This module describes how to distinguish different Windows Server 2019 editions and techniques for deployment, servicing and activation. The module also introduces Windows Server Core and compares it with the Desktop Experience version. The module describes tools and concepts for adminstering Windows Server, such as Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, and delegation of privileges.

Overview of Windows Server administration principles and tools

Introducing Windows Server 2019

Windows Server Core Overview

Lab: Deploying and configuring Windows Server

Deploying and configuring Server Core

Implementing and using remote server administration

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe Windows Server as well as techniques for deployment, servicing and activation.

Describe Windows Server Core, its specifics and ways to administer it.

This module introduces identity services and describes Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in a Windows Server environment. The module describes how to deploy domain controllers in AD DS, as well as the Azure Active Directory (AD) and the benefits of integrating Azure AD with AD DS. The module also covers Group Policy basics and how to configure group policy objects (GPOs) in a domain environment. Finally, the modules describes the role of Active Directory certificate services and certificate usage.

Overview of AD DS

Deploying Windows Server domain controllers

Overview of Azure AD

Implementing Group Policy

Overview of Active Directory Certificate Services

Lab: Implementing identity services and Group Policy

Deploying a new domain controller on Server Core

Configuring Group Policy

Deploying and using certificate services

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe AD DS in a Windows Server environment.

Deploy domain controllers in AD DS.

Describe Azure AD and benefits of integrating Azure AD with AD DS.

Explain Group Policy basics and configure GPOs in a domain environment

Describe the role of Active Directory certificate services and certificate usage

This module describes how to implement core network infrastructure services in Windows Server. The modules covers how to deploy, configure and manage DNS and IPAM. The modules also describes how to use Remote Access Services.

Deploying and managing DHCP

Deploying and managing DNS services

Deploying and managing IPAM

Lab: Implementing and configuring network infrastructure services in Windows Server

Deploying and configuring DHCP

Deploying and configuring DNS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe, deploy and configure DHCP service.

Deploy, configure and manage DNS.

Describe, deploy and manage IPAM.

This modules describes how to configure file servers and storage in Windows Server. The module covers file sharing and deployment of Storage Spaces technology. The module describes how to implement data deduplication, iSCSI based storage in Windows Server, and finally, how to deploy DFS.

Volumes and file systems in Windows Server

Implementing sharing in Windows Server

Implementing Storage Spaces in Windows Server

Implementing Data Deduplication

Implementing iSCSI

Deploying Distributed File System

Lab: Implementing storage solutions in Windows Server

Implementing Data Deduplication

Configuring iSCSI storage

Configuring redundant storage spaces

Implementing Storage Spaces Direct

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Implement sharing in Windows Server

Deploy Storage Spaces technology

Implement the data deduplication feature

Implement iSCSI based storage

Deploy and manage Distributed File System (DFS)

This modules describes how to implement and configure Hyper-V VMs and containers. The module covers key features of Hyper-V in Windows Server, describes VM settings, and how to configure VMs in Hyper-V. The module also covers security technologies used with virtualization, such as shielded VMs, Host Guardian Service, admin-trusted and TPM-trusted attestation, and KPS.

Hyper-V in Windows Server

Configuring VMs

Securing virtualization in Windows Server

Containers in Windows Server

Overview of Kubernetes

Lab: Implementing and configuring virtualization in Windows Server

Creating and configuring VMs

Installing and configuring containers

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the key features of Hyper-V in Windows Server.

Describe VM settings and deploy and configure VMs in Hyper-V.

Explain the use of security technologies for virtualization.

Describe and deploy containers in Windows Server.

Explain the use of Kubernetes on Windows.

This module describes current high availability technologies in Windows Server. The module describes failover clustering and considerations for implementing it, and how to create and configure failover clustering. The module also explains stretch clusters and options for achieving high availability with Hyper-V VMs.

Planning for failover clustering implementation

Creating and configuring failover cluster

Overview of stretch clusters

High availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V VMs

Lab: Implementing failover clustering

Configuring iSCSI storage

Configuring a failover cluster

Deploying and configuring a highly available file server

Validating the deployment of the highly available file server

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe failover clustering and the considerations for implementing it.

