COWLEY COLLEGE COURSE PROCEDURE
CIS 1910 - AZURE ADMINISTRATOR
3 Credit Hours
Student Level:
This course is open to students on the college level in either the Freshman or Sophomore year.
Catalog Description:
CIS1910 - Azure Administrator (3 hrs.)
This course will introduce students to the following tasks: manage Azure identities and governance; implement and manage storage; deploy and manage Azure compute resources; configure and manage virtual networking; and monitor and maintain Azure resources.
KRSN: If Kansas Regents Shared Number list that here
Course Classification: 3 Hr. Lecture
Prerequisites:
None
Co-requisites:
NONE
Controlling Purpose:
The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to the administration of Azure components. These concepts provide a foundation for future studies in courses related to computer science and computer engineering.
Learner Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, the student will:
- Manage Azure identities and governance
- Implement and manage storage
- Deploy and manage Azure compute resources
- Configure and manage virtual networking
- Monitor and maintain Azure resources
Unit Outcomes for Criterion Based Evaluation:
The following outline defines the minimum core content not including the final examination period. Instructors may add other material as time allows.
UNIT 1: Prerequisites for Azure Administrators
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the students will be able to:
- Use the Azure portal
- Use Azure Cloud Shell
- Use Azure PowerShell
- Use Azure CLI
- Review Azure Resource Manager benefits
- Review Azure resource terminology
- Create resource groups
- Create Azure Resource Manager locks
- Reorganize Azure resources
- Remove resources and resource groups
- Determine resource limits
- Review Azure Resource Manager template advantages
- Explore the Azure Resource Manager template schema
- Explore the Azure Resource Manager template parameters
- Consider Bicep templates
- Review QuickStart templates
- Decide if Azure PowerShell is right for your tasks
- Install PowerShell
- Install Azure PowerShell
- Create an Azure Resource using scripts in Azure PowerShell
- Create an Azure Resource using scripts in Azure PowerShell
- Create and save scripts in Azure PowerShell
- Create and save scripts in Azure PowerShell
- Install and run the Azure CLI
- Work with the Azure CLI
- Create an Azure website using the CLI
- Explore Azure Resource Manager template structure
- Create and deploy an Azure Resource Manager template
- Add flexibility to your Azure Resource Manager template by using parameters and outputs
- Add parameters and outputs to your Azure Resource Manager template
UNIT 2: Manage identities and governance in Azure
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the students will be able to:
- Describe Azure Active Directory benefits and features
- Describe Azure Active Directory concepts
- Compare Active Directory Domain Services to Azure Active Directory
- Select Azure Active Directory editions
- Implement Azure Active Directory join
- Implement Azure Active Directory self-service password reset
- Create user accounts
- Manage user accounts
- Create bulk user accounts
- Create group accounts
- Create administrative units
- Identify Azure regions
- Implement Azure subscriptions
- Obtain an Azure subscription
- Identify Azure subscription usage
- Implement Microsoft Cost Management
- Apply resource tagging
- Apply cost savings
- Create management groups
- Implement Azure policies
- Create Azure policies
- Create policy definitions
- Create an initiative definition
- Scope the initiative definition
- Determine compliance
- Implement role-based access control
- Create a role definition
- Create a role assignment
- Compare Azure roles to Azure Active Directory roles
- Apply role-based access control
- Review fundamental Azure RBAC roles
- Add and delete users in Azure Active Directory
- Manage app and resource access by using Azure Active Directory groups
- Assign users to Azure Active Directory groups
- Collaborate by using guest accounts and Azure Active Directory B2B
- Give guest users access in Azure Active Directory B2B
- List access using Azure RBAC and the Azure portal
- Grant access using Azure RBAC and the Azure portal
- View activity logs for Azure RBAC changes
- Implement Azure AD self-service password reset
- Set up self-service password reset
- Customize directory branding
UNIT 3: Implement and manage storage in Azure
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the students will be able to:
- Implement Azure Storage
- Explore Azure Storage services
- Determine storage account types
- Determine replication strategies
- Access storage
- Secure storage endpoints
- Implement Azure Blob Storage
- Create blob containers
- Assign blob access tiers
- Add blob lifecycle management rules
- Determine blob object replication
