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Acknowledgments
Microsoft Learning would like to acknowledge and thank the following for their contribution towards developing this title. Their effort at various stages in the development has ensured that you have a good classroom experience.
Andrew J. Warren – Content Developer
Andrew Warren has more than 25 years of experience in the information technology (IT) industry, many of which he has spent teaching and writing. He has been involved as a Subject Matter Expert for many of the Windows Server 2012 courses, and the technical lead on many Windows 8 courses. He also has been involved in developing TechNet sessions on Microsoft Exchange Server. Based in the United Kingdom, Andrew runs his own IT training and education consultancy.
Claus Jacob Wordenskjold – Content Developer
Claus Jacob Wordenskjold is an independent consultant and trainer based in Denmark. He founded his company, Chinchilla Data, in 1995, and he has more than 25 years of experience in IT. Claus has been a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) since 2002, and he has delivered training throughout Europe. He specializes in Windows Client and Windows Server courses, but he conducts occasional training in Microsoft SharePoint. Claus holds certifications in every Windows operating system since Windows 2000, and he provides consulting services on Windows Server, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), and Group Policy. Claus has been a speaker at local Danish Microsoft events, and he has authored several Windows-related courses.
Dave Franklyn – Content Developer
David M. Franklyn, MCSE, MCITP, Microsoft MVP Windows and Devices for IT, is also an Eastern USA Regional Lead MCT. Dave has been a Microsoft MVP since 2011, and a Senior Information Technology Trainer and Consultant at Auburn University in Montgomery Alabama, since 1998. He is the owner of DaveMCT, Inc. LLC and is a training partner with Dunn Training. Working with computers since 1976, Dave started out in the mainframe world and moved early into the networking arena. Before joining Auburn University, Dave spent 22 years in the United States Air Force as an electronic communications and computer systems specialist, retiring in 1998. Dave is president of the Montgomery Windows IT Professional Group, and a guest speaker at many events involving Microsoft products.
Joshua Shackelford – Content Developer
Joshua Shackelford has more than 12 years of experience in the IT industry as an engineer, architect, consultant, and administrator. Joshua has extensive experience consulting on the System Center suite, Hyper-V, and Active Directory. His clients include large energy corporations, financial institutions, and retail organizations. Joshua has been involved as a SME on Windows Server, Hyper-V, and Failover Clustering.
Slavko Kukrika – Technical Reviewer
Slavko Kukrika has been an MCT for more than 18 years. He holds many technical certifications, and he is honored to be a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP). Slavko specializes in the Windows operating system, Active Directory, and virtualization. He is a Windows Insider, and he has worked with Windows 10 since it became available publicly. Slavko regularly presents at technical conferences, and he is the author of several Microsoft Official Courses. In his private life, Slavko is the proud father of two sons, and he tries to extend each day to at least 25 hours or more!
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Contents
Module 1: Installing and configuring Windows Server 2016
Module Overview 1-1
Lesson 1: Introducing Windows Server 2016 1-2 Lesson 2: Installing Windows Server 2016 1-7 Lesson 3: Configuring Windows Server 2016 1-15 Lab: Installing and configuring Nano Server 1-21 Lesson 4: Preparing for upgrades and migrations 1-26 Lesson 5: Migrating server roles and workloads 1-34 Lesson 6: Windows Server activation models 1-37
Module Review and Takeaways 1-40
Module 2: Overview of storage in Windows Server 2016
Module Overview 2-1
Lesson 1: Overview of storage in Windows Server 2016 2-2 Lesson 2: Implementing Data Deduplication 2-11 Lesson 3: Configuring iSCSI storage 2-30 Lab A: Implementing and managing storage 2-38 Lesson 4: Configuring the Storage Spaces feature in Windows Server 2016 2-45 Lab B: Implementing and managing advanced storage solutions 2-55
Module Review and Takeaways 2-63
