Windows Server 2019 Operator Course

The course will introduce participants to the basic operational skills required to deploy and support Windows Server 2019 systems in most companies. The course is also useful for those who want to move from a service desk role to a server role.

The course is designed for IT professionals who already have some Windows Server experience and who need to perform basic Windows Server 2019 operational tasks.

Windows Server Operations Overview

• Introducing Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server Core Overview
• Windows Server Operating Principles and Tools Overview

Identity Services on Windows Server

• AD DS Overview
• Installing Windows Server Domain Controllers
• Azure AD Overview
• Implementing Group Policy
• Active Directory Certificate Services Overview

Network infrastructure on Windows Server

• Installing and running DHCP
• Installing and running DNS
• Installing and running IPAM
• Remote Access Services on Windows Server

File server and storage management on Windows Server

• Volumes and file systems in Windows Server
• Performing sharing in Windows Server
• Implementing storage spaces in Windows Server
• Implementing data deduplication
• Implementing iSCSI
• Deploying a distributed file system

Hyper-V virtualization and storage on Windows Server

• Hyper-V on Windows Server
• Configuring VMs
• Securing virtualization in Windows Server
• Containers in Windows Server
• Kubernetes Overview

High Availability on Windows Server

• Designing a failover clustering implementation
• Creating and configuring a failover cluster
• Overview of the stretch cluster
• High Availability and Disaster Recovery Solutions with Hyper-V VMs

Disaster recovery on Window Server

• Hyper-V replica
• Backup and recovery on Windows Server

Windows Server Security

• Authentication data and privileged access protection
• Protecting Windows Server
• JEA in Windows Server
• SMB traffic protection and analysis
• Windows Server upgrade management

RDS on Windows Server

• Overview of RDS
• Configuring Session-based Desktop Deployment

Remote Access Web Services on Windows Server

• Implementing VPN
• Implement Always on VPN
• Implementing NPS
• Implement Web Server on Windows Server

Server and performance monitoring on Windows Server

• Overview of Windows Server monitoring tools
• Using Peformance Monitor
• Monitoring event logs for troubleshooting

Upgrade and migration on Windows Server

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

Participants should have the following basic knowledge:

• Previous AD DS experience on Windows Server 2012/2016;
• Knowledge and experience with basic networking technologies (IP address assignment, DHCP, etc.);
• Hyper-V and basic server virtualization knowledge and experience;
• Knowledge of basic security best practices;
• hands-on experience with Windows 8 or later client operating systems;
• basic knowledge of Windows PowerShell.

As the course material is in English, document-reading level English is required.