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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 AD DS objects, users, groups, and Group Policy objects using the Active Directory Migration Tool

For those that have been in and around Active Directory for years or even those new to this technology, the Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) has been the go-to tool for quite some time. While ADMT may be an incredibly useful migration tool, the code base has been deprecated by Microsoft, meaning that no further work is being done on this tool. A detailed support policy and known issues for ADMT can be found at the following URL: https://learn.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/windows-server/identity/support-policy-and-known-issues-for-admt.

That said, ADMT 3.2 can still be used for migrations and the tool supports the following objects and features for migration:

  • User Account Migration
  • Group Account Migration
  • Computer Account Migration
  • Security Translation
  • Service Account Migration
  • Managed Service Account Migration
  • Password Migration (after a...