Microsoft · AZ-802
Domain controllers, on-premises and in Azure
AZ-802 · Lesson 1 of 21 · 3:49
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In this lesson
Prepare for the AZ-802 exam (Administering Windows Server). In this lesson: forests, domains, and domain controllers, installing the AD DS role and promoting a server with PowerShell or Server Manager, install from media for slow links, functional levels and the Windows Server 2025 level with 32k database pages, upgrading by adding new domain controllers, and domain controllers in Azure: availability zones, a static IP address on the network interface, custom DNS, and a data disk with host caching turned off. Includes three original practice questions.
Preview the topics
- Contoso is adding a domain controller in its Lyon branch office, behind a slow and expensive link, and the domain database is large. How should the team limit the traffic over the link during the promotion?
- Contoso’s domain and forest run at the Windows Server 2012 R2 functional level, and all of its domain controllers now run Windows Server 2019. What must the team do before adding a Windows Server 2025 domain controller?
- Contoso is promoting a domain controller on an Azure virtual machine. Where should the team place the database, the logs, and SYSVOL?