Manage disk encryption keys for IaaS virtual machines
  

Implement a Windows Server failover cluster

• Implement a failover cluster on-premises, hybrid, or cloud-only
  
• Configure storage for failover clustering
  
• Create a Windows failover cluster
  
• Stretch cluster across datacenter or Azure regions
  
• Modify quorum options
  
• Configure network adapters for failover clustering
  
• Configure cluster workload options
  
• Configure cluster sets
  
• Configure Scale-Out File Server
  
• Create an Azure witness
  
• Visualizing floating IP address and load balancing for failover clusters
  

Manage failover clustering

• Implement cluster-aware updating for installing updates on node
  
• Recover a failed cluster node and failover workloads between nodes
  
• Upgrade a node to Windows Server 2022
  
• Manage failover clusters using Windows Admin Center
  

Implement and manage Storage Spaces Direct

• Create and configure storage spaces
  
• Understanding storage spaces direct
  

Manage backup and recovery for Windows Server

• Back up and restore files and folders to Azure Recovery Services vault
  
• Install and manage Azure Backup Server
  
• Back up and recover using Azure Backup Server
  
• Manage backups in Azure Recovery Services vault
  
• Create a backup policy
  
• Configure backup for Azure Virtual Machines using the built-in backup agent
  
• Recover a VM using temporary snapshots
  
• Recover VMs to new Azure Virtual Machines
  
• Restore a VM
  

Implement disaster recovery by using Azure Site Recovery

• Understanding Azure Site Recovery
  
• Configure Azure Site Recovery networking
  
• Understanding recovery plans
  
• Cleaning up to save Azure credit
  
• Configure Site Recovery for Azure Virtual Machines and on premise VMs
  
• Implement VM replication to secondary datacenter or Azure region
  
• Configure Azure Site Recovery policies
  

Protect virtual machines by using Hyper-V replicas

• Configuring your Hyper-V host with nested virtualization to support replication
  
• Configure and manage Hyper-V replica's
  

Migrate on-premises storage to on-premises servers or Azure

• Transfer and Migrate data to Azure file shares
  
• Cut over to a new server by using Storage Migration Service (SMS)
  
• Basics of using Storage Migration Service to migrate to Azure VMs
  

Migrate on-premises servers to Azure

• Overview of Azure Migration
  
• Configure an Azure Migration Project
  
• Installing an Azure Migration appliance virtual machine
  
• Perform an Azure Migration discovery using a Migration appliance
  
• Creating an assessment using Azure Migration
  
• Removing AD from a DC in order to perform migration
  
• Migrate by using Azure Migrate
  

Migrate workloads from previous versions to Windows Server 2022, IIS workloads, & AD DS

• Understanding migration of IIS, Hyper-V, RDS, DHCP, and print services
  
• Installing the Windows Server Migration tool
  
• Overview of App Service Plans
  
• Migrate IIS workloads to Azure Web Apps
  
• Overview of Azure Containers
  
• Migrate IIS workloads to containers
  
• Migrate AD DS objects using Active Directory Migration Tool
  

Monitor Windows Server by using Windows Server tools and Azure services

• Monitor Windows Server by using Performance Monitor
  
• Create and configure Data Collector Sets
  
• Monitor servers by using Windows Admin Center
  
• Monitor by using System Insights
  
• Manage event logs
  
• Deploy Log Analytics agents
  
• Collect performance counters to Azure
  
• Create alerts
  
• Monitor Azure Virtual Machines by using Azure diagnostics extension
  
• Monitor Azure Virtual Machines performance by using VM insights
  

Troubleshoot Windows Server on-premises and hybrid networking

• Troubleshoot hybrid network connectivity
  
• Troubleshoot on-premises connectivity with Azure
  

Troubleshoot Windows Server virtual machines in Azure

• Troubleshoot deployment failures
  
• Troubleshoot booting failures
  
• Troubleshoot VM performance issues
  
• Troubleshoot VM extension issues
  
• Troubleshoot disk encryption issues
  
• Troubleshoot storage
  
• Troubleshoot VM connection issues
  

Troubleshoot Active Directory

• Restore objects from AD recycle bin
  
• Recover Active Directory database using Directory Services Restore Mode
  
• Recover SYSVO
  
• Troubleshoot Active Directory replication
  
• Troubleshoot hybrid authentication issues
  
• Troubleshoot on-premises Active Directory
  

Finishing Up

• BONUS Where do I go from here?
  

Who this course is for:

• IT people interested in learning and passing the Microsoft AZ-801 exam!
  
• IT people interested in learning a tremendous amount about Windows Server, Microsoft 365 and Azure Services!