
Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
Candidates for the Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification should have subject matter expertise in configuring and managing Windows Server on-premises, hybrid, and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform workloads.
Responsibilities for this role include integrating Windows Server environments with Azure services and managing Windows Server in on-premises networks. This role manages and maintains Windows Server IaaS workloads in Azure, in addition to migrating and deploying workloads to Azure.
This role typically collaborates with Azure administrators, enterprise architects, Microsoft 365 administrators, and network engineers.
Candidates for this certification administer core and advanced Windows Server workloads and services using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies. These professionals should have expertise in implementing and managing on-premises and hybrid solutions, such as identity, management, compute, networking, and storage. They are also experts at performing tasks related to security, migration, monitoring, high availability, troubleshooting, and disaster recovery. These professionals use administrative tools and technologies, including Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Azure Arc, and IaaS virtual machine administration. They also work with Azure Automation Update Management, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Azure Security Center, Azure Migrate, and Azure Monitor.
A candidate for this certification should have extensive experience working with Windows Server operating systems.
Course Outline
Deploy and manage AD DS domain controllers
deploy and manage domain controllers on-premises
deploy and manage domain controllers in Azure
deploy Read-Only Domain Controllers (RODCs)
troubleshoot flexible single master operations (FSMO) roles
Configure and manage multi-site, multi-domain, and multi-forest environments
configure and manage forest and domain trusts
configure and manage AD DS sites
configure and manage AD DS replication
Create and manage AD DS security principals
create and manage AD DS users and groups
manage users and groups in multi-domain and multi-forest scenarios
implement group managed service accounts (gMSAs)
join Windows Servers to AD DS, Azure AD DS, and Azure AD
Implement and manage hybrid identities
implement Azure AD Connect
manage Azure AD Connect Synchronization
implement Azure AD Connect cloud sync
integrate Azure AD, AD DS, and Azure AD DS
manage Azure AD DS
manage Azure AD Connect Health
manage authentication in on-premises and hybrid environments
configure and manage AD DS passwords
Manage Windows Server by using domain-based Group Policies
implement Group Policy in AD DS
implement Group Policy Preferences in AD DS
implement Group Policy in Azure AD DS
Manage Windows Servers in a hybrid environment
deploy a Windows Admin Center gateway server
configure a target machine for Windows Admin Center
configure PowerShell Remoting
configure CredSSP or Kerberos delegation for second hop remoting
configure JEA for PowerShell Remoting
Manage Windows Servers and workloads by using Azure services
manage Windows Servers by using Azure Arc
assign Azure Policy Guest Configuration
deploy Azure services using Azure Virtual Machine extensions on non-Azure machines
manage updates for Windows machines
integrate Windows Servers with Log Analytics
integrate Windows Servers with Azure Security Center
manage IaaS virtual machines (VMs) in Azure that run Windows Server
implement Azure Automation for hybrid workloads
create runbooks to automate tasks on target VMs
implement DSC to prevent configuration drift in IaaS machines
Manage Hyper-V and guest virtual machines
enable VM enhanced session mode
manage VM using PowerShell Remoting, PowerShell Direct, and HVC.exe
configure nested virtualization
configure VM memory
configure Integration Services
configure Discrete Device Assignment
configure VM Resource Groups
configure VM CPU Groups
configure hypervisor scheduling types
manage VM Checkpoints
implement high availability for virtual machines
manage VHD and VHDX files
configure Hyper-V network adapter
configure NIC teaming
configure Hyper-V switch
Create and manage containers
create Windows Server container images
manage Windows Server container images
configure Container networking
manage container instances
Manage Azure Virtual Machines that run Windows Server
manage data disks
resize Azure Virtual Machines
configure continuous delivery for Azure Virtual Machines
configure connections to VMs
manage Azure Virtual Machines network configuration
Implement on-premises and hybrid name resolution
integrate DNS with AD DS
create and manage zones and records
configure DNS forwarding/conditional forwarding
integrate Windows Server DNS with Azure DNS private zones
implement DNSSEC
Manage IP addressing in on-premises and hybrid scenarios
implement and manage IPAM
implement and configure the DHCP server role (on-premises only)
resolve IP address issues in hybrid environments
create and manage scopes
create and manage IP reservations
implement DHCP high availability
Implement on-premises and hybrid network connectivity
implement and manage the Remote Access role
implement and manage Azure Network Adapter
implement and manage Azure Extended Network
implement and manage Network Policy Server role
implement Web Application Proxy
implement Azure Relay
implement site-to-site virtual private network (VPN)
implement Azure Virtual WAN
implement Azure AD Application Proxy
Configure and manage Azure File Sync
create Azure File Sync service
create sync groups
create cloud endpoints
register servers
create server endpoints
configure cloud tiering
monitor File Sync
migrate DFS to Azure File Sync
Configure and manage Windows Server file shares
configure Windows Server file share access
configure file screens
configure File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) quotas
configure BranchCache
implement and configure Distributed File System (DFS)
Configure Windows Server storage
configure disks and volumes
configure and manage Storage Spaces
configure and manage Storage Replica
configure Data Deduplication
configure SMB direct
configure Storage Quality of Service (QoS)
configure file systems