Books that cover windows server and active directory
Ultra Transcenders AZ-802: Administering Windows Server
Know which Windows Server role, tool or Azure service fits the task, on-premises or hybrid, and why.
Active Directory, Group Policy, Hyper-V, file and storage services, and hybrid management of Windows Server.
Sections from the books on windows server and active directory, free to read:
Which operations master roles exist per forest and per domain, what each does and the placement guidance for each. AZ-802
When to deploy an RODC, how staged installation works and how the allowed and denied groups decide which passwords are cached. AZ-802
Which managed service account type fits a service, its requirements such as the KDS root key, and how Windows Server 2025 delegated MSAs migrate old accounts. AZ-802
The LSDOU order, which GPO wins a conflict, and how Block Inheritance, Enforced and link order change the result. AZ-802
How the two DHCP failover modes split or reserve addresses, what MCLT does and how relay agents fit in. AZ-802
What SMB over QUIC needs on the server, the certificate rules, which editions support it and how client access control works. AZ-802
The Storage Replica topologies, when to use synchronous or asynchronous mode, log volume requirements and the Standard edition limits. AZ-802
How Windows LAPS rotates and stores local administrator passwords, its policy settings, encryption and the cmdlets to retrieve them. AZ-802
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Know which Windows Server role, tool or Azure service fits the task, on-premises or hybrid, and why.