Course Objective & Scope
Stable, secure enterprise server infrastructure starts with the right installation mode, disk architecture and share permissions. This course equips system administrators to deploy, configure and manage Windows Server environments and their storage layer.
Server Core and Desktop Experience deployments, remote management with Windows Admin Center and PowerShell, NTFS and ReFS file systems, Storage Spaces, Data Deduplication, iSCSI and highly available SMB shares are practised in hands-on labs. Participants leave with a server build and hardening checklist tailored to their environment.
Who Should Attend?
- System administrators and engineers managing Windows server infrastructure
- IT specialists working in data centre, backup and storage operations
- Technical support and infrastructure staff moving into L2/L3 roles
- Prerequisite: basic operating system and TCP/IP networking knowledge
Key Takeaways
- Select and deploy the right Windows Server edition and installation option for each workload
- Configure servers centrally using Windows Admin Center and PowerShell
- Build resilient storage pools with Storage Spaces, iSCSI and ReFS/NTFS
- Apply SMB share permissions, quotas and Data Deduplication settings
- Troubleshoot server and disk issues using performance counters and event logs
Curriculum
Windows Server Installation and Initial Configuration
- Server Core, Desktop Experience and container image options
- SConfig, Windows Admin Center and PowerShell Remoting
- Licensing, patching and baseline hardening
Server Roles, Features and Local Administration
- Installing roles via Server Manager, DISM and PowerShell
- Services, scheduled tasks and local security policies
Disk Management, File Systems and Storage Spaces
- GPT/MBR, dynamic disks, NTFS versus ReFS
- Mirror and parity pools with Storage Spaces
- Configuring Data Deduplication
File Services, SMB and Network Storage
- SMB 3.x features, encryption and access permissions
- Quotas and file screening with File Server Resource Manager (FSRM)
- Setting up iSCSI Target and Initiator
High Availability, Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Introduction to Failover Clustering and Storage Spaces Direct
- Performance Monitor, Resource Monitor and Event Viewer
- Enterprise server provisioning checklist
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