Contents at a Glance
Introduction
Chapter 1 Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating
Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring Nano
Chapter 3 Working with Images
Chapter 4 Disks and Volumes
Chapter 5 Data Deduplication
Chapter 7 Server Storage
Chapter 6 Installing Hyper-V
Chapter 8 Working with Virtual Machines
Chapter 9 Hyper-V Storage
Chapter 10 Hyper-V Networking
Chapter 11 Deploying Containers
Chapter 12 Managing Containers
Chapter 13 High Availability in Hyper-V
Chapter 14 Failover Clustering
Chapter 15 Managing Failover Clustering
Chapter 16 Storage Spaces Direct
Chapter 17 Managing VM Movement
Chapter 18 Network Load Balancing (NLB)
Chapter 19 Maintaining Servers
Chapter 20 Monitoring Servers
Chapter 21 Final Preparation
Appendix A Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?“ Quizzes and Q&A Questions
Glossary
Index
Elements Available on the Book Website
Appendix B Memory Tables
Appendix C Memory Tables Answer Key
Appendix D Study Planner
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
What’s New in Windows Server 2016
Installation Requirements
Hardware Requirements
TheProcessor
RandomAccessMemory(RAM)
StorageControllersandDiskSpace
NetworkAdapters
Other Requirements
Windows Server 2016 Editions
Installing Windows Server 2016
PowerShell and Desired State Configuration (DSC)
Performing Upgrades and Migrations
Upgrading
Performing License Conversions
Migrations
Determining the Appropriate Activation Model
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring Nano
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Determining Appropriate Usage Scenarios
Requirements for Nano Server
Hardware Requirements
TheProcessor
RAM(RandomAccessMemory)
StorageControllersandDiskSpace
Installing Nano Server
Implementing Roles and Features on Nano Server
Managing and Configuring Nano Server
Managing Nano Server Remotely Using Windows PowerShell
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 3 Working with Images
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Planning for Windows Server Virtualization
Generation 1 Versus Generation 2 Virtual Machines
Networking
Scalability
Security
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit
Considerations for Deploying Workloads into Virtualized Environments
Resource Requirements
Workload Characteristics
VM Configurations
Host Planning
Architecture and Capability Planning
Updating Images with Patches, Hotfixes, and Drivers
Installing Roles and Features in Offline Images
Managing and Maintaining Windows Server Core, Nano Server Images, and VHDs Using Windows PowerShell
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 4 Disks and Volumes
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Creating Disks
Configuring Sector Sizes Appropriate for Various Workloads
Configuring GUID Partition Table (GPT) Disks
Creating and Mounting VHD and VHDX Files Using Server Manager or Windows PowerShell
Determining When to Use NTFS and ReFS File Systems
SMB and NFS Shares
Configuring SMB and NFS Shares Using Server Manager
Configuring SMB and NFS Shares and Server and Client Settings with PowerShell
File and Folder Permissions
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 5 Server Storage
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Storage Spaces
Configuring Storage Pools and Storage Spaces
Implementing Simple, Mirror, and Parity Storage Layout
Options for Disks or Enclosures
Expanding Storage Pools
Configuring Tiered Storage
Storage Area Networks
Configuring iSCSI Target and Initiator
Configuring iSNS
Configuring Datacenter Bridging (DCB)
Configuring Multipath IO (MPIO)
Storage Replica
Determining Usage Scenarios for Storage Replica
Implementing Storage Replica for Server-to-Server, Clusterto-Cluster, and Stretch Cluster Scenarios
Server-to-Server
Cluster-to-Cluster
StretchCluster
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 6 Data Deduplication
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Usage Scenarios for Deduplication
Implementing Deduplication
Deduplication Monitoring
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 7 Installing Hyper-V
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Preparing for Installation
Installation Prerequisites
Installing Hyper-V
Managing VMs
Delegating Virtual Machine Management
PowerShell Direct
Nested Virtualization
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 8 Working with Virtual Machines
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Basic Virtual Machine Deployment
An Overview of Virtual Machine Settings
Virtual Machine Configuration Versions
Creating a Virtual Machine
Virtual Machine Memory
Checkpoints
Resource Metering
Managing Integration Services
Advanced Virtual Machine Deployment
Enhanced Session Mode
Linux Integration Services (LIS) and FreeBSD Integration Services (BIS)
Secure Boot
Importing, Exporting, and Moving Virtual Machines
Discrete Device Assignment (DDA)
Best Practices for VM Deployment
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 9 Hyper-V Storage
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Creating VHD, VHDX, and VHDS Virtual Hard Disks
Fixed-Size VHD
Dynamically Expanding Virtual Hard Disks
Pass-Through Disks
Differencing Disks
Shared Virtual Hard Disks
Virtual Machine Storage Resiliency
Converting and Resizing Virtual Hard Disks
Fibre Channel Support
Location Considerations for Virtual Hard Disks
Checkpoints
Storage Quality of Service
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 10 Hyper-V Networking
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Network
Interface Cards
Adding and Removing Virtual Network Interface Cards
(vNICs) and Legacy Network Adapters
