Azure Administrator AZ-104 Lab Guide — Ahmed Abdelwahed

Microsoft Azure AZ-104 Certification 87 Pages · Lab Guide

Azure Administrator AZ-104 Labs

A comprehensive hands-on lab guide for the AZ-104 Azure Administrator certification — from Microsoft Entra ID and RBAC to Virtual Machines, ARM Templates, Load Balancers, Azure Storage, Backup, and Site Recovery. Built for the portal, proven in the cloud.

✦ Ahmed Abdelwahed ✦ Version 22.9 ✦ 87 Pages ✦ Microsoft Azure · AZ-104

About This Guide

The AZ-104 Azure Administrator Lab Guide covers every core Azure service domain tested in the certification exam. Each lab includes step-by-step portal walkthroughs, PowerShell and CLI commands, and real-world configuration scenarios — with screenshots taken directly from the Azure portal. Whether you’re preparing for the AZ-104 exam or administering a production Azure environment, this guide gives you the hands-on experience that makes the difference. All identity content has been updated to reflect the Microsoft Entra ID rebrand from Azure Active Directory.

What’s Covered

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Identity & Governance

Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), tenant creation, user management, bulk provisioning, RBAC, Azure Policy, cost management, and resource tags.

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Azure Virtual Machines

VM deployment via Portal and PowerShell, disk configuration, networking, auto-shutdown, and IIS web server installation.

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Azure Administration

Azure Resource Manager, resource locks, resource moves, ARM templates, QuickStart templates, Azure CLI, and Cloud Shell.

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Networking & Load Balancing

VNet Peering, Azure Firewall, user-defined routes, system routes, Azure Load Balancer with backend pools and health probes.

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Azure Storage

Storage account creation, Blob containers, Azure File Shares, network drive mapping, Microsoft Storage Explorer, and data protection settings.

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Backup & Site Recovery

Recovery Services Vault, Azure VM backup policies, file and folder backup via MARS agent, Azure Site Recovery for Hyper-V, and VM failover/migration.

Lab Index

01Microsoft Entra ID — Tenant, Users & Bulk ProvisioningIdentity

02User Permissions, Directory Roles & RBACIdentity

03Azure AD Premium P2 & Identity ProtectionIdentity

04Governance — Subscription Types, Cost Management & TagsGovernance

05Azure Policy — Definitions, Assignments & ComplianceGovernance

06Azure Virtual Machines — Portal DeploymentCompute

07Azure Virtual Machines — PowerShell DeploymentCompute

08Azure Resource Manager — Locks, Moves & LimitsAdmin

09ARM Templates — Download, Edit & QuickStart DeploymentAdmin

10Azure CLI & Cloud ShellAdmin

11VNet Peering — Regional & GlobalNetworking

12Azure Firewall — Deploy, Route & Rule ConfigurationNetworking

13User Defined Routes & System RoutesNetworking

14Azure Load Balancer — Public LB with Backend PoolsNetworking

15Azure Storage — Account, Containers & File SharesStorage

16Backup Azure VMs — Recovery Services Vault & PolicyData Protection

17Backup Files & Folders — MARS AgentData Protection

18Azure Site Recovery — Hyper-V to Azure Replication & FailoverData Protection

Who Is This For

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AZ-104 Candidates

Preparing for the Microsoft Azure Administrator certification with real portal and CLI practice.

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Azure Administrators

Professionals managing Azure subscriptions, VMs, identity, storage, and networking day-to-day.

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Cloud Engineers

Engineers bridging on-premises infrastructure to hybrid and cloud-native Azure environments.

Guide Details

Version22.9

Pages87

PlatformMicrosoft Azure

ExamAZ-104

IdentityMicrosoft Entra ID

AuthorAhmed Abdelwahed

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