MTA: 98-365 Windows Server Administration Fundamentals
Outline
Understanding server installation:
Understand device drivers Installation, removal, disabling, update/upgrade, rollback, troubleshooting, Plug & Play, IRQ, interrupts, driver signing, managing through Group Policy Understand services Which statuses a service can be in, startup types, recovery options, delayed startup, Run As settings for a service, stopping or pausing a service, service accounts, dependencies Understand server installation options Choose the correct operating system version options; Server core vs. Desktop Experience, Nano Server installation, interactive installs; automated install using WDS; VHD/VHDX installation source, perform unattended installs; perform upgrades, clean installs, and migrations
Understanding server roles:
Identify application servers Mail servers, database servers, collaboration servers, monitoring servers, threat management Understand Web services IIS, WWW, and FTP, installing from Server Manager, separate worker processes, adding components, sites, ports, SSL, certificates Understand remote access Remote assistance, remote administration tools, Remote Desktop Services, multipoint services, licensing, RD Gateway, VPN, application virtualization, multiple ports Understand the file and print services Local printers, network printers, printer pools, web printing, web management, driver deployment, file, folder, and share permissions vs. rights, auditing, print job management Understand server virtualization Virtual memory, virtual networks, snapshots and saved states, physical to virtual conversions, virtual to physical conversions, VHD and VHDX formats, nested virtualization
Understanding Active Directory:
Understand accounts and groups Domain accounts, local accounts, user profiles, computer accounts, group types, default groups, group scopes, group nesting, understand AGDLP and AGUDLP processes to help implement nesting Understand organizational units and containers Purpose of OUs, purpose of containers, delegation, default containers, uses for different container objects, default hidden and visible containers Understand Active Directory infrastructure Domain controllers. forests, child domains, operation master roles, domain vs. workgroup, trust relationships, functional levels, deprecated functional levels, namespace, sites, replication, schema, Passport Understand group policy Group policy processing, Group Policy Management Console, computer policies, user policies, local policies
Understanding storage:
Identify storage technologies and their typical usage scenarios Advantages and disadvantages of different storage topologies, local storage, network storage, Fibre Channel, iSCSI hardware Understand RAID redundancy RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and combinations, hardware and software RAID Understand disk types Solid State Drive (SSD) and Hard Disk Drive (HDD) types and comparisons, ATA basic disk, dynamic disk, mount points, file systems, mounting a virtual hard disk, distributed file systems
Understanding server performance management:
Identify major server hardware components Memory, disk, processor, network, 32-bit and 64-bit architecture, removable drives, graphic cards, cooling, power usage, ports Understand performance monitoring Methodology, procedures, effect of network, CPU, memory and disk, creating a baseline, Performance Monitor, Resource Monitor, Task Manager, performance counters, Data Collector Sets Understand logs and alerts, Event Viewer Purpose of performance logs and alerts
Understanding server maintenance:
Identify steps in the startup process BIOS, UEFI, TPM, bootsector, bootloader, MBR, boot.ini, POST, Safe Mode Understand business continuity Backup and restore, disaster recovery planning, clustering, AD restore, folder redirection, data redundancy, uniterruptible power supply (UPS) Understand updates Software, driver, operating systems, applications, Windows Update, Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) Understand troubleshooting methodology Processes, procedures, best practices; systematic vs. specific approach, Performance Monitor, Event Viewer, Resource Monitor, Information Technology Infrastructure Library, central logging, event filtering, default logs
Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with the concepts and the technologies of Windows Server administration. Candidates should have some hands-on experience with Windows Server, Windowsbased networking, Active Directory, account management, and system recovery tools and concepts.
Exam Details
Exam: 98-365 Windows Server Administration Fundamentals
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