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Acknowledgments
Microsoft Learning wants to acknowledge and thank the following for their contribution toward
developing this title. Their effort at various stages in the development has ensured that you have a good classroom experience.
Jason Hershey – Content Developer
Jason Hershey is the owner of Tellus Consulting and Tellus Project Management, located in Western Washington. He is a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), Project Management Professional (PMP), and Certified Scrum Master, and holds an MBA in finance. Prior to starting his own company, Jason worked for almost 20 years at Microsoft in almost every product team, including Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC), Windows client and Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, and the Microsoft Office product team. With these teams, Jason worked at designing, developing, and deploying solutions using Microsoft SharePoint, from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2013, and the full stack of Microsoft technologies.
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.
Byron Wright – Content Developer
Byron Wright is a partner in a consulting firm where he performs network consulting, computer-systems implementation, and technical training. Byron also is a sessional instructor for the Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba, where he teaches management information systems and networking. Byron has authored and coauthored a number of books on Windows Server and Windows client operating systems, and Exchange Server, including the Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
Resource Kit. To recognize Byron’s commitment to sharing knowledge with the technical community, he
has been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for Exchange Server.
Clifton Leonard – Content Developer
Clifton Leonard is a content developer and Subject Matter Expert with more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry as an engineer, architect, consultant, trainer, and author. Clifton has extensive
experience consulting on Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Exchange Server, Microsoft Lync Server, identity management, and Microsoft Office 365. His clients include large energy corporations, K–12 schools, universities, technology manufacturers, financial institutions, the United States Air Force, and the United States Department of Defense. Clifton has been a Subject Matter Expert for multiple courses on Windows desktop, Windows Server, Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Hyper-V, identity management, and Office 365.
Vladimir Meloski – Content Developer
Vladimir Meloski, a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and MVP on Microsoft Office Servers and Services, is a consultant who provides solutions for unified communications and infrastructures based on Exchange Server, Skype for Business, Office 365, and Windows Server. Vladimir has 20 years of professional IT experience, and has been involved in Microsoft conferences in Europe and the United States as a speaker, moderator, proctor for hands-on labs, and as a technical expert. He also has been involved as a Subject Matter Expert and technical reviewer for MOC courses on Exchange Server, Office 365, and Windows Server.
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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 Microsoft System Center suite of products, Hyper-V, and AD DS. His clients include large energy corporations, financial institutions, and retail organizations. Joshua has been involved as a Subject Matter Expert on Windows Server, Hyper-V, and failover clustering.
Dave Franklyn – Content Developer
David M. Franklyn, Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE), Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP), and Microsoft MVP for 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.
David Susemiehl – Content Developer
David Susemiehl has worked as consultant, trainer, and courseware developer since 1996. David has extensive experience consulting on Microsoft Systems Management Server, System Center Configuration Manager 2007, AD DS, Exchange Server, and Terminal Server/Citrix deployments. David has developed courseware development for both Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard, and has delivered those courses successfully in Europe, Central America, and across North America. For the last several years, David has been writing courseware for Microsoft Learning and consulting on infrastructure transitions in Michigan.
