Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016 (M20740)

1. Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating Servers and Workloads

• Introducing Windows Server 2016
• Preparing and installing Nano Server and Server Core
• Preparing for upgrades and migrations
• Migrating server roles and workloads
• Windows Server activation models

2. Configuring Local Storage

• Managing disks in Windows Server
• Managing volumes in Windows Server

3. Implementing Enterprise Storage Solutions

• Overview of DAS, NAS, and SANs
• Comparing Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and FCoE
• Understanding iSNS, data centre bridging, and MPIO
• Configuring sharing in Windows Server 2016

4. Implementing Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication

• Implementing Storage Spaces
• Managing Storage Spaces
• Implementing Data Deduplication

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 Hyper-V virtual machines

6. Deploying and Managing Windows Server and Hyper-V Containers

• Overview of containers in Windows Server 2016
• Deploying Windows Server and Hyper-V containers
• Installing, configuring, and managing containers by using Docker

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 the Windows Server 2016 operating system and data by using Windows Server B
• High availability with failover clustering in Windows Server 2016

8. Implementing and Managing 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

9. Implementing Failover Clustering for with Server 2016 Hyper-V

• Overview of integrating Hyper-V Server 2016 with failover clustering
• Implementing Hyper-V virtual machines on failover clusters
• Key features for virtual machines in a clustered environment

10. Implementing Network Load Balancing

• Overview of NLB clusters
• Configuring an NLB cluster
• Planning an NLB implementation

11. Creating and Managing Deployment Images

• Introduction to deployment images
• Creating and managing deployment images by using MDT
• Virtual machine environments for different workloads

12. Managing, Monitoring, and Maintaining Virtual Machine Installations

• WSUS overview and deployment options
• Update management process with WSUS
• Overview of PowerShell DSC
• Overview of Windows Server 2016 monitoring tools
• Using Performance Monitor
• Monitoring Event Logs

• Prepare and install Nano Server, a Server Core installation, and plan a server upgrade and migration strategy
• Various storage options, including partition table formats, basic and dynamic disks, file systems, virtual hard disks, and drive hardware, and explain how to manage disks and volumes
• Enterprise storage solutions, and select the appropriate solution for a given situation
• Implement and manage Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication
• Install and configure Microsoft Hyper-V
• Deploy, configure, and manage Windows and Hyper-V containers
• High availability and disaster recovery technologies in Windows Server 2016
• Plan, create, and manage a failover cluster
• Implement failover clustering for Hyper-V virtual machines
• Configure a Network Load Balancing (NLB) cluster, and plan for an NLB implementation
• Create and manage deployment images
• Manage, monitor, and maintain virtual machine installations

Lab 1: Installing and Configuring Server Core

Lab 2: Configuring Local Storage

Lab 3: Planning and Configuring Storage Technologies and Components

Lab 4: Implementing Storage Spaces

Lab 5: Implementing Data Deduplication

Lab 6: Installing and Configuring Hyper-V

Lab 7: Installing and Configuring Containers

Lab 8: Planning and Implementing a High Availability and Disaster Recovery Solution

Lab 9: Implementing a Failover Cluster

Lab 10: Managing a Failover Cluster

Lab 11: Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V

Lab 12: Implementing an NLB

Lab 13: Using MDT to Deploy Windows Server 2016

Lab 14: Implementing WSUS and Deploying Updates

Lab 15: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2016

• A basic understanding of networking fundamentals
• An awareness and understanding of security best practices
• An understanding of basic AD DS concepts
• Basic knowledge of server hardware
• Experience supporting and configuring Windows client operating systems such as Windows 8 or Windows 10

Note: You will benefit from having some previous Windows Server operating system experience, such as experience as a Windows Server systems administrator.

• Windows Server administrators who are relatively new to Windows Server administration and related technologies, and who want to learn more about the storage and compute features in Windows Server 2016
• IT professionals who are looking to gain knowledge about Windows Server, especially around storage and compute technologies in Windows Server 2016