MCSE (Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert 2016)

MCSE (Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert) is an expert level certification from Microsoft. It is part of the certification programs taken by professionals to validate their knowledge and expertise on some of the most popular Microsoft products and services.

Employers are always on the lookout for MCSE certified individuals to administer, deploy, operate and optimize Microsoft based technology solutions in enterprise environments.

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE): Cloud Platform and Infrastructure certification validates an IT professional’s skills in managing and running a highly efficient modern data center.

Course Content:

• Install Windows Servers in Host and Compute Environments
• Install, upgrade, and migrate servers and workloads
• Determine Windows Server 2016 installation requirements
• determine appropriate Windows Server 2016 editions per workloads
• install Windows Server 2016; install Windows Server 2016 features and roles
• install and configure Windows Server Core
• manage Windows Server Core installations using Windows PowerShell, command line, and remote management capabilities
• implement Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) to install and maintain integrity of installed environments
• perform upgrades and migrations of servers and core workloads from Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2016
• determine the appropriate activation model for server installation, such as Automatic Virtual Machine Activation (AVMA), Key Management Service (KMS), and Active Directory-based Activation
• Create, manage, and maintain images for deployment
• Plan for Windows Server virtualization
• assess virtualization workloads using the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit
• determine considerations for deploying workloads into virtualized environments
• update images with patches, hotfixes, last cumulative updates and drivers; install roles and features in offline images
• manage and maintain Windows Server Core, Nano Server images, and VHDs using Windows PowerShell
• Implement Storage Solutions Implement server storage
• Configure storage pools
• implement simple, mirror, and parity storage layout options for disks or enclosures
• expand storage pools
• configure Tiered Storage
• configure iSCSI target and initiator
• configure iSNS
• configure Datacenter Bridging (DCB)
• configure Multi-Path IO (MPIO)
• determine usage scenarios for Storage Replica
• implement Storage Replica for server-to- server, cluster-to-cluster, and stretch cluster scenarios
• Implement data deduplication
• Implement and configure Deduplication
• determine appropriate usage scenarios for Deduplication
• monitor Deduplication
• implement a backup and restore solution with Deduplication
• Implement Hyper-V
• Install and configure Hyper-V
• Determine hardware and compatibility requirements for installing Hyper-V
• install Hyper-V
• install management tools
• upgrade from existing versions of Hyper-V
• delegate virtual machine management
• perform remote management of Hyper-V hosts
• using Windows PowerShell Direct
• implement nested virtualization
• Configure virtual machine (VM) settings
• Add or remove memory in a running VM
• configure dynamic memory
• configure Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) support
• configure smart paging
• configure Resource Metering
• manage Integration Services
• create and configure Generation 1 and 2 VMs and determine appropriate usage scenarios
• implement enhanced session mode
• create Linux and FreeBSD VMs
• install and configure Linux Integration Services (LIS)
• install and configure FreeBSD Integration Services (BIS)
• implement Secure Boot for Windows and Linux environments
• move and convert VMs from previous versions of Hyper-V to Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V
• export and import VMs
• implement Discrete Device Assignment (DDA), Troubleshoot VM configuration versions
• Configure Hyper-V storage
• Create VHDs and VHDX files using Hyper-V Manager
• create shared VHDX files
• configure differencing disks
• modify virtual hard disks
• configure pass-through disks
• resize a virtual hard disk
• manage checkpoints
• implement production checkpoints
• implement a virtual Fibre Channel adapter
• configure storage Quality of Service (QoS)
• Configure Hyper-V networking
• Add and remove virtual network interface cards (vNICs)
• configure Hyper-V virtual switches
• optimize network performance
• configure MAC addresses
• configure network isolation
• configure synthetic and legacy virtual network adapters
• configure NIC teaming in VMs
• configure virtual machine queue (VMQ)
• enable Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) on network adapters bound to a Hyper-V virtual switch using Switch Embedded Teaming (SET)
• configure Bandwidth Management Implement Windows Containers
• Deploy Windows containers
• Determine installation requirements and appropriate scenarios for Windows Containers
• install and configure Windows Server container host in physical or virtualized environments
• install and configure Windows Server container host configure Docker start-up options
• install a base container image
• tag an image
• remove a container
• create Windows Server containers
• create Hyper-V containers
• Manage Windows containers
• Manage Windows containers by using Docker CLI manage container networking
• manage container data volumes
• manage Resource Control
• create new container images using Dockerfile
• manage container images using DockerHub repository for public and private scenarios
• manage container images using Microsoft Azure
• Implement High Availability
• Implement high availability and disaster recovery options in Hyper-V
• Implement Hyper-V Replica
• implement Live Migration including shared nothing Live Migration
• configure CredSSP or Kerberos authentication protocol for Live Migration
• implement storage migration
• Implement failover clustering
• Implement Workgroup, Single, and Multi Domain clusters
• configure quorum
• configure cluster networking
• restore single node or cluster configuration
• configure cluster storage
• implement Cluster-Aware Updating
• implement Cluster Operating System Rolling Upgrade
• configure and optimize cluster shared volumes (CSVs)
• configure clusters without network names
• implement Scale-Out File Server (SoFS)
• determine different scenarios for the use of SoFS vs. File Server for general use
• determine usage scenarios for implementing guest clustering
• implement a Clustered Storage Spaces solution using Shared SAS storage enclosures
• implement Storage Replica
• implement Cloud Witness
• implement VM resiliency
• implement shared VHDX as a storage solution for guest clusters
• Implement Storage Spaces Direct
• Determine scenario requirements for implementing Storage Spaces Direct
• enable Storage Spaces Direct using Windows PowerShell
• implement a disaggregated Storage Spaces Direct scenario
• implement a hyper-converged Storage Spaces Direct scenario
• Manage failover clustering
• Configure role-specific settings, including continuously available shares
• configure VM monitoring
• configure failover and preference settings
• implement stretch and site-aware failover clusters
• enable and configure node fairness
• Manage VM movement in clustered nodes
• Perform live migration
• perform quick migration
• perform storage migration
• import, export, and copy VMs
• configure VM network health protection
• configure drain on shutdown
• Implement Domain Name System (DNS)
•  Install and configure DNS servers
• Determine DNS installation requirements
• determine supported DNS deployment scenarios on Nano Server
• install DNS
• configure forwarders
• configure Root Hints
• configure delegation
• implement DNS policies
• Configure DNS Server settings using Windows PowerShell
• configure Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC)
• configure DNS Socket Pool
• configure cache locking
• enable Response Rate Limiting
• configure DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities (DANE)
• configure DNS logging
• configure delegated administration
• configure recursion settings
• implement DNS performance tuning
• configure global settings
• and more.

Course Prerequisites:

• An understanding of TCP/IP and networking concepts.
• A good working knowledge of both Windows Server 2012 R2 and Active Directory® Domain Services (AD DS). For example, domain user accounts, domain vs. local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership.
• An understanding of scripts and batch files.
• An understanding of security concepts such as authentication and authorization.
• An understanding of deployment, packaging, and imaging tools.
• Experience working in a team or a virtual team.
• Achieved the Windows Server 2012 MCSA certification as well as information in the course 20413C: Designing and Implementing an Enterprise Server Infrastructure