55371 Windows Server Administration

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Course Overview

Looking to strengthen your Windows Server administration skills? Over 70% of IT workloads rely on Windows Server, making server admins essential to business continuity and network efficiency.

This five-day instructor-led course delivers the core knowledge IT professionals need to deploy, manage, and support Windows Server environments. You’ll gain hands-on experience with identity services, networking, virtualization, high availability, and security features. Designed for those with some server experience, this training is ideal for administrators transitioning into more advanced roles or updating skills from previous versions of Windows Server.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for Information Technology (IT) Professionals who have some experience working with Windows Server and are looking for a single five-day course that covers core administration components and technologies in Windows Server. This course also helps server administrators from previous Windows Server versions to update their knowledge and skills related to Windows Server. The course is also for individuals from a service desk role who wish to transition into server maintenance.

Course Objectives

    By the end of this training, you’ll be able to manage identity, networking, storage, compute, virtualization, and security within Windows Server. You'll also understand upgrade and migration paths for legacy environments.

    • Deploy and manage core Windows Server infrastructure components
    • Implement and manage AD DS, Group Policy, and identity services
    • Configure networking: DHCP, DNS, IPAM, and remote access
    • Set up Hyper-V virtualization and storage services
    • Manage security, backup, high availability, and disaster recovery

Course Outline

Module 1: Windows Server Administration Overview

  • Introducing Windows Server
  • Windows Server Core Overview
  • Administration principles and tools

Module 2: Identity Services in Windows Server

  • AD DS overview and domain controller deployment
  • Azure AD and Group Policy
  • Certificate Services

Module 3: Network Infrastructure Services

  • Deploying/managing DHCP and DNS
  • IPAM
  • Remote Access Services

Module 4: File Servers and Storage Management

  • Volumes and File Systems
  • Sharing and Storage Spaces
  • Data Deduplication, iSCSI, and DFS

Module 5: Hyper-V and Containers

  • Hyper-V setup and VM configuration
  • Virtualization security
  • Containers and Kubernetes overview

Module 6: High Availability

  • Failover clustering and stretch clusters
  • Hyper-V disaster recovery

Module 7: Disaster Recovery

  • Hyper-V Replica
  • Backup and restore strategies

Module 8: Windows Server Security

  • Credential protection and JEA
  • Server hardening and SMB security
  • Update management

Module 9: Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

  • Session-based deployment
  • Personal and pooled desktops

Module 10: Remote Access and Web Services

  • VPN and Always On VPN
  • NPS and Web Server setup

Module 11: Server and Performance Monitoring

  • Monitoring tools and event logs
  • Performance troubleshooting

Module 12: Upgrade and Migration

  • AD DS migration
  • Storage Migration Service
  • Server migration tools

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Class Dates & Times

Class times are listed Eastern time

This is a 5-day class

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Register When Time Where How
Register 10/06/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM Online VILT

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