Module 3: Implementing Directory Services
Module Overview 3-1
Lesson 1: Deploying Active Directory domain controllers 3-2 Lesson 2: Implementing service accounts 3-14 Lab: Implementing and managing AD DS 3-18
Lesson 3: Azure AD 3-22
Module Review and Takeaways 3-31
Module 4: Implementing AD FS
Module Overview 4-1
Lesson 1: Overview of AD FS 4-2 Lesson 2: Deploying AD FS 4-12 Lesson 3: Implementing AD FS for a single organization 4-18 Lab A: Implementing AD FS 4-24
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Lesson 4: Implementing Web Application Proxy 4-29 Lab B: Implementing Web Application Proxy 4-35 Lesson 5: Implementing SSO with Microsoft Online Services 4-39
Module Review and Takeaways 4-42
Module 5: Implementing network services
Module Overview 5-1
Lesson 1: Overview of networking enhancements 5-2 Lesson 2: Implementing IPAM 5-20 Lesson 3: Managing IP address spaces with IPAM 5-30 Lab: Implementing network services 5-37
Module Review and Takeaways 5-45
Module 6: Implementing Hyper-V
Module Overview 6-1
Lesson 1: Configure the Hyper-V role in Windows Server 2016 6-2 Lesson 2: Configuring Hyper-V storage 6-11 Lesson 3: Configuring Hyper-V networking 6-21 Lesson 4: Configuring Hyper-V virtual machines 6-28 Lab: Implementing server virtualization with Hyper-V 6-38
Module Review and Takeaways 6-45
Module 7: Configuring advanced networking features
Module Overview 7-1
Lesson 1: Overview of high-performance networking features 7-2 Lesson 2: Configuring advanced Hyper-V networking features 7-12 Lab: Configuring advanced Hyper-V networking features 7-23
Module Review and Takeaways 7-27
Module 8: Implementing Software Defined Networking
Module Overview 8-1
Lesson 1: Overview of Software Defined Networking 8-2 Lesson 2: Implementing network virtualization 8-11 Lesson 3: Implementing Network Controller 8-16 Lab: Deploying Network Controller 8-29
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Module 9: Implementing remote access
Module Overview 9-1
Lesson 1: Remote access overview 9-2 Lesson 2: Implementing DirectAccess 9-9 Lesson 3: Implementing VPN 9-24 Lab: Implementing DirectAccess 9-36
Module Review and Takeaways 9-41
Module 10: Deploying and managing Windows and Hyper-V containers
Module Overview 10-1
Lesson 1: Overview of containers in Windows Server 2016 10-2 Lesson 2: Deploying Windows Server and Hyper-V containers 10-8 Lesson 3: Installing, configuring, and managing containers by using Docker 10-16
Module Review and Takeaways 10-33
Module 11: Implementing failover clustering
Module Overview 11-1
Lesson 1: Overview of failover clustering 11-2 Lesson 2: Implementing a failover cluster 11-18 Lesson 3: Configuring highly available applications and services on a
failover cluster 11-24
Lesson 4: Maintaining a failover cluster 11-30 Lesson 5: Implementing a stretch cluster 11-36 Lab: Implementing failover clustering 11-43
Module Review and Takeaways 11-49
Module 12: Implementing failover clustering with Windows Server 2016
Hyper-V
Module Overview 12-1
Lesson 1: Overview of the integration of Hyper-V Server 2016 with failover
clustering 12-2
Lesson 2: Implementing Hyper-V virtual machines on failover clusters 12-7 Lesson 3: Implementing Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V virtual machine
migration 12-20
Lesson 4: Implementing Hyper-V Replica 12-24 Lab: Implementing failover clustering with Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V 12-29
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Lab Answer Keys
Module 1 Lab: Installing and configuring Nano Server L1-1 Module 2 Lab A: Implementing and managing storage L2-7 Module 2 Lab B: Implementing and managing advanced storage solutions L2-16 Module 3 Lab: Implementing and managing AD DS L3-23 Module 4 Lab A: Implementing AD FS L4-27 Module 4 Lab B: Implementing Web Application Proxy L4-32 Module 5 Lab: Implementing network services L5-37 Module 6 Lab: Implementing server virtualization with Hyper-V L6-47 Module 7 Lab: Configuring advanced Hyper-V networking features L7-55 Module 8 Lab: Deploying Network Controller L8-59 Module 9 Lab: Implementing DirectAccess L9-63 Module 11 Lab: Implementing failover clustering L11-67 Module 12 Lab: Implementing failover clustering with
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About This Course
This section provides a brief description of the course, audience, suggested prerequisites, and course objectives.
