Windows Server Lab 2022 (with Basic Theoretical Concepts)

Building Windows Server Lab and managing storage

Created byVitalii Shumylo

Last updated 9/2023

English

What you'll learn

Managing disks in Windows Server
Managing volumes in Windows Server
Configuring local storage
Explain how to select a partition table format
Describe the difference between basic and dynamic disk types
Configure Resilient File System (ReFS)
Implement virtual hard disks
Manage volumes
Describe Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)
Explain each of the RAID levels

Course content

8 sections • 90 lectures • 8h 6m total length

Installing Windows Server 202212:08
Activating Windows Server 20228:02
Post-Install Tasks. Part 16:01
Post-Install Tasks. Part 210:43
Setting a Base Image with SYSPREP5:00
Recap3:04
Setting up your first DC7:09
Installing WAC and Joing a workstation to the domain4:35
Server Core4:34
Deploy a domain controller on Windows Server Core using Windows Admin Center and a PowerShell one-liner, configure DNS, and manage Active Directory Domain Services with Server Manager.
Adding a Child Domain to the Lab3:16
Recap: Base Lab SOP15:26
AD DS Admin Tools6:20
Creating Users in our Lab3:12
Creating OU, Group, and User Template5:53
Manging AD DS Objects with Powershell5:37
Master using PowerShell to create, search, and manage Active Directory objects—organizational units, users, and groups—via new-ad-organization-unit, new-ad-user, and new-ad-group, with search-base, format-table, and removal commands to revert changes.
Building Trusts between Forests5:09
Configure two-way forest trusts across multiple forests using DNS Manager, conditional forwarders, and the Active Directory domains and trust wizard to extend authentication.

Introduction. MBR and GPT overview6:28
Explore how Windows Server 2016 storage planning guides disk and volume management, including choosing between MBR and GPT partition tables, basic vs dynamic disks, file systems, ReFS, and VHDs.
Basic disks and Dynamic disks overview3:36
File systems: FAT, NTFS, ReFS5:28
Comparing NTFS and ReFS. DEMO: Configuring ReFS10:00
Compare NTFS and ReFS, explore sector size and allocation unit considerations, and view a demo configuring ReFS for enhanced data integrity and fault tolerance.
Virtual Hard Drives: VHD and VHDX7:28
Selecting a disk type7:10

Module and Lesson 1 Overviewwith Questions3:29
Discussion: Which storage solutions are deployed in your environment?0:49
What is DAS?2:27
Direct attached storage (DAS) connects disks directly to a server, with types like sata, sas, and ssds, offering easy deployment and low cost but backup challenges.
What is NAS?3:39
What is a SAN?3:59
Comparison and scenarios for usage8:39
Compare DHS, NAS, and S.A. storage topologies, weighing cost, expansion, and administration while highlighting scenarios for Hyper-V clusters, virtualization, and tiered storage with storage spaces and replication.
Block-level storage vs. file-level storage3:43
Lesson 2: Comparing Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet1:56
What is Fibre Channel?3:58
Evaluate advantages and disadvantages of Fibre Channel infrastructure, including storage networks up to 128 gigabits per second per port and Fibre Channel over Ethernet as an option using existing Ethernet.
Considerations for implementing Fibre Channel5:23
What is iSCSI?4:03
iSCSI components6:20
Explore the two key iSCSI components—target server and initiator—and how Windows Server 2016 provides block storage, virtual disks, authentication, and management via server manager or PowerShell.
Considerations for implementing iSCSI2:28
Core storage components7:17
Lesson 3 Understanding iSNS, DCB, and MPIO0:54
What is iSNS6:08
discover how iSNS uses a central ESN server, the SNS protocol, and a database to automate storage discovery and configuration across iSCSI and fibre channel devices.
What is DCB?5:16
What is MPIO?2:57
What is SMB?3:43
Configuring SMB shares4:36
What is NFS?5:49
Configuring NFS shares5:38

Enterprise storage needs4:10
What are Storage Spaces?4:12
Components and features of Storage Spaces8:36
Changes to file and storage services in Windows Server6:55
Explore changes to file and storage services in Windows Server, including storage spaces direct, storage replica, QoS, data deduplication, and larger volumes up to 64 TB.
Storage Spaces usage scenarios9:19
See how storage spaces enable aggregating drives into pools for scalable, reliable, and cost-effective storage, with hot spares, auto repair, and diverse resiliency options for Hyper-V and SMB deployments.
Managing Storage Spaces5:34
Managing disk failure with Storage Spaces9:00
Design a fault-tolerant storage spaces solution that tolerates disk and enclosure failures using two-way mirror or parity spaces, a clustered storage pool, and redundant connections to keep services running.
Storage pool expansion3:13
Expand the storage pool by adding physical disks, but first assess block distribution across disks using the storage layout options and determine column usage with Get-VirtualDisk.
Event logs and performance counters9:47
What is Data Deduplication8:51
Data Deduplication components7:38
Deploying Data Deduplication10:54
Usage scenarios for Data Deduplication7:36
Monitoring and maintaining Data Deduplication16:15
Backup and restore considerations with Data Deduplication3:33

