Microsoft Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services AZ-801
AZ-801: Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services Training in Coimbatore
Course Overview
The AZ-801 certification course, Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services, is designed for IT professionals who want to manage and secure hybrid infrastructures using both on-premises and Microsoft Azure technologies. It focuses on advanced administration tasks, including disaster recovery, migration, and monitoring of Windows Server workloads.
At Linux Training Center in Coimbatore, this course offers practical, expert-led training tailored to real-world hybrid IT environments, helping professionals master modern server infrastructure.
Why Choose AZ-801?
AZ-801 is the second exam in the Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification path and is essential for administrators managing hybrid setups. As businesses adopt cloud-native and hybrid models, this certification ensures you’re equipped to support both legacy systems and Azure-based solutions.
This course is ideal for those who want to modernize their on-premises environments and integrate seamlessly with Microsoft Azure.
Who Should Enroll?
This course is ideal for Windows Server administrators, system engineers, IT operations staff, and cloud administrators responsible for server infrastructure in hybrid environments. It’s recommended for candidates who have already completed AZ-800 or have equivalent experience in Windows Server administration.
A solid understanding of networking, virtualization, identity services, and Azure fundamentals is beneficial.
What You Will Learn
Configure and manage advanced Windows Server services in hybrid environments
Secure Windows Server with role-based access control, Group Policy, and Windows Admin Center
Implement high availability and disaster recovery using failover clustering and Azure Site Recovery
Monitor and troubleshoot performance using Windows Admin Center and Azure Monitor
Perform server migration and upgrade scenarios with Azure Migrate
Manage certificates and storage in hybrid environments
Through hands-on labs and real-time scenarios, learners gain skills to optimize and secure hybrid infrastructures effectively.
Course Highlights
Microsoft official curriculum aligned with AZ-801 certification
Real-world labs and advanced hybrid scenarios
Delivered by certified Windows Server experts
Exam-oriented assignments and practice questions
Weekday and weekend batch flexibility
Career Opportunities
Completing this course qualifies you for roles such as Windows Server Hybrid Administrator, System Administrator, Infrastructure Specialist, IT Operations Manager, and Cloud Infrastructure Engineer. AZ-801 certification validates your ability to manage modern hybrid IT environments, making you a valuable asset to enterprises transitioning to Azure.
Why Linux Training Center?
At Linux Training Center in Coimbatore, we deliver technically sound and job-oriented training with a strong focus on real-time implementation. Our trainers bring years of industry experience to ensure you receive updated knowledge aligned with current enterprise demands.
AZ-801 Course Syllabus
Modules
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 Microsoft Defender for Servers
- Configure and manage Windows Defender Credential Guard
- Configure SmartScreen
- Implement operating system security by using Group Policies Secure a hybrid Active Directory infrastructure - Configure password policies
- Enable password block lists
- Manage protected users
- Manage account security on an RODC
- Harden domain controllers
- Configure authentication policy 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 VMs by using Microsoft Sentinel
- Identify and remediate security issues on-premises servers and Azure IaaS VMs by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud 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
- Implement a stretch cluster across datacenters 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 VM using the built-in backup agent
- Recover VM using temporary snapshots
- Recover VMs to new Azure VMs
- 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 VMs
- 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 (SMS)
- Use Storage Migration Service to migrate to Azure VMs
- 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 IIS
- Migrate Hyper-V hosts
- Migrate RDS host servers
- Migrate 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 AD 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
- Analyze Windows Server system data by using System Insights
- Manage event logs
- Deploy Azure Monitor agents
- Collect performance counters to Azure
- Create alerts
- Monitor Azure VMs by using Azure diagnostics extension
- Monitor Azure VMs 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