Course Description
Note: This first release (‘A’) MOC version of course 20743A has been developed on Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5. Microsoft Learning will release a ‘B’ version of this course after the RTM version of the software is available.
This five-day, instructor-led course explains how to implement and configure new Windows Server 2016 features and functionality. This course is for information technology (IT) professionals who want to upgrade their technical skills from Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2016. This course presumes a high level of knowledge about previous Windows Server technologies and skills equivalent to the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 credential.
This course is not a product-upgrade course, detailing considerations for migrating and upgrading students’ specific environment to Windows Server 2016. Rather, this course provides updates to students' existing Windows Server knowledge and skills, as they pertain to Windows Server 2016.
Audience
This course is for IT professionals who are experienced Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008 system administrators, with real-world experience working in a Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008 enterprise environment. Additionally, students should have obtained the MCSA credential for Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012, or they should have equivalent knowledge.
IT professionals who plan to take the Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) exams might be interested in this course, as preparation for the MCSA exams, which are a prerequisite for the MCSE specialties.
Student Prerequisites
This course requires that you meet the following prerequisites:
• Two or more years of experience with deploying and managing Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008 environments.
• 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.
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Course Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to: • Install and configure Windows Server 2016. • Describe storage in Windows Server 2016. • Implement directory services.
• Implement Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS). • Describe networking.
• Implement Hyper-V.
• Configure advanced networking features. • Implement software-defined networking. • Implement remote access.
• Deploy and manage Windows and Hyper-V containers. • Implement failover clustering.
• Implement failover clustering by using virtual machines.
Course Outline
The course outline is as follows:
Module 1, “Installing and configuring Windows Server 2016,” explains how to install and perform
post-installation configuration of Windows Server 2016 servers.
Module 2, “Overview of storage in Windows Server 2016,” explains how to configure storage in Windows
Server 2016.
Module 3, “Implementing Directory Services,” explains how to implement the Directory Services feature.
This module also introduces Microsoft Azure Active Directory.
Module 4, “Implementing AD FS,” explains how to implement an AD FS deployment.
Module 5, “Implementing network services,” explains how to configure advanced features for Dynamic
Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and how to configure IP Address Management (IPAM).
Module 6, “Implementing Hyper-V,” explains how to how to install and configure Hyper-V virtual
machines.
Module 7, “Configuring advanced networking features,” explains how to implement an advanced
networking infrastructure.
Module 8, “Implementing Software Defined Networking,” explains how to implement software-defined
networking.
Module 9, “Implementing remote access,” explains how to configure connectivity for remote users by
using the DirectAccess feature and virtual private networks (VPN).
Module 10, “Deploying and managing Windows and Hyper-V containers,” provides an overview of
Windows Server 2016 containers. Additionally, it explains how to deploy, install, configure, and manage containers in Windows Server 2016.
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Module 11, “Implementing failover clustering,” explains how to implement failover clustering to provide
high availability for network services and applications.
Module 12, “Implementing failover clustering with Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V,” explains how to
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Course Materials
The following materials are included with your kit:
• Course Handbook: a succinct classroom learning guide that provides the critical technical information in a crisp, tightly-focused format, which is essential for an effective in-class learning experience.
o Lessons: guide you through the learning objectives and provide the key points that are critical to
the success of the in-class learning experience.
o Labs: provide a real-world, hands-on platform for you to apply the knowledge and skills learned
in the module.
o Module Reviews and Takeaways: provide on-the-job reference material to boost knowledge
and skills retention.
o Lab Answer Keys: provide step-by-step lab solution guidance.
Additional Reading: Course Companion Content on the http://www.microsoft.com
/learning/en/us/companion-moc.aspx Site: searchable, easy-to-browse digital content with
integrated premium online resources that supplement the Course Handbook.