Configuring NIC Teaming in Virtual Machines
Configuring MAC Addresses
Virtual Switches
Virtual Network Performance
Virtual Machine Queue
Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) and Switch
Embedded Teaming (SET)
Virtual Networking Best Practices
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 11 Deploying Containers
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
An Overview of Containers
Docker
Installing Docker on Windows Server and Nano Server
Configuring Docker Daemon Startup Options
Host Installation
Container Deployment
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 12 Managing Containers
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Docker Daemon and Windows PowerShell
Docker Daemon
Windows PowerShell
Windows Container Networking
Other Management Topics
Managing Container Data Volumes
Manage Resource Control
Creating New Container Images Using dockerfile
Managing Container Images by Using Microsoft Azure
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 13 High Availability in Hyper-V
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Hyper-V Replica
Hyper-V Replica Prerequisites
Implementing Replica
Live Migration
Live Migration Requirements
Live Migration Considerations
Configuring Constrained Delegation
Configuring Live Migration in Hyper-V Manager
Configuring Live Migration in PowerShell
Setting Performance Options
Implementing Shared-Nothing Live Migration
Storage Migration
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 14 Failover Clustering
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Implementing Failover Clustering
Hardware and Software Requirements for Failover Clustering
Implementing Workgroup, Single-Domain, and MultiDomain Clusters
Configuring Quorum
Configuring Cluster Networking
Restoring Single-Node or Cluster Configuration
Implementing Cluster-Aware Updating
Implementing Cluster Operating System Rolling Upgrade
Configuring Clusters Without Network Names
Implementing VM Resiliency
Cluster Storage
Configuring Cluster Storage
Configuring and Optimizing Clustered Shared Volumes (CSVs)
Implementing Scale-Out File Server (SoFS)
Determining Different Scenarios for the Use of SoFS Versus Clustered File Server
Determining Usage Scenarios for Implementing Guest Clustering
Implementing a Clustered Storage Spaces Solution Using Shared SAS Storage Enclosures
Implementing Storage Replica
Implementing Shared VHDX as a Storage Solution for Guest Clusters
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 15 Managing Failover Clustering
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Role-Specific Settings and Continuously Available Shares
Role-Specific Settings
Continuously Available Shares
More Management Settings
Configuring VM Monitoring
Configuring Failover and Preference Settings
Implementing Stretch and Site-Aware Failover Clusters
Enabling and Configuring Node Fairness
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 16 Storage Spaces Direct
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Storage Spaces Direct
Determining Scenario Requirements for Implementing Storage Spaces Direct
Enabling Storage Spaces Direct Using Windows PowerShell
Disaggregated and Hyper-Converged Storage Spaces Direct
Implementing a Disaggregated Storage Spaces Direct
Scenario in a Cluster
Implementing a Hyper-Converged Storage Spaces Direct
Scenario in a Cluster
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 17 Managing VM Movement
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Moving VMs
Performing a Live Migration
Performing a Quick Migration
Performing a Storage Migration
More VM Management
Importing, Exporting, and Copying VMs
Configuring VM Network Health Protection
Configuring Drain on Shutdown
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 18 Network Load Balancing (NLB)
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Installing and Configuring NLB
Configuring NLB Prerequisites
Installing NLB Nodes
More NLB Configurations
Configuring Affinity
Configuring Port Rules
Configuring Cluster Operation Mode
Upgrading an NLB Cluster
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 19 Maintaining Servers
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Windows Server Update Services
Implementing Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
Solutions
Configuring WSUS Groups
Managing Patches in Mixed Environments
Windows Defender
Implementing an Antimalware Solution with Windows Defender
Integrating Windows Defender with WSUS and Windows Update
Backup and Restore
Hyper-V Host and Hyper-V Guest
Active Directory
File Servers and Web Servers
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 20 Monitoring Servers
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Performance Monitor
Monitoring Workloads Using Performance Monitor
Configuring Data Collector Sets
Determining Appropriate CPU, Memory, Disk, and Networking Counters for Storage and Compute Workloads
Configuring Alerts
Resource Monitor
Monitoring Workloads Using Resource Monitor
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Define Key Terms
Q&A
Chapter 21 Final Preparation
Tools for Final Preparation
Pearson Cert Practice Test Engine and Questions on the Website
AccessingthePearsonTestPrepSoftwareOnline
AccessingthePearsonTestPrepSoftwareOffline
Customizing Your Exams
Updating Your Exams
PremiumEdition
Memory Tables
Chapter-Ending Review Tools
Suggested Plan for Final Review/Study
Summary
Appendix A Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes and Q&A Questions
Glossary
Index
Elements Available on the Book Website
Appendix B Memory Tables
Appendix C Memory Tables Answer Key
Appendix D Study Planner
