Course Outline
Installation and Environment Setup
- Deploying Windows Server 2022
- Administering via Server Manager, PowerShell, and Windows Admin Center
- Optimizing on-premise environments through best practices
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
- Installing and configuring domains
- Managing users, groups, and Organizational Units (OUs)
- Advanced GPOs: creation, application, and troubleshooting
- Configuring sites, services, and domain controller replication
- Implementing auditing and logging strategies
Network Services
- DNS: Configuring zones, forwarders, and AD integration
- DHCP: Managing scopes, reservations, options, and failover
- NPAS: Setting up authentication, network policies, and access controls
File and Print Services
- File Server: Applying NTFS permissions, sharing, and auditing
- FSRM: Enforcing quotas, file screening, and generating reports
- Utilizing DFS (Namespace and Replication)
- Managing print services and central administration
Virtualization and Hyper-V
- Setting up and configuring Hyper-V
- Understanding Standard and Datacenter licensing
- Creating VMs, virtual switches, and checkpoints
- Handling nested virtualization, VM backups, and best practices
- Migrating VMs from other hypervisors (e.g., XCP-ng, XenServer)
High Availability
- Failover Clustering: Installation, configuration, and validation
- Implementing Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)
- Configuring Network Load Balancing (NLB)
Remote Access Services
- Configuring VPN, DirectAccess, and RADIUS
- Enabling secure remote access for staff
- Applying advanced rules in Windows Firewall
Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
- Installing and configuring RDS (session host, gateway, web access)
- Managing RDS licensing (CALs)
- Publishing applications and desktops through RDS
- Setting up user groups, redirection, and security protocols
Certificate Services (AD CS)
- Installing and configuring the Certificate Authority (CA)
- Defining certificate templates and enabling auto-enrollment
- Using certificates for authentication, digital signing, and encryption
- Integrating with RDS, IIS, and VPN
- Managing revocation and the Certificate Revocation List (CRL)
Application and Update Services
- IIS: Installing and publishing sites and applications
- Integrating with SSL certificates
- Managing software distribution and updates
- Leveraging Windows Autopatch and Microsoft Intune
Backup, Recovery, and Monitoring
- Scheduling backups and performing granular restores with Windows Server Backup
- Recovering domain controllers, data, and system settings
- Monitoring performance via Event Viewer and Performance Monitor
- Using Windows Admin Center for centralized management
Hands-on Labs and Practical Activities
- Constructing a fully functional AD DS environment with DNS, DHCP, and GPOs
- Deploying advanced GPOs for auditing, application distribution, and access control
- Implementing centralized logging and log forwarding using Event Viewer and group policy
- Deploying and testing digital certificates for secure access and communication
- Simulating an RDS deployment with session hosts and published applications
- Creating and validating a failover cluster using Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)
- Publishing an internal site with HTTPS and GPO-restricted access
- Simulating system failures (AD, DHCP, File Server) and executing full recovery procedures
- Verifying proper configuration of Sites and Services for replication and authentication
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- A solid grasp of fundamental networking and IT infrastructure principles
- Practical experience using Windows operating systems in corporate settings
- Comfort with IT administration tools and command-line interfaces
Target Audience
- System administrators
- IT infrastructure specialists
- Network and server engineers
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Testimonials (2)
It was done at our pace, speeding through areas we know, while slowing down and giving more information where we needed.
Kevin Stanley - Chugachmiut
Course - Windows Server 2022 for System Administrators
Interactivity, the trainer was willing to help and explain in areas that were difficult. I felt like the training was really useful for me