Windows Server 2019 High Availability, Hyper-V, Clustering

Name: Windows Server 2019 High Availability, Hyper-V, Clustering
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Learn all about Failover Clustering, Storage Spaces Direct (S2D), Hyper-V Migrations/Replica and NLB

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Last updated 10/2021

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What you'll learn

Design and implement a highly available, modern datacenter
Plan and implement a highly available disaster recovery solution for your Datacenter
Gain the necessary skills to implement a load balancer solution for your web apps or frontend workloads
Create highly available Failover Clusters for your critical workloads including Storage Spaces Direct
Master all the skills you need to properly manage your failover clusters
Explore all the ins and outs of the Hyper-V hypervisor along with its new features introduced in Windows Server 2019
Explore the built-in monitoring capabilities of Hyper-V on Windows Server 2019
Master the skills you need to manage VM movement within a cluster

Course content

7 sections • 59 lectures • 7h 38m total length

Course Overview6:40
Understanding High Availability for Windows Services4:57
Explore high availability for Windows Server 2019, including why it matters for web, file, and other services, disaster recovery and business continuity, plus Microsoft out-of-the-box options.
Exploring High Availability Options for Windows Servers12:15
Setting up the Lab environment34:10

Hyper-V Migration Overview7:05
Configure CredSSP or Kerberos Authentication Protocol for Live Migration9:20
Implement Shared Nothing Live Migration5:35
Demonstrate shared nothing live migration for Windows Server 2019 by moving a virtual machine between Hyper-V hosts using the gui and PowerShell, including storage migration and virtual hard disk transfer.
Prepare an SMB3 Share for Hyper-V5:59
Implement Storage Migration4:29
Implement Live Migration1:46
Implement Hyper-V Replica12:17
Configure Hyper-V replica for disaster recovery by copying VMs to a replica host, enable Kerberos or certificate-based authentication, set replication intervals and recovery points, and perform planned or unplanned failovers.

Getting familiar with Failover Clustering Architectures17:07
Explore five major failover clustering architectures in Windows Server 2019, from traditional block-level storage to hyper-converged and disaggregated storage spaces direct.
Configuring Cluster Networking8:11
Configuring Cluster Storage14:03
Configuring iSCSI Persistence3:01
Preparing Cluster Disks2:50
Bring the disk online on cluster one, initialize it, and create a new NTFS volume labeled Scalzi Lun one with drive letter X for use in failover clustering.
Creating a Windows Failover Cluster8:44
learn to set up a windows failover cluster by installing the failover clustering feature, validating configuration, and creating the cluster with storage and network resources.
Implementing Workgroup, Single, and Multi-domain Clusters6:20
Configure workgroup, single-domain, and multi-domain clusters in Windows Server 2019 using a shared local account. Set up DNS suffixes and a DNS administrative access point for quorum options.
Configuring Quorum20:59
Implementing Cluster Aware Updating9:13
Implementing Cluster OS Rolling Upgrade5:52
Restoring Single Node or Cluster Configuration4:18
Scenarios for Guest Clustering4:03
Explore guest clustering in Windows Server 2019, showing how virtual machines form a cluster on a host cluster and host various highly available services like DFS namespace server and FTP.

Configuring Role-specific Settings11:25
Configure role-specific settings in a Windows Server 2019 failover cluster by installing the DHP server role on both nodes, using remote PowerShell, and managing the service via the cluster manager.
Creating a Clustered File Server13:04
Configuring Failover and Preference Settings12:52
Testing Cluster Node Failure3:36
Demonstrates how a cluster failover works by stopping the cluster service on a node, moving roles and disks to cluster two, and notes failback and preferred owner considerations.
Scaling Out File Server vs. Clustered File Server6:08
Implementing a Stretch Failover Cluster11:57
Configuring Stretch Cluster Site Awareness7:04
Configure stretch cluster site awareness across multi-location nodes using PowerShell, defining Site A and Site B with descriptions and locations, assigning nodes to each site, and setting a preferred site.
Preparing Storage for Storage Replica8:01
Prepare storage for storage replica by creating and configuring LUNs and virtual disks on site B, initializing and formatting drives, and adding storage to the cluster.
Testing Storage Replica Topology12:04
Implementing Storage Replica10:01
Working with Azure-aware clusters and Cluster Sets4:13