Types of Hyper-V networks3:21
Best Practices for configuring Hyper-V virtual networks2:34
New Hyper-V networking features4:30
What are virtual machine configuration versions?3:40
Virtual machine generation versions2:16
Explore generation two virtual machines in Hyper-V, including secure boot, UEFI firmware, and PXE boot, while noting you select the generation at creation and cannot migrate.
The Hot Adding feature in Hyper-V1:56
Shielded virtual machines2:47
Virtual machine settings5:48
Configure Hyper-V virtual machines with integration services, smart paging, and resource metering; enable discrete device assignment and secure boot, and apply best practices for dynamic memory and dedicated storage.
Managing virtual machines. Managing virtual machine state and checkpoints6:42
Learn to manage Hyper-V virtual machines: monitor states, use standard and production checkpoints, export and import VMs, and use PowerShell Direct for offline OS management.
Importing and exporting virtual machines4:18
Master Hyper-V import and export to move virtual machines and support live migration, with options to register in place, restore, or copy, and to export with or without checkpoints.
PowerShell Direct1:46

Introduction to Nano Server0:36
Deploying and managing Windows and Hyper-V containers7:13
Learn to deploy and manage Windows Server containers and Hyper-V containers on Windows Server 2016 using Docker, with concepts like container host, image, sandbox, and isolation.
Overview of Hyper-V containers2:15
Usage scenarios6:33
Preparing Windows Server containers3:06
Creating a Nano Server Image7:57
Install Nano server by preparing Windows Server 2016 with Hyper-V, mounting media, and using PowerShell to create a Nano server image and VHD for a Hyper-V VM.
Configuring Windows Nano Server6:06
Exploring Nano Server Post-Installation2:36
Exploring Nano Server Post-Installation4:48
Understanding Nano Server Fundamentals3:56
Explore nano server fundamentals, a lightweight Windows Server 2016 option with smaller footprint and no local tie-in, deployable via PowerShell to a VHD for Hyper-V and IIS.
Overview of Nano Server Installation8:31

Requirements

Familiarity with general Windows and Microsoft server administration

Description

This course is aimed to IT Pros and is supposed to give the viewer the information they need to know to get started with Powershell and how to manage Windows : Configuring Local Storage. The goal is to provide coverage of storage tasks including topics like

Managing disks in Windows Server
Managing volumes in Windows Server
Configuring local storage
Explain how to select a partition table format
Describe the difference between basic and dynamic disk types
Configure Resilient File System (ReFS)
Implement virtual hard disks
Manage volumes
Describe Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)
Explain each of the RAID levels

The course is targeted to help manage and automate or script daily tasks. There are lots of live demonstrations how to use PowerShell commands and a Server's GUI. I hope it will help to do your job more efficiently.

A Brief Contents of the Course:

Disk management
Volume management
And More...

For your organization to effectively manage storage and compute functions, you need to understand the new features available in Windows Server. This module introduces you to Windows Server and describes the various editions and installation options. You will learn how to install the new Nano Server edition along with Server Core. You will also learn how to plan a server and migration strategy, along with how to perform a migration of server roles and workloads. Finally, you will learn how to choose the most appropriate activation model for your organization.

Objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to:

· Describe the new features of Windows Server 2016.

· Prepare for and install Nano Server and Server Core.

· Plan a server upgrade and migration strategy.

· Perform a migration of server roles and workloads within a domain and across domains.

· Choose an appropriate activation model.

Who this course is for:

IT Specialists
System Administrators
DevOps Technicians
Scripting and Automation Technicians

Windows Server Lab 2022 (with Basic Theoretical Concepts)

What you'll learn

Explore related topics

Course content

Hands-On: Building Windows Server 2022 Base lab: Intro and Intitial Setup16 lectures • 1hr 46min

Theory: Working with Disks6 lectures • 40min

Theory: Working with Volumes3 lectures • 23min

Theory: Implementing enterprise storage solutions22 lectures • 1hr 33min

Theory: Implementing Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication15 lectures • 1hr 56min

Installing and configuring Hyper-V and virtual machines6 lectures • 16min

Configuring networking on Hyper-V host server11 lectures • 40min

Deploying and managing Windows and Hyper-V containers11 lectures • 54min

Requirements

Description

Who this course is for: