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Microsoft AZ-801 Exam Overview :

Exam Name: Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services
Exam Code: AZ-801
Certifications: Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate Certification
Exam Registration Price: $165
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Microsoft AZ-801 Exam Topics :

Section Weight Objectives
Secure Windows Server on-premises and hybrid infrastructures (25–30%) Secure Windows Server operating system
  • configure and manage exploit protection
  • configure and manage Windows Defender Application Control
  • configure and manage Windows Defender for Endpoint
  • configure and manage Windows Defender Credential Guard
  • configure SmartScreen
  • implement operating system security by using Group Policies

Secure a hybrid Active Directory (AD) infrastructure
  • configure password policies
  • enable password block lists
  • manage protected users
  • manage account security on a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC)
  • harden domain controllers
  • configure authentication policies silos
  • restrict access to domain controllers
  • configure account security
  • manage AD built-in administrative groups
  • manage AD delegation
  • implement and manage Microsoft Defender for Identity

Identify and remediate Windows Server security issues by using Azure services
  • monitor on-premises servers and Azure IaaS virtual machines (VMs) by using AzureSentinel
  • identify and remediate security issues on-premises servers and Azure IaaS VMs by using Azure Security Center

Secure Windows Server networking
  • manage Windows Defender Firewall
  • implement domain isolation
  • implement connection security rules

Secure Windows Server storage
  • manage Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption (BitLocker)
  • manage and recover encrypted volumes
  • enable storage encryption by using Azure Disk Encryption
  • manage disk encryption keys for IaaS virtual machines
Implement and manage Windows Server high availability (10–15%) Implement a Windows Server failover cluster
  • implement a failover cluster on-premises, hybrid, or cloud-only
  • create a Windows failover cluster
  • stretch cluster across datacenter or Azure regions
  • configure storage for failover clustering
  • modify quorum options
  • configure network adapters for failover clustering
  • configure cluster workload options
  • configure cluster sets
  • configure Scale-Out File Servers
  • create an Azure witness
  • configure a floating IP address for the cluster
  • implement load balancing for the failover cluster
Manage failover clustering
  • implement cluster-aware updating
  • recover a failed cluster node
  • upgrade a node to Windows Server 2022
  • failover workloads between nodes
  • install Windows updates on cluster nodes
  • manage failover clusters using Windows Admin Center
Implement and manage Storage Spaces Direct
  • create a failover cluster using Storage Spaces Direct
  • upgrade a Storage Spaces Direct node
  • implement networking for Storage Spaces Direct
  • configure Storage Spaces Direct
Implement disaster recovery (10–15%) Manage backup and recovery for Windows Server
  • back up and restore files and folders to Azure Recovery Services vault
  • install and manage Azure Backup Server
  • back up and recover using Azure Backup Server
  • manage backups in Azure Recovery Services vault
  • create a backup policy
  • configure backup for Azure Virtual Machines using the built-in backup agent
  • recover a VM using temporary snapshots
  • recover VMs to new Azure Virtual Machines
  • restore a VM
Implement disaster recovery by using Azure Site Recovery
  • configure Azure Site Recovery networking
  • configure Site Recovery for on-premises VMs
  • configure a recovery plan
  • configure Site Recovery for Azure Virtual Machines
  • implement VM replication to secondary datacenter or Azure region
  • configure Azure Site Recovery policies
Protect virtual machines by using Hyper-V replicas
  • configure Hyper-V hosts for replication
  • manage Hyper-V replica servers
  • configure VM replication
  • perform a failover
Migrate servers and workloads (20–25%) Migrate on-premises storage to on-premises servers or Azure
  • transfer data and share
  • cut over to a new server by using Storage Migration Service
  • use Storage Migration Service to migrate to Azure Virtual Machines
  • migrate to Azure file shares
Migrate on-premises servers to Azure
  • deploy and configure Azure Migrate appliance
  • migrate VM workloads to Azure IaaS
  • migrate physical workloads to Azure IaaS
  • migrate by using Azure Migrate
Migrate workloads from previous versions to Windows Server 2022
  • migrate Internet Information Services (IIS)
  • migrate Hyper-V hosts
  • migrate Remote Desktop Services (RDS) host servers
  • migrate Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
  • migrate print servers
Migrate IIS workloads to Azure
  • migrate IIS workloads to Azure Web Apps
  • migrate IIS workloads to containers
Migrate an AD DS infrastructure to Windows Server 2022 AD DS
  • migrate AD DS objects, including users, groups and Group Policies, using Active
Directory Migration Tool
  • migrate to a new Active Directory forest
  • upgrade an existing forest
Monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments (20–25%) Monitor Windows Server by using Windows Server tools and Azure services
  • monitor Windows Server by using Performance Monitor
  • create and configure Data Collector Sets
  • monitor servers and configure alerts by using Windows Admin Center
  • monitor by using System Insights
  • manage event logs
  • deploy Log Analytics agents
  • collect performance counters to Azure
  • create alerts
  • monitor Azure Virtual Machines by using Azure diagnostics extension
  • monitor Azure Virtual Machines performance by using VM insights
Troubleshoot Windows Server on-premises and hybrid networking
  • troubleshoot hybrid network connectivity
  • troubleshoot on-premises connectivity
Troubleshoot Windows Server virtual machines in Azure
  • troubleshoot deployment failures
  • troubleshoot booting failures
  • troubleshoot VM performance issues
  • troubleshoot VM extension issues
  • troubleshoot disk encryption issues
  • troubleshoot storage
  • troubleshoot VM connection issues
Troubleshoot Active Directory
  • restore objects from AD recycle bin
  • recover Active Directory database using Directory Services Restore Mode
  • recover SYSVOL
  • troubleshoot Active Directory replication
  • troubleshoot hybrid authentication issues
  • troubleshoot on-premises Active Directory
Official Information https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/az-801

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