Windows Server 2022 administration course. Lecture and Sims

Decide whether to set up a hands-on practice lab; course and 24/7 simulations provide knowledge without it. If you pursue the lab, expect setup time; otherwise skip it and continue.

Learn to download the Windows Server 2022 iso by accessing Microsoft's site or exam lab practice, right-clicking the link to save as, and saving the iso to your desktop.

Enable Hyper-V on Windows by turning the feature on, selecting the Hyper-V platform and management tools, then reboot to open Hyper-V manager and start creating virtual machines.

Create an external virtual switch in Hyper-V to connect virtual machines to the internet. Select the network adapter with internet access and apply the switch to enable inter-VM communication.

Troubleshoot slow or failing internet on Windows Server by disabling large send offload version 2 on the Hyper-V virtual Ethernet adapter via Device Manager.

Set up a Windows Server 2022 virtual machine in Hyper-V, allocate 4 GB RAM, install the desktop experience from an ISO, configure partitions, and log in to Server Manager.

Create a second Windows Server 2022 virtual machine in Hyper-V with 3000 MB memory, dynamic 127 GB disk, external switch, and ISO, then install the data center evaluation desktop.

Download PDFs of PowerPoint slides and drawings for Windows Server 2022 administration, and watch the assignment video to understand progress; certificates depend on video completion, not assignments, with exam notes.

Master the fundamentals of PowerShell in Windows Server 2022, including verb-noun syntax, IntelliSense, and piping, to automate server administration and manage services, events, and processes.

Understand that every domain belongs to a tree and a forest, with trust relationships, child domains, the root of the forest, domain admins and enterprise admins enabling resource sharing.

Active Directory partitions control replication across domain controllers. Learn about the config partition, schema partition, domain partition, and application partition, plus the Global Catalog and DNS partitions.

Install the Active Directory Domain Services role, create a new forest exam lab practice.com, and promote the server to a domain controller with proper DNS.

Join a Windows Server 2022 to a domain by configuring DNS to the domain controller, renaming the server, rebooting, and verifying the join in Active Directory.

Discover how read-only domain controllers (RODCs) cache passwords for small offices, enable pass-through authentication, and replicate only to the RODC to boost security.

Explore read-only domain controllers deployment, including pre staging, DNS and global catalog considerations, and configuring password replication policy for remote office RODC deployments.

Promote NYC server one to an additional domain controller, install AD DS, configure DNS and global catalog, then verify replication with NYC DC one.

Learn to set up PowerShell remoting with WinRM, verify the service, configure ports 5985/5986, and run remote commands such as get-process and get-service using invoke-command and enter-pssession.

PowerShell is its own scripting environment, with the integrated scripting environment (ISE) for writing and testing scripts. Use variables, operators, strings, and read-host prompts, then save and run scripts.

Explore how FSMO roles separate into forest and domain levels, covering domain naming master, schema master, RID master, infrastructure master, and PDC emulator master, with writable and read-only copies.

Learn how to identify and transfer or seize FSMO roles across domain controllers using Active Directory tools, graphical consoles, and PowerShell, with schema master visibility via regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll.

Learn how to redo assignments and access simulations in the Windows Server 2022 administration course by using go to summary, back to assignment, and instructions.

Learn how user accounts and organizational units organize Active Directory by sites and locations, enabling targeted group policy deployment and delegated administration.

Explore how to create organizational units and users in Active Directory using ADUC and ADAC, manage OU structures, user properties, and delegated administrative rights.

Explore active directory groups, their types and scopes, and how global, domain local, and universal groups manage permissions and email using the agdlp strategy, sid lookups, and acl efficiency.

Learn to create and manage Active Directory groups, understand global, universal, and domain local scopes, and apply ACL-based permissions to resources across a forest.

Discover universal group membership caching, ugmc, and how caching the universal group membership list at a site every eight hours creates a read-only cache that speeds user authentication.

Learn to manage active directory with PowerShell by creating organizational units, users, and groups, using commands like get-command and New-ADUser, and exploring the integrated scripting environment.

Discover how to create and configure group managed service account (gMSA) with Active Directory managing password using PowerShell, setting DNS host name and delegating to computers via KDS root key.

Explain how DNS supports Active Directory domain services, including domain controller registration, zone databases, dynamic DNS, and multi-site design with AD integrated and stub zones.

Learn how to install DNS on a domain controller, create an Active Directory integrated primary zone, configure dynamic updates, and verify DNS health by restarting Netlogon and checking SRV records.

Create forward and reverse lookup zones, choose Active Directory integrated or standard primary, and configure ns, a, cname, and mx records with zone transfers.

