Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services AZ-801 Practice Exam
Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services AZ-801 Practice Exam
About Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services Exam AZ-801 Practice Exam
The Microsoft Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services AZ-801 Exam is suitable for candidates working as Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification exam with subject matter expertise to configure and manage Windows Server on-premises, hybrid, and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform workloads.
Roles and Responsibilities
The roles and responsibilities of a Windows Server Hybrid Administrator include -
- Ability to integrate Windows Server environments with Azure services and managing Windows Server in on-premises networks.
- The ability to manage and maintain Windows Server IaaS workloads in Azure
- Ability to migrate and deploying workloads to Azure.
Typical Job Roles
Candidates taking the Microsoft AZ-801 exam includes role typically include -
- Azure administrators
- Enterprise architects
- Microsoft 365 administrators
- Network engineers
Skills Acquired
The candidates taking the Microsoft AZ-801 exam develops skills including
- Firstly, configuring advanced Windows Server services using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies
- Secondly, develop expertise in implementing and managing on-premises and hybrid solutions
- Thirdly, competency to utilize administrative tools and technologies including Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Azure Arc, Azure Automation Update Management, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Azure Security Center, Azure Migrate, and Azure Monitor.
Who should take the exam?
The Microsoft AZ-801 is suitable for candidates for this exam who should have proficiency and expertise working with Windows Server operating systems.
Course Outline
The Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services (AZ-801) exam covers the following topics as per the latest exam updates -
Domain 1 - Secure Windows Server on-premises and hybrid infrastructures (25–30%)
1.1 Secure Windows Server operating system
- Configure and manage Exploit Protection
- Configure and manage Windows Defender Application Control
- Configure and manage Windows Defender Credential Guard
- Configure SmartScreen
- Implement operating system security by using Group Policies
- Manage Windows Server security baseline by using OSConfig
- Implement Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (Windows LAPS)
1.2 Secure a hybrid Active Directory infrastructure
- Configure password policies
- Implement Microsoft Entra Password Protection for AD DS
- Manage protected users
- Manage account security on a Read-Only Domain controller (RODC)
- Harden domain controllers
- Configure authentication policy silos
- Restrict access to domain controllers
- Configure security options for user accounts
- Configure security options for built-in administrative groups
- Manage AD delegation
- Implement and manage Microsoft Defender for Identity
- Audit usage of and disable NTLM
1.3 Identify and remediate Windows Server security issues by using Azure services
- Implement ingestion of Windows Server data into Microsoft Sentinel
- Manage security for Windows Server by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Manage security for Windows Server by using Microsoft Defender for Servers
1.4 Secure Windows Server networking
- Manage Windows Defender Firewall
- Implement domain isolation
- Implement connection security rules
- Create and configure network security groups (NSGs) for Windows Server virtual machines on Azure
1.5 Secure Windows Server storage
- Manage Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption
- Enable storage encryption by using Azure Disk Encryption
- Manage and recover encrypted volumes
- Manage disk encryption keys for IaaS virtual machines
Domain 2 - Implement and manage Windows Server high availability (15–20%)
2.1 Implement a Windows Server failover cluster
- Implement a failover cluster on-premises, hybrid, or cloud-only
- Create a Windows failover cluster, including workgroup clusters
- Implement a stretch cluster across datacenters or Azure regions, including Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) campus clusters
- Configure storage for failover clustering
- Modify quorum options
- Configure network adapters for failover clustering
- Deploy host networking with Network ATC
- Configure cluster workload options
- Configure Scale-Out File servers
- Configure an Azure witness
- Configure a floating IP address for the cluster
2.2 Manage failover clustering
- Implement cluster-aware updating
- Recover a failed cluster node
- Upgrade failover cluster nodes
- Failover workloads between nodes
- Install Windows updates on cluster nodes
- Manage failover clusters using Windows Admin Center
2.3 Implement and manage Storage Spaces Direct
- Upgrade an S2D node
- Implement networking for S2D
- Configure S2D
Domain 3 - Implement disaster recovery (10–15%)
3.1 Manage backup and recovery for Windows Server
- Back up and restore files and folders to Azure Recovery Services Vault
- Deploy and manage Azure Backup Server
- Back up and recover using Azure Backup Server
- Manage backups in Azure Recovery Services Vault
- Create an Azure Recovery Services vault backup policy
- Configure backup for Azure VM using the built-in backup agent
- Recover a VM using instant recovery snapshots
- Recover VMs to new Azure VMs
- Restore a VM, including encrypted VMs
3.2 Implement disaster recovery by using Azure Site Recovery
- Configure Azure Site Recovery network mapping
- Configure Site Recovery for on-premises servers
- Configure a recovery plan in Azure Site Recovery
- Configure Site Recovery for Azure VMs
- Implement VM replication to secondary datacenter or Azure region
- Configure Azure Site Recovery replication policies
3.3 Protect virtual machines by using Hyper-V replicas
- Configure Hyper-V hosts for replication
- Manage Hyper-V replica servers
- Configure VM replication
- Perform a failover
Domain 4 - Migrate servers and workloads (20–25%)
4.1 Migrate on-premises storage to on-premises servers or Azure
- Transfer files, file shares, and security configurations by using Storage Migration Service (SMS)
- Cut over to a new server by using Storage Migration Service (SMS)
- Use Storage Migration Service to migrate to Azure VMs
- Migrate to Azure file shares
4.2 Migrate on-premises servers by using Azure Migrate
- Deploy and configure Azure Migrate appliance
- Migrate VM workloads to Azure VMs
- Migrate physical servers to Azure VMs
4.3 Migrate workloads from previous Windows Server versions to the most current version
- Choose an appropriate migration method
- Migrate IIS workloads and configurations
- Migrate Hyper-V hosts
- Migrate Remote Desktop Services (RDS) host servers
- Migrate Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers
- Migrate print servers
- Migrate by using an in-place upgrade
4.4 Migrate IIS workloads to Azure
- Assess IIS workloads by using Azure Migrate
- Migrate IIS workloads to Azure Web Apps
- Migrate IIS workloads to containers
4.4 Migrate an on-premises AD forest to Windows Server 2025
- Choose an appropriate migration method
- Implement a forest restructure
- Migrate AD DS objects, including users, groups and Group Policies using AD Migration Tool
- Migrate to a new Active Directory forest
- Upgrade an existing forest, including setting functional levels
Domain 5 - Monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments (15–20%)
5.1 Monitor Windows Server by using Windows Server tools and Azure services
- Monitor Windows Server by using Performance Monitor
- Create and configure Data Collector Sets
- Monitor servers and configure alerts by using Windows Admin Center
- Analyze Windows Server system data by using System Insights
- Manage event logs
- Configure data collection rules for Azure Monitor
- Create alerts
- Monitor Azure VM performance by using VM Insights
5.2 Troubleshoot Windows Server issues
- Troubleshoot connectivity
- Troubleshoot name resolution
- Troubleshoot Windows Update
- Troubleshoot Time Service
- Troubleshoot deployment failures
- Troubleshoot booting failures
- Troubleshoot performance issues
- Troubleshoot VM and Azure Arc extension issues
- Troubleshoot disk encryption issues
- Troubleshoot storage
5.3 Troubleshoot Active Directory
- Restore objects from AD recycle bin
- Recover Active Directory database using Directory Services Restore mode
- Recover system volume (SYSVOL)
- Troubleshoot Active Directory replication
- Troubleshoot hybrid authentication and synchronization issues
- Troubleshoot on-premises Active Directory
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