MCA Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate Training & Certification Boot Camp Classroom Live Dallas, TX March 17, 2025

Course Overview

Introduction to AD DS

• Describe AD DS.
• Describe users, groups, and computers.
• Identify and describe AD DS forests and domains.
• Describe OUs.
• Manage objects and their properties in AD DS
• Define AD DS
• Define users, groups, and computers
• Define AD DS forests and domains
• Define OUs
• Manage objects and their properties in AD DS

Manage AD DS domain controllers and FSMO roles

Deploy AD DS domain controllers.

• Maintain AD DS domain controllers.
• Describe the AD DS global catalog role and its placement considerations.
• Describe AD DS operations master roles, their placement considerations, and their management tasks.
• Describe AD DS schema and its management tasks.
• Deploy AD DS domain controllers
• Maintain AD DS domain controllers
• Manage the AD DS Global Catalog rol
• Manage AD DS operations masters
• Manage AD DS schema

Implement Group Policy Objects

Describe GPOs.
Describe GPO scope and inheritance.
Describe domain-based GPOs.

• Create and configure GPOs.
• Explain GPO storage.
• Describe administrative templates and the Central Store.
• Define GPOs
• Implement GPO scope and inheritance
• Define domain-based GPOs
• Create and configure a domain-based GPO
• Define GPO storage
• Define administrative templates

Manage advanced features of AD DS

• Identify the purpose, types, and the process of creating trust relationships.
• Describe the purpose and the process of implementing ESAE forests.
• Monitor and troubleshoot AD DS replication.
• Identify the purpose and the process of creating custom AD DS partitions.
• Create trust relationships
• Implement ESAE forests
• Monitor and troubleshoot AD DS
• Create custom AD DS partitions

Implement hybird identity with Windows Server

• Select a Microsoft Entra integration model.
• Plan for Microsoft Entra integration.
• Prepare on-premises AD DS for directory synchronization.
• Install and configure directory synchronization using Microsoft Entra Connect.
• Implement Seamless Single Sign-on (SSO).
• Enable Microsoft Entra login for an Azure Windows virtual machine (VM).
• Describe Microsoft Entra Domain Services.
• Implement and configure Microsoft Entra Domain Services.
• Manage Windows Server 2019 in a Microsoft Entra Domain Services instance.
• Join a Windows Server VM to a managed domain.
• Select a Microsoft Entra integration model
• Plan for Microsoft Entra integration
• Prepare on-premises Active Directory for directory synchronization
• Install and configure directory synchronization with Microsoft Entra Connect
• Implement Seamless Single Sign-On
• Enable Microsoft Entra login in for Windows VM in Azure
• Knowledge check 1
• Describe Microsoft Entra Domain Services
• Implement and configure Microsoft Entra Domain Services
• Manage Windows Server 2019 in a Microsoft Entra Domain Services environment
• Create and configure a Microsoft Entra Domain Services instance
• Join a Windows Server VM to a managed domain

Deploy and manage Azure IaaS Active Directory Domain controllers in Azure

• Select an option to implement directory and identity services by using Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in Azure.
• Deploy and configure AD DS domain controllers in Azure VMs.
• Install a replica AD DS domain controller in an Azure VM.
• Install a new AD DS forest on an Azure VNet.
• Select an option to implement directory and identity services using Active Directory Domain Services in Azure
• Deploy and configure Active Directory Domain Services domain controllers in Azure VMs
• Install a replica Active Directory domain controller in an Azure VM
• Install a new Active Directory forest on an Azure VNet

Perform Windows Server secure administration

• Explain least privilege administrative models.
• Implement delegated privilege.
• Describe privileged access workstations.
• Describe jump servers.
• Define least privilege administration
• Implement delegated privileges
• Use privileged access workstations
• Use jump servers

Describe Windows Server administration tools

• Describe Windows Admin Center.
• Describe how to use Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) to manage servers.
• Describe Server Manager.
• Describe how to use Windows PowerShell to manage servers.
• Explain how to use Windows PowerShell to remotely administer a server.
• Explore Windows Admin Center
• Use Server Manager
• List Remote Server Administration Tools
• Use Windows PowerShell
• Use Windows PowerShell to remotely administer a server

Perform post-installation configuration of Windows Server
Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine remotely
Manage hybrid workloads with Azure Arc
Optimizing IT operations and management with Azure Automanage
Just Enough Administration in Windows Server
Configure and manage Hyper-V
Configure and manage Hyper-V virtual machines
Secure Hyper-V workloads
Plan and deploy Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
Customize Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines images
Automate the configuration of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
Run Containers on Windows Server
Orchestrate containers on Windows Server using Kubernetes
Implement DNS for Windows Server IaaS VMs
Deploy and manage DHCP
Implement Windows Server DNS
Implement IP Address Management
Implement remote access
Implement hybrid network infrastructure
Implement Windows Server IaaS VM IP addressing and routing
Manage Windows Server file servers
Implement Storage Spaces and Storage Spaces Direct
Implement Windows Server Data Deduplication
Implement Windows Server iSCSI
Implement Windows Server Storage Replica
Implement a hybrid file server infrastructure
Implement Windows Server IaaS VM network security
Audit the security of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
Manage Azure updates
Create and implement application allowlists with adaptive application control
Configure BitLocker disk encryption for Windows IaaS Virtual Machines
Implement change tracking and file integrity monitoring for Windows IaaS VMS
Secure Windows Server DNS
Secure Windows Server user accounts
Hardening Windows Server
Windows Server update management
Introduction to Cluster Shared Volumes
Implement Windows Server failover clustering
Implement high availability of Windows Server VMs
Implement Windows Server File Server high availability
Implement scale and high availability with Windows Server VM
Implement Hyper-V Replica
Implement hybrid backup and recovery with Windows Server IaaS
Protect your on-premises infrastructure from disasters with Azure Site Recover
Protect your Azure infrastructure with Azure Site Recovery
Protect your virtual machines by using Azure Backup
Migrate on-premises Windows Server instances to Azure IaaS virtual machines
Upgrade and migrate Windows Server IaaS virtual machines
Active Directory Domain Services migration
MIgrate file server workloads using Storage Migration Server
Migrate Windows Server roles
Containerize and migrate ASP.NET applications to Azure App Service
Monitor Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines and hybrid instances
Monitor your Azure virtual machines with Azure Monitor
Monitor Windows Server performance
Manage and monitor Windows Server event logs
Implement Windows Server auditing and diagnostics
Troubleshoot on-premises and hybrid networking
Troubleshoot Windows Server Virtual Machines in Azure
Troubleshoot Active Directory

• Recover the AD DS database, objects in AD DS, and SYSVOL
• Troubleshoot AD DS replication
• Troubleshoot Hybrid authentication issues
• Recover objects from the AD recycle bin
• Recover the AD DS database
• Recover SYSVOL
• Troubleshoot AD DS replication
• Troubleshoot hybrid authentication issues