Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server - M55341A

Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server Course - M55341A

This course is primarily designed for IT professionals with experience in Windows Server. It is intended for professionals responsible for managing storage and computing using Windows Server, who need to understand the storage and computing scenarios, requirements, and options available and applicable to Windows Server.

While this course and associated labs are written for Windows Server 2022, the skills taught will also be backward compatible with Server 2016 and Server 2019.

The course and labs also focus on how to administer Windows Server using not only traditional tools like PowerShell and Server Manager , but also Windows Admin Center .

Official Windows Server Course - Server Installation and Administration - Enterprise Storage and Computing - Virtualization with Hyper-V - Advanced IT Infrastructure - Windows Server Administration

Addressed to

This course is intended for IT professionals with experience in Windows Server who are looking for a five-day course covering storage and computing technologies in Windows Server. It will help them update their knowledge and skills in storage and computing for Windows Server.

Suitable candidates for this course would be:

• Windows Server administrators who are relatively new to Windows Server administration and related technologies, and who want to learn more about storage and processing features in Windows Server.
  
• IT professionals with general IT skills looking to gain knowledge of Windows Server, especially around Windows Server storage and computing technologies.

Training objectives

This course is aimed at IT professionals who will be responsible for managing identity, networking, storage, and processing in Windows Server. Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Manage Windows Server 2022 and earlier versions.
  
• Configure and manage network services.
  
• Configure and manage virtualization services.
  
• Configure and manage security services.
  
• Configure and manage high availability and disaster recovery services.

SharePoint Online Management and Administration course content

Module 1: Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating Servers and Workloads

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

Lessons

• Introducing Windows Server
  
• Preparing and installing Server Core
  
• Preparing for upgrades and migrations
  
• Migrating server roles and workloads
  
• Windows Server Activation Models

Module 2: Setting Up Local Storage

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

Lessons

• Disk Management in Windows Server
  
• Volume Management in Windows Server

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 role of the Microsoft Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) server, data center bridging (DCB), and multipath I/O (MPIO). It also compares Fibre Channel, Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI), and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and describes how to configure sharing in Windows Server.

Lessons

• Overview of DAS, NAS, and SAN
  
• Comparison of Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet
  
• Understanding iSNS, DCB, and MPIO
  
• Configuring Sharing in Windows Server

Module 4: Implementing Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication

This module explains how to implement and manage storage spaces. It also explains how to implement data deduplication.

Lessons

• Implementation of storage spaces
  
• Storage space management
  
• Implementing data deduplication

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. It also explains how to configure and manage Hyper-V virtual machines.

Lessons

• Hyper-V Overview
  
• Installing Hyper-V
  
• Configuring Storage on Hyper-V Host Servers
  
• Configuring Networks on Hyper-V Host Servers
  
• Configuring Hyper-V Virtual Machines
  
• Managing virtual machines

Module 6: Deploying and Managing Windows and Hyper-V Containers

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

Lessons

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

Module 7: High Availability and Disaster Recovery Overview

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

Lessons

• Definition of availability levels
  
• Planning High Availability and Disaster Recovery Solutions with Hyper-V Virtual Machines
  
• Back up and restore using Windows Server Backup
  
• High Availability with Failover Clustering in Windows Server

Module 8: Implementing Failover Clusters

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 high site availability with extensible clustering

Module 9: Implementing Failover Clustering with Windows Server Hyper-V

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

Lessons

• Overview of Hyper-V integration with failover clusters
  
• Deploying Hyper-V Virtual Machines in Failover Clusters
  
• Key features for virtual machines in a clustered environment

Module 10: Implementing Network Load Balancing

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

Lessons

• NLB Overview
  
• Setting up an NLB cluster
  
• Planning an NLB Implementation

Module 11: Creating and Managing Deployment Images

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

Lessons

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

Module 12: Managing, Monitoring, and Maintaining Virtual Machine Installations

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

Lessons

• WSUS Overview and Deployment Options
  
• Update management process with WSUS
  
• Windows PowerShell DSC Overview
  
• Overview of Windows Server Monitoring Tools
  
• Using Performance Monitor
  
• Monitoring event logs

Prerequisites

• Previous experience with Windows Server (ideally older versions such as 2016 or 2019).
  
• Basic knowledge in: Systems administration, Networks and infrastructure services, Virtualization and storage.
• Familiarity with business IT environments.

Language

• Course: English

• Labs: English