Manage Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environment

Overview

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Module 1: Perform Windows Server secure 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.

Module 2: Describe Windows Server administration tools

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.

Module 3: Perform post-installation configuration of Windows Server

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.

Module 4: You’ll be able to select and use suitable tools and techniques to remotely manage Windows IaaS VMs, and restrict administrative connections to those VMs.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Select appropriate remote administration tools.
Secure management connections to Windows Azure IaaS VMs with Azure Bastion.
Configure JIT VM access.

Module 5: Manage hybrid workloads with Azure Arc

After completing this module, you will 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.

Module 6: Streamline the administration of your Windows Server environments with Just Enough Administration (JEA). Limit privileged operations to a set of specified PowerShell cmdlets, parameters and variables, and limit which users can connect to JEA endpoints. Constrain the level of privilege those users have when performing administrative tasks.

After completing this module, you will 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