Azure AZ-801 case studies
Azure AZ-801 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
AZ-801, Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services, is the advanced exam in the Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Administrator Associate credential. Candidates are expected to administer Windows Server as a workload in both on-premises and hybrid environments - deploying, implementing, managing, and troubleshooting Windows Server in Azure, and migrating workloads there. The Azure AZ-801 case studies are 5 cases and about 3,574 words.
1Tiering Admin Access in a Segmented Datacenter
Contoso runs 40 Windows Server 2022 hosts in one datacenter. Domain controllers (DC01, DC02) and two privileged access workstations (PAWs) sit in an isolated VLAN with no route to the internet.
725 words, about 4 min2Stretched Cluster Across Two Rooms With One SAN
Fabrikam has a two-node Windows Server 2022 failover cluster (NODE01, NODE02) running 60 highly available VMs on CSV storage from a single SAN. The nodes are in separate rooms of the same building, connected by a 1 Gb dedicated heartbeat network and a 10 Gb iSCSI network.
729 words, about 4 min3Recovering a Domain After Ransomware Encrypts a DC
Northwind has three domain controllers: DC1 (PDC emulator, in HQ), DC2 (in a branch office), and DC3 (virtual, on a host in HQ). Ransomware encrypted DC1 and DC3 last Tuesday at 02:00.
715 words, about 4 min4Migrating a Legacy File Server With 12 TB and Hardlinks
Tailspin must migrate FS01, a Windows Server 2012 R2 file server holding 12 TB across 900 shares, to Windows Server 2022 (FS02). FS01 uses DFS Namespaces (a single namespace, \ ) with folder targets on FS01.
696 words, about 3 min5Alert Fatigue on a 200-Server Estate
Adventure Works monitors 200 Windows Server 2022 hosts with a mix of Performance Monitor data collector sets, Event Viewer subscriptions, and a third-party agent. Operations receives ~1,400 alerts per day; 85% are dismissed without action.
709 words, about 4 min