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Contents
Module 1: Installing, upgrading, and migrating servers and workloads
Module Overview 1-1
Lesson 1: Introducing Windows Server 2016 1-2 Lesson 2: Preparing and installing Nano Server and Server Core 1-12 Lesson 3: Preparing for upgrades and migrations 1-26 Lesson 4: Migrating server roles and workloads 1-34 Lesson 5: Windows Server activation models 1-37 Lab: Installing and configuring Nano Server 1-40
Module Review and Takeaways 1-45
Module 2: Configuring local storage
Module Overview 2-1
Lesson 1: Managing disks in Windows Server 2-2 Lesson 2: Managing volumes in Windows Server 2-12 Lab: Configuring local storage 2-23
Module Review and Takeaways 2-28
Module 3: Implementing enterprise storage solutions
Module Overview 3-1
Lesson 1: Overview of DAS, NAS, and SANs 3-2 Lesson 2: Comparing Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet 3-11 Lesson 3: Understanding iSNS, DCB, and MPIO 3-21 Lesson 4: Configuring sharing in Windows Server 2016 3-26 Lab: Planning and configuring storage technologies and components 3-35
Module Review and Takeaways 3-42
Module 4: Implementing Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication
Module Overview 4-1
Lesson 1: Implementing Storage Spaces 4-2 Lesson 2: Managing Storage Spaces 4-15 Lab A: Implementing Storage Spaces 4-26 Lesson 3: Implementing Data Deduplication 4-32 Lab B: Implementing Data Deduplication 4-51
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Module 5: Installing and configuring Hyper-V and virtual machines
Module Overview 5-1
Lesson 1: Overview of Hyper-V 5-2 Lesson 2: Installing Hyper-V 5-7 Lesson 3: Configuring storage on Hyper-V host servers 5-10 Lesson 4: Configuring networking on Hyper-V host servers 5-16 Lesson 5: Configuring Hyper-V virtual machines 5-21 Lesson 6: Managing virtual machines 5-29 Lab: Installing and configuring Hyper-V 5-35
Module Review and Takeaways 5-42
Module 6: Deploying and managing Windows and Hyper-V containers
Module Overview 6-1
Lesson 1: Overview of containers in Windows Server 2016 6-2 Lesson 2: Preparing for containers 6-8 Lesson 3: Installing, configuring, and managing containers by using Docker 6-15 Lab: Installing and configuring containers 6-33
Module Review and Takeaways 6-37
Module 7: Overview of high availability and disaster recovery
Module Overview 7-1
Lesson 1: Defining levels of availability 7-2 Lesson 2: Planning high availability and disaster recovery solutions with
Hyper-V virtual machines 7-12
Lab: Planning and implementing a high availability and disaster recovery
solution 7-24
Lesson 3: Backing up and restoring by using Windows Server Backup 7-28 Lesson 4: High availability with failover clustering in Windows Server 2016 7-32
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Module 8: Implementing failover clustering
Module Overview 8-1
Lesson 1: Planning a failover cluster 8-2 Lesson 2: Creating and configuring a new failover cluster 8-13 Lab A: Implementing failover clustering 8-25 Lesson 3: Maintaining a failover cluster 8-31 Lesson 4: Troubleshooting a failover cluster 8-38 Lesson 5: Implementing site high availability with stretch clustering 8-44 Lab B: Managing a failover cluster 8-56
Module Review and Takeaways 8-60
Module 9: Implementing failover clustering with Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V
Module Overview 9-1
Lesson 1: Overview of the integration of Hyper-V Server 2016 with failover
clustering 9-2
Lesson 2: Implementing Hyper-V VMs on failover clusters 9-7 Lesson 3: Key features for VMs in a clustered environment 9-20 Lab: Implementing failover clustering with Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V 9-24
Module Review and Takeaways 9-30
Module 10: Implementing Network Load Balancing
Module Overview 10-1
Lesson 1: Overview of NLB 10-2 Lesson 2: Configuring an NLB cluster 10-7 Lesson 3: Planning an NLB Implementation 10-13 Lab: Implementing NLB 10-19
Module Review and Takeaways 10-24
Module 11: Creating and managing deployment images
Module Overview 11-1
Lesson 1: Introduction to deployment images 11-2 Lesson 2: Creating and managing deployment images by using MDT 11-19 Lesson 3: Virtual machine environments for different workloads 11-25 Lab: Using MDT to deploy Windows Server 2016 11-34
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Module 12: Managing, monitoring, and maintaining virtual machine installations
Module Overview 12-1
Lesson 1: WSUS overview and deployment options 12-3 Lesson 2: Update management process with WSUS 12-10 Lab A: Implementing WSUS and deploying updates 12-17 Lesson 3: Overview of Windows PowerShell DSC 12-22 Lesson 4: Overview of Windows Server 2016 monitoring tools 12-29 Lesson 5: Using Performance Monitor 12-38 Lesson 6: Monitoring event logs 12-46 Lab B: Monitoring and troubleshooting Windows Server 2016 12-50
Module Review and Takeaways 12-56
Lab Answer Keys
Module 1 Lab: Installing and configuring Nano Server L1-1 Module 2 Lab: Configuring local storage L2-7 Module 3 Lab: Planning and configuring storage technologies
and components L3-13
Module 4 Lab A: Implementing Storage Spaces L4-21 Module 4 Lab B: Implementing Data Deduplication L4-27 Module 5 Lab: Installing and configuring Hyper-V L5-31 Module 6 Lab: Installing and configuring containers L6-39 Module 7 Lab: Planning and implementing a high availability
and disaster recovery solution L7-43
Module 8 Lab A: Implementing failover clustering L8-47 Module 8 Lab B: Managing a failover cluster L8-55 Module 9 Lab: Implementing failover clustering with
Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V L9-59
Module 10 Lab: Implementing NLB L10-67 Module 11 Lab: Using MDT to deploy Windows Server 2016 L11-73 Module 12 Lab A: Implementing WSUS and deploying updates L12-77 Module 12 Lab B: Monitoring and troubleshooting Windows Server 2016 L12-82
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About This Course
This section provides a brief description of the course, audience, suggested prerequisites, and course objectives.