• Modules: include companion content, such as questions and answers, detailed demo steps and additional reading links, for each lesson. Additionally, they include Lab Review questions and answers and Module Reviews and Takeaways sections, which contain the review questions and answers, best practices, common issues and troubleshooting tips with answers, and real-world issues and scenarios with answers.
• Resources: include well-categorized additional resources that give you immediate access to the most current premium content on TechNet, MSDN, or Microsoft Press.
• Course evaluation: at the end of the course, you will have the opportunity to complete an online evaluation to provide feedback on the course, training facility, and instructor.
o To provide additional comments or feedback on the course, send an email to
mcspprt@microsoft.com. To inquire about the Microsoft Certification Program, send an email to mcphelp@microsoft.com.
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Virtual Machine Environment
This section provides the information for setting up the classroom environment to support the business scenario of the course.
Virtual Machine Configuration
In this course, you will use Microsoft Hyper-V to perform the labs.
Note: Pay close attention to the steps at the end of each lab that explain what you need to do with the virtual machines. In most labs, you will revert the virtual machine to the checkpoint that you create during classroom setup. In some labs, you will not revert the virtual machines, but will keep them running for the next lab.
The following table shows the role of each virtual machine that is used in this course:
Virtual machine Role
20743A-LON-DC1 (-B, -C) Domain controller running Windows Server 2016
in the Adatum.com domain
20743A-LON-SVR1 Windows Server 2016 server in the Adatum.com
domain
20743A-LON-SVR2 Windows Server 2016 server in the Adatum.com
domain
20743A-LON-SVR3 Windows Server 2016 server in the Adatum.com
domain
20743A-LON-CORE Windows Server 2016 server running the Server
Core installation
20743A-NANO-SVR1 Windows Server 2016 Nano Server
20743A-LON-CL1 Client computer running Windows 10 and
Microsoft Office 2016
20743A-LON-CL2 Client computer running Windows 10 and Office
2016
20743A-LON-CL3 Client computer running Windows 10 and Office
2016
20743A-LON-RTR Stand-alone Windows Server 2016 computer
used as a router
20743A-TREY-DC1 Domain controller running Windows Server 2016
in the TreyResearch.net domain
20743A-INET1 Stand-alone Windows Server 2016 computer
used as a simulated Internet host
20743A-LON-HOST1 Virtual hard disk with Windows Server 2016 used
for boot from virtual hard disk exercises
20743A-LON-HOST2 Virtual hard disk with Windows Server 2016 used
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Virtual machine Role
20743A-LON-NVHOST3 Nested host Windows Server 2016 virtual
machine
20743A-LON-NVHOST4 Nested host Windows Server 2016 virtual
machine
Software Configuration
The following software is installed on each VM: • Either Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10 • For client virtual machines, Office 2016 A Microsoft Azure trial subscription is required.
Classroom Setup
Each classroom computer will have the same virtual machine configured in the same way.
Course Hardware Level
To ensure a satisfactory student experience, Microsoft Learning requires a minimum equipment configuration for trainer and student computers in all Microsoft Certified Partner for Learning Solutions (CPLS) classrooms in which Official Microsoft Learning Product courseware is taught.
Hardware Level 7
• Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) or AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) processor • Dual 120-gigabyte (GB) hard disks 7,200 RPM Serial ATA (SATA) or better*
• 16 GB of RAM • DVD drive • Network adapter
• Super VGA (SVGA) 17-inch monitor
• Microsoft mouse or a compatible pointing device • Sound card with amplified speakers
* Striped
Additionally, the instructor’s computer must be connected to a projection display device that supports SVGA 1024 × 768 pixels and 16-bit colors.
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Module 1
Installing and configuring Windows Server 2016
Contents:
Module Overview 1-1
Lesson 1: Introducing Windows Server 2016 1-2 Lesson 2: Installing Windows Server 2016 1-7 Lesson 3: Configuring Windows Server 2016 1-15 Lab: Installing and configuring Nano Server 1-21 Lesson 4: Preparing for upgrades and migrations 1-26 Lesson 5: Migrating server roles and workloads 1-34 Lesson 6: Windows Server activation models 1-37
Module Review and Takeaways 1-40
Module Overview
To help ensure that your organization obtains the maximum benefit from implementing the Windows Server 2016 operating system, you should be familiar with its many new and improved features. This module introduces you to Windows Server 2016 and describes how to install it, how to perform post-installation configuration tasks, and how to configure it to support remote management. This module also introduces the concept of enabling and configuring Windows container support in Windows Server 2016. You will also learn how to plan a server and migration strategy, and how to migrate server roles and workloads. Finally, you will learn how to choose the most appropriate activation model for your organization.
