Certified System Administrator

Module 1: Advanced Windows Server Management

• Topics:

  • Server installation (Core/GUI/Nano) & optimization

  • Advanced File Sharing:

    • NTFS vs. Share permissions

    • Access-Based Enumeration (ABE)

    • DFS Namespaces/Replication

    • File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) quotas/auditing

  • Storage: ReFS, Storage Spaces Direct (S2D), iSCSI

• Lab: Configure DFS-R for branch offices; implement FSRM file screening.

• PowerShell: Get-SmbShare, Set-NTFSPermission, New-DfsnFolder

Module 2: Active Directory & Group Policy Deep Dive

• Topics:

  • AD schema management & site topology

  • Group Policy Preferences (GPP) & advanced targeting

  • AD certificate services (PKI implementation)

  • Troubleshooting: Replication errors, GPO application failures

• Lab: Deploy multi-site AD; resolve replication conflicts.

• PowerShell: Get-ADReplicationFailure, gpresult /h, Repadmin commands

Module 3: Networking & Security Services

• Topics:

  • Advanced DHCP/DNS (policies, auditing)

  • VPN/Always On VPN deployment

  • Troubleshooting: Network latency, DNS misconfigurations

  • Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security

• Lab: Configure DNSSEC; diagnose network bottlenecks.

• PowerShell: Test-NetConnection, Resolve-DnsName, Set-DhcpServerv4Policy

Module 4: Backup, Recovery & High Availability

• Topics:

  • VSS backups & application-consistent snapshots

  • Hyper-V failover clustering & Storage Replica

  • Troubleshooting: Backup failures, cluster quorum issues

  • Bare-metal/forest recovery

• Lab: Create a 3-node cluster; restore AD from backup.

• PowerShell: WindowsServerBackup module, Get-ClusterNode

Module 5: PowerShell Automation

• Topics:

  • Scripting essentials (variables, loops, error handling)

  • Remote management (Enter-PSSession, Invoke-Command)

  • Automating AD user/group management

  • Troubleshooting: Script debugging (Set-PSDebug)

• Lab: Build scripts for automated user provisioning/log rotation.

• Commands: Get-EventLog, Export-Csv, ForEach-Object

Module 6: Enterprise Troubleshooting Workshop

• Topics:

  • Methodology: Root-cause analysis

  • Tools: Event Viewer, Resource Monitor, ProcMon

  • Critical Scenarios:

    • Boot failures (WinRE, BCD)

    • AD database corruption (ntdsutil)

    • Performance bottlenecks

  • SIEM integration basics

• Lab: Resolve simulated “blue screen” and logon failures.

• PowerShell: Get-WinEvent, Test-Path, Start-Process

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