Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA: Windows Server 2016

Course Code: 5078

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Overview

This course is designed for IT professionals who are interested in upgrading their technical skills from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2016. This is not designed as a product-upgrade course; it rather provides updates to participant’s existing Windows Server knowledge and skills, as they pertain to Windows Server 2016. This is an advanced-level course which presumes a high-level of knowledge about previous Windows Server technologies and skills equivalent to the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 credential.

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Course Delivery

This course is available in the following formats:

Live Classroom
Duration: 5 days

Live Virtual Classroom
Duration: 5 days

What You'll learn

Install and configure Windows Server 2016
Describe storage in Windows Server 2016
Implement directory services
Implement Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)
Describe networking
Implement Hyper-V
Configure advanced networking features
Implement software-defined networking
Implement remote access
Deploy and manage Windows and Hyper-V containers
Implement failover clustering
Implement failover clustering by using virtual machines

Outline

Module 1: Installing and configuring Windows Server 2016

Introducing Windows Server 2016
Installing Windows Server 2016
Configuring Windows Server 2016
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: Overview of storage in Windows Server 2016

Overview of storage in Windows Server 2016
Implementing Data Deduplication
Configuring iSCSI storage
Configuring the Storage Spaces feature in Windows Server 2016
Lab: Implementing and managing storage
- Implementing File Server Resource Manager (FSRM)
- Implementing Data Deduplication
- Configuring iSCSI storage

Module 3: Implementing directory services

Deploying Active Directory domain controllers
Implementing service accounts
Azure AD
Lab: Implementing and managing AD DS
- Cloning a domain controller
- Implementing service accounts

Module 4: Implementing AD FS

Overview of AD FS
Deploying AD FS
Implementing AD FS for a single organization
Implementing Web Application Proxy
Implementing SSO with Microsoft online services
Lab: Implementing AD FS
- Installing and configuring AD FS
- Configuring an internal application for AD FS

Lab: Implementing Web Application Proxy

Module 5: Implementing network services

Overview of networking enhancements
Implementing IPAM
Managing IP address spaces with IPAM
Lab: Implementing network services
- Configuring DNS policies
- Configuring DHCP failover
- Configuring IPAM

Module 6: Implementing Hyper-V

Configuring the Hyper-V role in Windows Server 2016
Configuring Hyper-V storage
Configuring Hyper-V networking
Configuring Hyper-V virtual machines
Lab: Implementing server virtualization with Hyper-V
- Installing the Hyper-V server role
- Configuring virtual networking
- Creating and configuring a virtual machine

Module 7: Configuring advanced networking features

Overview of high-performance networking features
Configuring advanced Hyper-V networking features
Lab: Configuring advanced Hyper-V networking features
- Creating and using Hyper-V virtual switches
- Configuring and using the advanced features of a virtual switch

Module 8: Implementing Software Defined Networking

Overview of SDN
Implementing network virtualization
Implementing Network Controller
Lab: Deploying Network Controller
- Preparing to deploy Network Controller
- Deploying Network Controller

Module 9: Implementing remote access

Remote access overview
Implementing DirectAccess
Implementing VPN
Lab: Implementing DirectAccess
- Configuring DirectAccess using the Getting Started Wizard
- Testing DirectAccess

Module 10: Deploying and managing Windows and Hyper-V containers

Overview of containers in Windows Server 2016
Preparing for containers
Installing, configuring, and managing containers by using Docker
Lab: Installing and configuring containers
- Installing Docker Enterprise Edition for Windows Server 2016
- Installing and configuring an IIS container

Module 11: Implementing failover clustering

Configuring the Hyper-V role in Windows Server 2016
Configuring Hyper-V storage
Configuring Hyper-V networking
Configuring Hyper-V virtual machines
Lab: Implementing server virtualization with Hyper-V
- Installing the Hyper-V server role
- Configuring virtual networking
- Creating and configuring a virtual machine

Module 12: Implementing failover clustering with Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V

Overview of the integration of Hyper-V Server 2016 with failover clustering
Implementing Hyper-V virtual machines on failover clusters
Implementing Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V virtual machine migration
Implementing Hyper-V Replica
Lab: Implementing failover clustering with Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V
- The Hyper-V Failover clustering testing environment
- Configuring Hyper-V Replica
- Configuring a failover cluster for Hyper-V
- Configuring a highly available virtual machine

Prerequisites

To attend this course participants, require two or more years of experience with deploying and managing Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008 environments; experience with day-to-day Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008 system-administration management and maintenance tasks.

Participants will require experience with Windows networking technologies and implementation, experience with Active Directory technologies and implementation and experience with Windows Server virtualization technologies and implementation.

Additionally, they require knowledge equivalent to the MCSA credentials of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012.