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Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services Exam Ref AZ-801

By : Chris Gill
Book Image

Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services Exam Ref AZ-801

By: Chris Gill

Overview of this book

Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services Exam Ref AZ-801 helps you master various cloud and data center management concepts in detail, helping you grow your expertise in configuring and managing Windows Server in on-premises, hybrid, and cloud-based workloads. Throughout the book, you'll cover all the topics needed to pass the AZ-801 exam and use the skills you acquire to advance in your career. With this book, you’ll learn how to secure your on-premises Windows Server resources and Azure IaaS workloads. First, you’ll explore the potential vulnerabilities of your resources and learn how to fix or mitigate them. Next, you'll implement high availability Windows Server virtual machine workloads with Hyper-V Replica, Windows Server Failover Clustering, and Windows File Server. You’ll implement disaster recovery and server migration of Windows Server in on-premises and hybrid environments. You’ll also learn how to monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments. By the end of this book, you'll have gained the knowledge and skills required to ace the AZ-801 exam, and you'll have a handy, on-the-job desktop reference guide.
Table of Contents (31 chapters)
1
Part 1: Exam Overview and the Current State of On-Premises, Hybrid, and Cloud Workflows
3
Part 2: Secure Windows Server On-Premises and Hybrid Infrastructures
9
Part 3: Implement and Manage Windows Server High Availability
13
Part 4: Implement Disaster Recovery
17
Part 5: Migrate Servers and Workloads
23
Part 6: Monitor and Troubleshoot Windows Server Environments

Migrating using Azure Migrate tools

Before we begin, I’d like to share some resources that cover two additional scenarios: physical server migration using Azure Migrate at https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/migrate/agent-based-migration-architecture, and VMware server migration located at https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/migrate/migrate-support-matrix-physical-migration.

Let’s walk through how we can establish the initial resources needed for the Azure Migrate service as an example:

  1. After logging into https://portal.azure.com and searching for Azure Migrate, we then select Discover, assess and migrate from the Get started section, as shown in Figure 14.2:
Figure 14.2 – Getting started with the Discover, access and migrate option

Figure 14.2 – Getting started with the Discover, access and migrate option

  1. We then create a new Azure Migrate project by selecting + Create project or the Create project button, as shown in Figure 14.3:
Figure 14.3 – Create a new Azure Migrate project resource

Figure 14.3 – Create...