Duration
5 Days
30 CPD hours
This course is intended for
This course is intended for information technology (IT) professionals who need to improve their expertise in Windows Server 2016 in the area of storage and compute functionality.
Overview
After completing this course, you will be able to:
Configure and install Windows Server 2016
Manage Server Core, server upgrade and migration strategy
Understand storage options
Manage partition table formats
Manage basic and dynamic disks, file systems
Manage virtual hard disks, and drive hardware
Manage disks and volumes
Select and manage proper storage solutions for a specific scenario
Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication implementation
Configure and Manage Microsoft Hyper-V, virtual machines and Hyper-V containers
Configure disaster recovery technologies
Manage and Configure failover clustering for Hyper-V virtual machines
Configure, plan and implement a Network Load Balancing (NLB)
Work with deployment images
This course is intended for information technology (IT) professionals who have basic knowledge of Windows Server. It is designed for professionals who have primary responsibility of managing storage and computing by using Windows Server 2016. Professionals who need to understand the scenarios, requirements, and storage and compute options that are available and applicable to Windows Server 2016.This course covers content that was in retired Microsoft Course 20740.
Module 1: Installing, upgrading, and migrating servers and workloads
Introducing Windows Server 2016
Preparing and installing Server Core
Preparing for upgrades and migrations
Migrating server roles and workloads
Windows Server activation models
Module 2: Configuring local storage
Managing disks in Windows Server
Managing volumes in Windows Server
Module 3: Implementing enterprise storage solutions
Overview of DAS, NAS, and SANs
Comparing Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet
Understanding iSNS, DCB, and MPIO
Configuring sharing in Windows Server 2016
Module 4: Implementing Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication
Implementing Storage Spaces
Managing Storage Spaces
Implementing Data Deduplication
Module 5: Installing and configuring Hyper-V and virtual machines
Overview of Hyper-V
Installing Hyper-V
Configuring storage on Hyper-V host servers
Configuring networking on Hyper-V host servers
Configuring Hyper-V virtual machines
Managing virtual machines
Module 6: Deploying and managing Windows and Hyper-V containers
Overview of containers in Windows Server 2016
Preparing for containers
Installing, configuring, and managing containers by using Docker
Module 7: Overview of high availability and disaster recovery
Defining levels of availability
Planning high availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V virtual machines
Backing up and restoring by using Windows Server Backup
High Availability with failover clustering in Windows Server 2016
Module 8: Implementing failover clustering
Planning a failover cluster
Creating and configuring a new failover cluster
Maintaining a failover cluster
Troubleshooting a failover cluster
Implementing site high availability with stretch clustering
Module 9: Implementing failover clustering with Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V
Overview of yhe integration of Hyper-V Server 2016 with failover clustering
Implementing Hyper-V VMs on failover clusters
Key features for VMs in a clustered environment
Module 10: Implementing Network Load Balancing
Overview of NLB
Configuring an NLB cluster
Planning an NLB implementation
Module 11: Creating and managing deployment images
Introduction to deployment images
Creating and managing deployment images by using MDT
Virtual machine environments for different workloads
Module 12: Managing, monitoring, and maintaining virtual machine installations
WSUS overview and deployment options
Update management process with WSUS
Overview of Windows PowerShell DSC
Overview of Windows Server 2016 monitoring tools
Using Performance Monitor
Monitoring event logs
Additional course details:
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