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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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