MCSE 2016 (Microsoft Certified System Engineer)

Install, upgrading, and migrating servers and workloads

workloads This Lesson describes the new features of Windows Server 2016, and explains how to prepare for and install Nano Server and Server Core. This Lesson 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 Lesson explains how to choose an activation model based on your environment characteristics.

Lessons

(Introducing Windows Server 2016)

(Preparing and install Nano Server and Server Core)

Preparing for upgrades and migrations

Migrating server roles and workloads

Windows Server activation models

Practical : Install and Configure Nano Server

Install Nano Server

Completing post-installation tasks on Nano Server

Performing remote management

After completing this Lesson, students will be able to:

Describe the new features of Windows Server 2016.

Prepare for and install Nano Server and Server Core.

Plan a server upgrade and migration strategy.

Perform a migration of server roles and workloads within a domain and across domains.

Choose an activation model.

Configure local storage

This Lesson explains how to manage disks and volumes in Windows Server 2016.

Lessons

Manage disks in Windows Server

Manage volumes in Windows Server

Practical : Configure local storage

Creating and manage volumes

Resizing volumes

Manage virtual hard disks

After completing this Lesson, students will be able to:

Manage disks in Windows Server.

Manage volumes in Windows Server.

Implement enterprise storage solutions

This Lesson 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 Lesson 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

Overview of DAS, NAS, and SANs

Comparing Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet

Understanding iSNS, DCB, and MPIO

Configure sharing in Windows Server 2016

Practical : Plan and Configure storage technologies and components

Plan storage requirements

Configure iSCSI storage

Configure and manage the share infrastructure

After completing this Lesson, students will be able to:

Describe DAS, NAS, and SANs.

Compare Fibre Channel iSCSI, and FCoE.

Explain the use of iSNS, DCB, and MPIO.

Configure sharing in Windows Server.

Implement Storage Spaces and Data Duplication

This Lesson explains how to implement and manage Storage Spaces. This Lesson also explains how to implement Data Reduplication.

Lessons

Implement Storage Spaces

Manage Storage Spaces

Implement Data duplication

Practical : Implement Storage Spaces

Creating a Storage Space

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After completing this Lesson, students will be able to:

Describe and implement the Storage Spaces feature in the context of enterprise storage needs.

Manage and maintain Storage Spaces.

Describe and implement Data duplication.

Install and Configure Hyper-V and virtual machines

This Lesson 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

Install Hyper-V

Configure storage on Hyper-V host servers

Configure networking on Hyper-V host servers

Configure Hyper-V virtual machines

Manage virtual machines

Practical : Install and Configure Hyper-V

Verify installation of the Hyper-V server role

Configure Hyper-V networks

Creating and Configure a virtual machines

Enable nested virtualization for a virtual machine

After completing this Lesson, students will be able to:

Describe Hyper-V and virtualization.

Install Hyper-V.

Configure storage on Hyper-V host servers.

Configure networking on Hyper-V host servers.

Configure Hyper-V virtual machines.

Manage Hyper-V virtual machines.

Deploying and manage Windows and Hyper-V containers

This Lesson provides and overview of containers in Windows Server 2016. Additionally, this Lesson 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 2016

Deploying Windows Server and Hyper-V containers

Install, Configure, and manage containers by using Docker

Practical : Install and Configure containers

Install and Configure Windows Server containers by using Windows PowerShell

Install and Configure Windows Server containers by using Docker Install

After completing this Lesson, students will be able to:

Describe containers in Windows Server 2016.

Explain how to deploy containers.

Explain how to install, configure, and manage containers using Docker.

Overview of high avaipracti and disaster recovery

This Lesson provides an overview of high availability and high availability with failover cluster in Windows Server 2016. It further explains how to plan high availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V virtual machines. Additionally, this Lesson explains how to back up and restore the Windows Server 2016 operating system and data by using Windows Server Backup.

Lessons

Defining levels of availability

 Plan high availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V virtual machines

Backing up and restoring by using Windows Server Backup

High availability with failover cluster in Windows Server 2016

Practical : Plan and implement a high availability and disaster recovery solution

Determining the appropriate high availability and disaster recovery solution

Implement storage migration

Configure Hyper-V replicas

After completing this Lesson, students will be able to:

Describe levels of availability .

Plan for high availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V virtual machines.

Back up and restore data by using Windows Server Backup.

Describe high availability with failover cluster in Window Server 2016.

Implement failover cluster

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

Lessons

Plan a failover cluster

Creating and Configure a new failover cluster

Maintain a failover cluster

Troubleshoot a failover cluster

Implement site high availability with stretch cluster

Practical : Implement a failover cluster

Creating a failover cluster

Verifying quorum settings and adding a node

Practical : Manage 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

After completing this Lesson, students will be able to:

Plan for a failover-cluster implementation.

Create and configure a failover cluster.

Maintain a failover cluster.

Troubleshoot a failover cluster.

Implement high availability and stretch cluster for a site.

Implement failover cluster with Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V

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

Lessons

Overview of the integration of Hyper-V Server 2016 with failover cluster

Implement Hyper-V VMs on failover clusters

Key features for VMs in a clustered environment

Practical : Implement failover cluster with Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V

Configure iSCSI storage

Configure a failover cluster for Hyper-V

Configure a highly Availability VM

After completing this Lesson, students will be able to:

Describe how Hyper-V integrates with failover cluster.

Implement Hyper-V VMs on failover clusters.

Describe the key features for VMs in a clustered environment.

Implement Network Load Balancing

This Lesson provides an overview of NLB clusters. It also explains how to plan and configure an NLB cluster implementation.

Lessons

Overview of NLB

Configure an NLB cluster

Plan an NLB implementation

Practical : Implement NLB

Implement a Network Load Balancing (NLB) cluster

Configure and manage the NLB cluster

Validating high availability for the NLB cluster

After completing this Lesson, students will be able to:

 Describe NLB.

Configure an NLB cluster.

Explain how to plan an NLB implementation.