- Learn how to configure Hyper-V virtual machines in Windows Server, including VM generations, VHD and VHDX formats, storage options, shared virtual hard disks, VHD Sets, and guest clustering for high availability.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Describe settings, configuration, and generation versions available for VMs in Windows Server.
- Identify virtual hard disk (VHD) formats and types.
- Create and configure a VM.
- Determine storage options for VMs.
- Describe shared VHDs and VHD Sets.
- Describe host and guest clustering with shared VHDs.
- Learn how to install and configure the Hyper-V role in Windows Server, including virtual switch types, advanced networking features such as NIC Teaming, SR-IOV, and SET, and nested virtualization.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Describe the functionality and features of Hyper-V on Windows Server.
- Install Hyper-V on Windows Server.
- Describe the options for managing Hyper-V virtual machines (VMs) on Windows Server.
- Describe networking features and functionality in Hyper-V on Windows Server.
- Create virtual switches (vSwitches) for use with Hyper-V.
- Describe using nested virtualization in Hyper-V.
- Learn how to secure Hyper-V workloads using guarded fabric, Host Guardian Service (HGS) with TPM-trusted and Host Key attestation, Key Protection Service, and shielded virtual machines with BitLocker-encrypted template disks.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
Describe the features and functionality of the HGS in Windows Server.
Describe the attestation options available with the HGS.
Describe shielded VMs, their creation, and their deployment.
- Learn how to implement high availability for Hyper-V virtual machines using host clustering, guest clustering, Network Load Balancing, live migration with CredSSP or Kerberos authentication, and storage migration.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Describe the Hyper-V high availability options.
- Describe Hyper-V VMs load balancing.
- Implement Hyper-V VMs live migration.
- Implement Hyper-V VMs storage migration.
- Learn how to run Windows containers on Windows Server, including process isolation and Hyper-V isolation modes, Docker container management, container base images from the Microsoft Container Registry, and Windows Admin Center container management.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
Describe containers and how they work.
Explain the difference between containers and virtual machines (VMs).
Describe the difference between process isolation and Hyper-V isolation modes.
Describe Docker and how it's used to manage Windows containers.
Identify the container-based images available from the Microsoft Container Registry.
Understand the process for running a Windows container.
Explain how to manage containers using Windows Admin Center (WAC).
- Learn how to plan and deploy Windows Server IaaS VMs in Azure, including VM sizes and tiers, managed disk storage, and deployment methods using the Azure portal, Azure CLI, and ARM templates.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Describe Azure compute.
- Describe Azure storage.
- Deploy Azure VMs.
- Create a VM from the Azure portal.
- Create a VM from Azure Cloud Shell.
- Deploy Azure VMs by using templates.
- Describe additional management optimization options
- Learn how to implement scaling and high availability for Windows Server VMs using virtual machine scale sets with horizontal and vertical scaling, Azure Load Balancer, and Azure Site Recovery for disaster recovery.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Describe virtual machine scale sets.
- Implement scaling.
- Implement load-balancing virtual machines.
- Implement Azure Site Recovery.
- Learn how to implement IP addressing and routing for Windows Server IaaS VMs, including Azure VNets, subnets, public and private IP allocation, network interfaces, system routes, user-defined routes, and IPv6 for Azure VNet.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Implement an Azure virtual network
- Implement IP Address Allocation in Azure
- Assign and manage IP addresses
- Configure a private IP address for an Azure virtual machine
- Create a virtual machine with a static IP address
- Implement IaaS VM IP routing
- Implement IPv6 for Windows IaaS Virtual Machines
- Learn how to implement network security for Windows Server IaaS VMs using network security groups (NSGs), Azure Firewall, Windows Defender Firewall, and Azure Network Watcher for traffic capture and flow logging.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
Implement Network Security Groups (NSGs) with Windows Server IaaS VMs.
Implement adaptive network hardening.
Implement Azure Firewall.
Implement Windows Defender Firewall in Windows Server IaaS VMs.
Choose an appropriate filtering solution.
Capture network traffic with Network Watcher.
- Learn how to remotely administer Windows Server IaaS VMs in Azure using the Azure portal, Windows Admin Center, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, Azure Bastion for secure RDP/SSH, and Just-In-Time (JIT) VM access.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Select appropriate remote administration tools.
- Secure management connections to Azure IaaS VMs running Windows Server with Azure Bastion.
- Configure JIT VM access.
