Windows Server 2022 Administration: Infrastructure, Services, and Security Training Course

Installation and Environment Setup

• Installing Windows Server 2022
• Managing via Server Manager, PowerShell, and Windows Admin Center
• Best practices for on-premise environments

Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

• Installing and configuring domains
• Managing users, groups, and Organizational Units (OUs)
• Advanced GPOs—creation, application, and troubleshooting
• Configuring sites, services, and replication across domain controllers
• Auditing and logging strategies

Network Services

• DNS: Managing zones, forwarders, and Active Directory integration
• DHCP: Configuring scopes, reservations, options, and failover
• NPAS: Setting up authentication, network policies, and access control

File and Print Services

• File Server: Applying NTFS permissions, sharing, and auditing
• FSRM: Implementing quotas, file screening, and reporting
• DFS (Namespace and Replication)
• Print services and centralized management

Virtualization and Hyper-V

• Installing and configuring Hyper-V
• Understanding Standard and Datacenter licensing
• Creating VMs, virtual switches, and checkpoints
• Implementing nested virtualization, VM backups, and best practices
• Migrating VMs from other hypervisors (such as XCP-ng and XenServer)

High Availability

• Failover Clustering: Installation, configuration, and validation
• Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)
• Internal load balancing using NLB

Remote Access Services

• Configuring VPN, DirectAccess, and RADIUS
• Enabling secure remote access for employees
• Implementing advanced rules with Windows Firewall

Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

• Installing and configuring RDS (session hosts, gateway, web access)
• Managing RDS licensing (CALs)
• Publishing applications and desktops through RDS
• Setting up user groups, redirection, and security policies

Certificate Services (AD CS)

• Installing and configuring the Certificate Authority (CA)
• Defining certificate templates and configuring auto-enrollment
• Issuing certificates for authentication, digital signing, and encryption
• Integrating with RDS, IIS, and VPN
• Managing revocation and the Certificate Revocation List (CRL)

Application and Update Services

• IIS: Installing and publishing sites and applications
• Integrating SSL certificates
• Managing distribution and updates
• Utilizing Windows Autopatch and Microsoft Intune

Backup, Recovery, and Monitoring

• Windows Server Backup: Scheduling and performing granular restores
• Recovering domain controllers, data, and system settings
• Monitoring with Event Viewer and Performance Monitor
• Using Windows Admin Center for centralized management

Hands-on Labs and Practical Exercises

• Construct a complete AD DS environment with DNS, DHCP, and GPOs
• Deploy advanced GPOs for auditing, application deployment, and access control
• Implement centralized logging and log forwarding via Event Viewer and group policy
• Deploy and test digital certificates for secure access and communication
• Simulate an RDS deployment using session hosts and published applications
• Create and validate a failover cluster using Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)
• Publish an internal site secured with HTTPS and restricted by GPOs
• Simulate system failures (AD, DHCP, File Server) and execute full recovery procedures
• Verify the configuration of Sites and Services for replication and authentication

Conclusion and Next Steps