- Upload blobs
- Determine Blob Storage pricing
- Review Azure Storage security strategies
- Create shared access signatures
- Identify URI and SAS parameters
- Determine Azure Storage encryption
- Create customer-managed keys
- Apply Azure Storage security best practices
- Compare storage for file shares and blob data
- Manage Azure Files shares
- Create file share snapshots
- Implement Azure File Sync
- Identify Azure File Sync components
- Deploy Azure File Sync
- Use Azure Storage Explorer
- Use the Azure Import/Export service
- Use the WAImportExport tool
- Use the AzCopy tool
- Decide how many storage accounts you need
- Choose your account settings
- Choose an account creation tool
- Create a storage account using the Azure portal
- Use shared access signatures to delegate access to Azure Storage
- Use stored access policies to delegate access to Azure Storage
- Connect Azure Storage Explorer to a storage account
- Connect Azure Storage Explorer to Azure Data Lake Storage
UNIT 4: Deploy and manage Azure compute resources
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the students will be able to:
- Review cloud services responsibilities
- Plan virtual machines
- Determine virtual machine sizing
- Determine virtual machine storage
- Create virtual machines in the Azure portal
- Connect to virtual machines
- Plan for maintenance and downtime
- Create availability sets
- Review update domains and fault domains
- Review availability zones
- Compare vertical and horizontal scaling
- Implement Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
- Create Virtual Machine Scale Sets
- Implement autoscale
- Configure autoscale
- Implement virtual machines extensions
- Implement Custom Script Extensions
- Implement Desired State Configuration
- Implement Azure App Service plans
- Determine Azure App Service plan pricing
- Scale up and scale out Azure App Service
- Configure Azure App Service autoscale
- Implement Azure App Service
- Create an app with App Service
- Explore continuous integration and deployment
- Create deployment slots
- Add deployment slots
- Secure your App Service app
- Create custom domain names
- Back up and restore your App Service app
- Use Azure Application Insights
- Compare containers to virtual machines
- Review Azure Container Instances
- Implement container groups
- Review the Docker platform
- Explore Azure Kubernetes Service terminology
- Explore the AKS cluster and node architecture
- Configure Azure Kubernetes Service networking
- Configure Azure Kubernetes Service storage
- Configure Azure Kubernetes Service scaling
- Configure AKS burst scaling to Azure Container Instances
- Create a virtual machine
- Test your new virtual machine
- Explore other VM images
- Sizing VMs properly
- Query system and runtime information about the VM
- Start and stop your VM with the Azure CLI
- Install software on your VM
- Create a Windows virtual machine in Azure
- Create a Windows virtual machine
- Use RDP to connect to Windows Azure virtual machines
- Connect to a Windows virtual machine using RDP
- Configure Azure virtual machine network settings
- Create a web app in the Azure portal
- Create a web app in the Azure portal
- Prepare the web application code
- Write code to implement a web application
- Deploy code to App Service
- Deploy your code to App Service
- Use PowerShell DSC to achieve a desired state
UNIT 5: Configure and manage virtual networks for Azure administrators
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the students will be able to:
- Plan virtual networks
- Create subnets
- Create virtual networks
- Plan IP addressing
- Create public IP addressing
- Associate public IP addresses
- Associate private IP addresses
- Implement network security groups
- Determine network security group rules
- Determine network security group effective rules
- Create network security group rules
- Implement application security groups
- Determine use cases for Azure Firewall
- Create an Azure Firewall implementation
- Create Azure Firewall rules
- Identify domains and custom domains
- Verify custom domain names
- Create Azure DNS zones
- Delegate DNS domains
- Add DNS record sets
- Plan for Azure Private DNS zones
- Review Azure Private DNS zone scenarios
- Determine Azure Virtual Network peering uses
- Determine gateway transit and connectivity
- Create virtual network peering
- Extend peering with user-defined routes and service chaining
- Determine Azure VPN Gateway uses
- Create site-to-site connections
- Create the gateway subnet
- Create the VPN gateway
- Determine the VPN gateway type
- Determine gateway SKU and generation
- Create the local network gateway
- Configure the on-premises VPN device
- Create the VPN connection
- Determine high availability scenarios
- Determine Azure ExpressRoute uses
- Determine Azure ExpressRoute capabilities
- Coexist site-to-site and Azure ExpressRoute
