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Contents
Introduction
Organization of this book
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Chapter 1. Install Windows Servers in host and compute environments
Skill 1.1: Install, upgrade, and migrate servers and workloads
Determine Windows Server 2016 installation requirements
Determine appropriate Windows Server 2016 editions per workload
Install Windows Server 2016
Install Windows Server 2016 features and roles
Install and configure Windows Server Core
Manage Windows Server Core installations using Windows PowerShell, command line, and remote management capabilities
Implement Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration to install and maintain integrity of installed environments
Perform upgrades and migrations of servers and core workloads from Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2016
Determine the appropriate activation model for server installation, such as Automatic Virtual Machine Activation, Key Management Service, and Active Directory-based Activation
Skill 1.2: Install and configure Nano Server
Determine appropriate usage scenarios and requirements for Nano Server
Install Nano Server
Implement roles and features on Nano Server
Manage and configure Nano Server
Skill 1.3: Create, manage, and maintain images for deployment
Plan for Windows Server virtualization
Plan for Linux and FreeBSD deployments
Assess virtualization workloads using the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit, determine considerations for deploying workloads into virtualized environments
Manage and maintain Windows Server Core, Nano Server images, and VHDs using Windows PowerShell, update images with patches, hotfixes, and drivers and install roles and features in offline images
Chapter summary
Thought Experiment
Thought Experiment Answer
Chapter 2. Implement storage solutions
Skill 2.1: Implement server storage
Configure storage pools
Implement simple, mirror, and parity storage layout options for disks or enclosures
Expand storage pools
Configure tiered storage
Configure iSCSI target and initiator
Configure Datacenter Bridging
Configure Multi-Path IO (MPIO)
Determine usage scenarios for Storage Replica
Implement Storage Replica for server-to-server, cluster-to-cluster, and stretch cluster scenarios
Skill 2.2: Implement data deduplication
Implement and configure deduplication
Determine appropriate usage scenarios for deduplication
Monitor deduplication
Implement a backup and restore solution with deduplication
Chapter summary
Thought Experiment
Thought Experiment Answers
Chapter 3. Implement Hyper-V
Skill 3.1: Install and configure Hyper-V
Determine hardware and compatibility requirements for installing Hyper-V
Install Hyper-V
Install management tools
Upgrade from existing versions of Hyper-V
Delegate virtual machine management
Perform remote management of Hyper-V hosts
Configure virtual machines using Windows PowerShell Direct
Implement nested virtualization
Skill 3.2: Configure virtual machine settings
Add or remove memory in running a VM
Configure dynamic memory
Configure Non-Uniform Memory Access support
Configure smart paging
Configure Resource Metering
Manage Integration Services
Create and configure Generation 1 and 2 VMs and determine appropriate usage scenarios
Implement enhanced session mode
Create Linux and FreeBSD VMs, install and configure Linux Integration Services, and install and configure FreeBSD Integration Services
Implement Secure Boot for Windows and Linux environments
Move and convert VMs from previous versions of Hyper-V to Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V
Export and import VMs
Implement Discrete Device Assignment (DDA)
Skill 3.3: Configure Hyper-V storage
Create VHDs and VHDX files using Hyper-V Manager
Create shared VHDX files
Configure differencing disks
Configure pass-through disks
Resize a virtual hard disk
Manage checkpoints
Implement production checkpoints
Implement a virtual Fibre Channel adapter
Configure storage Quality of Service (QoS)
Skill 3.4: Configure Hyper-V networking
Add and remove virtual network interface cards, configuring network adapters, configuring virtual machine queue, and configuring bandwidth management
Configure Hyper-V virtual switches and configure network isolation
Optimize network performance
Configure MAC addresses
Configure NIC teaming in VMs
Enable Remote Direct Memory Access on network adapters bound to a Hyper-V virtual switch using Switch Embedded Teaming
Chapter summary
Thought Experiment
Thought Experiment Answers
Chapter 4. Implement Windows Containers
Skill 4.1: Deploy Windows Containers
Determine installation requirements and appropriate scenarios for Windows Containers
Install and configure containers
Install Docker on Windows Server and Nano Server
Configure Docker daemon start-up options
Install a base operating system
Tag an image
Uninstall an operating system image
Create Windows Server containers
Create Hyper-V containers
Skill 4.2: Manage Windows Containers
Manage Windows or Linux containers using the Docker daemon
Manage Windows or Linux containers using Windows PowerShell
Manage container networking
Manage container data volumes
Manage resource control
Create new container images using Dockerfile
Manage container images using Docker Hub repository for public and private scenarios
Manage container images using Microsoft Azure
Chapter summary
Thought Experiment
Thought Experiment Answers
Chapter 5. Implement high availability
Skill 5.1: Implement high availability and disaster recovery options in Hyper-V
Implement Hyper-V replica
Implement Live Migration
Implement shared nothing Live Migration
Configure CredSSP or Kerberos authentication protocol for Live Migration
Implement storage migration
Skill 5.2: Implement failover clustering
Implement workgroup, single, and multi-domain clusters
Configure quorum and configure cloud witness
Configure cluster networking
Restore single node or cluster configuration
Configure cluster storage and implement a Clustered Storage Spaces solution using Shared SAS storage enclosures
Implement Cluster-Aware Updating
Implement Cluster Operating System Rolling Upgrade
Configure and optimize clustered shared volumes (CSVs)
Configure clusters without network names
Implement Scale-Out File Server (SoFS)
Determine different scenarios for the use of SoFS vs. clustered File Server
