Server 2016 - Install, Store, and Compute: Maintaining Servers and Images

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level

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Overview/Description
In this course, you'll examine the tools native to Windows Server 2016 used to create, deploy, manage, and maintain servers and server images. These tools include the Microsoft Assessment and Planning toolkit (MAP), the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), and the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK). You will also learn about updating image files, including update and patch management using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). This course is part of a series preparing for the Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016 (70-740) exam.

Target Audience
Individuals who will manage the planning, installation, and configuration of a Windows 2016 environment; individuals preparing for the Microsoft Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016 (70-740) exam

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
2.1

Lesson Objectives

Server 2016 - Install, Store, and Compute: Maintaining Servers and Images

start the course

plan for Windows Server virtualization

plan for Linux and FreeBSD deployments

describe Windows images and supported image types

understand the Microsoft Assessment and Planning toolkit (MAP)

explain the purpose of deployment images and the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) used to deploy and maintain them

understand the use of the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK)

implement and manage deployment images by using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)

determine considerations for deploying workloads into virtualized environments

update images

install roles and features in offline images

manage and maintain Windows Server Core images, Nano Server images, and VHDs using Windows PowerShell

describe the purpose of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and the requirements to implement WSUS

manage the update process with WSUS

configure WSUS groups

manage patch management in mixed environments

understand Windows Defender

integrate Windows Defender with WSUS

choose WSUS topology appropriate for a given scenario

Course Number:
os_csao_a03_it_enus

Expertise Level
Intermediate