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Configure Windows Server operating system
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration: Install Windows Server operating system in a lab environment
Quiz: Installation concepts and configuration steps
Criteria
Perform a clean installation of Windows Server without errors
Configure initial server settings (hostname, IP, updates)
Install and configure server roles and features and test functionality
Validate system functionality after installation
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Manage Windows Server roles and features
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration: Install and configure roles and features in a lab environment
Quiz: Role functionality and use cases
Criteria
Install server roles and features and test functionality
Configure role-based services (IIS, WDS, Hyper-V)
Remove roles and features
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Configure and manage local and network storage
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration: Configure volumes, storage pools, and RAID in a lab environment
Quiz: Storage concepts and configuration options
Criteria
Create and manage disk volumes to provide access
Configure storage pools and virtual disks
Implement RAID configurations to achieve desired redundancy
Create ISCI volumes and configure initiators
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Configure file and print services
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration: Configure file shares and permissions in a lab environment
Quiz: File share and NTFS access control concepts
Criteria
Configure NTFS and share permissions to provide access control
Create and manage shared folders
Deploy and manage network printers in Active Directory
Configure print services and print drivers
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Implement Windows Server networking services
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration: Configure Windows networking in a lab environment
Quiz: Networking concepts and services
Criteria
Configure IP addressing and network settings
Deploy and configure DHCP services including reservations
Deploy and configure DNS services and test name resolution
Diagnose connectivity issues
Connectivity issues are correctly identified and resolved
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Implement and manage Active Directory Domain Services
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration: Install ADDS, create and manage directory objects in a lab environment
Quiz: ADDS concepts and objects
Criteria
Install Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS)
Create AD Forests and promote servers to domain controllers
Create and manage users, groups, and organizational units
Maintain domain structure based on operational needs
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Manage identity and access
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration: Create users and groups and apply access control in a lab environment
Quiz: Identity and access management concepts
Criteria
Configure user and group accounts in both the graphical environment and PowerShell
Implement authentication and authorization controls
Assign and manage resource access permissions and test security controls
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Implement Group Policy
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration: Create and apply Microsoft Group Policy objects throughout the domain in a lab environment
Quiz: Microsoft Group Policy concepts and processing order
Criteria
Create and link Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
Apply policies to users and computers with proper precedence
Troubleshoot Group Policy processing
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Secure Windows Server environments
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration: Apply firewall rules to regulate network traffic in a lab environment
Quiz: Server security concepts and best practices
Criteria
Configure security policies per Microsoft best practice documentation
Implement Windows Firewall settings to regulate network traffic
Configure application restriction policies
Apply server security best practices
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Perform remote management and automation
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration: Perform remote administration tasks and execute PowerShell commands and scripts in a lab environment
Quiz: Remote server management
Criteria
Configure Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT)
Perform remote server management tasks via graphical user interface and PowerShell
Use PowerShell for administrative automation