Windows Server Administration Course

Windows Server runs the identity, storage, networking and virtualisation that most Australian organisations depend on, so the administrator who keeps it healthy sits at the centre of the IT team. Strong Windows Server administration skills prove you can stand up a domain, manage Active Directory and Group Policy, run Hyper-V, configure storage and resolve problems under pressure. These are the daily skills behind roles from help desk through to systems administrator and infrastructure engineer, and they are the foundation the Microsoft Certified Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification is built on, so the time you invest here carries straight into a recognised credential later.

Training with Logitrain means this course is delivered live in real time by an experienced trainer, in person in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane or live online anywhere in Australia. You keep the digital course material to refer back to on the job, full-time courses include a mock test to check your progress, and the price beat guarantee means you will not find the same training cheaper elsewhere. When you are ready to certify, Logitrain is an authorised Pearson VUE test centre, so you can sit the AZ-800 and AZ-801 exams that lead to the Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification at the same place you train.

There are no formal prerequisites to enrol, so you can start even if Windows Server is new to you. To get the most from the course, it helps to have some hands-on time with a Windows client such as Windows 10 or Windows 11, a basic understanding of networking ideas such as IP addressing, name resolution and DHCP, and an awareness of everyday security practice. Any early exposure to Active Directory, Hyper-V virtualisation or Windows PowerShell is a bonus rather than a requirement.

If you are completely new to server technology and want to build that base first, the CompTIA Server+ course is a good lower-level starting point, and the IT job ready program is worth a look if you are moving into IT from another field.

There is no certification exam associated with this course. You receive a Certificate of Attendance to recognise the training you have completed.

If you want a Microsoft certification in Windows Server, the role-based path is the Microsoft Certified Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate, earned through the AZ-800 Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure course and the AZ-801 Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services course. Both exams are delivered by Pearson VUE and can be sat at the Logitrain test centre.

Windows Server Administration course material is included in digital format, covering every module from initial installation through Active Directory, Group Policy, Hyper-V, storage and troubleshooting. You keep it after the course to use as a reference on the job.

• Install Windows Server using Desktop Experience, Server Core and unattended methods
• Configure server roles, features and initial settings with Server Manager and Server Configuration
• Build and manage Active Directory domains, forests, trusts and operations master roles
• Administer organisational units, user and computer accounts, and group scopes
• Create and apply Group Policy Objects to control users and computers
• Configure and secure DNS, including zones, records and name resolution
• Deploy Hyper-V with virtual machines, virtual networks, checkpoints and nested virtualisation
• Configure storage technologies including RAID, iSCSI, Storage Spaces Direct and high availability
• Manage file and print services using NTFS and share permissions and auditing
• Configure web services with IIS, including sites, ports and SSL
• Monitor server performance with Performance Monitor, Resource Monitor and performance counters
• Apply Windows Update strategies and troubleshoot boot and startup problems
• Recover Active Directory and plan for power and hardware redundancy

This course is likely to add to the employment-related skills of the participants. The skills developed are likely to be used in the course of being an employee or working in a business.

• Windows Server administrators
• Systems administrators and senior systems administrators
• IT support staff moving into server and infrastructure roles
• IT systems and infrastructure engineers
• Infrastructure technical leads working across Windows and cloud
• Help desk and desktop support technicians stepping up to server work
• Career changers entering IT who want a practical server skill set