Course Description
This five-day course is designed primarily for information technology (IT) professionals who have some experience with Windows Server. It is designed for professionals who will be responsible for managing storage and compute by using Windows Server 2016, and who need to understand the scenarios, requirements, and storage and compute options that are available and applicable to Windows Server 2016.
Audience
This course is intended for IT professionals who have some experiencing working with Windows Server, and who are looking for a single five-day course that covers storage and compute technologies in Windows Server 2016. This course will help them update their knowledge and skills related to storage and compute for Windows Server 2016.
Candidates suitable for this course would be:
• Windows Server administrators who are relatively new to Windows Server administration and related technologies, and who want to learn more about the storage and compute features in Windows Server 2016.
• IT professionals with general IT knowledge, and who are looking to gain knowledge about Windows Server, especially around storage and compute technologies in Windows Server 2016.
The secondary audience for this course is IT professionals looking to take the Microsoft 70-740 certification exam, Installation, Storage and Compute with Windows Server 2016.
Student Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have: • A basic understanding of networking fundamentals. • An awareness and understanding of security best practices.
• An understanding of basic Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) concepts. • Basic knowledge of server hardware.
• Experience supporting and configuring Windows client operating systems, such as Windows 8 or Windows 10.
Additionally, students would benefit from having some previous Windows Server operating system experience, such as experience as a Windows Server systems administrator.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
• Prepare and install Nano Server and, Server Core, and plan a server upgrade and migration strategy. • Describe the various storage options, including partition table formats, basic and dynamic disks, file
systems, virtual hard disks, and drive hardware, and explain how to manage disks and volumes. • Describe enterprise storage solutions, and select the appropriate solution for a given situation. • Implement and manage Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication.
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• Deploy, configure, and manage Windows and Hyper-V containers.
• Describe the high availability and disaster recovery technologies in Windows Server 2016. • Plan, create, and manage a failover cluster.
• Implement failover clustering for Hyper-V virtual machines.
• Configure a Network Load Balancing (NLB) cluster, and plan for an NLB implementation. • Create and manage deployment images.
• Manage, monitor, and maintain virtual machine installations.
Course Outline
The course outline is as follows:
Module 1, “Installing, upgrading, and migrating servers and workloads," describes the new features of
Windows Server 2016, and explains how to prepare for and install Nano Server and Server Core. This module also describes how to plan a server upgrade and migration strategy, and explains how to perform a migration of server roles and workloads within and across domains. Finally, this module explains how to choose an activation model based on your environment characteristics.
Module 2, “Configuring local storage,” explains how to manage disks and volumes in Windows
Server 2016.
Module 3, “Implementing enterprise storage solutions,” discusses direct-attached storage (DAS),
network-attached storage (NAS), and storage area networks (SANs). It also explains the purpose of Microsoft Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) Server, data center bridging, and Multipath I/O (MPIO). Additionally, this module compares Fibre Channel, Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI), and Fibre Channel Over Ethernet (FCoE), and describes how to configure sharing in Windows Server 2016.
Module 4, “Implementing Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication," explains how to implement and
manage Storage Spaces. This module also explains how to implement Data Deduplication.
