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Windows Server 2016 Administration

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Overview

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Windows Server 2016: Nano Server, Server Core, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Hyper-V, WDS, WSUS, NLB and more.

What you'll learn:
  • Install Windows Server 2016 as a Desktop Experience Server, Server Core and as a Nano Server
  • Manage users and computers using Active DIrectory
  • Configure computers using Group Policy
  • Manage DNS
  • Understand Powershell
  • Create and manage Virtual Machines using Hyper-V
  • Implement a DHCP infrastructure
  • Deploy operating systems using Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
  • Backup and Restore Windows Server 2016
  • Implement Data Deduplication to reduce storage
  • Monitor Windows Server performance using built-in tools
  • Install and manage Windows Software Update Service (WSUS)

Learn to manage Windows Server 2016 with more than 10 hours of content that every systems administrator and/or network administrator should know. Some experience with Windows Server operating systems would be beneficial, but not a requirement for attending this course. This course is also beneficial for those intend to take the Microsoft 70-740 certification exam, which is one of the required MCSA certification exams.

Course topics include:

  • Deploying Windows Server as a Nano Server OS that is a 500 MB OS

  • Deploying a Windows Server Core OS for increased security

  • Understanding how PowerShell can be used for many administrative tasks

  • Managing Active Directory in a Windows Server enterprise

  • Understanding Windows Server Group Policy processing and troubleshooting

  • Administering Windows Server Group Policy settings and preferences

  • Managing DNS on a Windows Server, including management of Active Directory Integrated, Primary, Secondary and Stub zones, Records, Scavenging and more.

  • Manage Windows updates using WSUS

  • Implementing and Managing DHCP on Windows Server, topics such as DHCP Failover, DHCP Split-Scope

  • Windows Server folder quotas and file screens

  • Deploy DFS Namespace and DFS Replication using Windows Server

  • Managing Print Servers and deploying printers using Group Policy Preferences

  • Learn to install and configure Windows Deployment Services

  • Use Windows Server Hyper-V to create and manage virtual machines

  • Understand Windows Server built-in monitoring tools

  • Backup and Restore Windows Server using built-in tools

  • Implementing Network Load Balancing (NLB)

  • And more

Syllabus

  • Course Overview
  • (Optional) Lab Setup
  • Installing Windows Server 2016
  • Administering Server 2016
  • Windows Server Core Operating System
  • Nano Server
  • PowerShell
  • Active Directory
  • Group Policy on Windows Server 2016
  • DNS Server Management
  • DHCP
  • Print Server Management
  • File Server managment
  • Data Deduplication
  • Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
  • Hyper-V
  • Monitoring Tools
  • Installing and Configuring WSUS
  • Backup and Restore
  • BONUS: Network Load Balancing

Taught by

Kevin Brown

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