Description
Audience Profile
This course is intended for IT professionals who work on administering, configuring, troubleshooting, and operating identity services in the Active Directory Domain Services and Azure AD. It is also useful for system or infrastructure administrators with general AD DS experience and knowledge who want to cross-train in core and advanced identity and access technologies in Windows Server and Azure AD.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Install and configure domain controllers in AD DS
- Manage objects in AD DS by using graphical tools and Windows PowerShell modules
- Implement AD DS in complex environments
- Implement and configure AD DS sites, and configure and manage replication
- Implement and manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs) in AD DS
- Manage user settings by using GPOs
- Secure AD DS
- Implement and manage a certificate authority (CA) hierarchy with AD CS
- Deploy and manage certificates
- Implement and administer Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)
- Implement synchronization between AD DS and Azure AD
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and establish business continuity for AD DS services
Prerequisites
- Some exposure to and experience with AD DS concepts and technologies in Windows Server 2012 or newer
- Experience working with and configuring Windows Server 2012 or newer
- Experience working with and an understanding of Microsoft Hyper-V and basic server virtualization concepts
- An awareness of basic security best practices
- Hands-on working experience with Windows client operating systems such as Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10
- Basic experience with the Windows PowerShell command-line interface