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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

Troubleshooting hybrid authentication issues

As we learned in Chapter 3, Securing a Hybrid Active Directory (AD) Infrastructure, there are four main AD DS integration points with Azure AD when using Azure AD Connect Sync to achieve cloud-scale identity and single control plane management. However, it’s not always as simple as installing an agent or application; you must ensure that the environment you are about to synchronize contains few errors and is well prepared and documented.

One of the tools provided by Microsoft to overcome some of the common issues to prepare your environment for synchronization is called the IdFix tool. The IdFix tool helps to identify duplicated and formatting issues within your on-premises directory, investigating AD objects and recommending remediation steps for identified anomalies prior to synchronization. Running the IdFix tool can be done directly from GitHub via this URL – https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Microsoft/idfix/master/publish...