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Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure AZ-800 Exam Guide

By : Steve Miles
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Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure AZ-800 Exam Guide

By: Steve Miles

Overview of this book

Written by an Azure MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer with 20 years of experience in data center infrastructure, this AZ-800 study guide is an essential preparation tool for administrators who want to take the exam and acquire key skills that will help them thrive in their careers. This book will guide you through all the ways Windows Server can be used to manage hybrid solutions on-premises and in the cloud, starting with deploying and managing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in on-premises and cloud environments. You’ll then dive into managing virtual machines and containers and progress to implementing and managing an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure. The later parts of the book focus on managing storage and file services, concluding with a detailed overview of all the knowledge needed to pass the AZ-800 exam with practical examples throughout the chapters. In the final chapter, you’ll be able to test your understanding of the topics covered with the help of practice exams to make sure that you’re completely prepared for the contents and structure of the exam. By the end of the book, you’ll have gained the knowledge, both practical and conceptual, that's required to administer Windows Server hybrid core infrastructure confidently.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Part 1: Hybrid Identity
6
Part 2: Hybrid Networking
9
Part 3: Hybrid Storage
12
Part 4: Hybrid Compute
18
Part 5: Exam Prep
19
Chapter 14: Exam Preparation Practice Tests

Implementing and Managing Active Directory Domain Services

This chapter covers the AZ-800 Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure exam learning objective: Deploy and manage AD DS in on-premises and cloud environments.

We will start this first chapter with an understanding of Active Directory concepts and its portfolio of services. We will focus on Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). We will look at each component of AD DS in more detail and then move on to understanding how to create and manage an instance of AD DS in on-premises environments. We will then conclude with a hands-on exercise to develop your skills further.

The following main topics will be covered in this chapter:

  • What is Active Directory?
  • What is Active Directory Domain Services?
  • Active Directory Domain Services components
  • Creating Active Directory Domain Services
  • Managing Active Directory Domain Services
  • Exercise – installing AD DS on Windows Server

This chapter aims to take your knowledge beyond the exam objectives to prepare you for a real-world, day-to-day hybrid environment-focused role.