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
• Describe the new and improved features in Windows Server 2016. • Install Windows Server 2016.
• Configure and manage Windows Server 2016. • Plan a server upgrade and migration strategy.
• Perform a migration of server roles and workloads within a domain and across domains. • Choose an appropriate activation model.
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Lesson 1
Introducing Windows Server 2016
Knowing the capabilities of the Windows Server 2016 operating system enables you to use it effectively and take full advantage of what it can offer your organization. Some of the many improvements to Windows Server 2016 include increased scalability and performance; improved virtualization; improved management tools; and additional deployment options, including Nano Server. This lesson explores these new features and capabilities in Windows Server 2016.
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to: • Select a suitable Windows Server 2016 edition.
• Describe the new and improved features of Windows Server 2016.
• Explain how Windows Server 2016 eases integration with Microsoft cloud services.
Selecting a suitable Windows Server edition
You can choose one of several editions of Windows Server 2016. These editions allow organizations to select the Windows Server 2016 version that best meets their needs, rather than pay for features that they do not require. When system administrators deploy a server for a specific role, they can reduce costs by selecting the appropriate edition. The following table describes the Windows Server 2016 editions.
Edition Description
The Windows Server 2016 Standard edition
Provides many of the roles and features available for the Windows Server 2016 operating system. This edition supports up to 64 sockets and up to 4 terabytes (TB) of random access memory (RAM). It includes two virtual machine licenses. The Windows
Server 2016 Datacenter edition
Provides all of the roles and features available for the Windows Server 2016 operating system. This edition supports up to 64 sockets, up to 640 processor cores, and up to 4 TB of RAM. It includes unlimited Windows Server–based virtual machine licenses for virtual machines that run on the same hardware. The Windows
Server 2016 Foundation edition
Designed for small businesses. This edition allows only 15 users, precludes being joined to a domain, and includes limited server roles. It supports one processor core and up to 32 gigabytes (GB) of RAM.
The Windows Server 2016 Essentials edition
Corresponds to Windows Small Business Server from earlier versions of Windows Server. This edition is available in two forms:
• As an installable server role in an existing domain.
• As a core Windows Server edition on a virtual machine, by using a wizard. This edition cannot function as a virtualization server, failover clustering server, Server Core server, or Remote Desktop Services server. It allows 25 users and 50 devices. It supports two processor cores and up to 64 GB of RAM. The new features and improvements include client deployment, user management, storage and data protection, and Microsoft Office 365 integration.
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Edition Description
Microsoft Hyper-V
Server 2016 Acts as a standalone virtualization server for virtual machines. The host operating system has no licensing cost (it is free), but virtual machines must be
licensed separately. This edition supports up to 64 sockets and up to 4 TB of RAM. It supports domain joining. It does not support Windows Server 2016 roles other than limited file service features. This edition has no GUI, but it does have a UI that displays a menu of configuration tasks.
The Windows Storage Server 2016 Workgroup edition
Acts as an entry-level unified storage appliance. This edition allows 50 users, one processor core, and 32 GB of RAM. It supports domain joining.
The Windows Storage Server 2016 Standard edition
Supports up to 64 sockets but is licensed on a two-socket, incrementing basis. This edition supports up to 4 TB of RAM. It includes two virtual machine licenses. It supports domain joining. It supports some roles, including Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server roles, but it does not support others, including Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS), or Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS).
Note: At the time of this writing, these details had not been finalized.
What is new since Windows Server 2008 was released?
Windows Server 2016 provides many new features and a number of significant improvements over earlier versions of Windows Server. Some of these features and improvements were first introduced in Windows Server 2012 or Windows
Server 2012 R2, whereas others are new to Windows Server 2016.
