This module focuses on securing Windows Server: setting up Windows Defender Application Control, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Windows Defender Credential Guard and SmartScreen and setting up group policy. The module also covers the hybrid Active Directory infrastructure: configuring password policies and enabling block lists; managing protected users and account security via an RODC system; strengthening domain controllers; setting up siloed authentication policies; limiting access to domain controllers; setting up account security; managing administrative groups integrated with AD and delegation; setting up and administering Microsoft Defender for identity management. The module will also cover identifying and resolving security issues via Azure (monitoring with Microsoft Sentinel). It will also cover securing Windows Server networks (setting up Windows Defender firewalls, domain isolation and connection security rules). The module also covers securing Windows Server storage (drive encryption via BitLocker, storage encryption via Azure Disk Encryption, and key management).

In this module, you will learn about failover clustering: Creating a failover cluster on-premises, hybrid, and in the cloud; Creating a failover cluster for Windows; Expanding the cluster from a datacenter or Azure region; Configuring storage for the failover cluster in case of failure; Changing quorum options; Setting up network adapters for the cluster; Setting up cluster workload options; Setting up cluster sets; Setting up scale-out file servers; Creating an Azure observer; Setting up a floating IP address for the cluster; Setting up load balancing for the failover cluster. This topic will also cover implementing cluster-based update; Recovering a failed cluster node; Upgrading a node to Windows Server 2022; Moving workloads between nodes. installing Windows updates on cluster nodes and managing failover clusters through Windows Admin Center. The module also introduces you to the Storage Spaces Direct service: creating a failover cluster using Storage Spaces Direct; upgrading a Storage Spaces Direct node; setting up a network for Storage Spaces Direct; and configuring Storage Spaces Direct.

This module helps you understand Windows Server backup and restore: backing up and restoring files and folders with Azure Recovery Services Vault; installing and managing Azure Backup Server; backing up and restoring via Azure Backup Server; managing backups with Azure Recovery Services Vault; creating a backup policy; setting up backup for Azure VM via the built-in agent; recovering VM via temporary snapshots; recovering VMs to new Azure VMs; restoring a virtual machine (VM). The module also covers disaster recovery via Azure Site Recovery: setting up the Azure Site Recovery network; setting up for on-premises virtual machines; creating the recovery plan; setting up for Azure VMs; implementing VM replication to a secondary datacenter or to an Azure region; creating Azure Site Recovery policies. Finally, the module covers VM protection using Hyper-V replicas: setting up Hyper-V hosts for replication; managing Hyper-V replication servers; setting up virtual machine replication; performing a failover.

In this module, you will learn about migrating on-premises storage to on-premises or Azure servers: migrating and sharing data; migrating to a new server using the Storage Migration Service; using the Storage Migration Service to migrate to Azure virtual machines; and migrating to Azure file shares. Next, the module will cover migrating on-premises servers to Azure: deploying and setting up the Azure Migrate platform; migrating VM workloads to Azure IaaS; migrating physical workloads to Azure IaaS; and migrating using Azure Migrate. Finally, the module will cover migrating workloads from older versions to Windows Server 2022 (IIS servers, Hyper-V hosts, RDS hosts, DHCP servers, and print servers), migrating IIS workloads to Azure Web Apps and Containers, and migrating an AD DS infrastructure to Windows Server 2022 (new Active Directory forest and upgrading an existing forest).

The module will cover Windows Server monitoring: Monitoring Windows Server via Performance Monitor; Creating and configuring data collector sets; Monitoring servers and setting up alerts via Windows Admin Center; Monitoring via System Insights; Managing event logs; Deploying Azure Monitor agents; Collecting performance counters to Azure; Creating alerts; Monitoring Azure VMs via the Azure Diagnostics extension; Monitoring Azure VM performance via VM Insights. The module helps you understand troubleshooting on-premises and hybrid Windows Server networks (checking connectivity). Similarly, the module will cover troubleshooting Windows Server VMs in Azure: Troubleshooting deployment issues; Troubleshooting boot issues; Troubleshooting VM performance issues; Troubleshooting VM expansion issues; Troubleshooting disk encryption issues; Troubleshooting storage issues; Troubleshooting VM connection issues. Finally, the module helps you understand Active Directory troubleshooting: Restoring objects from the AD Recycle Bin; Recovering the Active Directory database using Directory Services Restore Mode; Recovering SYSVOL; Troubleshooting Active Directory replication issues; Troubleshooting hybrid authentication issues; Troubleshooting on-premises Active Directory issues.