Challenge Labs are designed to extend and expand your learning experience with hands-on, scenario-based exercises. Challenge labs are goal oriented, short-duration, scenario-based hands-on exercises, and an excellent way to provide additional skills development and assessment. As new challenge labs are released, and you will gain automatic access to them for the duration of your subscription.

Audience

• IT Professionals who are looking to keep up to date on features and functionality for a particular technology
• IT Professionals who are responsible for supporting multiple technologies
• IT Professional/Developers who are preparing for vendor certification exams

Challenge Labs Levels

There are three levels of Challenges included in your Library.

• Guided - Step-by-step instructions with detailed hints [Duration ~ 30 minutes]
• Advanced- Given requirements, students utilize resource information [Duration ~ 45 minutes]
• Expert - Spans multiple products, technologies, and platforms [Duration ~ 60 minutes]

Challenge Lab Topics

Guided

• Backup Windows Server 2019 by Using Azure Backup [Guided]
  • In this challenge, you will back up Windows Server 2019 by using Azure Backup. First, you will create an Azure Recovery Services vault. Next, you will deploy the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services agent. Finally, you will schedule a backup job by using Microsoft Azure Backup.Note: Once you begin a challenge you will not be able to pause, save, or return to your progress. Please ensure you have set aside enough time to complete the challenge before you start.
• Configure Centralized Event Logs in Windows Server 2019 [Guided]
  • In this challenge, you will configure centralized event log files for your file servers. First, you will manage Event Viewer entries. Next, you will configure an Event Viewer subscription. Finally, you will configure Event Viewer archiving.Note: Once you begin a challenge you will not be able to pause, save, or return to your progress. Please ensure you have set aside enough time to complete the challenge before you start.
• Create Performance Monitor Data Collector Sets [Guided]
  • In this challenge, you will create Performance Monitor Data Collector Sets. First, you will review the default Data Collector Sets in Performance Monitor, and then you will create a Data Collector Set. Next, you will save the Data Collector Set as a template, and then you will use the template to create a new Data Collector Set. Finally, you will create a Data Collector Set that will be used to collect specific performance-related data from the server.Note: Once you begin a challenge you will not be able to pause, save, or return to your progress. Please ensure you have set aside enough time to complete the challenge before you start.
• Deploy a Cloud Witness for a Windows Server 2019 Failover Cluster [Guided]
  • This challenge lab is currently in development. Details will be published soon.
• Identify the Source of a Performance Problem in Windows Server 2019 [Guided]
  • In this challenge, you will identify the source of a performance problem on a Windows Server 2019 server. First, you will use a Performance Monitor Data Collector Set to capture performance data generated by a typical server workload. Next, you will analyze the collected data. Finally, you will use the same Data Collector Set to capture values generated by a busy workload on the server, and then you will compare the data collected to the original baseline values.Note: Once you begin a challenge you will not be able to pause, save, or return to your progress. Please ensure you have set aside enough time to complete the challenge before you start.
• Implement Failover Clustering on Windows Server 2019 [Guided]
  • In this challenge, you will implement failover clustering on Windows Server 2019. First, you will remotely install the failover clustering feature on two servers, and then you will deploy a two-node failover cluster.Note: Once you begin a challenge you will not be able to pause, save, or return to your progress. Please ensure you have set aside enough time to complete the challenge before you start.
• Implement Hyper-V Live Migration Without a Failover Cluster on Windows Server 2019 [Guided]
  • In this challenge, you will implement Hyper-V live migration between Windows Server 2019 servers. First, you will configure constrained delegation for two Hyper-V host computers. Next, you will configure the two Hyper-V host computers for live migration. Finally, you will perform a live migration of a Hyper-V virtual machine by using Hyper-V Manager, and then you will perform a live migration of a Hyper-V virtual machine by using Windows PowerShell.Note: Once you begin the challenge lab, you will not be able to pause, save, or exit and then return to your challenge lab. Please ensure that you have set aside enough time to complete the challenge lab before you start.
• Implement Windows Server Backup on Windows Server 2019 [Guided]
  • In this challenge, you will implement Windows Server Backup on Windows Server 2019. First, you will install Windows Server Backup. Next, you will create a scheduled backup. Finally, you will perform an interactive backup.Note: Once you begin a challenge you will not be able to pause, save, or return to your progress. Please ensure you have set aside enough time to complete the challenge before you start.
• Monitor Windows Server 2019 [Guided]
  • In this challenge, you will monitor Windows Server 2019. First, you will monitor applications and services by using Task Manager, and then you will display resource information by using Resource Monitor. Next, you will manage system stability information by using Reliability Monitor. Finally, you will monitor server performance by using Performance Monitor.Note: Once you begin a challenge you will not be able to pause, save, or return to your progress. Please ensure you have set aside enough time to complete the challenge before you start.
• Protect Virtual Machines by Using Azure Site Recovery [Guided]
  • This challenge lab is currently in development. Details will be published soon.

Advanced

• Can You Implement Backup Solutions for Windows Server 2019? [Advanced]
  • In this challenge, you will back up the Windows Server 2019 system state by using Microsoft Azure Backup and Windows Server Backup. First, you will install Windows Server Backup, and then you will perform an interactive backup. Next, you will create an Azure Recovery Services vault, and then you will deploy the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent. Finally, you will schedule a backup job by using Microsoft Azure Backup. Note: Once you begin a challenge you will not be able to pause, save, or return to your progress. Please ensure you have set aside enough time to complete the challenge before you start.
• Can You Implement Disaster Recovery for Windows Server 2019? [Advanced]
  • This challenge lab is currently in development. Details will be published soon.
• Can You Implement Failover Clustering on Windows Server 2019? [Advanced]
  • This challenge lab is currently in development. Details will be published soon.
• Can You Implement Failover Clustering on Windows Server 2019? [Advanced]
  • In this challenge, you will implement failover clustering on Windows Server 2019. First, you will remotely install the failover clustering feature on two servers, and then you will deploy a two-node failover cluster.Note: Once you begin a challenge you will not be able to pause, save, or return to your progress. Please ensure you have set aside enough time to complete the challenge before you start.
• Can You Implement Virtualization on Windows Server 2019? [Advanced]
  • In this challenge, you will implement virtualization on Windows Server 2019. First, you will implement Hyper-V and then you will manage Hyper-V servers by using Windows Admin Center. Next, you will implement Hyper-V storage migration and Hyper-V live migration, and then you will configure Hyper-V replica and perform a planned failover. Finally, you will create Hyper-V VHD set files, and then you will configure Windows Server 2019 as a Windows Container Host. Note: Once you begin a challenge you will not be able to pause, save, or return to your progress. Please ensure you have set aside enough time to complete the challenge before you start.
• Can You Monitor Windows Server 2019? [Advanced]
  • In this challenge, you will monitor Windows Server 2019. First, you will monitor a Windows Server 2019 server by using Task Manager, Resource Monitor, and Reliability Monitor, and then you will monitor the server by using Performance Monitor. Next, you will configure an event subscription that forwards events from a remote computer to the server by using Event Viewer. Finally, you will configure System Insights on the server by using Windows Admin Center. Note: Once you begin a challenge you will not be able to pause, save, or return to your progress. Please ensure you have set aside enough time to complete the challenge before you start.

Expert

• Can You Implement Windows Server 2019 Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, and High Availability? [Expert]
  • This challenge lab is currently in development. Details will be published soon.