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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 Hyper-V hosts for replication

As with any of the technologies we have discussed in this book, there are best practices and deployment prerequisites that you must consider to have a successful deployment. Hyper-V Replica is no exception, so let’s review some of the talking points before deployment:

  • What workloads will you replicate? Hyper-V Replica standard replication only maintains the consistency of the VM state during a failover and does not contain the application state. App-consistent recovery points can be created, but this is not available on extended recovery replica sites.
  • How will you complete the initial replication of the VM data? There are many options available, from completing the initial replication over the existing network immediately or at a later date, to completing the transmission using an already existing restored VM, to even using offline media to deliver the preexisting VM and all snapshots to the replica site.
  • Which virtual...