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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

Upgrading a node to Windows Server 2022

While the cluster that we have configured in our lab is already utilizing Windows Server 2022 as the operating system, cluster node OS upgrades can be completed using a Cluster OS Rolling Upgrade approach to upgrade the cluster node operating system without stopping the cluster workloads.

The Cluster OS Rolling Upgrade approach allows for great flexibility, allowing you to upgrade the cluster node by node from Windows Server 2019 to Windows Server 2022 for all nodes in the cluster without any downtime. A new cluster does not need to be created during this process, and the upgrade process itself is fully reversible at any point except the final stage step (when the Update-ClusterFunctionalLevel cmdlet has been issued). In addition, if you must stay in a mixed OS mode for a brief time, patching and general cluster operations can be supported for both OS versions.

Before you begin planning your Cluster OS Rolling Upgrade process, you will...