Hardware & Networking

Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016 - (Exam :70-740)

Course Outline

1. Installing, upgrading, and migrating servers and workloads

• Introducing Windows Server 2016

• Preparing and installing Nano Server and Server Core

• Preparing for upgrades and migrations

• Migrating server roles and workloads

• Windows Server activation models

2. Configuring local storage

• Managing disks in Windows Server

• Managing volumes in Windows Server

3. Implementing enterprise storage solutions

• Overview of DAS, NAS, and SANs

• Comparing Fiber Channel, iSCSI, and Fiber Channel over Ethernet

• Understanding ISNS, DCB, and MPIO

• Configuring sharing in Windows Server 2016

4. Implementing Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication

• Implementing Storage Spaces

• Managing Storage Spaces

• Implementing Data Deduplication

5. Installing and configuring Hyper-V and virtual machines

• Overview of Hyper-V

• Installing Hyper-V

• Configuring storage on Hyper-V host servers

• Configuring networking on Hyper-V host servers

• Configuring Hyper-V virtual machines

• Managing virtual machines

6. Deploying and managing Windows and Hyper-V containers

• Overview of containers in Windows Server 2016

• Deploying Windows Server and Hyper-V containers

• Installing, configuring, and managing containers by using Docker

7. Overview of high availability and disaster recovery

• Defining levels of availability

• Planning high availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V virtual machines

• Backing up and restoring by using Windows Server Backup

• High availability with failover clustering in Windows Server 2016

8. Implementing failover clustering

• Planning a failover cluster

• Creating and configuring a new failover cluster

• Maintaining a failover cluster

• Troubleshooting a failover cluster

• Implementing site high availability with stretch clustering

9. Implementing failover clustering with Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V

• Overview of the integration of Hyper-V Server 2016 with failover clustering

• Implementing Hyper-V VMs on failover clusters

• Key features for VMs in a clustered environment

10. Implementing Network Load Balancing

• Overview of NLB

• Configuring an NLB cluster

• Planning an NLB implementation

11. Creating and managing deployment images

• Introduction to deployment images

• Creating and managing deployment images by using MDT

• Virtual machine environments for different workloads

12. Managing, monitoring, and maintaining virtual machine installations

• WSUS overview and deployment options

• Update management process with WSUS

• Overview of Windows PowerShell DSC

• Overview of Windows Server 2016 monitoring tools

• Using Performance Monitor

• Monitoring event logs

Networking with Windows Server 2016 - (Exam: 70-741)

Course Outline

1. Planning and implementing an IPv4 network

• Planning IPv4 addressing

• Configuring an IPv4 host

• Managing and troubleshooting IPv4 network connectivity

2. Implementing DHCP

• Overview of the DHCP server role

• Deploying DHCP

• Managing and troubleshooting DHCP

3. Implementing IPv6

• Overview of IPv6 addressing

• Configuring an IPv6 host

• Implementing IPv6 and IPv4 coexistence

• Transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6

4. Implementing DNS

• Implementing DNS servers

• Configuring zones in DNS

• Configuring name resolution between DNS zones

• Configuring DNS integration with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

• Configuring advanced DNS settings

5. Implementing and managing IPAM

• Overview of IPAM

• Deploying IPAM

• Managing IP address spaces by using IPAM

6. Remote access in Windows Server 2016

• Overview of remote access

• Implementing the Web Application Proxy

7. Implementing Direct Access

• Overview of DirectAccess

• Implementing DirectAccess by using the Getting Started Wizard

• Implementing and managing an advanced DirectAccess infrastructure

8. Implementing VPNs

• Planning VPNs

• Implementing VPNs

9. Implementing networking for branch offices

• Networking features and considerations for branch offices

• Implementing Distributed File System (DFS) for branch offices

• Implementing BranchCache for branch offices

10. Configuring advanced networking features

• Overview of high performance networking features

• Configuring advanced Microsoft Hyper-V networking features

11. Implementing Software Defined Networking

• Overview of SDN.

• Implementing network virtualization

• Implementing Network Controller

Identity with Windows Server 2016 - (Exam: 70-742)

Course Outline

1. Installing and configuring domain controllers

• Overview of AD DS

• Overview of AD DS domain controllers

• Deploying a domain controller

2. Managing objects in AD DS

• Managing user accounts

• Managing groups in AD DS

• Managing computer objects in AD DS

• Using Windows PowerShell for AD DS administration

• Implementing and managing OUs

3. Advanced AD DS infrastructure management

• Overview of advanced AD DS deployments

• Deploying a distributed AD DS environment

• Configuring AD DS trusts

4. Implementing and administering AD DS sites and replication

• Overview of AD DS replication

• Configuring AD DS sites

• Configuring and monitoring AD DS replication

5. Implementing Group Policy

• Introducing Group Policy

• Implementing and administering GPOs

• Group Policy scope and Group Policy processing

• Troubleshooting the application of GPOs

6. Managing user settings with Group Policy

• Implementing administrative templates

• Configuring Folder Redirection, software installation, and scripts

• Configuring Group Policy preferences

7. Securing Active Directory Domain Services

• Securing domain controllers

• Implementing account security

• Implementing audit authentication

• Configuring managed service accounts

8. Deploying and managing AD CS

• Deploying CAs

• Administering CAs

• Troubleshooting and maintaining CAs

9. Deploying and managing certificates

• Deploying and managing certificate templates

• Managing certificate deployment, revocation, and recovery

• Using certificates in a business environment

• Implementing and managing smart cards

10. Implementing and administering AD FS

• Overview of AD FS

• AD FS requirements and planning

• Deploying and configuring AD FS

• Overview of Web Application Proxy

11. Implementing and administering AD RMS

• Overview of AD RMS

• Deploying and managing an AD RMS infrastructure

• Configuring AD RMS content protection

• Configure AD RMS content protection.

12. Implementing AD DS synchronization with Microsoft Azure AD

• Planning and preparing for directory synchronization

• Implementing directory synchronization by using Azure AD Connect

• Managing identities with directory synchronization

13. Monitoring, managing, and recovering AD DS

• Monitoring AD DS

• Managing the Active Directory database

• Active Directory backup and recovery options for AD DS and other identity and access solutions