Create and configure failover clusters.

Describe stretch clusters.

Describe options to achieve high availability with Hyper-V VMs.

This module describes disaster recovery technologies in Windows Server and how to implement them. The module covers how to configure and use Hyper-V Replica and describes Azure Site Recovery. The module also covers how to implement Windows Server backup and describes the Azure Backup service.

Hyper-V Replica

Backup and restore infrastructure in Windows Server

Lab: Implementing Hyper-V Replica and Windows Server Backup

Implementing Hyper-V Replica

Implementing backup and restore with Windows Server Backup

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe and implement Hyper-V Replica.

Describe Azure Site Recovery.

Describe and implement Windows Server backup.

Describe the Azure Backup service.

This module describes Windows Server security features and how to implement them. The module covers credentials used in Windows Server and explains how to implement privileged access protection. In addition to describing methods and technologies for hardening Windows Server security, the module explains how to configure Just Enough Administration (JEA) and how to secure SMB traffic. Finally, the module covers Windows Update, its deployment and management options.

Credentials and privileged access protection in Windows Server

Hardening Windows Server

Just Enough Administration in Windows Server

Securing and analyzing SMB traffic

Windows Server update management

Lab: Configuring sercurity in Windows Server

Configuring Windows Defender Credential Guard

Locating problematic accounts

Implementing LAPS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe credentials used in Windows Server.

Explain how to implement privileged access protection.

Describe methods and technologies to harden security in Windows Server.

Describe and configure Just Enough Administration (JEA).

Secure SMB traffic in Windows Server.

Describe Windows Update and its deployment and management options.

This module describes key Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) features in Windows Server. The modules covers how to deploy session-based desktops and describes personal and poled virtual desktops.

Remote Desktop Services Overview

Configuring a session-based desktop deployment

Overview of personal and pooled virtual desktops

Lab: Implementing RDS in Windows Server

Implementing RDS

Configuring RemoteApp collection settings

Configuring a virtual desktop template

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe Remote Desktop Services (RDS) in Windows Server.

Describe and deploy session-based desktops.

Describe personal and pooled virtual desktops.

This module describes how to implement virtual private networks (VPNs), Network Policy Server (NPS), and Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). The module provides an overview of remote access services and describes Always On VPN functionality, as well as how to configure NPS and Web Server (IIS) in Windows Server.

Overview of RAS in Windows Server

Implementing VPNs

Implementing NPS

Implementing Always On VPN

Implementing Web Server in Windows Server

Lab: Deploying network workloads

Implementing Web Application Proxy

Implementing VPN in Windows Server

Deploying and Configuring Web Server

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe VPN options in Windows Server.

Describe Always On VPN functionality.

Describe and configure NPS.

Describe and configure Web Server (IIS).

This module describes how to implement service and performance monitoring, and apply troubleshooting in Windows Server. The module highlights monitoring tools and describes how to monitor performance, including event logging and how to perform event logging monitoring for troubleshooting purposes.

Overview of Windows Server monitoring tools

Using Performance Monitor

Monitoring event logs for troubleshooting

Lab: Monitoring and troubleshooting Windows Server

Establishing a performance baseline

Identifying the source of a performance problem

Viewing and configuring centralized event logs

Identifying the source of a performance problem

Describe monitoring tools in Windows Server.

Describe performance monitoring and use it in Windows Server.

Describe event logging and perform event logging monitoring for troubleshooting purposes.

This module describes how to perform upgrades and migrations for AD DS, Storage, and Windows Server. The module covers tools to use for AD DS migration. The module also covers the Storage Migration Service, and finally, Windows Server migration tools and usage scenarios.

AD DS migration

Storage Migration Service

Windows Server migration tools

Lab: Migrating Server workloads

Selecting a process to migrate server workloads

Planning how to migrate files by using Storage Migration Service

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe tools to use for AD DS migration.

Describe the Storage Migration Service.

Describe Windows Server migration tools and their usage scenarios.