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Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016: Microsoft 70-740 MCSA Exam Guide

By : Sasha Kranjac, Vladimir Stefanovic
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Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016: Microsoft 70-740 MCSA Exam Guide

By: Sasha Kranjac, Vladimir Stefanovic

Overview of this book

MCSA: Windows Server 2016 certification is one of the most sought-after certifications for IT professionals, which includes working with Windows Server and performing administrative tasks around it. This book is aimed at the 70-740 certification and is part of Packt's three-book series on MCSA Windows Server 2016 certification, which covers Exam 70-740, Exam 70-741, and Exam 70-742. This book will cover exam objectives for the 70-740 exam, and starting from installing and configuring Windows Server 2016, Windows Server imaging and deployment to configuring and managing disks and volumes, implementing and configuring server storage and implementing Hyper-V. At the end of each chapter you will be provided test questions to revise your learnings which will boost your confidence in preparing for the actual certifications. By the end of this book, you will learn everything needed to pass the, MCSA Exam 70-740: Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016, certification.
Table of Contents (10 chapters)

Installing Windows Server 2016

In this first chapter, we will cover the installation of Windows Server and Nano Server, and migration to Windows Server 2016 from previous versions. We will start by determining the important installation requirements of Windows Server 2016, including which versions and Windows Server editions to install and what hardware is essential for a solid and reliable infrastructure. One important part is installing and configuring a special version of Windows Server without a GUI, Windows Server Core. We will see how to configure the installation of Windows Server 2016 using various options and tools.

Essential to Windows Server administration is the ability to perform server management remotely and use automation tools to reduce management errors and save time. We will then move on to the installation and configuration of Nano Server and the tools we need to build Nano Server images and configure Nano Server workloads. Finally, we will learn how to perform upgrades from previous versions and how to activate Window Server installations.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Installing Windows Server 2016
  • Installing and configuring Nano Server
  • Upgrading and migrating servers and workloads