Windows Server roles: AD DS, DNS, DHCP, file and print

Skills you'll practise

• Explain what the AD DS, DNS, DHCP, file, print, IIS and Hyper-V roles do and what they depend on
• Tell roles from features and list what is installed with Get-WindowsFeature
• Install a role with PowerShell and complete the steps it needs afterwards
• Choose sensible role placement, keeping domain controllers lean

Course outline

1. 1.Windows Server rolesVideo · 2 min
2. 2.Roles, features and how to see what's installedLesson · 15 min
3. 3.What each role does and depends onLesson · 18 min
4. 4.Placing and running roles sensiblyLesson · 15 min
5. 5.Windows Server roles: AD DS, DNS, DHCP, file and print: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 15 questions
6. 6.Windows Server roles: AD DS, DNS, DHCP, file and print: practical exerciseKnowledge check · 1 question
7. 7.Final exam8 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out

Sources it draws on

The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.

• Microsoft Learn: Install or uninstall roles, role services, or features
• Microsoft Learn: Active Directory Domain Services overview
• Microsoft Learn: DHCP server authorization in Active Directory (Add-DhcpServerInDC)
• Microsoft Learn: Server Core installation option