Course
Skills
by Tim Warner
Active Directory and Azure AD form the core of hybrid identity in the Microsoft technology stack. This course teaches you how to install, configure, and maintain AD and prepare for Exam AZ-800.
What you'll learn
A Windows Server hybrid administrator needs a thorough grasp of Active Directory Domain Services in order to be successful. In this course, Windows Server 2022: Deploy and Manage Active Directory Domain Services, you’ll gain the ability to implement identity in a hybrid cloud environment. First, you’ll explore domain controller deployment and configuration. Next, you’ll discover hybrid identity administration. Finally, you’ll learn how to control your hybrid AD environment with Group Policy. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Active Directory Domain Services needed to manage hybrid identity, continue your AZ-800 certification exam preparation, and eventually earn your Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate badge.
Table of contents
Deploy and Manage Domain Controllers
48mins
- Introduction2m
- Relevant Vocabulary2m
- Active Directory Components8m
- AD Domains, Sites, and OUs5m
- Azure Hybrid Cloud Topology4m
- Demo: Deploy the First Domain Controller5m
- Demo: Join the AD Domain4m
- Demo: Deploy a Second Domain Controller4m
- Read-Only Domain Controllers and IFM3m
- Active Directory FSMO Roles3m
- Demo: Deploy a RODC with IFM4m
- Demo: Transfer and Seize FSMO Roles2m
- Summary1m
Configure Active Directory Forest Environments
36mins
Create and Manage AD DS Security Principals
42mins
- Introduction1m
- Active Directory User and Group Accounts5m
- AD Group Usage and Nesting3m
- Group Managed Service Accounts3m
- Demo: Work with OUs, Groups, and Users9m
- Demo: Implement a gMSA5m
- Azure AD Login for Azure VMs4m
- Azure AD Domain Services3m
- Demo: Configure Azure AD Sign-in for Azure VMs4m
- Demo: Deploy Azure AD Domain Services4m
- Summary1m
Implement and Manage Hybrid Identities
32mins
- Overview2m
- Azure AD Connect6m
- Password Synchronization Options2m
- Demo: Prepare for Azure AD Connect Sync5m
- Demo: Configure Password Hash Sync9m
- Azure AD Domain Services2m
- Demo: Configure the AAD DS Managed Domain6m
- Summary1m
Manage Windows Server with Group Policy
33mins
- Introduction1m
- Group Policy History and Basics5m
- Group Policy Application Scope2m
- Group Policy Blocking, Enforcement, Refresh3m
- Azure AD Password Protection3m
- Group Policy Troubleshooting1m
- Demo: Tour Group Policy7m
- Demo: Author a Group Policy Object5m
- Demo: Tour Azure AD Password Protection2m
- Group Policy Proven Practices3m
- Demo: Group Policy in AAD DS2m
- Summary1m
About the author
Timothy Warner is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Cloud andDatacenter Management who is based in Nashville, TN. His professionalspecialties include Microsoft Azure, cross-platform PowerShell, and allthings Windows Server-related. You can reach Tim via Twitter(@TechTrainerTim), LinkedIn or his blog, AzureDepot.com.