Determine usage scenarios for implementing guest clustering
Implement Storage Replica
Implement VM resiliency
Implement shared VHDX as a storage solution for guest clusters
Skill 5.3: Implement Storage Spaces Direct
Determine scenario requirements for implementing Storage Spaces Direct
Enable Storage Spaces Direct using Windows PowerShell
Implement a disaggregated Storage Spaces Direct scenario in a cluster
Implement a hyper-converged Storage Spaces Direct scenario in a cluster
Skill 5.4: Manage failover clustering
Configure role-specific settings, including continuously available shares
Configure VM monitoring
Configure failover and preference settings
Implement stretch and site-aware failover clusters
Enable and configure node fairness
Skill 5.5: Manage VM movement in clustered nodes
Perform live migration
Perform quick migration
Perform storage migration
Import, export, and copy VMs
Configure VM network health protection
Configure drain on shutdown
Chapter summary
Thought Experiment
Thought Experiment Answers
Chapter 6. Implement DNS
Implement and configure DNS servers
Determine DNS installation requirements
Determine supported DNS deployment scenarios on Nano Server
Install DNS
Configure forwarders
Configure root hints
Configure delegation
Implement DNS policies
Configure Domain Name System Security Extensions
Configure DNS socket pool
Configure cache locking
Enable Response Rate Limiting (RRL)
Configure DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities
Configure DNS logging
Configure delegated administration
Configure recursion settings
Implement DNS performance tuning
Configure global settings using Windows PowerShell
Chapter summary
Thought Experiment
Thought Experiment Answers
Chapter 7. Implement IP Address Management
Skill 7.1: Install and configure IPAM
Provision IPAM manually or by using Group Policy
Configure server discovery
Create and manage IP blocks and ranges
Monitor utilization of IP address space
Migrate existing workloads to IPAM
Configure IPAM database storage using SQL Server
Determine scenarios for using IPAM with System Center Virtual Machine Manager for physical and virtual IP address space management
Skill 7.2: Manage DNS and DHCP using IPAM
Manage DHCP server properties using IPAM
Configure DHCP scopes and options
Configure DHCP policies and failover
Manage DNS server properties using IPAM
Manage DNS zones and records
Manage DNS and DHCP servers in multiple Active Directory forests
Delegate administration for DNS and DHCP using Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Chapter summary
Thought Experiment
Thought Experiment Answers
Chapter 8. Implement network connectivity and remote access solutions
Implement Virtual Private Network and DirectAccess solutions
Implement remote access and site-to-site VPN solutions using Remote Access Gateway
Configure different VPN protocol options
Configure authentication options
Configure VPN reconnect
Create and configure connection profiles
Determine when to use remote access VPN and site-to-site VPN and configure appropriate protocols
Install and configure DirectAccess
Implement server requirements
Implement client configuration
Troubleshoot DirectAccess
Chapter summary
Thought Experiment
Thought Experiment Answers
Chapter 9. Implement an advanced network infrastructure
Skill 9.1: Implement high performance network solutions
Implement NIC Teaming or the Switch Embedded Teaming solution and identify when to use each
Enable and configure Receive Side Scaling and enable and configure virtual Receive Side Scaling on a Virtual Machine Queue capable network adapter
Enable and configure network Quality of Service with Data Center Bridging
Enable and configure SMB Direct on Remote Direct Memory Access enabled network adapters
Enable and configure SMB Multichannel
Enable and configure Virtual Machine Multi-Queue
Enable and configure Single-Root I/O Virtualization on a supported network adapter
Skill 9.2: Determine scenarios and requirements for implementing Software Defined Networking
Determine deployment scenarios and network requirements for deploying SDN
Determine requirements and scenarios for implementing Hyper-V Network Virtualization using Network Virtualization Generic Route Encapsulation encapsulation or Virtual Extensible LAN encapsulation
Determine scenarios for implementation of Software Load Balancer for North-South and East-West load balancing
Determine implementation scenarios for various types of Windows Server Gateways, including L3, GRE, and S2S, and their uses
Determine requirements and scenarios for distributed firewall policies and network security groups
Chapter summary
Thought Experiment
Thought Experiment Answers
Chapter 10. Install and configure Active Directory Domain Services
Skill 10.1: Install and configure domain controllers
Install a new forest
Add or remove a domain controller from a domain
Upgrade a domain controller
Install AD DS on a Server Core installation
Install a domain controller from Install from Media
Resolve DNS SRV record registration issues
Configure a global catalog server
Transfer and seize operations master roles
Install and configure a read-only domain controller
Configure domain controller cloning
Chapter summary
Thought experiment: Upgrading the forest
Thought experiment answers
Chapter 11. Implement identity federation and access solutions
Skill 11.1: Install and configure Active Directory Federation Services
Upgrade and migrate previous AD FS workloads to Windows Server 2016
Implement claims-based authentication, including Relying Party Trusts
Configure authentication policies
Configure multi-factor authentication
Implement and configure device registration
Integrate AD FS with Windows Hello for Business
Configure for use with Microsoft Azure and Office 365
Configure AD FS to enable authentication of users stored in LDAP directories
Skill 11.2: Implement Web Application Proxy
Install and configure WAP
Implement WAP in pass-through mode
Implement and integrate WAP as AD FS proxy
Configure AD FS requirements
Publish web apps via WAP
Publish Remote Desktop Gateway applications
Configure HTTP to HTTPS redirects
Configure internal and external Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs)
Chapter summary
Thought Experiment
Thought Experiment Answers
Index
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