You're able to plan a migration and select appropriate server migration tools. You'll also learn how to use Azure Migrate, how to assess physical servers, and how to migrate those servers.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Plan your migration.
- Describe Azure Migrate.
- Migrate server workloads using Windows Server Migration Tools.
- Assess physical servers with Azure Migrate.
- Migrate on-premises servers to Azure.
Learn to migrate a workload running in Windows Server to an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) virtual machine (VM) and to Windows Server 2025 by using Windows Server migration tools or the Storage Migration Service.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Describe Windows Server IaaS migration.
- Explain how to migrate workloads using Windows Server Migration tools.
- Describe storage migration.
- Migrate file servers by using the Storage Migration Service.
Determine the best approach to moving domain controllers to Windows Server 2025.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Compare upgrading an AD DS forest and migrating to a new AD DS forest
- Describe how to upgrade an existing AD DS forest
- Describe how to migrate to a new AD DS forest
Learn to use Storage Migration Service to migrate files and files shares from existing file server to new servers running Windows Server. Configure storage migration for optimum performance of data migration.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe Storage Migration Service and its usage scenarios
- Identify the requirements for using Storage Migration Service
- Describe how to migrate a server with storage migration
- List the considerations for using Storage Migration Service
Learn how to install and use the Windows Server Migration Tools cmdlets to migrate commonly used server roles from earlier versions of Windows Server.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe the Windows Server Migration Tools
- Use the migration tools to migrate specific Windows Server roles

Syllabus

Migrate on-premises Windows Server instances to Azure IaaS virtual machines
- Introduction
- Plan your migration
- Describe Azure Migrate
- Perform server assessment
- Assess physical servers with Azure Migrate
- Migrate Windows Server workloads by using Azure Migrate
- Module assessment
- Summary
Upgrade and migrate Windows Server IaaS virtual machines
- Introduction
- Describe Azure Migrate
- Migrate Windows Server workloads by using Azure Migrate
- Describe storage migration
- Migrate file servers by using Storage Migration Service
- Module assessment
- Summary
Active Directory Domain Services migration
- Introduction
- Examine upgrade vs. migration
- Upgrade a previous version of Active Directory Domain Services to Windows Server 2025
- Migrate to Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2025 from a previous version
- Module assessment
- Summary
Migrate file server workloads using Storage Migration Service
- Introduction
- Storage Migration Service overview and usage scenarios
- Storage migration requirements
- Migrate a server with Storage migration
- Evaluate storage migration considerations
- Module assessment
- Summary
Migrate Windows Server roles
- Introduction
- Describe the Windows Server Migration Tools
- Install the Migration Tools
- Migrate roles using the Migration Tools
- Module assessment
- Summary