Course

10154171 Windows Server
Course Information
Description
This hands-on course, based on Windows Server operating systems, allows students to gain administrative knowledge of deploying, configuring, and managing Windows Server. Additionally, students will learn how to implement Windows Server technologies, including but not limited to Active Directory, Account Management, Domain Controllers, Hyper-V, WDS, DNS, DHCP, IIS, Group Policy, File and Print Services, Storage Services, Remote Desktop and Management, PowerShell Management.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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