WS-011T00: Windows Server 2019 Administration

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About this Course

This five-day instructor-led course is designed primarily for IT professionals who have some experience with Windows Server. It is designed for professionals who will be responsible for managing identity, networking, storage and compute by using Windows Server 2019, and who need to understand the scenarios, requirements, and options that are available and applicable to Windows Server 2019. The course teaches IT professionals the fundamental administration skills required to deploy and support Windows Server 2019 in most organizations.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for Information Technology (IT) Professionals who have some experiencing working with Windows Server and are looking for a single five-day course that covers core administration components and technologies in Windows Server 2019. This course also helps server administrators from previous Windows Server versions to update their knowledge and skills related to Windows Server 2019. Additionally, this course can help individuals looking for preparation materials to pass exams related to Windows Server. The course is also to individuals from a service desk role who wish to transition into server maintenance.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Use administrative techniques and tools in Windows Server 2019.
  • Implement identity Services.
  • Manage network infrastructure services.
  • Configure file servers and storage.
  • Manage virtual machines using Hyper-V virtualization and containers
  • Implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
  • Apply security features to protect critical resources.
  • Configure Remote Desktop Services.
  • Configure a virtual machine-based desktop infrastructure deployment.
  • Implement remote access and web services.
  • Implement service monitoring and performance monitoring, and apply troubleshooting.
  • Perform upgrades and migration related to AD DS, and storage.

Outline

MODULE 1: WINDOWS SERVER ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW

Overview of Windows Server administration principles and tools
Introducing Windows Server 2019
Windows Server Core Overview

MODULE 2: IDENTITY SERVICES IN WINDOWS SERVER

Overview of AD DS
Deploying Windows Server domain controllers
Overview of Azure AD
Implementing Group Policy
Overview of Active Directory Certificate Services

MODULE 3: NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES IN WINDOWS SERVER

Deploying and managing DHCP
Deploying and managing DNS services
Deploying and managing IPAM

MODULE 4: FILE SERVERS AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT IN WINDOWS SERVER

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

MODULE 5: HYPER-V VIRTUALIZATION AND CONTAINERS IN WINDOWS SERVER

Hyper-V in Windows Server
Configuring VMs
Securing virtualization in Windows Server
Containers in Windows Server
Overview of Kubernetes

MODULE 6: HIGH AVAILABLITY IN WINDOWS SERVER

Planning for failover clustering implementation
Creating and configuring failover cluster
Overview of stretch clusters
High availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V VMs

MODULE 7: DISASTER RECOVERY IN WINDOWS SERVER

Hyper-V Replica
Backup and restore infrastructure in Windows Server

MODULE 8: WINDOWS SERVER SECURITY

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

MODULE 9: REMOTE DESKTOP SERVICES IN WINDOWS SERVER

Remote Desktop Services Overview
Configuring a session-based desktop deployment
Overview of personal and pooled virtual desktops

MODULE 10: REMOTE ACCESS AND WEB SERVICES IN WINDOWS SERVER

Overview of RAS in Windows Server
Implementing VPNs
Implementing NPS
Implementing Always On VPN
Implementing Web Server in Windows Server

MODULE 11: MONITORING, PERFORMANCE, AND TROUBLESHOOTING

Overview of Windows Server monitoring tools
Using Performance Monitor
Monitoring event logs for troubleshooting

MODULE 12: UPGRADE AND MIGRATION IN WINDOWS SERVER

AD DS migration
Storage Migration Service
Windows Server migration tools

Prerequisites

Some exposure to and experience with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) concepts and technologies in Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2016.
Some exposure to and experience with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) concepts and technologies in Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2016.
Experience and an understanding of core networking technologies such as IP addressing, name resolution, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
Experience working with and an understanding of Microsoft Hyper-V and basic server virtualization concepts.
An awareness of basic security best practices.
Experience working hands-on with Windows client operating systems such as Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10.
Basic experience with Windows PowerShell.