This has been mostly modified from the Microsoft Born To Learn Wiki - they are not identical! Not all of the objectives were covered by that website so I filled in the gaps where I could.
Some things relate to older versions of Windows Server, but they are still relevant or there is not a newer documented alternative. Feel free to make suggestions or add to this thread.
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Configure and Manage High Availability (15-20%)
- Configure Network Load Balancing (NLB).
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Install NLB nodes [1] [2] [3]; configure NLB prerequisites [1]; configure affinity [1]; configure port rules [1]; configure cluster operation mode [1]; upgrade an NLB cluster [1]
- Configure failover clustering.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure Quorum [1]; configure cluster networking [1] [2]; restore single node or cluster configuration [1]; configure cluster storage [1]; implement Cluster Aware Updating [1]; upgrade a cluster [1] [2]
- Manage failover clustering roles.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure role-specific settings including continuously available shares [1]; configure VM monitoring [1]; configure failover and preference settings [1]
- Manage Virtual Machine (VM) movement.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Perform Live Migration [1]; perform quick migration [1]; perform storage migration [1]; import, export, and copy VMs [1]; migrate from other platforms (P2V and V2V) [1]
Configure File and Storage Solutions (15-20%)
- Configure advanced file services.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure NFS data store [1]; configure BranchCache [1]; configure File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) using File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) [1] [2]; configure file access auditing [1]
- Implement Dynamic Access Control (DAC).
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure user and device claim types [1] [2]; implement policy changes and staging [1] [2] [3]; perform access-denied remediation [1]; configure file classification [1]
- Configure and optimize storage.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure iSCSI Target and Initiator [1] [2] [3]; configure Internet Storage Name server (iSNS) [1]; implement thin provisioning and trim [1] [2]; manage server free space using Features on Demand [1] [2]
Implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (15-20%)
- Configure and manage backups.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure Windows Server backups [1]; configure Windows Online backups [1]; configure role-specific backups [1]; manage VSS settings using VSSAdmin [1]; create System Restore snapshots [1] [2]
- Recover servers.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Restore from backups [1]; perform a Bare Metal Restore (BMR) [1]; recover servers using Windows Recovery Environment (Win RE) and safe mode [1] [2] [3]; apply System Restore snapshots [1]; configure the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store [1]
- Configure site-level fault tolerance.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure Hyper-V Replica including Hyper-V Replica Broker and VMs [1] [2] [3] [4]; configure multi-site clustering including network settings, Quorum, and failover settings [1]
Configure Network Services (15-20%)
- Implement an advanced Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) solution.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Create and configure superscopes and multicast scopes [1] [2]; implement DHCPv6 [1] [2]; configure high availability for DHCP including DHCP failover and split scopes [1] [2]; configure DHCP Name Protection [1]
- Implement an advanced DNS solution.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure security for DNS including DNSSEC, DNS Socket Pool, and cache locking [1] [2] [3] [4]; configure DNS logging [1]; configure delegated administration [1]; configure recursion [1]; configure netmask ordering [1]; configure a GlobalNames zone [1] [2] [3]
- Deploy and manage IPAM.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure IPAM manually or by using Group Policy [1] [2] [3] [4]; configure server discovery [1]; create and manage IP blocks and ranges [1]; monitor utilization of IP address space [1]; migrate to IPAM [1]; delegate IPAM administration [1]; manage IPAM collections [1]
Configure the Active Directory Infrastructure (15-20%)
- Configure a forest or a domain.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Implement multi-domain and multi-forest Active Directory environments including interoperability with previous versions of Active Directory [1]; upgrade existing domains and forests including environment preparation and functional levels [1]; configure multiple user principal name (UPN) suffixes [1]
- Configure trusts.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure external, forest, shortcut, and realm trusts [1]; configure trust authentication [1]; configure SID filtering [1]; configure name suffix routing [1]
- Configure sites.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure sites and subnets [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]; create and configure site links [1]; manage site coverage [1]; manage registration of SRV records [1]; move domain controllers between sites [1]
- Manage Active Directory and SYSVOL replication.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure replication to Read-Only Domain Controllers (RODCs) [1]; configure Password Replication Policy (PRP) for RODCs [1]; monitor and manage replication [1]; upgrade SYSVOL replication to Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) [1]
Configure Identity and Access Solutions (15-20%)
- Implement Active Directory Federation Services 2.1 (AD FSv2.1).
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Implement claims-based authentication including Relying Party Trusts [1] [2]; configure Claims Provider Trust rules [1]; configure attribute stores including Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) [1] [2]; manage AD FS certificates [1]; configure AD FS proxy [1] [2]; integrate with Cloud Services [1]
- Install and configure Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS).
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Install an Enterprise Certificate Authority (CA) [1] [2]; configure CRL distribution points [1]; install and configure Online Responder [1]; implement administrative role separation [1]; configure CA backup and recovery [1]
- Manage certificates.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Manage certificate templates [1]; implement and manage certificate deployment, validation, and revocation [1] [2]; manage certificate renewal [1]; manage certificate enrolment and renewal to computers and users using Group Policies [1]; configure and manage key archival and recovery [1]
- Install and configure Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS).
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Install a licensing or certificate AD RMS server [1] [2]; manage AD RMS Service Connection Point (SCP) [1]; manage AD RMS client deployment [1]; manage Trusted User Domains [1] [2]; manage Trusted Publishing Domains [1] [2]; manage Federated Identity support [1]; manage RMS templates [1]; configure Exclusion Policies [1]