New features and improvements
introduced in Windows Server 2012 or
Windows Server 2012 R2
The following features and feature improvements in Windows Server 2016 were first introduced in Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2:
• Work Folders. Provides a mechanism for both domain-joined computers and those that are not domain joined to access and synchronize corporate data files.
• DHCP failover. Enables you to deploy two DHCP servers containing overlapping DHCP scopes. If a DHCP server goes offline, DHCP client computers can renew their IP configurations from the failover DHCP server.
• IP Address Management (IPAM). Provides administrative and monitoring capabilities for the IP address infrastructure within your organization’s networks. With IPAM, you can monitor, audit, and manage servers running DHCP and DNS.
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• Dynamic Access Control. This claims-based authorization platform enables you to control access to file resources within your organization. This is in addition to any folder or shared folder permissions already protecting the resource. Dynamic Access Control enables you to apply access control
permissions based on rules that can include the sensitivity of the resources, the user's job or role, and the configuration of the device that is used to access these resources.
• Data Deduplication. Involves finding and removing duplication within data. By segmenting files into small, variable-sized pieces, identifying duplicate pieces, and maintaining a single copy of each piece, Data Deduplication enables you to store more data in less space.
• Storage Spaces. Enables cost-effective, highly available, scalable, and flexible storage for critical deployments. Storage Spaces are based on virtual disks that are created from free space in a storage pool. Storage pools are collections of physical disks that enable you to aggregate disks, expand capacity in a flexible manner, and delegate administration.
• Storage tiers. Automatically moves frequently accessed data to faster storage and less frequently accessed data to slower storage.
• Better support for domain controller virtualization. Although many organizations have virtualized domain controllers for several years, potential issues can affect the reliability of this configuration. A feature, known as GenerationID, changes whenever the virtual machine experiences an event that affects its position in time. During startup and normal operations, a virtual domain controller
compares the current value of GenerationID against the expected value. A mismatch is interpreted as a rollback event, and the domain controller employs safeguards to prevent the virtual domain controller from creating duplicate security principals.
• The ability to clone virtual domain controllers. Enables you to deploy new virtual domain controllers by cloning existing ones.
Note: This is not a complete list of all the new or improved features in Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2.
New features and improvements introduced in Windows Server 2016
The following features and feature improvements were introduced in Windows Server 2016:
• Nano Server. Nano Server is a new installation option for Windows Server 2016. Be it has no graphical or command prompt interface, it has a significantly lower hardware requirement than even Server Core. Nano Server is the ideal platform for Hyper-V, Hyper-V cluster, and scale-out file servers, and cloud service apps.
• Windows Server containers and Hyper-V containers. Containers enable you to isolate your apps from the operating system environment. This improves security and reliability. Windows containers are isolated from one another but run on the host operating system. Hyper-V containers are further isolated, because they run within a virtual machine.
• Docker. Docker is a technology for managing containers. Although Docker is usually associated with Linux, Windows Server 2016 provides support for Docker as a means for managing Windows containers and Hyper-V containers.
• Rolling upgrades for Hyper-V and storage clusters. These upgrades enable you to add Windows Server 2016 nodes to an existing Windows Server 2012 R2 failover cluster. The cluster continues to operate at a Windows Server 2012 R2 functional level until all the nodes are upgraded.
• The ability to hot add and hot remove virtual memory and network adapters from virtual machines. In Hyper-V in Windows Server 2016, you can now add or remove virtual memory and network adapters while the virtual machines are running.
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• Nested virtualization. In Hyper-V in Windows Server 2016, you can enable nested virtualization, which allows you to run Hyper-V virtual machines within a virtual machine.
• PowerShell Direct. This feature enables you to run Windows PowerShell commands against a guest operating system in a virtual machine without handling security policies, host network settings, or firewall settings.
• Shielded virtual machines. Shielding your virtual machines enables you to help protect the data on them from unauthorized access.
• Windows Defender. Windows Defender is provided to help protect your server against malware. Although the Windows Defender interface is not installed by default, the antimalware patterns are automatically kept up to date.
