Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services AZ-801 Practice Exam
Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services AZ-801 Practice Exam
Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services AZ-801 Practice Exam
The Microsoft Azure AZ-801: Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services exam assesses your ability to configure and manage advanced services for Windows Server in a hybrid cloud environment. This builds upon the foundational skills measured in the AZ-800 exam, focusing on areas like disaster recovery, high availability, and server migration strategies. Earning the AZ-801 certification demonstrates your expertise in optimizing hybrid cloud deployments for Windows Server workloads.
Who Should Take This Exam?
This exam is ideal for IT professionals who have mastered the basics of hybrid cloud administration with Windows Server (covered in AZ-800) and want to specialize in advanced configurations. Here are some examples:
Cloud Architects (Advanced Windows Server): Designing and implementing advanced services for Windows Server within hybrid cloud architectures.
Windows Server Hybrid Specialists: Specializing in configuring disaster recovery, high availability, and migration solutions for Windows Server in hybrid environments.
IT Consultants (Hybrid Cloud Focus): Providing consulting services to organizations on optimizing their hybrid cloud deployments using advanced Windows Server features.
Prerequisites
Successful Completion of AZ-800 Exam: Earning the AZ-800 certification demonstrating a solid foundation in administering Windows Server in a hybrid cloud environment is highly recommended before taking the AZ-801 exam.
Experience with Advanced Windows Server Features: Familiarity with features like Hyper-V, Failover Clustering, Storage Replica, and Azure Site Recovery is beneficial.
Roles and Responsibilities
Earning the AZ-801 certification can open doors to various roles with a focus on advanced Windows Server hybrid cloud management, such as:
Hybrid Cloud Solutions Architect: Designing and implementing advanced cloud solutions leveraging Windows Server in a hybrid environment.
Disaster Recovery Specialist (Windows Server): Specializing in planning, configuring, and testing disaster recovery solutions for Windows Server within hybrid deployments.
High Availability Engineer (Windows Server Focus): Ensuring high availability of Windows Server applications and services in a hybrid cloud environment.
Exam Details
Provider: Microsoft
Format: Computer-based exam with multiple-choice and some scenario-based questions
Number of Questions: Typically around 60 questions (subject to change)
Duration: 120 minutes
Passing Score: around 70%
Course Outline
Module 1 - Describe securing Windows Server on-premises and hybrid infrastructures (25–30%)
1.1 Understanding securing Windows Server operating system
Learning configuring and managing exploit protection
Learning to configure and manage Windows Defender Application Control
Explaining configuring and managing Windows Defender for Servers
Explaining configuring and managing Windows Defender Credential Guard
Explaining configuring SmartScreen
Explaining implementing operating system security (using Group Policies)
1.2 Understanding securing a hybrid Active Directory (AD) infrastructure
Explaining configuring password policies
Learning to enable password blocklists
Learning to manage protected users
Learning managing account security on a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC)
Explaining harden domain controllers
Learning configuring authentication policy silos
Ability to restrict access to domain controllers
Explaining configuring account security
Explaining managing AD built-in administrative groups
Learning managing AD delegation
Learning implementing and managing Microsoft Defender for Identity
1.3 Understanding identifying and remediating Windows Server security issues by using Azure services
Learning monitoring on-premises servers and Azure IaaS virtual machines (VMs) by use Azure Sentinel
Learning identifying and remediating security issues on-premises servers and Azure IaaS VMs by using Azure Security Center
1.4 Understanding to secure Windows Server networking
Learning managing Windows Defender Firewall
Learning implementing domain isolation
Learning implementing connection security rules
1.5 Understanding secure Windows Server storage
Learning managing Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption (BitLocker)
Learning to manage and recovering encrypted volumes
Learning enabling storage encryption by using Azure Disk Encryption
Learning managing disk encryption keys for IaaS virtual machines
Module 2 - Describe implementing and managing Windows Server high availability (10–15%)
2.1 Understanding implementing a Windows Server failover cluster
Learning implementing a failover cluster on-premises, hybrid, or cloud-only
Learning creating a Windows failover cluster
Learning to Implement a stretch cluster across datacenters or Azure regions
Explaining configuring storage for failover clustering
Explaining modifying quorum options
Explaining configuring network adapters for failover clustering
Explaining configuring cluster workload options
Learning configuring cluster sets
Learning configuring Scale-Out File Servers
Learning creating an Azure witness
Learning configuring a floating IP address for the cluster
Ability to implement load balancing for the failover cluster
2.2 Understanding managing failover clustering
Explaining implementing cluster-aware updating
Learning to recover a failed cluster node
Learning to upgrade a node to Windows Server 2022
Explaining failover workloads between nodes
Learning installing Windows updates on cluster nodes
Learning managing failover clusters using Windows Admin Center
2.3 Understanding the process of implemening and managing Storage Spaces Direct
Learning to create a failover cluster using Storage Spaces Direct
Learning to upgrade a Storage Spaces Direct node
Learning implementing networking for Storage Spaces Direct