Complete Guide to Administering Windows Server by Microsoft Press
8h 43mIntermediate2025-02-21
Authors
Microsoft Press
Microsoft
Andrew Warren
Course details
Explore the complete guide to administering Windows Server in this extensive course. Learn about implementing server administration using both command line and Windows Admin Center. Manage network services effectively, including IP addressing, DHCP, and DNS configurations. Discover how to handle identity management, deploying domain controllers, and administering multi-site, multi-domain, and multi-forest environments. Gain insights into managing security principals, implementing Group Policies, and securing your Windows Server. Find out how to configure and manage Windows Server storage, file sharing, and branch cache solutions. Delve into implementing and troubleshooting virtual machines using Hyper-V, and explore Azure hybrid scenarios with hands-on guidance on Azure File Sync and server management via Azure Arc. This course can help you enhance your network management and server security skills.
Skills covered
Client Operating SystemsWindowsIT Help DeskServer AdministrationNetwork AdministrationNetwork and System AdministrationMicrosoftOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Complete Guide to Administering Windows Server - Introduction
Lesson 1 - Implementing Server Administration
- 02 - Learning objectives
- 03 - Overview of Windows Server administration tools
- 04 - Using the command line
- 05 - Using Windows Admin Center
Lesson 2 - Managing Network Services
- 06 - Learning objectives
- 07 - Overview of IP addressing
- 08 - Managing DHCP, part 1
- 09 - Managing DHCP, part 2
- 10 - Installing DNS server role
- 11 - Configuring DNS zones and records
- 12 - Configuring forwarding and root hints
- 13 - Configuring recursion and delegation
- 14 - Implementing advanced DNS
Lesson 3 - Managing Identity
- 15 - Learning objectives
- 16 - Overview of AD DS
- 17 - Deploying domain controllers
- 18 - Configuring and managing multisite, multidomain, and multiforest environments
Lesson 4 - Managing Security Principals
- 19 - Learning objectives
- 20 - Managing users and groups
- 21 - Managing computers
Lesson 5 - Planning and Implementing Group Policy
- 22 - Learning objectives
- 23 - Implementing Group Policy
- 24 - Implementing Group Policy preferences
- 25 - Troubleshooting the application of GPOs
Lesson 6 - Securing Windows Server
- 26 - Learning objectives
- 27 - Implementing Windows Server security features
- 28 - Manage password policies and account policies
- 29 - Managing certificate services
Lesson 7 - Implementing File Sharing
- 30 - Learning objectives
- 31 - Configure Windows Server storage
- 32 - Manage Windows Server storage
- 33 - Administering file sharing
- 34 - Configuring BranchCache
- 35 - Implementing DFS
- 36 - Managing DFS replication
Lesson 8 - Implementing Remote Access
- 37 - Learning objectives
- 38 - Implementing network policies
- 39 - Implementing VPNs
Lesson 9 - Implementing Virtualization
- 40 - Learning objectives
- 41 - Overview of virtualization
- 42 - Implementing Hyper-V VMs
Lesson 10 - Monitoring and Troubleshooting Windows Server
- 43 - Learning objectives
- 44 - Diagnosing problems
- 45 - Reviewing events
- 46 - Understanding performance issues
Lesson 11 - Implementing Windows Server in Azure Hybrid Scenarios
- 47 - Learning objectives
- 48 - Onboarding your on-premises servers to Azure Arc
- 49 - Implementing Azure File Sync
- 50 - Implementing Windows Server VMs in Azure
Summary
- 51 - Complete Guide to Administering Windows Server - Summary