Module 5, “Installing and configuring Hyper-V and virtual machines," provides an overview of Hyper-V
and virtualization. It explains how to install Hyper-V, and how to configure storage and networking on Hyper-V host servers. Additionally, it explains how to configure and manage Hyper-V virtual machines.
Module 6, “Deploying and managing Windows and Hyper-V containers," provides an overview of
containers in Windows Server 2016. Additionally, this module explains how to deploy Windows Server and Hyper-V containers. It also explains how to install, configure, and manage containers by using Docker.
Module 7, “Overview of high availability and disaster recovery," provides an overview of high availability
and high availability with failover clustering in Windows Server 2016. It further explains how to plan high availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V virtual machines. Additionally, this module explains how to back up and restore the Windows Server 2016 operating system and data by using Windows Server Backup.
Module 8, “Implementing failover clustering," explains how to plan for failover clustering. It also explains
how to create, manage, and troubleshoot a failover cluster. Additionally, it explains how to implement high availability and stretch clustering for a site.
Module 9, “Implementing failover clustering with Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V," describes how Hyper-V
integrates with failover clustering. It also explains how to implement Hyper-V virtual machines in failover clusters. Additionally, it describes the key features for virtual machines in a clustered environment.
Module 10, “Implementing Network Load Balancing," provides an overview of NLB and NLB clusters. It
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Module 11, “Creating and managing deployment images," provides an overview of the Windows Server
2016 image deployment process. It also explains how to create and manage deployment images by using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT). Additionally, it describes different workloads in the virtual machine environment.
Module 12, “Managing, monitoring, and maintaining virtual machine installations," provides an overview
on Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and the requirements to implement WSUS. It explains how to manage the update process with WSUS. Additionally, this module provides an overview of Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) and Windows Server 2016 monitoring tools. Finally, this module describes how to use Performance Monitor, and how to manage event logs.
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 website: 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 demonstration steps, and additional reading links for each lesson. Additionally, modules 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, go to
www.microsoft.com/learning/help. To inquire about the Microsoft Certification Program, send an email to [email protected].
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Virtual Machine Environment
This section provides the information for setting up the classroom environment to support the course’s business scenario.
Virtual Machine Configuration
In this course, you will use Hyper-V to perform the labs.
Note: Important: 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 you will use in this course:
Virtual machine Role
20740B-LON-DC1 (-B) Domain controller for the Adatum.com domain
20740B-LON-SVR1 (-B) 20740B-LON-SVR2 20740B-LON-SVR3 20740B-LON-SVR4
Windows Server 2016 member servers in the Adatum.com domain
20740B-LON-SVR6 Virtual machine with no operating system (OS)
installed
20740B-NANO-SVR1 Windows Server 2016 Nano Server
20740B-LON-CL1 Windows 10 client workstation
20740B-LON-HOST1 Windows Server 2016 host machine
20740B-LON-NVHOST2 Windows Server 2016 nested virtualization host
20740B-LON-HOST2 Windows Server 2016 host machine
20740B-LON-NVHOST3 20740B-LON-NVHOST4
Windows Server 2016 nested virtualization hosts
20740B-NAT Network address translation (NAT) server
Software Configuration
The following software is installed on the virtual machines: • Windows Server 2016
• Windows 10 client (Windows 10 Enterprise) • Microsoft Office 2016
Classroom Setup
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Course Hardware Level
To ensure a satisfactory student experience, Microsoft Learning requires a minimum equipment configuration for trainer and student computers in all Microsoft Learning Partner classrooms in which Official Microsoft Learning Product courseware is taught. The instructor and student computers must meet the following hardware requirements:
• Processor. Minimum of 2.8 gigahertz (GHz) 64-bit processor (multi-core)
o AMD:
Supports AMD Virtualization (AMD-V)
Supports Second Level Address Translation (SLAT)–nested page tables
Hardware-enforced Data Execution Prevention (DEP) must be available and enabled (NX bit)
Supports trusted platform module (TPM) 2.0 or later
o Intel:
Supports Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT)
Supports SLAT–Extended Page Tables
Hardware-enforced DEP must be available and enabled (XD bit)
Supports TPM 2.0 or later
• Hard disk: 500 GB solid-state drive (SSD) System Drive with two partitions labeled drive C and drive D • RAM: Minimum of 32 gigabytes (GB)
• Network adapter
• Monitor: Dual monitors supporting a minimum resolution of 1440 x 900 • Mouse or compatible pointing device
In addition, the instructor computer must:
• Be connected to a projection display device that supports SVGA 1024 x 768 pixels, 16-bit colors. • Have a sound card with amplified speakers.
