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Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure AZ-800 Exam Guide

By : Steve Miles
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Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure AZ-800 Exam Guide

By: Steve Miles

Overview of this book

Written by an Azure MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer with 20 years of experience in data center infrastructure, this AZ-800 study guide is an essential preparation tool for administrators who want to take the exam and acquire key skills that will help them thrive in their careers. This book will guide you through all the ways Windows Server can be used to manage hybrid solutions on-premises and in the cloud, starting with deploying and managing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in on-premises and cloud environments. You’ll then dive into managing virtual machines and containers and progress to implementing and managing an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure. The later parts of the book focus on managing storage and file services, concluding with a detailed overview of all the knowledge needed to pass the AZ-800 exam with practical examples throughout the chapters. In the final chapter, you’ll be able to test your understanding of the topics covered with the help of practice exams to make sure that you’re completely prepared for the contents and structure of the exam. By the end of the book, you’ll have gained the knowledge, both practical and conceptual, that's required to administer Windows Server hybrid core infrastructure confidently.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Part 1: Hybrid Identity
6
Part 2: Hybrid Networking
9
Part 3: Hybrid Storage
12
Part 4: Hybrid Compute
18
Part 5: Exam Prep
19
Chapter 14: Exam Preparation Practice Tests

Implementing Windows Server Storage Replica

This section introduces Storage Replica in the context of the technology component included in Windows Server.

What is Windows Server Storage Replica?

Storage Replica is an installable Windows Server feature that’s used with the file server role to provide high availability and disaster recovery of volumes for physical or virtual machines. It can be used for standalone servers or clusters and stretched failover clusters between physical sites.

Data Deduplication is supported on NTFS and ReFS volumes; Windows Server OS volumes cannot be replicated using Windows Server Storage Replica.

How does Windows Server Storage Replica work?

It works at the block level using SMB 3 and thin provisioning and provides unidirectional replication with automatic failover.

Kerberos AES 256 is used for authentication, and delegated administration is supported. Designated network adapters can be configured to control replication traffic...