Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016 (20740)
Duration: 5 Days (Face-to-Face or Remote-Live), or 35 hours of coursework to be completed within 90 days (On-Demand)
US Price: $2795 *California residents and government employees call for pricing.
Delivery Options: Attend face-to-face in the classroom, remote-live or via MOC On-Demand.
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This is a Microsoft Official Course (MOC) and includes Microsoft courseware and hands-on labs. This course is designed primarily for IT professionals who have some experience with Windows Server. It is designed for professionals who will be responsible for managing storage and compute by using Windows Server 2016, and who need to understand the scenarios, requirements, and storage and compute options that are available and applicable to Windows Server 2016.
The secondary audience for this course includes IT professionals who take this course as preparation material for exam 70-740: Installation, Storage and Compute with Windows Server 2016.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
- 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
About MOC On-Demand
US Price: $895
This course is also available via on-demand. Microsoft Official Courses On-Demand (MOC On-Demand) uses a combination of streaming video, text, lab exercises and assessment checks throughout the course. You have 6 months to activate your MOC course. Once activated, MOC On-Demand courses are available for 90 days and recommend the following system requirements:
- Browser: Current version of Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome or Firefox
- Internet: Broadband Internet connection of over 4Mbps
- Screen Resolution: 1280 x 1024 or higher
Course Overview
Module 1: Installing, Upgrading and Migrating Servers and Workloads This module describes the new features of Windows Server 2016, and explains how to prepare for and install Nano Server and 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
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Module 2: Configuring Local Storage This module explains how to manage disks and volumes in Windows Server 2016. Lessons
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Module 3: Implementing Enterprise Storage Solutions This module discusses direct-attached storage (DAS), network-attached storage (NAS), and storage area networks (SANs). It also explains the purpose of Microsoft Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) Server, data center bridging (DCB), and Multipath I/O (MPIO). Additionally, this module compares Fibre Channel, Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI), and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and describes how to configure sharing in Windows Server 2016. Lessons
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Module 4: Implementing Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication This module explains how to implement and manage Storage Spaces. This module also explains how to implement Data Deduplication. Lessons
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Module 5: Installing and Configuring Hyper-V and Virtual Machines 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
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Module 6: Deploying and Managing Windows and Hyper-V Containers This module provides an overview of containers in Windows Server 2016. 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
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Module 7: Overview of High Availability and Disaster Recovery This module provides an overview of high availability and high availability with failover clustering in Windows Server 2016. 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 2016 operating system and data by using Windows Server Backup. Lessons
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Module 8: Implementing Failover Clustering This module explains how to plan for failover clustering. It also explains how to create, manage, and troubleshoot a failover cluster. Lessons
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Module 9: Implementing Failover Clustering with Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V 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
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Module 10: Implementing Network Load Balancing This module provides an overview of Network Load Balancing (NLB) clusters. It also explains how to plan and configure an NLB cluster implementation. Lessons
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Module 11: Creating and Managing Deployment Images This module provides an overview of the Windows Server 2016 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
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Module 12: Managing, Monitoring and Maintaining Virtual Machine Installations 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 2016 monitoring tools. This module describes how to use Performance Monitor, and how to manage event logs. Lessons
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