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Module 1
Installing, upgrading, and migrating servers and workloads
Contents:
Module Overview 1-1
Lesson 1: Introducing Windows Server 2016 1-2 Lesson 2: Preparing and installing Nano Server and Server Core 1-12 Lesson 3: Preparing for upgrades and migrations 1-26 Lesson 4: Migrating server roles and workloads 1-34 Lesson 5: Windows Server activation models 1-37 Lab: Installing and configuring Nano Server 1-40
Module Review and Takeaways 1-45
Module Overview
For your organization to effectively manage storage and compute functions, you need to understand the new features available in Windows Server 2016. This module introduces you to Windows Server 2016 and describes the various editions and installation options. You will learn how to install the new Nano Server edition along with Server Core. You will also learn how to plan a server and migration strategy, along with how to perform a migration of 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 features of Windows Server 2016. • Prepare for and install Nano Server and Server Core. • 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, in particular those in the computer and storage space, along with the various installation options available.
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to: • Select a suitable Windows Server 2016 edition.
• Describe the hardware requirements for Windows Server 2016. • Describe installation options for Windows Server 2016.
• Describe the tools available for remotely managing Windows Server 2016. • Explain how to use Windows PowerShell 5.0 to manage servers.
• Describe the new and improved features of Windows Server 2016.
Selecting a suitable Windows Server 2016 edition
You can choose one of several editions of Windows Server 2016. These editions allow organizations to select a version of Windows Server 2016 that best meets their needs, rather than pay for features they do not require. When deploying a server for a specific role, system administrators can save substantially by selecting the appropriate edition. The following table describes the Windows Server 2016 editions.
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Edition Description
Windows Server 2016
Essentials edition Windows Server 2016 Essentials edition is designed for small businesses. It corresponds to Windows Small Business Server from earlier versions of
Windows Server. This edition allows up to 25 users and 50 devices. It supports two processor cores and up to 64 gigabytes (GB) of random access memory (RAM). It does not support many of the features of Windows Server 2016, including virtualization.
Windows Server 2016
Standard edition Windows Server 2016 Standard edition is designed for physical server environments with little or no virtualization. It 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 RAM. It includes licenses for up to two virtual machines and supports Nano Server installation.
Note: You can run two virtual machines on one physical host, using one standard license, as long as the physical host is only used for hosting and managing the virtual machines. If the physical host is used to run other services, such as DNS, you can only run one virtual machine. For more information about Windows licensing, speak with a Microsoft licensing specialist.
Windows Server 2016
Datacenter edition Windows Server 2016 Datacenter edition is designed for highly virtualized infrastructures, including private cloud and hybrid cloud environments.
It 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. It also includes new features such as Storage Spaces Direct and Storage Replica, along with new Shielded Virtual Machines and features for software-defined datacenter scenarios. Microsoft Hyper-V Server
2016 Acts as a stand-alone virtualization server for virtual machines, including all the new features around virtualization in Windows Server 2016. The
host operating system has no licensing cost, 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 does have a UI that displays a menu of configuration tasks. 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. 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 does not support others, including Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS), or Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS).
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Hardware requirements
The hardware requirements needed to support Windows Server 2016 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. The following table shows the absolute minimum required for a Server Core installation on a physical machine.
Component Requirement
Processor
architecture 64-bit
Processor speed 1.4 gigahertz (GHz)
RAM 512 MB
Hard drive space 32 GB
Virtualized deployments of Windows Server 2016 must match the same hardware specifications as those required for physical deployments. However, during installation you will need to allocate extra memory to the VM, which you can then deallocate after installation, or you will need to create an installation partition during the boot process.
Desktop Experience
If you want to install Windows Server 2016 with the Desktop Experience installed, the hard drive space requirement is approximately 4 GB greater.
