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Brief Contents
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. xv
CHAPTER 1
Introducing Windows Server 2016 ..................................................................... 1
CHAPTER 2
Installing Windows Server 2016 .......................................................................31
CHAPTER 3
Configuring and Managing Windows Server 2016 .........................................67
CHAPTER 4
Configuring Storage and File Systems ...........................................................107
CHAPTER 5
Configuring Advanced Storage Solutions .....................................................163
CHAPTER 6
Implementing Virtualization with Hyper-V: Part 1 ......................................205
CHAPTER 7
Implementing Virtualization with Hyper-V: Part 2 ......................................245
CHAPTER 8
Implementing High Availability: Server Clusters .........................................281
CHAPTER 9
Implementing High Availability: Advanced Failover and
Virtual Machines ..............................................................................................323
CHAPTER 10
Maintaining Server Installations ....................................................................381
CHAPTER 11
Server Monitoring and Backup ......................................................................421
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Brief Contents
CHAPTER 12
Nano Server and Windows Containers .........................................................473
APPENDIX A
MCSA Exam 70-740 Objectives ......................................................................517
GLOSSARY .........................................................................................................525
INDEX ................................................................................................................537
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... xv
CHAPTER 1
Introducing Windows Server 2016 ...................................................................1
The Role of a Server Operating System ..........................................................................................2
Server: Hardware or Software?............................................................................................................3
Server Operating Systems Versus Desktop Operating Systems ................................................ 3
Windows Server 2016 Roles and Features .....................................................................................4
Windows Server 2016 Core Technologies.......................................................................................4
Server Manager .......................................................................................................................................5
NT File System (NTFS) ...........................................................................................................................6
Microsoft Management Console ........................................................................................................ 7
Disk Management ...................................................................................................................................8
File and Printer Sharing ........................................................................................................................8
Windows Networking Concepts .........................................................................................................8
Windows Networking Components ..................................................................................................9
Active Directory Domain Services ...................................................................................................10
PowerShell ...............................................................................................................................................11
Hyper-V and Cloud Computing ........................................................................................................ 12
Storage Spaces ....................................................................................................................................... 14
New Features in Windows Server 2016........................................................................................ 24
Nano Server ............................................................................................................................................24
Windows Containers ............................................................................................................................25
Storage Spaces Direct ...........................................................................................................................26
Storage Replica ......................................................................................................................................26
PowerShell Direct ..................................................................................................................................26
Nested Virtualization ...........................................................................................................................26
Chapter Summary ................................................................................................................................ 27
Key Terms ................................................................................................................................................ 27
Review Questions ................................................................................................................................. 28
CHAPTER 2
Installing Windows Server 2016 ..................................................................... 31
Windows Server 2016 Editions and Requirements.................................................................. 32
Datacenter Edition ................................................................................................................................ 32
Standard Edition ...................................................................................................................................33
Essentials Edition .................................................................................................................................33
MultiPoint Premium Server ............................................................................................................... 33
Storage Server ........................................................................................................................................ 33
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