
Explore new Hyper-V virtual machine features, including discrete device assignment, hot add or remove, secure Linux boot, and memory and processor capacity up to 12 TB and 240 virtual processors.
Examine virtual hard disk formats and types in Hyper-V, including VHD and dynamic versus fixed sizing, and understand Fibre Channel support and storage locations for virtual disks.
Create and manage differencing virtual disks in Hyper-V using Hyper-V Manager and PowerShell, exploring VHDX versus VHD, dynamic and differencing disks, and nested virtualization.
Learn to create and manage Hyper-V virtual machines with PowerShell, using New-VM and Get-VM, configure memory and VHD, choose generation, attach an existing VHD, and manage start and stop.
learn to create and manage Hyper-V checkpoints, choosing standard or production checkpoints for compatibility and backups, with up to 50 checkpoints per virtual machine and synchronized multi‑VM snapshots.
Demonstrates creating production and standard checkpoints in Hyper-V manager, renaming, applying, exporting, and deleting checkpoints, using PowerShell direct to configure virtual machines remotely.
Learn to manage Hyper-V virtual machines, covering VM states, checkpoints, and PowerShell Direct, with notes on production versus standard checkpoints, memory state, and backup considerations.
Explore the power of PowerShell and Virtual Machine Manager to automate Hyper-V tasks, generate and customize scripts from the VM console, manage host properties, and monitor automation jobs.
Implement and manage highly available failover clusters with Windows Server, covering prerequisites, hardware, shared storage, networking, VM provisioning, validation wizard, quorum settings, and cluster aware updating, plus monitoring and troubleshooting.
Verify RSS and RDMA compatibility of network adapters on an SMB server using PowerShell, examining Get-NetAdapter RSS and Get-SmbServerNetworkInterface outputs.
Understand quorum modes in failover clustering for Windows Server 2016, including dynamic quorum and dynamic witness, and compare disk, file share, and Azure cloud witnesses.
Learn how zero downtime updates are achieved with cluster aware updating for a failover cluster, using a queue to update nodes and two modes: remote updating and self-updating.
Define failover and failback procedures for stretched clusters, detailing critical services, quorum, storage replication, DNS and client connectivity, and controlled failback to prevent data loss.
Unlock the Power of Hyper-V Virtualization on Windows Server
Are you ready to take your Windows Server skills to the next level? This comprehensive course will guide you through mastering Hyper-V, Microsoft's powerful virtualization solution. With hands-on demos and expert insights, you'll learn to install, configure, and manage Hyper-V hosts and virtual machines with ease.
As organizations embrace digital transformation, server virtualization has become a mission-critical technology. This comprehensive course will guide you through mastering Hyper-V, Microsoft's powerful and highly capable virtualization solution for Windows Server. With expertly crafted lessons, hands-on demos, and real-world insights, you'll gain the skills to install, configure, and manage Hyper-V hosts and virtual machines with precision and confidence.
In this practitioner-focused training, you'll dive deep into key Hyper-V skills including installing the Hyper-V role, leveraging new features in the latest Windows Server releases, optimizing virtual storage with different disk formats, and designing secure virtual networks tailored to your environment's needs. You'll learn to create virtual machines from scratch, manage their state, implement checkpoints for easy rollbacks, and migrate VMs between hosts seamlessly.
Whether you're a systems administrator, IT professional, or looking to validate your Windows Server virtualization expertise, this course will empower you with comprehensive Hyper-V knowledge. Real-world examples, best practice recommendations, and exposure to PowerShell scripting will ensure you can maximize server resources, improve operational efficiency, and support advanced application deployments.
Master Key Hyper-V Skills:
- Install and configure the Hyper-V role on Windows Server
- Explore new Hyper-V host and virtual machine features
- Understand virtual disk formats and configure storage options
- Set up and optimize Hyper-V virtual networks
- Create and manage Hyper-V virtual machines
- Utilize checkpoints for easy rollbacks
- Import, export, and live migrate virtual machines
- Learn best practices for Hyper-V configuration
By the end of this course, you'll have the skills to build and maintain a robust Hyper-V environment, enabling you to maximize server resources, improve efficiency, and support advanced application deployments.
Don't miss this opportunity to become a Hyper-V virtualization pro. Enroll now and unlock the power of server virtualization with Windows Server!