• Networking and server foundations
  • Computer networks, clients and servers, hosts and nodes
  • Network architectures and peer to peer networks
  • IPv4 and IPv6 addressing and subnetting
  • Server hardware and software, sizes and form factors
• Windows Server overview
  • Understanding Windows Server and its editions
  • Windows Server 2025 and Windows Server 2022 compared with earlier releases
  • What is new, including secured-core server, storage features, Windows Admin Center and containers
  • Minimum and recommended system requirements
• Installation
  • Partition schemes and boot options
  • Desktop Experience, Server Core and Nano Server
  • Clean install, network install, unattended install and in-place upgrade
  • Migrating network services and running Windows Server in Azure
• Post-installation configuration
  • Devices and device drivers, Plug and Play, IRQ and DMA
  • Windows services, the registry and initial configuration
  • Server Manager and Server Configuration
• Active Directory infrastructure
  • Domain controllers, domains, trees, forests and child domains
  • Operations master roles, trust relationships and functional levels
  • Namespaces, sites, replication and schema
  • DNS, zones, hostnames, WINS and UNC
  • Organisational units, containers and delegation
  • Accounts, groups, scopes and nesting
• Server roles, features and applications
  • Role services, server features and Server Manager
  • Application, email, database, collaboration and monitoring servers
  • Web services with IIS, sites, ports, SSL and Remote Desktop Services
  • File and print services, user rights, permissions and auditing
• Group Policy
  • Managing Group Policy Objects and editors
  • Computer, user and local policies
  • Account and Control Panel settings
• Server virtualisation
  • Virtualisation modes and the Hyper-V architecture
  • Nested virtualisation and virtual machine configuration
  • Virtual hard disks, virtual memory, virtual networks and checkpoints
  • Physical to virtual and virtual to physical conversion
• Storage
  • Adapter, controller and serial bus technologies
  • Storage and file-sharing protocols, HBA, FC switches and iSCSI
  • RAID types, hardware and software RAID, Storage Spaces Direct and resiliency
  • High availability and mounting virtual hard disks
• Server hardware and performance
  • Processor, memory, disk and network interface
  • 32-bit and 64-bit architectures and removable drives
  • Baselines, Performance Monitor, Resource Monitor and counters
• Maintenance and troubleshooting
  • Windows Update best practice and procedures
  • Boot configuration, bootloader, boot sector and Safe Mode
  • Active Directory restore and power redundancy

• AZ-800 Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure takes your server skills into hybrid and Azure environments and is the first exam toward the Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification.
• AZ-801 Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services is the advanced follow-on to AZ-800, covering security, high availability, disaster recovery and migration.
• Active Directory Services Training Course goes deeper on Active Directory if identity and access management is central to your role.
• CompTIA Server+ is a vendor-neutral server course that pairs well with Windows Server skills and suits those earlier in their server career.
• Networking job ready program combines training, certifications, an internship and career counselling for a guided path into an infrastructure career.
• Microsoft courses lists the full range of Microsoft training across server, cloud, database and desktop.

Got a team to train? Logitrain can deliver this Windows Server administration course in house at your premises anywhere in Australia, with the same experienced trainer, digital course material and mock test as the public courses. In-house delivery suits teams who want everyone trained together on Windows Server, on dates that suit the business, whether you are standardising skills across an IT department or preparing staff for a server upgrade or migration.

What is the Windows Server Administration course?

It is a hands-on, instructor-led course that teaches you to install, configure, secure and manage Windows Server in a business network, covering the current Windows Server 2025 and Windows Server 2022 releases. You learn Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, Hyper-V, storage, file and print services, monitoring and troubleshooting.

Is an exam included in this course?

No. This is a training course with a Certificate of Attendance, so there is no certification exam attached. If you want a Microsoft credential afterwards, the course leads naturally into the AZ-800 and AZ-801 courses for the Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification.

Do I need any prerequisites to enrol?

There are no formal prerequisites. Some experience with a Windows client and a basic understanding of networking and security help you get the most from the course, but you can enrol even if Windows Server is new to you.

Which version of Windows Server does the course cover?

The course covers the current Windows Server 2025 release alongside Windows Server 2022, including the roles, features and tools an administrator uses day to day, so your skills apply to the versions used across most Australian organisations.

How long is the course?

The course runs full-time over consecutive weekdays from 9:30 am to 5 pm, with part-time weeknight and weekend options that spread the same content over several weeks. The exact duration and current dates are shown in the schedule on this page.

Where can I do the Windows Server training?

You can train in person in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra, plus live online across Australia, all delivered live in real time with a trainer. In-house delivery at your own premises is also available anywhere in Australia.

How much does the course cost?

The current price is shown in the schedule on this page, and every course comes with the price beat guarantee, so if you find the same training advertised for less, Logitrain will beat it.

Should I do this course or AZ-800 first?

If you are new to Windows Server, start here to build core administration skills, then move on to AZ-800 and AZ-801 when you want the Microsoft Certified Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification. If you already administer Windows Server confidently, you may be ready to go straight into AZ-800.