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Course Outline
Setup and Environment Readiness
- Deploying Windows Server 2022
- Administering via Server Manager, PowerShell, and Windows Admin Center
- Optimal practices for on-premise deployments
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
- Installing and setting up domains
- Oversight of users, groups, and Organizational Units (OUs)
- Advanced GPOs: development, implementation, and resolution
- Configuring sites, services, and replication across domain controllers
- Auditing and log management
Network Services
- DNS: zones, forwarders, and AD integration
- DHCP: scopes, reservations, options, and failover mechanisms
- NPAS: authentication, network policies, and access governance
File and Print Services
- File Server: NTFS permissions, sharing protocols, and auditing
- FSRM: implementing quotas, file screening, and reporting
- DFS (Namespace and Replication)
- Print services and centralized administration
Virtualization and Hyper-V
- Installing and configuring Hyper-V
- Licensing models: Standard vs. Datacenter
- Creating virtual machines, virtual switches, and checkpoints
- Nested virtualization, VM backup strategies, and optimal practices
- Migrating VMs from alternative hypervisors (XCP-ng, XenServer)
High Availability
- Failover Clustering: deployment, setup, and verification
- Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)
- Internal load balancing (NLB)
Remote Access Services
- Configuring VPN, DirectAccess, and RADIUS
- Securing remote access for workforce
- Windows Firewall with sophisticated rule sets
Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
- Installing and setting up RDS (session hosts, gateway, web access)
- Managing RDS licensing (CALs)
- Exposing applications and desktops through RDS
- Establishing user groups, redirection, and security controls
Certificate Services (AD CS)
- Deploying and configuring the Certificate Authority (CA)
- Defining certificate templates and automatic enrollment
- Utilizing certificates for authentication, digital signatures, and encryption
- Integrating with RDS, IIS, and VPN
- Revocation processes and CRL (Certificate Revocation List) management
Application and Update Services
- IIS: Installing and publishing sites/applications
- SSL certificate integration
- Managing distribution and updates
- Leveraging Windows Autopatch and Microsoft Intune
Backup, Recovery, and Monitoring
- Windows Server Backup: scheduling and precise restoration
- Recovering domain controllers, data, and configurations
- Monitoring via Event Viewer and Performance Monitor
- Overview of Windows Admin Center for centralized oversight
Practical Labs and Exercises
- Construct a fully operational AD DS environment incorporating DNS, DHCP, and GPOs
- Configure and roll out advanced GPOs for auditing, application deployment, and access control
- Implement centralized logging and log forwarding using Event Viewer and group policies
- Deploy and validate digital certificates for secure access and communication
- Simulate an RDS deployment featuring session hosts and published applications
- Establish and validate a failover cluster utilizing Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)
- Deploy an internal site secured with HTTPS and GPO-restricted access
- Simulate system failures (AD, DHCP, File Server) and execute comprehensive recovery steps
- Confirm accurate configuration of Sites and Services for replication and authentication
Summary and Future Directions
Requirements
- A foundational grasp of basic networking and IT infrastructure principles
- Practical experience utilizing Windows operating systems within corporate settings
- Knowledge of IT administration utilities and command-line interfaces
Target Audience
- System administrators
- IT infrastructure specialists
- Network and server engineers
21 Hours
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
