About the course

This 5-day course examines the services and features of Microsoft Windows Server 2022. It covers administering, configuring, troubleshooting, and operating identity services in the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and Entra ID (previously known as Azure AD). This course also covers core AD DS identity services such as Group Policy Objects (GPOs), Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS), Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and hybrid solutions with Azure AD.

Audience profile

This course is intended for IT professionals who work on administering, configuring, troubleshooting, and operating identity services in the AD DS and Entra ID. It is also useful for system or infrastructure administrators with general AD DS experience who want to gain additional insight about Windows Server 2022 identity and access technologies.

Outline

• Module 1: Deploy Active Directory services
• Module 2: Manage directory objects
• Module 3: Advanced AD DS infrastructure management
• Module 4: Implement and administer AD DS sites and replication
• Module 5: Implement Group Policy
• Module 6: Manage user settings with Group Policy
• Module 7: Secure AD DS
• Module 8: Deploy and manage AD CS
• Module 9: Deploy and manage certificates
• Module 10: Implement and administer AD FS
• Module 11: Implement AD DS synchronization with Microsoft Azure AD
• Module 12: Monitor, manage, and recover AD DS

Required Prerequisites

• Some exposure to and experience with AD DS concepts and technologies in Windows Server 2012 or newer
• Experience working with and configuring Windows Server 2012 or newer
• Experience working with and an understanding of Microsoft Hyper-V and basic server virtualization concepts
• An awareness of basic security best practices
• Hands-on working experience with Windows client operating systems such as Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10
• Basic experience with the Windows PowerShell command-line interface