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Microsoft AZ-800 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure |
| Exam Number: | AZ-800 |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40-60 |
| Exam Duration: | 120-180 |
| Related Certifications: | AZ-801 Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate |
| Exam Price: | USD 165 (may vary by country/region) |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice, Case Studies, Multiple Response, Best Answer, Lab/Simulation-based questions |
| Available Languages: | Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), English, Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, Korean, French, German, Italian |
| Passing Score: | 700 (out of 1000) |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 1 year (renewable via Microsoft Learn assessment) |
| Recommended Training: | Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate Certification Microsoft Learn AZ-800 Learning Path |
| Exam Registration: | AZ-800 Exam Details Microsoft Certification Exam Registration |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or onsite testing center via Pearson VUE |
| Pre Condition: | No formal prerequisites required. Recommended: foundational knowledge of Windows Server, networking, and Azure fundamentals. |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/credentials/certifications/exams/az-800/ |
Microsoft AZ-800 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
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| Manage Windows Server hybrid core infrastructure services | - Implement hybrid networking
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| Implement and manage Windows Server on-premises hybrid infrastructure | - Manage identity in hybrid scenarios
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| Manage Windows Server workloads and virtualization | - Deploy and manage virtual machines
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| Monitor and maintain Windows Server environments | - Monitor server performance
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Case Study 2 - Contoso, Ltd
Overview
Contoso, Ltd. is a company that has a main office in Seattle and two branch offices in Los Angeles and Montreal.
Existing Environment
AD DS Environment
The network contains an on premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) forest named contoso.com. The forest contains two domains named contoso.com and canada.contoso.com.
The forest contains the domain controllers shown in the following table.
All the domain controllers are global catalog servers.
Server infrastructure
The network contains the servers shown in the following table.
A server named Server4 runs Windows Server and is in a workgroup. Windows Firewall on Server4 uses the private profile.
Server2 hosts three virtual machines named VM1, VM2, and VM3.
VM3 is a file server that stores data in the volumes shown in the following table.
Group Policies
The contoso.com domain has the Group Policies Objects (GPOs) shown in the following table.
Existing Identities
The forest contains the users shown in the following table.
The forest contains the groups shown in the following table.
Current Problems
When an administrator signs in to the console of VM2 by using Virtual Machine Connection, and then disconnects from the session without signing out, another administrator can connect to the console session as the currently signed in user.
Requirements
Technical Requirements
Contoso identifies the following technical requirements:
* Change the replication schedule for all site links to 30 minutes.
* Promote Server1 to a domain controller in canada.contoso.com.
* Install and authorize Server3 as a DHCP server.
* Ensure that User1 can manage the membership of all the groups in Contoso\OU3.
* Ensure that you can manage Server4 from Server1 by using PowerShell remoting.
* Ensure that you can run virtual machines on VM1.
* Force users to provide credentials when they connect to VM2.
* On VM3, ensure that Data Deduplication on all volumes is possible.
Question
Hotspot Question
You need to meet the technical requirements for Server4.
Which cmdlets should you run on Server1 and Server4? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
https://4sysops.com/wiki/enable-powershell-remoting/
You have an on-premises server that runs Windows Server and contains the folders shown in the following table.
You have an Azure subscription.
You plan to implement Azure File Sync.
Which folders can be added as Azure File Sync server endpoints?
- A. Folder2 and Folder3 only
- B. Folder3 only
- C. Folder1 only
- D. Folder1, Folder2, and Folder3
- E. Folder2 only
- F. Folder1 and Folder2 only
Correct Answer: F 🗳️
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Your network contains two Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) forests as shown in the following table.
West.fabrikam.com contains a file server named Fileserver01. South.contoso.com contains a global group named Group1.
You need to ensure that the members of Group1 can access a share on Fileserver01. The solution must ensure that the users in the fabrikam.com forest cannot access the resources in south.contoso.com.
Which type of trust should you implement?
