Install And Configure Windows Server

This hands-on course is aimed at systems administrators using Server 2022 and previous versions, because Windows Server has a very similar interface and set of functionalities in all these versions.

It will give you the practical knowledge you need, in easy to understand chunks; so you can go back to your working environment ready to put what you have learnt straight into practice. 

You will have your own Hyper-V host to perform different Windows Server tasks on using a number of virtual machines, as well as an extensive course manual, which you can take away as your future reference guide.

You Will Learn How To:

• Install, migrate to, and administer Windows Server with Hyper-V virtualisation.
• Use graphical tools and PowerShell to manage Servers.
• Manage DHCP, and DNS roles.
• Manage AD users & groups and Group Policies.
• Configure local and remote storage with file security.
• Configure print resources.
• Setup server performance monitoring.
• Data backup and disaster recovery and Clustered Roles.
• Manage Updates.
• Manage Virtualisation Technologies.

Course Content:

• Installing and Upgrading Windows Server
• Overview of Windows Server
• Introduction to Hyper-V
• Using Virtual Machines
• Installing Windows Server
• Licences and Feature Comparison
• Performing a Manual Installation
• Post Installation Configuration
• Control Panel and PC Settings
• Managing and Configuring Servers
• Installing Roles and Features
• Windows Admin Center
• Network Settings
• Configuring Windows Server
• Licensing Windows
• Using PowerShell and ISE Scripting
• Introduction to Windows PowerShell
• Using Windows PowerShell for Administration
• Install and Configure Hyper-V Virtual Machines and Switches
• Creating a Hyper-V Host
• Configuring Virtual Switches
• Creating Virtual Machines
• Configuring Virtual Machines
• Creating and Installing Virtual Machines
• Virtual Machine Storage
• Adding Virtual Disks
• Managing User, Group and Computer Accounts in ADDS
• Overview of Active Directory (AD)
• Organisational Units
• User and Computer Accounts
• Domain Services
• Managing Groups
• Rights
• Groups and UAC
• PowerShell Commands for Active Directory Administration
• The Active Directory Administrative Center
• Using the Active Directory Administrative Center and Un-deleting Users
• Managing Domain Controllers and Replication
• Migrating or Upgrading Active Directory
• Installing Domain Controllers
• Active Directory Replication
• Active Directory Connections
• Upgrading Active Directory to 2016
• Managing an IP Network with DNS
• DNS and Name Resolution Methods
• Internal DNS and Active Directory
• Installing DNS
• Domain Name System Records
• Dynamic Updates
• DNS Zone Types
• DNS and Active Directory
• Installing and Configuring DNS
• Multiple DNS Servers
• Managing an IP Network with DHCP
• What is Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol?
• Implementing DHCP
• Managing a DHCP Server
• Implementing DHCP Servers and Clients
• Securing and Monitoring DHCP
• Introducing Server Core and Nano Server
• Introduction to Server Core
• Server Core
• What is Nano Server?
• Installing Nano Server
• Managing Storage
• Managing Data Storage
• Overview of Storage
• Managing Disks and Volumes
• Disk Administration
• Configuring iSCSI Storage
• Setting Up iSCSI
• Storage Pools
• File Systems
• Storage Optimisation and Deduplication
• Deduplication
• Securing Files and Folders
• File Permissions and NTFS Security
• Securing Folders
• File Server Resource Management
• Introducing Classification Management and File Management Tasks
• Sharing Resources
• DFS Overview
• Configuring DFS Namespaces and Replication
• DFS
• Introducing Group Policy
• Group Policy Overview
• Local Policies
• Group Policy Processing
• Managing Group Policy
• Troubleshooting Group Policy Application
• Back Up Restore and Boot Options
• Protecting Data using Shadow Copies
• Shadow Copy
• Implementing Windows Server Backup
• Using Server Backup
• Restoring Data
• The Windows Boot Process
• Windows Recovery Environment
• Advanced Startup
• Troubleshooting Tools
• Restoring a Server from Backup
• Monitoring Server Performance
• Monitoring Performance
• Resource Monitor
• Performance Monitor
• Logging Performance
• Reporting
• Monitoring Event Logs
• Monitoring Using Server Manager
• Scheduled Tasks
• Event Viewer and Scheduled Tasks
• WSUS
• Windows Server Update Services
• Installing WSUS
• Managing WSUS
• Deploying Updates with WSUS
• Clustering Server Roles
• Clustering Overview
• Clustered Roles and Applications
• Using Hyper-V to Provide Highly Available Services
• Preparing to Implement Failover Clustering
• Cluster Hardware Network and Storage Requirements
• Cluster Quorum
• Creating a New Cluster on Server 2016
• Maintaining and Monitoring Clusters
• Creating a Cluster
• Introducing Containers
• Deployment Overview
• Using PowerShell Commands to Manage Images
• Docker
• Storage Replica and Migration
• Storage Replica
• Introducing the Storage Migration Service
• Deployment Tools MDT and WDS
• Deployment Overview
• Image Preparation
• The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
• Using the MDT Deployment Workbench
• Using MDT to Capture an Image
• Prepare the Deployment Share and Capture an Image
• Customising the MDT Deployment Share
• Deploying Images with MDT
• Windows Deployment Services
• Installing WDS
• Adding Images to the Server
• Drivers in WDS
• Configuring WDS Image Deployments
• Deploying WDS Images
• Deploying Images
• Multicast Transmissions