Windows Server 2016 - MCSA Skills Update

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Two or more years of experience with deploying and managing Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008 environments; NS experience with day-to-day Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008 system-administration management and maintenance tasks.
• Experience with Windows networking technologies and implementation. 
• Experience with Active Directory technologies and implementation.
• Experience with Windows Server virtualization technologies and implementation.
• Knowledge equivalent to the MCSA credentials of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012.

Installing and configuring Windows Server 2016

This module explains how to install and perform post-installation configuration of Windows Server 2016 servers.

• 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

Overview of storage in Windows Server 2016

This module explains how to configure 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

Implementing Directory Services

This module explains how to implement the Directory Services feature.

• Deploying Active Directory domain controllers
• Implementing service accounts
• Azure AD

Implementing AD FS

This module explains how to implement an AD FS deployment.

• Overview of AD FS
• Deploying AD FS
• Implementing AD FS for a single organization
• Implementing Web Application Proxy
• Implementing SSO with Microsoft Online Services

Implementing network services

This module explains how to configure advanced features for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and configure IP Address Management (IPAM).

• Overview of networking enhancements
• Implementing IPAM
• Managing IP address spaces with IPAM

Implementing Hyper-V

This module explains how to install and configure Hyper-V virtual machines.

• Configuring the Hyper-V role in Windows Server 2016
• Configuring Hyper-V storage
• Configuring Hyper-V networking
• Configuring Hyper-V virtual machines

Configuring advanced networking features

This module explains how to implement an advanced networking infrastructure.

• Overview of high-performance networking features
• Configuring advanced Hyper-V networking features

Implementing Software Defined Networking

This module explains how to implement software-defined networking.

• Overview of Software Defined Networking
• Implementing network virtualization
• Implementing Network Controller

Implementing remote access

This module explains how to configure connectivity for remote users by using the DirectAccess feature.

• Remote access overview
• Implementing DirectAccess
• Implementing VPN

Deploying and managing Windows Server and Hyper-V containers

This module provides an overview of Windows Server 2016 containers. Additionally, it explains how to deploy, install, configure, and manage containers in Windows Server 2016.

• Overview of containers in Windows Server 2016
• Deploying Windows Server and Hyper-V containers
• Installing, configuring, and managing containers by using Docker

Implementing failover clustering

This module explains how to implement failover clustering to provide high availability for network services and applications.

• 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

Implementing failover clustering with Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V

This module explains how to deploy and manage Hyper-V virtual machines in a failover cluster.

• 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