Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016, Part 1 of 5: Installation

This course covers installing windows servers host and computer environments. It will go over editions, licensing and install options and show how to install Core edition which is the default. More topics covered are nanoserver and installation procedure, windows power shell and finally deployment through creating managing and deploying images with windows deployment servers. This course contains the following lessons:

Lesson 1:

• Introduction to Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server Editions
• Hardware Requirements
• Hardware Considerations
• Installation Options
• Options for Managing Servers
• Windows PowerShell
• Windows PowerShell Basics
• Demo: PowerShell
• Demo: Using Parameters and Values
• Demo: Finding Cmdlets
• What's New Since 2008
• What's New in Windows Server 2016.

Lesson 2:

• Planning for Installation
• Planning for Nano Server
• Understanding Nano Server Roles
• Installing Nano Server Roles
• Planning for Server Core
• Nano Server Installation
• Installation Steps
• Alternative Steps to Install Nano Server
• Demo: Prepare to Install Nano Server
• Demo: Install Nano Server with a VHD.

Lesson 3:

• Managing and Configuring Nano
• Demo: Provisioning the Server
• Demo: Enable PowerShell Remoting
• Demo: Using net.exe
• Demo: Features.

Lesson 4:

• Installing Server Core
• Demo: Pre-Installation
• Demo: Install Server Core
• Demo: Local Server Configuration
• Demo: Server Group
• Demo: Remote Configuration
• Demo: Add Computer to Domain
• Upgrades vs. Migrations
• Choosing in-Place Upgrades
• Choosing to Migrate
• Installation and Migration Tools
• Choosing an Activation Model
• Activation Methods
• Post-Installation Tasks.

Lesson 5:

• Creating and Managing Deployment Images
• File-Based Imaging
• Windows Image File Format
• Types of Images
• Image-Based Installation Tools
• Creating Install Images
• Considerations for Image Creation
• Windows ADK for Windows 10
• Basic Deployment Process
• Windows Deployment Services
• WDS Components
• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2013.