- A. shortcut
- B. forest
- C. realm
- D. external
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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Your network contains an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain. The domain contains the domain controllers shown in the following table.
You need to ensure that if an attacker compromises the computer account of RODC1, the attacker cannot view the Employee-Number AD DS attribute.
Which partition should you modify?
- A. configuration
- B. domain
- C. schema
- D. global catalog
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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Case Study 1 - Fabrikam, Inc
Overview
Fabrikam, Inc is a manufacturing company that has a main office in New York and a branch office in Seattle.
Existing Environment
On-premises Servers
The on-premises network contains servers that run Windows Server as shown in the following table.
DC1 hosts all the operation master roles.
WEB1 and WEB2 run an Internet Information Services (IIS) web app named Webapp1.
On-premises Network
The New York and Seattle offices are connected by using redundant WAN links.
The client computers in each office get IP addresses from their local DHCP server.
DHCP1 contains a scope named Scope1 that has addresses for the New York office, DHCP2 contains a scope named Scope2 that has addresses for the Seattle office.
Identity Infrastructure
The network contains a single on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain named corp.falbrikam.com. Currently, all the service accounts use individual domain user accounts.
All domain controllers have the DNS Server role installed and host a copy of the Active Directory integrated DNS zone of corp.fabrikam.com.
The corp.fabrikam.com AD DS domain syncs with an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant.
Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
The corp.fabrikam.com domain contains the organizational units (OUs) and custom Group Policy Objects (GPOs) shown in the following table.
Requirements
Planned Changes
Fabrikam identifies the following planned changes:
* Create a single Azure subscription named Sub1 that will contain a single Azure virtual network named Vnet1.
* Replace the WAN links between the Seattle and New York offices by using Azure Virtual WAN and FxpressRoute. Both on premises offices will be connected to Vnet1 by using ExpressRoute.
* Create three Azure file shares named newyorkhiles, seattlefiles, and companyfiles.
* Create a domain controller named dc3.corp.fabrikam.com in Vnet1.
* Deploy an Azure Virtual Desktop host pool to Vnet1. The Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts will be hybrid Azure AD-joined.
* License all servers for Microsoft Defender for servers.
* Use Azure Policy to enforce configuration management policies on the servers in Azure and on- premises.
Networking Requirements
Fabrikam identifies the following networking requirements:
* Implement Virtual WAN and ensure that all the network traffic between the sites uses Virtual WAN. All communications must occur over ExpressRoute.
* If a DHCP server fails, ensure that the client computers can continue to receive their dynamic IP address and renew their existing lease.
* Ensure that the resources in Vnet1 can resolve the names of the on-premises servers in the corp.fabrikam.com domain.
Security Requirements
Fabrikam identifies the following security requirements:
* Apply GPO4 to the Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts. Ensure that Azure Virtual Desktop user sessions lock after being idle for 10 minutes. Users must be able to control the lockout time manually from their client computer.
* Ensure that server administrators request approval before they can establish a Remote Desktop connection to an Azure virtual machine. If the request is approved, the connection must be established within two hours.
* Prevent user passwords from containing all or part of words that are based on the company name, such as Fab, f@br1kAm or fabr!|.
* Ensure that all instances of Webapp1 use the same service account. The password of the service account must change automatically every 30 days.
* Prevent domain controllers from directly contacting hosts on the internet.
File Sharing Requirements
You need to configure the synchronization of Azure files to meet the following requirements:
* Ensure that seattlefiles syncs to FS2.
* Ensure that newyorkfiles syncs to FS1.
* Ensure that companyfiles syncs to both FS1 and FS2.
Question
You need to configure the Group Policy settings to ensure that the Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts meet the security requirements.
What should you configure?
- A. loopback processing in GP01
- B. security filtering for the link of GP01
- C. loopback processing in GP04
- D. the Enforced property for the link of GP01
- E. the Enforced property for the link of GP04
- F. security filtering for the link of GP04
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
