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Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Administrator Associate

As a Windows Server administrator, you integrate Windows Server environments with Azure services and manage Windows Server in on-premises networks.

Licensing authority: Microsoft

Initial by examination
Exam AZ-802: Administering Windows Server
Dates
Official credential, route and examination content start dates are unpublished in these current adopted materials and remain null; the exam page lists no retirement date.
Experience
Microsoft recommends several years of Windows Server experience and the listed administration technologies; this is not recast as a statutory license or a separately evidenced mandatory qualification.
Program
Pass the applicable required examination and comply with the Microsoft Credentials Program Agreement and credential-specific policies.
Scheduling
English examination, scheduled by appointment through Pearson VUE from the official AZ-802 link. At most two Microsoft exams may be scheduled simultaneously through Pearson VUE and appointments may be scheduled no more than 90 days in advance. Learn Profile legal name must match legal ID; a personal MSA is recommended and organization-account records may become unrecoverable upon leaving. Request accommodations before scheduling.
Scope
Current initial certification route using AZ-802; renewal and retired routes are excluded.

Exam AZ-802: Administering Windows Server

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
Proctored examination; interactive components may be included.
Time limit
120 minutes
Passing score
700 or greater on the technical examination scale of 1 to 1,000
Examination outline

The authority publishes percentage ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.

  • Deploy and manage AD DS — Official range: 20–25% (Practice allocation: 20.93%)
    • Deploy and manage AD DS domain controllers
    • Configure and manage multi-site, multi-domain, and multi-forest environments
    • Create and manage AD DS security principals
    • Manage Windows Server by using domain-based Group Policies
  • Manage Windows Server instances and workloads in a hybrid environment — Official range: 10–15% (Practice allocation: 11.63%)
    • Configure remote management for Windows Server instances in a hybrid environment
    • Manage Windows Server instances and workloads by using Azure services in a hybrid environment
  • Manage VMs — Official range: 10–15% (Practice allocation: 11.63%)
    • Manage Hyper-V and guest VM
    • Manage Windows Server VMs in Azure
  • Implement and manage an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure — Official range: 10–15% (Practice allocation: 11.63%)
    • Implement on-premises and hybrid name resolution
    • Manage IP addressing in on-premises and hybrid scenarios
  • Manage storage and file services — Official range: 15–20% (Practice allocation: 16.28%)
    • Configure and manage Azure Files
    • Configure and manage Windows Server file shares
    • Configure Windows Server storage
  • Secure Windows Server infrastructure — Official range: 10–15% (Practice allocation: 11.63%)
    • Secure Windows Server operating system
    • Secure AD DS
  • Monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments — Official range: 15–20% (Practice allocation: 16.28%)
    • Monitor by using Windows Server tools and Azure services
    • Troubleshoot Windows Server issues
    • Troubleshoot Active Directory
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