20743 Upgrading Your Skills to Windows Server 2016 MCSA

This course explains how to implement & configure new Windows Server 2016 features. This course is for IT professionals who want to upgrade their technical skills from Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2016.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

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.

Course Outline

1 - INSTALLING & 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

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

3 - IMPLEMENTING DIRECTORY SERVICES

Deploying AD DS domain controllers
Implementing service accounts
What is Azure AD?
Lab: Implementing and Managing AD DS

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
Lab : Implementing Web Application Proxy

5 - IMPLEMENTING NETWORK SERVICES

Overview of networking enhancements
Implementing IPAM
Managing IP address spaces with IPAM
Lab : Implementing network services

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

7 - CONFIGURING ADVANCED NETWORK FEATURES

Overview of high-performance networking features
Configuring advanced Hyper-V networking features
Lab: Configuring advanced Hyper-V networking features

8 - IMPLEMENTING SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING

Overview of SDN
Implementing network virtualization
Implementing Network Controller
Lab : Deploying Network Controller

9 - IMPLEMENTING REMOTE ACCESS

Remote access overview
Implementing DirectAccess
Implementing a virtual private network (VPN)
Lab: Implementing DirectAccess

10 - DEPLOYING & MANAGING WINDOWS SERVER & 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

11 - IMPLEMENTING FAILOVER CLUSTERING

Overview of failover clustering
Implementing a failover cluster
Configuring highly-available applications and services on a failover cluster
Maintaining a failover cluster
Implementing a stretch cluster
Lab: Implementing failover clustering

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

Actual course outline may vary depending on offering center. Contact your sales representative for more information.