Overview

Skills at a glanceDeploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in on-premises and cloud environments (30-35%)Manage Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environment (10-15%)Manage virtual machines and containers (15-20%)Implement and manage an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure (15-20%)Manage storage and file services (15-20%)Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in on-premises and cloud environments (30-35%)Deploy and manage AD DS domain controllersDeploy and manage domain controllers on-premisesDeploy and manage domain controllers in AzureDeploy read-only domain controllers (RODCs)Manage and troubleshoot flexible single master operation (FSMO) rolesConfigure and manage multi-site, multi-domain, and multi-forest environmentsConfigure and manage forest and domain trustsConfigure and manage AD DS sitesConfigure and manage AD DS replicationCreate and manage AD DS security principalsCreate and manage AD DS users and groupsManage users and groups in multi-domain and multi-forest scenariosChoose a service account typeImplement service accountsJoin Windows Servers to AD DS, Microsoft Entra Domain Services, and Microsoft EntraImplement and manage hybrid identitiesIntegrate Microsoft Entra ID, AD DS and Microsoft Entra Domain ServicesImplement and manage Microsoft Entra Connect SyncImplement and manage Microsoft Entra Cloud SyncImplement and manage Microsoft Entra Domain ServicesImplement and manage Microsoft Entra Connect HealthManage authentication in on-premises and hybrid environmentsEnable staged rollout featuresManage Windows Server by using domain-based Group PoliciesImplement Group Policy in AD DSImplement Group Policy Preferences in AD DSImplement Group Policy in Microsoft Entra Domain ServicesManage Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environment (10-15%)Configure remote management for Windows Servers in a hybrid environmentImplement Windows Admin Center on premises and in AzureConfigure PowerShell remoting, including second hopConfigure Just Enough Administration (JEA) for PowerShell remotingConfigure and manage remote SSH accessConfigure and manage Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) accessManage Windows Servers and workloads by using Azure servicesInstall the Azure Connected Machine Agent to support Azure ArcImplement Azure Machine ConfigurationDeploy Azure services using VM extensions on non-Azure machinesManage updates by using Azure Update ManagerImplement Azure Automation for hybrid workloadsCreate Azure Automation runbooksManage virtual machines and containers (15-20%)Manage Hyper-V and guest virtual machinesEnable Enhanced session modeManage VMs using PowerShell remoting, PowerShell Direct and Secure Shell (SSH) Direct for Linux VMsEnable nested virtualizationConfigure VM memoryConfigure integration servicesConfigure Discrete Device AssignmentConfigure GPU partitioningConfigure VM resource groups, CPU groups, and hypervisor scheduling typesManage VM checkpointsImplement high availability for Hyper-V virtual machinesManage Hyper-V virtual hard disksConfigure Hyper-V Network AdapterConfigure network interface card (NIC) Teaming on the Hyper-V host and virtual machineConfigure Hyper-V SwitchConfigure a guarded fabric and shielded VMsMove secure virtual machines between Hyper-V hostsCreate and manage containersPrepare Windows Server as a container hostConfigure Windows subsystem for Linux to support containers for running LinuxCreate Windows Server container imagesManage Windows Server container imagesConfigure container networkingManage container instancesConfigure Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) on Windows ServerManage Windows Server virtual machines on AzureManage storage for Windows Server virtual machines on AzureManage capacity, including resizing and VM scale setsManage availability sets and availability zonesConfigure and manage Just in Time (JIT) VM access and Azure BastionManage Azure VM network configurationImplement and manage an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure (15-20%)Implement on-premises and hybrid name resolutionIntegrate DNS with AD DSCreate and manage DNS zones and recordsConfigure DNS forwarding and conditional forwardingIntegrate Windows Server DNS with Azure Public DNS, Azure Private DNS, and Azure DNS Private ResolverImplement Windows Server DNS policiesImplement Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC)Manage IP addressing in on-premises and hybrid scenariosImplement and manage IP Address Management (IPAM)Implement and configure the Dynamic Host Configuration protocol (DHCP) server roleResolve IP address issues in hybrid environmentsCreate and manage DHCP scopesCreate and manage IP reservationsImplement DHCP high availabilityImplement on-premises and hybrid network connectivityImplement and manage the Remote Access roleImplement and manage Azure Network AdapterImplement and manage Azure extended networkImplement and manage the Network Policy and Access Services roleImplement Web Application ProxyImplement site-to-site VPNImplement Azure RelayImplement Microsoft Entra Private AccessImplement Microsoft Entra Application ProxyManage storage and file services (15-20%)Configure and manage Azure FilesCreate and manage Azure File SharesManage permissions for Azure File SharesConfigure and manage Azure File SyncMonitor File SyncMigrate Distributed File System (DFS) to Azure File SyncConfigure and manage Windows Server file sharesConfigure Windows Server file share accessConfigure file server resource manager (FSRM)Configure BranchCacheImplement and configure Distributed File System (DFS)Configure and manage Server Message Block (SMB) over QUICConfigure and manage Server Message Block (SMB) optionsConfigure Windows Server storageConfigure disks and volumesConfigure and manage Storage SpacesConfigure and manage Storage ReplicaConfigure Data DeduplicationConfigure Server Message Block (SMB) directConfigure Storage QoSConfigure file systemsConfigure and manage iSCSI

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