Book Image

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 an S2D cluster node

Another advantage of using S2D clusters is that you have great flexibility in handling operating system upgrades over time, using the Cluster OS Rolling Upgrade process to complete any necessary version-to-version updates. A total of four options are available to administrators, with two approaches allowing virtual machines to stay running and two approaches involving all virtual machines in a stopped state. Let’s review the upgrade options, and what each option offers in terms of pros or cons, depending on the needs of your environment and workloads.

S2D upgrade options

The following options are available when updating your S2D cluster:

  • In-place upgrade while all virtual machines are running, where each server in the cluster can be upgraded without any virtual machine downtime but the storage jobs require a waiting period to complete after each server node upgrade has been completed.
  • In-place upgrade while all virtual machines...