Courses Info

Earning an MCSA: Windows Server 2016 certification qualifies you for a position as a network or computer systems administrator or as a computer network specialist, and it is the first step on your path to becoming a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE).

Courses syllabus

Exam 70-740: Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016

Installing, upgrading, and migrating servers and workloads

Introducing Windows Server 2016
Preparing and installing Nano Server and Server Core
Preparing for upgrades and migrations
Migrating server roles and workloads
Windows Server activation models

Configuring local storage

Managing disks in Windows Server 2016
Managing volumes in Windows Server 2016

Implementing enterprise storage solutions

Overview of direct-attached storage, network-attached storage, and storage area networks
Comparing Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and FCoE
Understanding iSNS, data centre bridging, and MPIO
Configuring sharing in Windows Server 2016

Implementing Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication

Implementing Storage Spaces
Managing Storage Spaces
Implementing Data Deduplication

Installing and configuring Hyper-V and virtual machines

Overview of Hyper-V
Installing Hyper-V
Configuring storage on Hyper-V host servers
Configuring networking on Hyper-V host servers
Configuring Hyper-V virtual machines
Managing Hyper-V virtual machines

Deploying and managing Windows Server and Hyper-V containers

Overview of containers in Windows Server 2016
Deploying Windows Server and Hyper-V containers
Installing, configuring, and managing containers

Overview of high availability and disaster

Defining levels of availability
Planning high availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V virtual machines
Backing up and restoring the Windows Server 2016 operating system and data by using Windows Server B
High availability with failover clustering in Windows Server 2016

Implementing and managing failover clustering

Planning a failover cluster
Creating and configuring a new failover cluster
Maintaining a failover cluster
Troubleshooting a failover cluster
Implementing site high availability with stretch clustering

Implementing failover clustering for Hyper-V virtual machines

Overview of integrating Hyper-V in Windows Server 2016 with failover clustering
Implementing and maintaining Hyper-V virtual machines on failover clusters
Key features for virtual machines in a clustered environment

Exam 70-741: Networking with Windows Server 2016

Planning and implementing an IPv4 network

Planning IPv4 addressing
Configuring an IPv4 host
Managing and troubleshooting IPv4 network connectivity

Implementing DHCP

Overview of the DHCP server role
Deploying DHCP
Managing and troubleshooting DHCP

Implementing IPv6

Overview of IPv6 addressing
Configuring an IPv6 host
Implementing IPv6 and IPv4 coexistence
Transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6

Implementing DNS

Implementing DNS servers
Configuring zones in DNS
Configuring name resolution between DNS zones
Configuring DNS integration with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
Configuring advanced DNS settings

Planning and implementing an IPv4 network

Planning IPv4 addressing
Configuring an IPv4 host
Managing and troubleshooting IPv4 network connectivity

Implementing and managing IPAM

Overview of IPAM
Deploying IPAM
Managing IP address spaces by using IPAM

Remote access in Windows Server 2016

Overview of remote access
Implementing Web Application Proxy

Exam 70-742: Identity with Windows Server 2016

Module 1: Installing and configuring domain controllers

Overview of AD DS
Overview of AD DS domain controllers
Deploying a domain controller

Module 2: Managing objects in AD DS

Managing user accounts
Managing groups in AD DS
Managing computer objects in AD DS
Using Windows PowerShell for AD DS administration
Implementing and managing OUs

Module 3: Advanced AD DS infrastructure management

Overview of advanced AD DS deployments
Deploying a distributed AD DS environment
Configuring AD DS trusts

Module 4: Implementing and administering AD DS sites and replication

Overview of AD DS replication
Configuring AD DS sites
Configuring and monitoring AD DS replication

Module 5: Implementing Group Policy

Introducing Group Policy
Implementing and administering GPOs
Group Policy scope and Group Policy processing
Troubleshooting the application of GPOs

Module 6: Managing user settings with Group Policy

Implementing administrative templates
Configuring Folder Redirection, Software Installation, and Scripts
Configuring Group Policy preferences

Module 7: Securing Active Directory Domain Services

Securing domain controllers
Implementing account security
Implementing audit authentication
Configuring managed service accounts

Module 8: Deploying and managing AD CS

Deploying CAs
Administering CAs
Troubleshooting and maintaining CAs

Module 9: Deploying and managing certificates

Deploying and managing certificate templates
Managing certificate deployment, revocation, and recovery
Using certificates in a business environment
Implementing and managing smart cards

Module 10: Implementing and administering AD FS

Overview of AD FS
AD FS requirements and planning
Deploying and configuring AD FS
Overview of Web Application Proxy