Nano Server
The requirements for Nano Server depend on the features and roles installed. Nano Server runs from a VHD, either from within Hyper-V or by booting directly from the VHD at startup. The smallest Nano Server VHD will be approximately 440 MB, before installing features such as IIS or commonly used drivers. A VHD with IIS and commonly used drivers will be just over 500 MB.
Other hardware requirements
In addition to the previously referenced requirements, there are a variety of other hardware requirements to keep in mind, depending on your specific organizational needs and installation scenarios:
• Greater disk space is required for network installations or for computers with more than 16 GB of RAM.
• Storage and network adapters must be PCI Express compliant.
• A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 chip is required for certain features such as BitLocker Drive Encryption.
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Overview of installation options
When you install Windows Server 2016, you can select one of three installation options:
• Windows Server 2016 (Desktop Experience). This is a full server installation and includes a complete graphical management interface. This installation option supports all Windows Server roles.
• Windows Server 2016. This is the equivalent of Server Core in earlier versions of Windows Server and provides for a command-line management interface. This installation option has a reduced hardware footprint but does not support all Windows Server roles.
• Nano Server. This is a new installation option for which Windows Server 2012 and earlier versions have no equivalent. Nano Server is administered remotely and optimized for hosting in private clouds and datacenters, and for running applications that are developed by using cloud application patterns. Nano Server cannot be directly installed from the installation media during setup. Nano Server is installed as a VHD or as a Windows Imaging (WIM) file that is built using Windows PowerShell cmdlets. The VHD file can be booted from within Hyper-V or booted directly from a physical machine. The WIM file can be applied after booting into the Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE).
When creating the VHD for a Nano Server, you can select either the Standard or Datacenter edition of Nano Server and select various Packages that are used to add server roles and features to a VHD image. Some of these roles and features include:
• Hyper-V role • Failover Clustering • File Server role • DNS Server role • IIS
• Host support for Windows Containers
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Managing servers remotely
Performing the interactive management of Windows Server is not the best practice. With Server Core and, to a greater extent, Nano Server, your local management options are very limited. After you have configured the network and firewall settings of Server Core or Nano Server, you must perform other management tasks remotely. When you install a role or feature, you will receive a prompt to install the appropriate administrative tools. The best practice is to manage servers remotely by using the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) available for
Windows 10. RSAT includes the full set of administrative tools, including Server Manager, the Active Directory Administrative Center, and management consoles. You can later choose to disable the tools by using Turn Windows features on or off in Control Panel.
Note: For a full list of all the tools included in RSAT for Windows 10, refer to: “Remote Server Administration Tolls (RSAT) for Windows Client and Windows Server (dsform2wiki)” at: http://aka.ms/hz53ry
To download Remote Server Administration Tools, refer to: http://aka.ms/wzpq0j
Server Manager
Server Manager is part of the Windows Server 2016 Desktop Experience, or you can run it from a Windows 10 workstation when installed as part of RSAT. Server Manager is the primary GUI tool to manage computers running Windows Server 2016. The Server Manager console can manage both local and remote servers. You can also manage servers as groups, allowing you to perform the same
administrative tasks quickly across multiple servers. You can also use Server Manager to run the Best Practices Analyzer to determine if the roles are functioning properly on the servers in your network.
Windows PowerShell remoting and PowerShell Direct
You can use Windows PowerShell to run Windows PowerShell commands or scripts against correctly configured remote servers if the script is hosted on the local server. With Windows PowerShell remoting, where necessary, you can also load Windows PowerShell modules locally, such as those that are part of Server Manager, and run the cmdlets available in that module against appropriately configured remote servers. In Windows Server 2016, you also have the option of using PowerShell Direct to run PowerShell scripts or cmdlets on virtual machines from a Hyper-V host.
Note: More information about PowerShell Direct is provided in Module 5, “Installing and configuring Hyper-V and virtual machines.”
Remote Shell
Windows Remote Shell (WinRS) is a command-line tool that allows you to execute remote commands on a target server that supports Windows Remote Management (WinRM). WinRM is a collection of standards-based technologies that enables administrators to manage server hardware when signed in directly or over the network. Server Manager and Windows PowerShell remoting also rely on WinRM in Windows Server 2016.