Determining Scenario Requirements for S2D5:04
Understanding S2D Resiliency Configurations12:53
Implementing a Hyperconverged S2D Cluster16:17
Enabling S2D Using Windows PowerShell3:48
Enable S2D on Windows Server 2019 by adding a registry key to all cluster nodes with PowerShell, then form a storage pool for hosting virtual machines.
Configuring and Optimize CSVs11:13
Creating Hyper-V VMs in a Hyperconverged S2D Cluster9:41
Implementing a Disaggregated S2D Cluster3:02
Implementing Scale Out File Servers8:06
Creating Hyper-V VMs in a Disaggregated S2D Cluster8:43

Performing a LiveQuickStorage Migration7:22
Importing, Exporting, and Copying VMs1:54
Use PowerShell to export and import a virtual machine with export-VM and import-VM; graphical user interface uses Hyper-V Manager to export or import, in or out of a cluster.
Configuring Drain on Shutdown4:45
Enable drain on shutdown ensures VMs evacuate and migrate to another node automatically during shutdown, enabled by default, with PowerShell guidance using get cluster and the drain on shutdown property.
Configuring VM Network Health Protection1:56
Configuring VM Monitoring3:07
Enabling and Configuring Node Fairness3:14
Configuring a Guest Cluster Including Shared VHDX and VHD Sets6:30

Configuring NLB Prerequisites12:34
Installing NLB Nodes8:26
Configuring Cluster Operation Mode1:22
Configuring Port Rules2:05
Configuring Affinity9:07
Explore affinity in a Windows Server 2019 cluster, learning how a load balancer routes users via IP address and subnet rules, and how to configure none, single, or network affinity.
Adding an NLB Node1:58
Add a new host to an NHLBI cluster by selecting the cluster, choosing the correct interface, assigning a unique priority, and finishing the port rule to complete a two-node setup.
Validating NLB Cluster Creation1:59
Managing NLB Services2:00
Identify key management tasks in the NHLBI cluster using the control host to start, stop, suspend, resume, and drain stop for graceful handoff of inbound connections.
Upgrading an NLB Cluster2:08

Requirements

Basic knowledge of Windows Server OS
Basic understanding of Powershell
Basic understanding of Hyper-V

Description

Windows services these days almost never stand alone. Our need for always-on applications means that just about everything you manage must be made highly available. The need for always-on applications in this day and age is at an all-time high, and so is the need for high availability technologies. This course explores preparing, configuring, and managing high-availability technologies in Windows Server 2019.

COURSE OBJECTIVE

This course explores a range of high availability technologies available in Windows Server 2019 for Hyper-V, as well as other common Windows services. You'll explore the preparation, configuration, and management of Windows Failover Clustering, both with and without Storage Spaces Direct. Later, you'll dive into Storage Replicas, Hyper-V Replicas, Network Load Balancing, Shared Nothing Live Migration, and Stretch Clustering, among a range of supplementary out-of-the-box technologies for Windows workloads. You'll also extend your skills by implementing and managing Failover Clusters and Storage Spaces Direct, and you'll manage VM movement in clustered nodes.

By the end of this course, you will have the foundational knowledge to be able to implement a highly available Windows Server 2019 environment like a pro.

APPROACH

The course takes a hands-on approach with practical demos on each topic performed in its virtual labs. It is recommended that students build their own lab environment (as detailed in Section 1 of the course) and follow along with the demos. The course offers hands-on instructions, interesting and illustrative examples, and clear explanations of each topic.

You will learn how to:

Design and implement a highly available, modern datacenter
Plan and implement a highly available disaster recovery solution for your Datacenter
Gain the necessary skills to implement a load balancer solution for your web apps or frontend workloads
Create highly available Failover Clusters for your critical workloads including Storage Spaces Direct
Master all the skills you need to properly manage your failover clusters
Explore all the ins and outs of the Hyper-V hypervisor along with its new features introduced in Windows Server 2019
Explore the built-in monitoring capabilities of Hyper-V on Windows Server 2019
Master the skills you need to manage VM movement within a cluster

Who this course is for:

System Administrators
Server Admins
Any IT enthusiast who wants to learn and get started with failover clustering, NLB, Hyper-V high availability solutions

Windows Server 2019 High Availability, Hyper-V, Clustering

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Course content

Introduction4 lectures • 58min

Implement High Availability and Disaster Recovery Options in Hyper-V7 lectures • 47min

Implement Failover Clustering12 lectures • 1hr 45min

Manage Failover Clustering11 lectures • 1hr 40min

Implement Storage Spaces Direct9 lectures • 1hr 19min

Manage VM Movement in Clustered Nodes7 lectures • 29min

Implement Network Load Balancing9 lectures • 42min

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