Administering Azure DevOps Server 2020
This three-day course provides students with the knowledge and skills to deploy, configure, and manage Microsoft Azure DevOps Server and related software components.
Course Objectives
At course completion, attendees will have had exposure to …
Azure DevOps Server editions and components
Supported topologies and environments
Must-have administration tools
Hardware and software requirements
Required service accounts and permissions
Installing Azure DevOps Server
Configuring Azure DevOps Server
Managing relevant SQL Server components
Installing and using Visual Studio Team Explorer
Planning and creating project collections
Planning and creating projects
Using and customizing work item processes
Azure DevOps Server licenses
Connecting and using Microsoft Excel
Using the Azure DevOps Server web portal
Git and/or TFVC version control systems
Using code search
Repository security and permissions
Command-line and third party tools
Configuring/using Azure Pipelines for builds
Deploying and using Azure Pipelines agents
Configuring agent pools
Creating and queuing automated builds
Configuring Azure Artifacts
Configuring/using Azure Pipelines for releasing
Creating a release pipeline
Creating and deploying a release
Strategies for upgrading and migrating
Using the Azure DevOps Migration Tools
Integrating systems with Azure DevOps Server
High availability and scalability options
Virtual Filesystem for Git
Capacity planning and disaster recovery
Backing up, restoring, and moving data
Configuring and using the Analytics service
Using PowerShell to manage Azure DevOps Server
Customizing Azure DevOps Server
Extending Azure DevOps Server
Who should take this class?
This course is intended for experienced administrators with a background in either software development or system administration. Team leaders, lead developers, and other accidental Azure DevOps Server administrators are also encouraged to take this course.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students should have experience or familiarity with:
• Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019
• Windows security and networking basics
• SQL Server 2016, 2017, or 2019
• Visual Studio 2015, 2017, or 2019
• Their organization’s ALM/DevOps process and tools
• Reading and understanding C# and PowerShell code
• Windows security and networking basics
• SQL Server 2016, 2017, or 2019
• Visual Studio 2015, 2017, or 2019
• Their organization’s ALM/DevOps process and tools
• Reading and understanding C# and PowerShell code
