CompTIA Hybrid Server Pro II: Advanced
CompTIA Hybrid Server Pro II: Advanced covers advanced Windows Server administration in on-premises and Microsoft Azure environments. Through video lessons, text lessons, quizzes, hands-on lab simulations and practice exams, participants work with high availability, failover clustering, disaster recovery, workload migration, hybrid identity, monitoring and troubleshooting.
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Description
CompTIA Hybrid Server Pro II: Advanced covers advanced Windows Server administration in on-premises and Microsoft Azure environments. Through video lessons, text lessons, quizzes, hands-on lab simulations and practice exams, participants work with high availability, failover clustering, disaster recovery, workload migration, hybrid identity, monitoring and troubleshooting.
The course supports preparation for a CompTIA CompCert, also referred to as a Certificate of Competency, through a related competency assessment. After completion, learners should be able to secure, migrate, monitor and recover Windows Server workloads in hybrid environments.
What You Will Learn
Course Content
CompTIA Hybrid Server Pro II: Advanced covers advanced Windows Server administration across on-premises, Azure, and hybrid environments. Training may include video demonstrations, text lessons, hands-on simulations, lab activities, knowledge checks, and practice exams. It aligns with the TestOut Hybrid Server Pro: Advanced exam and supports preparation for Microsoft AZ-801: Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services.
Module 1: Advanced Server Infrastructure and High Availability
Configure Windows Server roles, services, Hyper-V, virtual machines, and hybrid server infrastructure.
Manage failover clustering, quorum, witnesses, preferred owners, node quarantine, and Scale-Out File Server.
Use Network Load Balancing and high-availability planning for critical workloads.
Module 2: Identity and Access Management in a Hybrid World
Apply Group Policy, User Account Control, fine-grained password policies, and account protection controls.
Troubleshoot Active Directory, authentication, authorization, and hybrid identity issues.
Module 3: Storage and Data Protection Strategies
Configure Azure Recovery Services vaults for file, folder, and virtual machine backup.
Restore Azure and on-premises workloads using recovery plans and backup policies.
Set up Hyper-V Replica, offsite replication, failover, BitLocker, TPM protection, and disk encryption key management.
Module 4: Networking and Security
Configure Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Exploit Protection, SmartScreen, and Windows Defender Application Control.
Manage Windows Server networking, Azure migration tasks, file shares, Hyper-V hosts, and virtual machines.
Module 5: Performance Optimization and Advanced Diagnostics
Monitor services, event logs, performance counters, VM Insights, and Azure Monitor data collection rules.
Use Windows Admin Center, Event Viewer, Performance Monitor, Azure Monitor, and Process Explorer to diagnose server issues.
After completion, participants should be able to secure, monitor, migrate, back up, recover, and troubleshoot Windows Server workloads in hybrid environments.
Certification & Exam
This course prepares participants for the CompTIA Hybrid Server Pro II: Advanced CompCert, a Certificate of Competency focused on practical hybrid Windows Server administration skills. To earn the CompCert, learners must complete the training requirements set by the provider and pass the included competency assessment.
The competency assessment uses performance-based, lab-style tasks to check applied ability. It includes up to 12 lab questions and up to 45 tasks, with a 120-minute time limit. Scores range from 200 to 2000, and the passing score is 1425.
Successful candidates receive the CompTIA Hybrid Server Pro II: Advanced Certificate of Competency, showing competency in high availability, disaster recovery, hybrid identity, storage, security, monitoring, and troubleshooting. See the official CompTIA certification page for current details.
What You Will Achieve
Administer Windows Server environments across on-premises, Azure, and hybrid configurations using tools such as Windows Admin Center, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, VM Insights, and Azure Diagnostics Extension.
Secure Windows Server operating systems and Active Directory accounts by configuring Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Exploit Protection, Credential Guard, SmartScreen, Windows Defender Application Control, Group Policy, and account security settings.
Implement storage and data protection controls, including BitLocker, TPM-based protection, Data Recovery Agents, and disk encryption key management for infrastructure as a service virtual machines.
Configure backup and recovery services for Windows Server workloads using Azure Recovery Services vault, backup policies, VM restore options, Azure Site Recovery, and recovery plans.
Manage disaster recovery and replication scenarios for virtual machines, including Hyper-V Replica, offsite replication, Azure region replication, failover, and failback procedures.
Deploy high availability solutions with Windows Server failover clusters, including quorum settings, witnesses, cluster storage, Scale-Out File Server, node recovery, workload failover, and cluster-aware updating.
Migrate server workloads and file services from on-premises environments to Azure, including file shares, Hyper-V hosts, and virtual machines.
Troubleshoot Windows Server, Azure virtual machine, monitoring, Active Directory, and hybrid infrastructure issues using event logs, performance counters, service management tools, and Microsoft monitoring services.
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