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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

Creating Windows Server container images

A base image provides a foundation layer of the OS for a container; all containers will be based on that image. The base image contains the user mode OS files, runtimes files, required app dependencies, and any required miscellaneous configuration files.

Microsoft provides the following base images for Windows Server containers:

  • Windows: This includes the full Windows APIs and system services but no server roles. It is not available on Windows Server 2022. This is the largest image (3.4 GB).
  • Windows Server: This includes the full Windows APIs and more server features than the Windows image, has GPU support, and has no IIS limits. It requires Windows Server 2022 and is slightly smaller than the Windows image (3.1 GB).
  • Server Core: This and Nano Server are the most common images. It includes a subset of the Windows APIs, including the .NET Framework and most server roles, and a medium-sized image. It is best for lift and shift...