Windows Server 2016: Installation, Storage, and Compute Essentials

Introduction:

The Windows Server 2016 course aims to equip learners with essential skills for installing and managing Windows Server 2016 within an organization. Participants will gain proficiency in installation, storage management, and computing with Windows Server 2016, enabling them to develop effective storage solutions using the latest technology.

This course covers a broad spectrum of topics, including virtual machine installations, storage planning and configuration, and failover clustering management.

For those pursuing Windows Server 2016 certification, Mercury Training Center offers expert guidance from experienced instructors to help you achieve certification and excel in management roles.

Objectives:

At the end of this Windows Server 2016 training course, participants will be able to:

• Develop strategies for server upgrade procedures and server migration.
• Build and deploy Server Core and Nano Server installations.
• Understand and manage various storage formats, including basic and dynamic disks, partition table formats, virtual disks, file systems, and drive hardware.
• Design and implement enterprise storage systems and manage them effectively.
• Administer Data Deduplication and Storage Spaces.
• Configure and install Microsoft Hyper-V.
• Manage containers within Windows and Hyper-V environments.
• Implement Windows Server 2016 disaster recovery and high availability solutions.
• Plan, configure, and manage failover clustering.
• Execute failover clustering for Hyper-V virtual machines.
• Design, configure, and manage a Network Load Balancing (NLB) cluster.
• Create and manage deployment images.
• Monitor and manage virtual machine installations.

Training Methodology:

• Instructor-led sessions
• Hands-on training
• Live demonstrations
• Case studies
• Group discussions
• Simulations
• Q&A sessions
• Assessments and feedback

Course Outline:

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

• Overview of Windows Server 2016
• Deployment of Nano Servers and Server Core
• Development of upgrade and migration plans
• Server roles and workloads
• Windows Server activation models

Unit 2: Configuring Local Storage

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

Unit 3: Implementing Enterprise Storage Solutions

• Differentiating DAS, NAS, and SANs
• Evaluating Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and FCoE
• Configuring iSNS, data center bridging, and MPIO
• Configuring sharing in Windows Server 2016

Unit 4: Implementing Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication

• Setting up and maintaining Storage Spaces
• Setting up Data Deduplication

Unit 5: Installation and Configuration of Hyper-V and Virtual Machines

• Overview of Hyper-V
• Installing Hyper-V
• Configuring storage and network for Hyper-V Host Servers
• Creating and managing Hyper-V Virtual Machines

Unit 6: Windows Server and Hyper-V Containers: Deployment and Management

• Overview of containers in Windows Server 2016
• Deploying and managing containers with Docker

Unit 7: Understanding High Availability and Disaster Recovery

• Levels of availability
• Designing high availability and disaster recovery for Hyper-V VMs
• Backup and restore operations with Windows Server Backup
• Failover clustering for high availability

Unit 8: Failover Clustering Implementation and Management

• Planning and configuring failover clusters
• Maintaining failover clusters
• Handling failover clusters and stretch clustering features

Unit 9: Deploying Failover Clustering with Hyper-V

• Enabling failback between Hyper-V Server 2016 and failover clusters
• Deploying Hyper-V VMs on failover clusters
• Key features of virtual machines in clustered environments

Unit 10: Implementation of Network Load Balancing (NLB)

• Overview of NLB clusters
• Configuring NLB clusters
• Planning NLB implementation

Unit 11: Creating and Managing Deployment Images

• Fundamentals of deployment images
• Creating and managing images with MDT
• VC environments for different loads

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

• Overview and deployment of WSUS
• WSUS for update management
• PowerShell DSC overview
• Monitoring tools and performance monitoring for LTSC Windows Server 2016
• Monitoring and managing Event Logs

Conclusion:

This training course on Windows Server 2016 installation, storage, and computing focuses on Microsoft's server platform, preparing learners for optimizing corporate infrastructure. Participants will gain comprehensive skills in installation, storage management, and computational operations relevant to Windows Server 2016, preparing them for certification and effective management roles in IT.