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Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services Exam Ref AZ-801

By : Chris Gill
Book Image

Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services Exam Ref AZ-801

By: Chris Gill

Overview of this book

Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services Exam Ref AZ-801 helps you master various cloud and data center management concepts in detail, helping you grow your expertise in configuring and managing Windows Server in on-premises, hybrid, and cloud-based workloads. Throughout the book, you'll cover all the topics needed to pass the AZ-801 exam and use the skills you acquire to advance in your career. With this book, you’ll learn how to secure your on-premises Windows Server resources and Azure IaaS workloads. First, you’ll explore the potential vulnerabilities of your resources and learn how to fix or mitigate them. Next, you'll implement high availability Windows Server virtual machine workloads with Hyper-V Replica, Windows Server Failover Clustering, and Windows File Server. You’ll implement disaster recovery and server migration of Windows Server in on-premises and hybrid environments. You’ll also learn how to monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments. By the end of this book, you'll have gained the knowledge and skills required to ace the AZ-801 exam, and you'll have a handy, on-the-job desktop reference guide.
Table of Contents (31 chapters)
1
Part 1: Exam Overview and the Current State of On-Premises, Hybrid, and Cloud Workflows
3
Part 2: Secure Windows Server On-Premises and Hybrid Infrastructures
9
Part 3: Implement and Manage Windows Server High Availability
13
Part 4: Implement Disaster Recovery
17
Part 5: Migrate Servers and Workloads
23
Part 6: Monitor and Troubleshoot Windows Server Environments

Configuring Cluster Sets

For some business-critical needs where a higher level of availability and scalability is needed for clustered workloads, you can configure Cluster Sets. The idea surrounding Cluster Sets is that you implement a cluster of clustered resources or workloads, ultimately combining hyper-converged clusters into a consistent resource fabric across the environment. Many of the benefits of Cluster Sets include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Overall increased resiliency in the event of multiple node failures
  • Live migration of virtual machines between clusters
  • Ability to seamlessly change the hardware and compute life cycle when adding or retiring clusters over time
  • No requirement for identical compute and storage between available cluster nodes
  • A unified storage Namespace is provided across all individual clusters, thus providing enhanced flexibility to the VM architecture and its design

A cluster set consists of the following...