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Explain AD replication, DNS dependencies, authentication, Group Policy and certificate trust
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Windows and Hybrid Infrastructure Assessment
Assess Active Directory, DNS, Group Policy, PKI, Windows Server, Hyper-V, clustering, SCCM and Azure Arc capability.
Objective: Demonstrate safe administration and structured troubleshooting of enterprise Windows and hybrid infrastructure.
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Assessment scope and competencies
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Describe Hyper-V, Failover Clustering, SCVMM, patching and backup operating models
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Connect on-premises infrastructure to Azure Arc, monitoring and security services
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Scenario and practical challenges
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Troubleshoot authentication failure across name resolution, time, trust, SPNs and certificates
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02
Plan a Windows Server and management-platform modernisation
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03
Recover a clustered service after host, network or storage failure
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Scoring and evidence standards
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Score fault isolation, command accuracy, rollback planning and service validation
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02
Require before-and-after evidence for change and recovery exercises
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03
Measure operational communication alongside technical resolution
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Improvement and readiness plan
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Create targeted practice for weak AD, cluster, PKI or management domains
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02
Build a reusable troubleshooting decision tree
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03
Reassess using a production-style incident simulation
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