Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016 (20740) Cardiff Training Course

Module 1: Installing, upgrading, and migrating servers and workloads

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

Lab : Installing and configuring Server Core

• Installing Server Core
• Completing post-installation tasks on Windows Server 2016 Core
• Performing remote management

Module 2: Configuring local storage

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

Lab : Configuring local storage

• Creating and managing volumes
• Resizing volumes
• Managing virtual hard disks

Module 3: Implementing enterprise storage solutions

• Overview of DAS, NAS, and SANs
• Comparing Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet
• Understanding iSNS, DCB, and MPIO
• Configuring sharing in Windows Server 2016

Lab : Planning and configuring storage technologies and components

• Planning storage requirements
• Configuring iSCSI storage
• Configuring and managing the share infrastructure

Module 4: Implementing Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication

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

Lab : Implementing Storage Spaces

• Creating a Storage Space

Lab : Implementing Data Deduplication

• Installing Data Deduplication
• Configuring Data Deduplication

Module 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 virtual machines

Lab : 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

Module 6: Deploying and managing Windows 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

Lab : Installing and configuring containers

• Installing and configuring Windows Server containers by using Windows PowerShell
• Installing and configuring Windows Server containers by using Docker

Module 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 by using Windows Server Backup
• High availability with failover clustering in Windows Server 2016

Lab : 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

Module 8: Implementing 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

Lab : Implementing failover clustering

• Creating a failover cluster
• Verifying quorum settings and adding a node

Lab : 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

Module 9: Implementing failover clustering with Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V

• Overview of the integration of Hyper-V Server 2016 with failover clustering
• Implementing Hyper-V VMs on failover clusters
• Key features for VMs in a clustered environment

Lab : Implementing failover clustering with Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V

• Configure iSCSI storage
• Configuring a failover cluster for Hyper-V
• Configuring a highly available VM

Module 10: Implementing Network Load Balancing

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

Lab : Implementing NLB

• Implementing a Network Load Balancing (NLB) cluster
• Configuring and managing the NLB cluster
• Validating high availability for the NLB cluster

Module 11: Creating and managing deployment images

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

Lab : Using MDT to deploy Windows Server 2016

• Configuring MDT
• Creating and deploying an image

Module 12: Managing, monitoring, and maintaining virtual machine installations

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

Lab : Implementing WSUS and deploying updates

• Implementing WSUS
• Configuring update settings
• Approving and deploying an update by using WSUS

Lab : Monitoring and troubleshooting Windows Server 2016

• Establishing a performance baseline
• Identifying the source of a performance problem
• Viewing and configuring centralized event logs

This course prepares candidates to take the Microsoft official exam.

Please note the exams are not included in the course and must be booked separately through Pearson Vue.

This course includes:

• Training from a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
• Computer / Laptop to use for the duration of the course
• Microsoft official courseware
• Online labs (if available)
• Refreshments