Microsoft Server Course Objectives

• Understanding the basic concepts like Installation, Configuration, Deployment and Management of Windows Server 2016
• Post-installation procedures
• Managing and Maintaining Active Directory Domain Services and objects
• Understanding an overview of concepts like DAS, NAS, SANS, iSCI, iSNS, DCB and so on
• Install Hyper-V and configure its storage and networking
• Hyper-V configuration and managing
• Managing, monitoring, and maintaining Virtual Machine installations
• Advanced concepts, their configuration, deployment and managing.

MCSA Course Syllabus

MCSA : Windows Server Administration (L1 and L2 Support)

1: Installing and configuring domain controllers

Lessons

• Overview of AD DS
• Overview of AD DS domain controllers
• Deploying a domain controller
• Deploying AD DS
• Deploying domain controllers by performing domain controller cloning
• Administering AD DS

2: Managing objects in AD DS

Lessons

•  Managing user accounts
• Managing groups in AD DS
• Managing computer objects in AD DS
• Using Windows PowerShell for AD DS administration
• Implementing and managing OUs
•  Creating and managing groups in AD DS
• Creating and configuring user accounts in AD DS
• Managing computer objects in AD DS
• Delegate administration for OUs
• Creating and modifying AD DS objects with Windows PowerShell

3: Advanced AD DS infrastructure management

Lessons

• Overview of advanced AD DS deployments
• Deploying a distributed AD DS environment
• Configuring AD DS trusts
• Implementing forest trusts
• Implementing child domains in AD DS

4: Implementing and administering AD DS sites and replication

Lessons

• Overview of AD DS replication
• Configuring AD DS sites
• Configuring and monitoring AD DS replication
• Modifying the default site
• Creating additional sites and subnets
• Configuring AD DS replication
•  Monitoring and troubleshooting AD DS replication

5: Implementing Group Policy

Lessons

• Introducing Group Policy
• Implementing and administering GPOs
• Group Policy scope and Group Policy processing
•  Troubleshooting the application of GPOs
• Creating and configuring GPOs
• Managing GPO scope
• Verify GPO application
• Troubleshooting GPOs

6: Managing user settings with Group Policy

Lessons

• Implementing administrative templates
• Configuring Folder Redirection, software installation, and scripts
• Configuring Group Policy preferences
• Using administrative templates to manage user settings
• Implement settings by using Group Policy preferences
• Configuring Folder Redirection
• Planning Group Policy (optional)

7: Securing Active Directory Domain Services

Lessons

• Securing domain controllers
• Implementing account security
• Implementing audit authentication
•  Configuring managed service accounts
• Implementing security policies for accounts, passwords, and administrative groups
• Deploying and configuring an RODC
• Creating and associating a group MSA

8: Planning and implementing an IPv4 network

Lessons

• Planning IPv4 addressing
• Configuring an IPv4 host
• Managing and troubleshooting IPv4 network connectivity
• Planning the IPv4 address assignments
• Verifying IPv4
•  Troubleshooting IPv4

9: Implementing DHCP

Lessons

• Overview of the DHCP server role
• Deploying DHCP
• Managing and troubleshooting DHCP
• Planning a DHCP server implementation
• Implementing the DHCP configuration
•  Validating the DHCP implementation

10: Implementing DNS

Lessons

• Implementing DNS servers
• Configuring zones in DNS
• Configuring name resolution between DNS zones
• Configuring DNS integration with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
• Configuring advanced DNS settings
• Planning DNS name resolution
• Implementing DNS servers and zones

11: Installing and configuring Hyper-V and virtual machines

Lessons

• Overview of Hyper-V
• Installing Hyper-V
• Configuring storage on Hyper-V host servers
• Configuring networking on Hyper-V host servers
• Configuring Hyper-V virtual machines
• Managing virtual machines
• Verify installation of the Hyper-V server role
• Configuring Hyper-V networks
• Creating and configuring a virtual machines
•  Enable nested virtualization for a virtual machine

12: Configuring local storage

Lessons

• Managing disks in Windows Server
• Managing volumes in Windows Server
• Creating and managing volumes
• Resizing volumes
• Managing virtual hard disks.

• 13: Implementing WSUS
• WSUS overview and deployment options
• Update management process with WSUS
• Overview of Windows PowerShell DSC
• Overview of Windows Server 2016 monitoring tools
• Using Performance Monitor
• Monitoring event logs
• Implementing WSUS
• Configuring update settings
• Approving and deploying an update by using WSUS
•  Establishing a performance baseline
• Identifying the source of a performance problem
• Viewing and configuring centralized event logs

14: Installing, upgrading, and migrating servers and workloads

Lessons

• Introducing Windows Server 2016
• Preparing for upgrades and migrations from 2008 to 2012 and 2012 to 2016
• Edition of Operating Systems
• Migrating server roles and workloads
• Windows Server activation models
•  Installing Windows Server 2016
•  Upgrades and migrations from 2008 to 2012 and 2012 to 2016

15: Troubleshooting, Monitoring, managing, and recovering AD DS

Lessons

• Monitoring AD DS
• Managing the Active Directory database
• Active Directory backup and recovery options for AD DS and other identity and access solutions
•  Backing up and restoring AD DS
•  Recovering objects in AD DS

Windows Server Trainer Profile

• 11+ years of expertise experience in Windows Technology
• Proficient knowledge in System Administration and Windows Active Directory.
• Detail-oriented, excellent interpersonal and multi-tasking skills
• Well-informed in System Administration, Installation, Configuration, Migration, Infrastructure Management, Problem Management, Incident Management, Change Management, Root Cause Analysis Implementation, Maintenance, Client Interaction, Project Management.
• Proven skills in:
  Hardware installation Maintenance of workstations, servers, networking equipment and so on
  Windows 2008 Servers Administration, Troubleshooting Server related issues
  Installing and managing Windows 2012/2016 servers
  Configuring and installing Hyper-V
• Assisted in hardware installation and maintenance of workstations, servers, networking equipment, and other supporting hardware.
• Managing all problem and change calls in Manage Now (Call Management Tool).
• Windows 2008 servers Administration, Troubleshooting Server related issues, Managing FTP Servers, Managing Domain Controller 2012/2016.
• Installing/managing windows 2012/2016 servers, Configuring and installing Hyper-V on Windows 2008 and 2012/2016 servers, Backup Administration using Commvault Backup.
• Managing Business daily operations run smoothly with leading the teams
• Managing Team (To get daily update IM/PM and respective change details for their status)
• Involving getting KT new customer infra assessment for IT infrastructure
• Working as shared resource on multiple Accounts. Which is handling Windows AD support

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