• Storage Spaces Direct. This feature enables you to build highly available storage with directly attached disks on each node in a cluster. The Server Message Block 3 (SMB3) protocol provides resiliency.
• Storage Replica. This feature enables you to synchronously or asynchronously replicate volumes at the block level.
• Microsoft Passport. This service replaces passwords with two-factor authentication that consists of an enrolled device and a Windows Hello (biometric) authentication or PIN. This helps provide a more secure and convenient sign-in experience.
Integration with Microsoft cloud services
Organizations are increasingly moving some or all of their IT infrastructure and services to the cloud. Whereas large organizations usually have the technical skill set to integrate and migrate their on-premises infrastructure to the cloud, small and medium-sized businesses might struggle to accomplish the same tasks.
Windows Server 2016 seeks to simplify the process for integration with Microsoft cloud services. One way that Windows Server 2016 accomplishes this is through the provision of the Windows Server Essentials Experience server role. This role
provides easy access to cloud service integration features.
The Windows Server Essentials Experience server role
To begin the process of integrating your server running Windows Server 2016 with Microsoft cloud services, start by installing the Windows Server Essentials Experience server role. Use the following procedure:
1. On your server, in Server Manager, click Add roles and features.
2. Click Next twice, select the appropriate server from the list, and then click Next. 3. In the Roles list, select Windows Server Essentials Experience, and then click Next. 4. Click Add Features, and then click Next twice.
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6. When prompted, click Close.
7. In Server Manager, click the notification flag, and then click Configure Windows Server Essentials. 8. In the Configure Windows Server Essentials Wizard, click Configure.
9. After your server is configured, click Close.
10. Open the Windows Server Essentials Experience console from your server desktop.
You can now configure integration with online services. From the console, click SERVICES. You can configure integration with the following Microsoft cloud services:
• Microsoft Azure Active Directory. Enables user name and password synchronization from the local AD DS to Azure Active Directory (Azure AD).
• Office 365. Enables integration with Office 365, although the user name and password integration is handled by Azure AD.
• Microsoft Intune. Enables you to assign Intune licenses to your local directory to enable the management of users’ devices.
• Azure Virtual Network. Enables you to set up and configure hybrid deployments, with part of your infrastructure in the cloud and the rest on-premises.
• Azure Backup. Enables you to easily set up Azure Backup as a means of providing for data recovery from the Microsoft cloud platform.
• Azure Recovery. Enables you to replicate recovery information to the Microsoft cloud platform. • Microsoft Exchange Server. Enables you to configure integration between your local Exchange Server
environment and Microsoft cloud services.
To configure integration, click the appropriate service, and then click the appropriate link. Note: You must have an appropriate Microsoft cloud services subscription to configure these integrations.
Verify the correctness of the statement by placing a mark in the column to the right.
Statement Answer
Docker is a container that enables you to run an app in an isolated and portable operating environment.
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Lesson 2
Installing Windows Server 2016
When you prepare to install Windows Server 2016, you must understand whether a particular hardware configuration is suitable. You must also select among the installation options: Windows Server 2016 (Desktop Experience), Server Core, or Nano Server. This lesson describes each of these installation options and provides guidance on how to perform an installation of Windows Server 2016.
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
• List the hardware requirements for Windows Server 2016. • Describe the installation options for Windows Server. • Describe Server Core.
• Describe Nano Server.
• Select a suitable installation type. • Install Nano Server.
Hardware requirements
The hardware requirements define the absolute minimum required to run the server software. The actual hardware requirements depend on the services that the server is hosting, the load on the server, and how responsive you want the server to be. The services and features of each role put a unique load on network, disk I/O, processor, and memory resources.
Virtualized deployments of Windows Server 2016 must match the same hardware specifications as those required for physical deployments. Windows Server 2016 is supported on the Hyper-V
virtualization platform and on certain non-Microsoft virtualization platforms.
The following table shows the minimum hardware requirements for Windows Server 2016.
Component Requirement
Processor architecture 64-bit
Processor speed 1.4 gigahertz (GHz)
RAM 512 MB
