Installation, Storage and Compute is the first of a series of courses and exams designed to achieve the MCSA certification in Windows Server 2016. We will cover installation of Windows Server through standard manual means and image based installations discussing various requirements and different versions. In addition we will cover the multiple administrative tools that are available. Windows Server 2016 supports several types of storage and introduces new features and enhancements to features such as Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication. We will also discuss the connections of Windows Server 2016 physical and virtual machines to iSCSI and Fiber Channel SANs. Hyper-V , the virtualization platform in Windows Server 2016, has undergone various changes and enhancements such as PowerShell Direct, Nested Virtualization, and Shielded virtualization which will be discussed along with general configuration and management of virtual machines. We will also cover a new style of virtualization possible in Windows Server 2016 known as Containers. We will consider and configure various types high availability and disaster recovery that are available in Windows. In addition we will discuss the importance of patch management and monitoring and the various tools that are available in order to ensure the ongoing efficiency of Windows Server 2016.
Course Modules
The Microsoft 70-740 Installation, Storage and Compute with Windows Server 2016 course is organized into the following modules.
Module 1: Determining Windows Server
- Course Introduction
- Determining Windows Server 2016-Part1-5
- Installing Windows 2016-Part1 – 5
- Managing Windows Installation With Windows PowerShell
- Creating Managing And Maintaining Windows Images For Deployment-Part1-5
Module 2: Configuring Active Directory Networks for Host and Compute Environments
- Overview Of Active Directory Domain Services-Part1-3
- Overview Of ADDS Domain Controllers-Part1-2
- Deploying Domain Controllers-Part1-2
- Overview Of Group Policy Purpose Components And Processes-Part1-3
- Creating And Configuring GPOs-Part1-2
- Security Management Using Group Policy-Part1-3
Module 3: Implementing Local and Enterprise Storage Solutions
- Managing Disk And Volumes In Windows Server 2016-Part1-4
- Implementing And Managing Storage Spaces-Part1-3
- Configuring Data Duplication-Part1-2
- Understanding Various Types Of Storage
- Comparing SAN Options-Part1-2
- Understanding ISNS DCB And MPIO
- Configuring File And Folder Sharing In Windows Server-Part1-2
- Configuring Advanced File Services With FSRM-Part1-3
Module 4: Implementing Hyper-V Virtualization and Containers
- Installing Hyper-V Virtualization
- Configuring Storage And Networking In Hyper-VHosts-Part1-2
- Configuring And Managing Virtual Machines-Part1-2
- Understanding Windows Server And Hyper-VContainers
- Deploying Windows Server And Hyper-VContainers
- Using Docker To Install Configure And Manage Containers
Module 5: Implementing High Availability
- Overview Of High Availability And Disaster Recovery-Part1-2
- Implementing Network Load Balancing-Part1-2
- Planning And Configuring Failover Clustering-Part1-3
- Managing A Failover Cluster
- Integrating Failover Clustering And Hyper-V-Part1-2
- Configuring Site Availability
Module 6: Maintaining and Monitoring Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server Update Services-Part1-2
- Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration
- Windows Server 2016 Monitoring Tools-Part1-2
- Conclusion
