Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server

This module describes the new features of Windows Server, and explains how to prepare for and install Server Core. This module also describes how to plan a server upgrade and migration strategy, and explains how to perform a migration of server roles and workloads within and across domains. Finally, this module explains how to choose an activation model based on your environment characteristics.

Lessons

Introducing Windows Server

Preparing and installing Server Core

Preparing for upgrades and migrations

Migrating server roles and workloads

Windows Server activation models

Lab 1: Installing and configuring Windows Server

This module explains how to name, declare, assign values to, and use variables. It also describes how to store data in an array. (e.g. This module explains how to install, upgrade and migrate to Windows. It also describes the key features, editions, and hardware requirements of Windows)

Lessons

Managing disks in Windows Server

Managing volumes in Windows Server

Lab 1: Configuring local storage

Creating and managing volumes

Resizing volumes

Managing virtual hard disks

This module explains how to implement and manage Storage Spaces. This module also explains how to implement Data Deduplication.

Lessons

Implementing Storage Spaces

Managing Storage Spaces

Implementing Data Deduplication

Lab 1: Implementing Storage Spaces

Creating a Storage Space

Lab 2: Implementing Data Deduplication

Installing Data Deduplication

Configuring Data Deduplication

This module provides an overview of Hyper-V and virtualization. It explains how to install Hyper-V, and how to configure storage and networking on Hyper-V host servers. Additionally, it explains how to configure and manage Hyper-V virtual machines.

Lessons

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

Lab 1: Installing and configuring Hyper-V

Verify installation of the Hyper-V server role

Configuring Hyper-V networks

Creating and configuring virtual machines

Enable nested virtualization for a virtual machine

This module provides an overview of containers in Windows Server. Additionally, this module explains how to deploy Windows Server and Hyper-V containers. It also explains how to install, configure, and manage containers by using Docker.

Lessons

Overview of containers in Windows Server

Deploying Windows Server and Hyper-V containers

Installing, configuring, and managing containers by using Docker

Lab 1: Installing and configuring containers

Installing and configuring Windows Server containers by using Windows PowerShell

Deploying containers using Docker

This module provides an overview of high availability and high availability with failover clustering in Windows Server. It further explains how to plan high availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V virtual machines. Additionally, this module explains how to back up and restore the Windows Server operating system and data by using Windows Server Backup.

Lessons

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

Lab 1: Planning and implementing a high availability and disaster recovery solution

Determining the appropriate high availability and disaster recovery solution

Implementing storage migration

Configuring Hyper-V replicas

This module explains how to plan for failover clustering. It also explains how to create, manage, and troubleshoot a failover cluster.

Lessons

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

Lab 1: Implementing failover clustering

Creating a failover cluster

Verifying quorum settings and adding a node

Lab 2: Managing a failover cluster

Evicting a node and verifying quorum settings

Changing the quorum from disk witness to file-share witness, and defining node voting

Verifying high availability

This module describes how Hyper-V integrates with failover clustering. It also explains how to implement Hyper-V virtual machines (VMs) in failover clusters.

Lessons

Overview of the integration of Hyper-V with failover clustering

Implementing Hyper-V VMs on failover clusters

Key features for VMs in a clustered environment

Lab 1: Implementing failover clustering with Windows Server Hyper-V

Configure iSCSI storage

Configuring a failover cluster for Hyper-V

Configuring a highly available VM

This module provides an overview of the Windows Server image deployment process. It also explains how to create and manage deployment images by using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT). Additionally, it describes different workloads in the virtual machine environment.

Lessons

Introduction to deployment images

Creating and managing deployment images by using MDT

Virtual machine environments for different workloads

Lab 1: Using MDT to deploy Windows Server

Configuring MDT

Creating and deploying an image

This module provides an overview on Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and the requirements to implement WSUS. It explains how to manage the update process with WSUS. Additionally, this module provides an overview of Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) and Windows Server monitoring tools. Finally, this module describes how to use Performance Monitor, and how to manage event logs.

Lessons

WSUS overview and deployment options

Update management process with WSUS

Overview of Windows PowerShell DSC

Overview of Windows Server monitoring tools

Using Performance Monitor

Monitoring event logs

Lab 1: Implementing WSUS and deploying updates

Implementing WSUS

Configuring update settings

Approving and deploying an update by using WSUS

Lab 2: Monitoring and troubleshooting Windows Server

Establishing a performance baseline

Identifying the source of a performance problem

Viewing and configuring centralized event logs