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- Learn how to select and use Windows Server administration tools including Windows Admin Center, Server Manager, Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT), and Windows PowerShell remoting for local and remote server management.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- 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.
- Learn how to apply the principle of least privilege, delegate administrative control in Active Directory, implement Privileged Access Workstations (PAWs) with Windows Defender security features, and configure jump servers for secure remote administration.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Explain least privilege administrative models.
- Implement delegated privilege.
- Describe privileged access workstations.
- Describe jump servers.
- Learn how to remotely administer Windows Server IaaS VMs in Azure using the Azure portal, Windows Admin Center, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, Azure Bastion for secure RDP/SSH, and Just-In-Time (JIT) VM access.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Select appropriate remote administration tools.
- Secure management connections to Azure IaaS VMs running Windows Server with Azure Bastion.
- Configure JIT VM access.
- Learn how to configure Just Enough Administration (JEA) in Windows Server to restrict PowerShell remoting sessions to specific cmdlets, parameters, and values using role capability files and session configuration files.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Explain the concept of Just Enough Administration (JEA)
- Define role group capabilities and session configurations for a JEA session
- Create and connect to a JEA endpoint
- Learn how to perform post-installation configuration of Windows Server using Sconfig for Server Core, Desired State Configuration (DSC) for declarative management, Windows Admin Center, and answer files for automated setup.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Explain post-installation configuration and describe the available post-installation configuration tools.
- Use Sconfig to configure Windows Server.
- Describe Desired State Configuration (DSC) and explain how to use it to configure Windows Server.
- Use Windows Admin Center to perform post-installation configuration.
- Implement answer files to complete the configuration.
- Learn how to use Azure Arc to manage hybrid workloads by onboarding on-premises Windows Server and Linux machines, deploying extensions, applying Azure Policy guest configuration, and restricting access with RBAC.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Describe Azure Arc.
- Explain how to onboard on-premises Windows Server instances in Azure Arc.
- Connect hybrid machines to Azure from the Azure portal.
- Use Azure Arc to manage devices.
- Restrict access using RBAC.
