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Administer Windows Server (AZ-802)
Course 8787
- Duration: 5 days
- Exam Voucher: Yes
- Language: English
- Level: Intermediate
Build the skills to administer Windows Server workloads across on-premises, hybrid, and Azure environments. This five-day course covers identity, virtualization, networking, storage, security, monitoring, and troubleshooting while introducing modern administration capabilities including Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Azure Arc, Azure Monitor, Azure Update Manager, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
Participants develop practical Windows Server administration skills across Active Directory Domain Services, Hyper-V, Azure virtual machines, hybrid networking, file and storage services, security hardening, and operational troubleshooting.
Administer Windows Server Delivery Methods
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Administer Windows Server Course Information
This course includes:
- Hands-on training
- Certification exam voucher
In this course, you will learn the following:
- Administer Windows Server consistently across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
- Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services and hybrid identity services.
- Manage Hyper-V and Azure virtual machines, including availability, networking, and security.
- Configure Windows Server DNS, DHCP, IP addressing, file services, and storage.
- Apply modern Windows Server security controls and administrative security practices.
- Use Azure Arc and Azure services to manage distributed Windows Server workloads.
- Monitor server health and troubleshoot identity, networking, storage, VM, update, and performance issues.
- Prepare for the skills measured on Microsoft Exam AZ-802.
Training Prerequisites
- Prerequisites
- Experience administering Windows Server operating systems.
- Familiarity with Active Directory Domain Services concepts.
- Familiarity with core networking technologies such as DNS and DHCP.
- Basic PowerShell knowledge.
- Familiarity with Hyper-V and virtual machines.
- Basic familiarity with Azure administration and hybrid infrastructure concepts.
- Necessary Preparation
- Before attending, participants should be comfortable with general Windows Server administration and basic command-line administration. Familiarity with Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Active Directory, networking, virtualization, and basic Azure concepts will help participants gain the most from the course.
- Exam Information
- Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Administrator Associate
Certification Information or Exam Information
The Administer Windows Server course supports preparation for the Microsoft Azure Certification, Exam AZ-802: Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Administrator Associate.
Administer Windows Server Course Outline
Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services
- Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services domain controllers
- Deploy and manage Azure IaaS Active Directory domain controllers in Azure
- Manage AD DS domain controllers and FSMO roles
- Create and manage Active Directory objects
- Implement hybrid identity with Windows Server
- Create and configure Group Policy Objects in Active Directory
- Implement Group Policy Objects
- Manage advanced features of AD DS
Manage Windows Server
- Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines remotely
- Describe Windows Server administration tools
- Use Just Enough Administration in Windows Server
- Perform Windows Server secure administration
- Use advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques
- Manage single and multiple computers by using Windows PowerShell remoting
- Manage hybrid workloads with Azure Arc
- Manage Azure updates
- Automate the configuration of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
- Enforce VM security configuration with Azure Machine Configuration
- Explore Azure Automation with DevOps
Manage virtual machines and containers
- Configure and manage Hyper-V virtual machines
- Configure and manage Hyper-V
- Secure Hyper-V workloads
- Implement high availability of Windows Server VMs
- Run containers on Windows Server
- Plan and deploy Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
- Implement scale and high availability with Windows Server VMs
- Implement Windows Server IaaS VM IP addressing and routing
- Implement Windows Server IaaS VM network security
- Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines remotely
Implement network infrastructure services
- Implement Windows Server DNS
- Implement DNS for Windows Server IaaS VMs
- Secure Windows Server DNS
- Deploy and manage DHCP
- Implement IP Address Management
- Implement Windows Server IaaS VM IP addressing and routing
Manage file servers and storage
- Implement a hybrid file server infrastructure
- Manage Windows Server file servers
- Implement Storage Spaces and Storage Spaces Direct
- Implement Windows Server Data Deduplication
- Implement Windows Server iSCSI
- Implement Windows Server Storage Replica
Implement Windows Server security
- Harden Windows Server
- Manage Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Manage Microsoft Defender in Windows client
- Understand Active Directory Group Policy security settings
- Manage security in Active Directory
- Understand Windows Server service accounts
- Secure Windows Server user accounts
- Manage security controls for identity and access
Monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server Environments
- Monitor Windows Server performance
- Manage and monitor Windows Server event logs
- Implement Windows Server auditing and diagnostics
- Monitor Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines and hybrid instances
- Monitor your Azure virtual machines with Azure Monitor
- Troubleshoot on-premises and hybrid networking
- Troubleshoot Windows Server Virtual Machines in Azure
- Manage Windows Server updates
- Troubleshoot Active Directory
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Administer Windows Server Course FAQs
AZ-802: Administer Windows Server is a five-day Microsoft course for IT professionals who administer Windows Server across on-premises, hybrid, and Azure environments. It covers identity, virtualisation, networking, storage, security, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
Yes. The course covers the primary skills measured by Exam AZ-802: Administering Windows Server and supports preparation for the Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Administrator Associate certification.
Learning Tree specifically bundles an exam voucher with this course, participants should plan to register and request the exam voucher after the course.
Microsoft retired AZ-800 and AZ-801 on September 30, 2026. AZ-802 becomes the available exam path for the Windows Server Administrator Associate certification after the transition.
Participants should already have Windows Server administration experience and will benefit from basic familiarity with Azure, PowerShell, networking, Active Directory, Hyper-V, and hybrid infrastructure concepts. Who should attend: This course is designed for experienced Windows Server administrators who deploy, manage, secure, and troubleshoot Windows Server workloads in on-premises, Azure, or hybrid environments.
It is also appropriate for infrastructure and systems professionals who need to expand traditional Windows Server skills into hybrid administration using technologies such as Azure Arc, Azure Monitor, Azure Update Manager, and Azure virtual machines. Participants should already have practical Windows Server administration experience rather than approaching Windows Server for the first time.