Manage Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environment

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

• Explain least privilege administrative models.
• Implement delegated privilege.
• Describe privileged access workstations.
• Describe jump servers.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

• Describe Windows Admin Center.
• Describe how to use Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) to manage servers.
• Describe Server Manager.
• Describe how to use Windows PowerShell to manage servers.
• Explain how to use Windows PowerShell to remotely administer a server.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

• Explain post-installation configuration and describe the available post-installation configuration tools.
• Use Sconfig to configure Windows Server.
• Describe Desired State Configuration (DSC) and explain how to use it to configure Windows Server.
• Use Windows Admin Center to perform post-installation configuration.
• Implement answer files to complete the configuration.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

• Select appropriate remote administration tools.
• Secure management connections to Windows Azure IaaS VMs with Azure Bastion.
• Configure JIT VM access.

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Describe Azure Arc.
• Explain how to onboard on-premises Windows Server instances in Azure Arc.
• Connect hybrid machines to Azure from the Azure portal.
• Use Azure Arc to manage devices.
• Restrict access using RBAC.

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Explain the concept of Just Enough Administration (JEA)
• Define role group capabilities and session configurations for a JEA session
• Create and connect to a JEA endpoint

• Introduction
• Define least privilege administration
• Implement delegated privileges
• Use privileged access workstations
• Use jump servers
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• Introduction
• Explore Windows Admin Center
• Use Server Manager
• List Remote Server Administration Tools
• Use Windows PowerShell
• Use Windows PowerShell to remotely administer a server
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• Introduction
• List the available post-installation configuration tools
• Configure Server Core using Sconfig
• Use DSC to configure Windows Server
• Perform post-installation configuration with Windows Admin Center
• Configure a server with answer files
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• Introduction
• Select the appropriate remote administration tool
• Manage Windows Virtual Machines with Azure Bastion
• Create an Azure Bastion host
• Configure just-in-time administration
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• Introduction
• Describe Azure Arc
• Onboard Windows Server instances
• Connect hybrid machines to Azure from the Azure portal
• Use Azure Arc to manage Windows Server instances
• Restrict access with RBAC
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• Introduction
• Explain the concept of Just Enough Administration (JEA)
• Define role capabilities for a JEA endpoint
• Create a session configuration file to register a JEA endpoint
• Describe how JEA endpoints work to limit access to a PowerShell session
• Create and connect to a JEA endpoint
• Demonstration: Connect to a JEA endpoint
• Knowledge check
• Summary resources