CLASSIFICATION: INTERNAL | PRIORITY: CRITICAL
️ADVANCED SKILLS GAUNTLET
Hexworth Corporation — Enterprise Infrastructure Deployment
Pre-Capstone Comprehensive Review | M01–M19 Full Coverage
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135
Objectives
3
Servers
3
Domains
19
Modules
18
Consoles
7
Broken Configs
OPERATIONS ORDER
Hexworth Corp is expanding from a single office to three sites. You have been assigned as the sole infrastructure architect responsible for designing, deploying, and securing the entire multi-site enterprise.
Three sites, three servers, three domains. Build it all.
Some infrastructure was partially configured by a previous contractor who was... let's say "released." Their work has errors. Find them. Fix them.
No further instructions will be provided.
HQ (Headquarters)
HQ-DC01
10.0.10.10 / 10.0.10.0/24
hexworth.local
Forest root, PKI, AD Sites
Central DNS/DHCP/GPO
hexworth.local
Forest root, PKI, AD Sites
Central DNS/DHCP/GPO
Alpha (Branch East)
ALPHA-DC01
10.0.50.10 / 10.0.50.0/24
alpha.hexworth.local
Child domain, Hyper-V
IIS, Web Services
alpha.hexworth.local
Child domain, Hyper-V
IIS, Web Services
Beta (Branch West)
BETA-DC01
10.0.100.10 / 10.0.100.0/24
beta.hexworth.local
Child domain, Containers
Clustering, RDS, Monitoring
beta.hexworth.local
Child domain, Containers
Clustering, RDS, Monitoring
MODULES ASSESSED
M01 Server Fundamentals
M02 Active Directory
M03 Storage & File Systems
M04 Hyper-V Virtualization
M05 Docker Containers
M06 Failover Clustering
M07 Monitoring & Performance
M08 DNS & Name Resolution
M09 DHCP Services
M10 Group Policy
M11 IIS & Web Services
M12 Remote Desktop Services
M13 Certificate Services (PKI)
M14 Advanced Networking
M15 AD Sites & Services
M16 Backup & Recovery
M17 Firewall & Security
M18 PowerShell Automation
M19 Troubleshooting
HINT SYSTEM & SCORING
Hints are available but each one permanently reduces your maximum possible score. Use them wisely.
| Level | Detail | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vague nudge | -1 point |
| Level 2 | Direction hint | -2 points |
| Level 3 | Specific guidance | -3 points |
| Level 4 | Exact answer | -5 points |
Fix Bonus: Each broken config fixed without using any hints earns +2 bonus points (up to +14).
GRADING SCALE
| Grade | Score | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| S | ≥ 95 | Exceptional |
| A | ≥ 90 | Excellent |
| B | ≥ 80 | Good |
| C | ≥ 70 | Satisfactory |
| D | ≥ 60 | Below Average |
| F | < 60 | Failing |
READY TO DEPLOY?
135 objectives. 3 servers. 7 broken configs. No handholding. Good luck.
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