- Compare intersite connection options
- Determine Azure Virtual WAN uses
- Review system routes
- Identify user-defined routes
- Determine service endpoint uses
- Determine service endpoint services
- Identify private link uses
- Determine Azure Load Balancer uses
- Implement a public load balancer
- Implement an internal load balancer
- Determine load balancer SKUs
- Create back-end pools
- Create health probes
- Create load balancer rules
- Implement Azure Application Gateway
- Determine Azure Application Gateway routing
- Configure Azure Application Gateway components
- Plan IP addressing for your networks
- Design and implement IP addressing for Azure virtual networks
- Connect services by using virtual network peering
- Prepare virtual networks for peering by using Azure CLI commands
- Configure virtual network peering connections by using Azure CLI commands
- Verify virtual network peering by using SSH between Azure virtual machines
- Configure Azure DNS to host your domain
- Create a DNS zone and an A record by using Azure DNS
- Dynamically resolve resource name by using alias record
- Create alias records for Azure DNS
- Identify routing capabilities of an Azure virtual network
- Create custom routes
- What is an NVA?
- Create an NVA and virtual machines
- Route traffic through the NVA
- Configure a public load balancer
UNIT 6: Monitor and back up Azure resources
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the students will be able to:
- Describe Azure Backup benefits
- Implement Backup center for Azure Backup
- Configure Azure Recovery Services vault backup options
- Use the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent
- Configure on-premises file and folder backups
- Explore options to protect virtual machine data
- Create virtual machine snapshots in Azure Backup
- Set up Azure Recovery Services vault backup options
- Back up your virtual machines
- Restore your virtual machines
- Implement System Center DPM and Azure Backup Server
- Compare the MARS agent and Azure Backup Server
- Implement soft delete for your virtual machines
- Implement Azure Site Recovery
- Describe Azure Monitor key capabilities
- Describe Azure Monitor components
- Define metrics and logs
- Identify monitoring data and tiers
- Describe activity log events
- Query the activity log
- Describe Azure Monitor alerts
- Manage Azure Monitor alerts
- Create alert rules
- Create action groups
- Determine Log Analytics uses
- Create a Log Analytics workspace
- Create Kusto (KQL) queries
- Structure Log Analytics queries
- Describe Azure Network Watcher features
- Review IP flow verify diagnostics
- Review next hop diagnostics
- Visualize the network topology Explore the different alert types that Azure Monitor supports
- Use metric alerts for alerts about performance issues in your Azure environment
- Use metric alerts to alert on performance issues in your Azure environment
- Use log alerts to alert on events in your application
- Use activity log alerts to alert on events within your Azure infrastructure
- Create basic Azure Monitor log queries to extract information from log data
- Set up a Log Analytics workspace and Azure Monitor VM Insights
- Build log queries by using the Kusto Query Language
Projects Required:
Varies, refer to syllabus.
Textbook:
Contact Bookstore for current textbook.
Materials/Equipment Required:
None
Attendance Policy:
Students should adhere to the attendance policy outlined by the instructor in the course syllabus.
Grading Policy:
The grading policy will be outlined by the instructor in the course syllabus.
Maximum class size:
Based on classroom occupancy
Course Time Frame:
The U.S. Department of Education, Higher Learning Commission and the Kansas Board of Regents define credit hour and have specific regulations that the college must follow when developing, teaching and assessing the educational aspects of the college. A credit hour is an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally-established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester hour of credit or an equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time. The number of semester hours of credit allowed for each distance education or blended hybrid courses shall be assigned by the college based on the amount of time needed to achieve the same course outcomes in a purely face-to-face format.
Refer to the following policies:
402.00 Academic Code of Conduct
263.00 Student Appeal of Course Grades
403.00 Student Code of Conduct
Disability Services Program:
Cowley College, in recognition of state and federal laws, will accommodate a student with a documented disability. If a student has a disability which may impact work in this class and which requires accommodations, contact the Disability Services Coordinator.
Created 3/30/2023
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