Understand forwarders in Windows Server 2022 DNS, comparing regular and conditional forwarding, and how the resolution order uses forward lookup zones, then conditional forwards, then regular forwards, like 8.8.8.8.

Install and authorize the dhcp server role on Windows Server 2022 using server manager, configure a static IP, and manage ipv4/ipv6 scopes while preventing rogue dhcp.

Configure and activate DHCP scopes on Windows Server 2022, setting IPv4 ranges, exclusions, lease durations, and scope options (router, domain, DNS), then group scopes with super scopes.

Learn how to configure DHCP reservations to assign fixed IP addresses to devices like printers by using MAC addresses, scopes, and exclusions, with emphasis on DHCP over BOOTP.

Configure DHCP failover on Windows servers to keep clients served when a server dies. Use hot standby or load balancing with primary and secondary servers, authentication, and firewall rules.

Discover how Active Directory domain trusts enable cross-domain resource sharing and authentication, including two-way transitive, one-way directional, shortcut, realm, and forest trust concepts.

Configure trust relationships between domains using Active Directory Domains and Trusts, ensuring DNS connectivity and proper conditional forwarders. Establish outgoing and incoming trusts and configure transitivity for cross-domain access.

Discover how Active Directory uses sites to model locations and manage intra site and inter site replication among domain controllers, including bridgehead servers, site links, costs, and subnets.

Configure active directory sites, site links, and subnets with the AD sites and services tool, creating New York, Dallas, and Birmingham sites and mapping subnets for DNS-aware replication.

Test and monitor Active Directory replication between domain controllers via Active Directory Sites and Services, using rep admin and KCC, and use Dxdiag to diagnose DNS health.

Configure a global catalog server by enabling or disabling it on domain controllers to control replication of a subset of the domain partition across the forest for forest-wide search.

Explore how group policy objects (GPOs) manage settings across site, domain, and OU levels, handle conflicts with inheritance and enforced policies, and cover password policies and fine grained password policy.

Learn how group policy objects are created, linked to domains and OUs, and scoped with inheritance and WMI filters in the Group Policy Management Console.

Use group policy preferences to deploy default settings that users can modify; configure power options, printers, registry, and item level targeting via the Group Policy Management Console.

Learn to create and manage Windows server file shares via the file system and server manager, with permissions, hidden shares, offline caching, and access-based enumeration.

Explore branch caching to conserve bandwidth and boost performance, using hosted cache mode or distributed cache mode, configured via server manager and group policy with nyc-dc-one.

Centralize access to shared resources with DFS namespace links and replicate folders across sites using DFS replication, supported by Active Directory and DNS for failover and proximity routing.

Learn to install and manage the distributed file system (dfs) on Windows server 2022, including namespaces, replication, domain-based versus standalone setups, and multi-server replication.

Install File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) via Server Manager, then enable file screens and disk quotas to control user data and file types.

Explore file screening with File Server Resource Manager on Windows Server 2022, creating file screens and groups to block or monitor disallowed file types, configure templates, and generate usage reports.

Create hard quotas on individual folders with File Server Resource Manager, such as a 500 MB limit for the sales folder, using templates and auto apply to subfolders.

Add a new virtual disk in Hyper-V, initialize with GPT, and create data and backup volumes using server manager, disk management, or diskpart scripting.

Explore how Storage Spaces on Windows Server 2022 lets you pool multiple disks, create virtual disks, and implement mirroring or parity for redundancy.

Configure storage replicas between two Windows Server machines with synchronous or asynchronous replication, create replica and logs volumes, and establish the storage replica partnership.

Enable data deduplication on Windows Server 2022 via server manager, configure for general purpose file server, exclude databases, set schedules, and run dedupe with PowerShell to save space.

Enable SMB direct by turning on DMA on supported network adapters, via device manager and Get-NetAdapter DMA and Enable-NetAdapter DMA to boost SMB performance for both physical and virtual NICs.

Explore four file systems supported by Windows Server 2022: Fat32, exFAT, ntfs, and ReFS. Understand their use cases and key limitations for server storage.

Configure and manage Windows Server 2022 file systems by creating NTFS and ReFS volumes, initializing disks with GPT, and using disk management, diskpart, and server manager.

Explore how NTFS and share permissions interact on Windows Server 2022, detailing cumulative effects, deny rules, and practical examples with sales data and group-based access for local and remote users.

Explore Windows file permissions using ACLs, inheritance, and advanced sharing; set up users and groups, assign read, modify, and full control, and evaluate effective access.