1

Architecture and installation

• New features (Windows Defender, Windows Container, interface, etc.).
• CoreServer, NanoServer modes.
• Deployment tools and methods (WDS, MDT 2013, etc.).
• Hands-on work ¤Installing Windows Server 2016, roles, Nano Server 2016.

2

Administrative tools and configuration

• ADAC manager, roles.
• Windows PowerShell Web Access.
• Hands-on work ¤Managing server groups. Remote installation of roles. Using PowerShell.

3

NanoServer

• WIM, VHD deployment.
• Adding packages and managing roles.
• Network, firewall (Nano Server Recovery console).
• Hands-on work ¤Carrying out administrative tasks with CorePowerShell.

4

Network management

• DNS, DHCP and DHCP Failover, IPv4 and IPv6, IPAM.
• Network management with PowerShell.
• Hands-on work ¤Setting up a DHCP Failover. Managing DNS zones and records with PowerShell and graphical tools.

5

User accounts and groups

• Overview of Active Directory, ADAC.
• Local accounts and groups, user profiles.
• Creating objects with PowerShell.
• Hands-on work ¤Working with profiles. Creating groups, users, and UOs, and AD queries.

6

Resource management

• Disks, per-folder quotas, data de-duplication, FSRM.
• Detailed alerts on folder and file usage.
• Security: Bitlocker, TPM, Windows Defender malware protection, ReFS.
• Hands-on work ¤Setting up FSRM and report management. Attaching virtual hard drives. Managing folders and files with Pow

7

Troubleshooting and performance

• Installation and configuration of troubleshooting tools.
• Managing DHCP with PowerShell. BranchCache mode.
• Restoring with cloud backup.
• Hands-on work ¤Using PowerShell to manage and troubleshoot your servers.

8

Virtualization

• Hyper-V Container, Hyper-V in Hyper-V, Docker.
• Management of virtual machines (VMs), switches and other hardware.
• Hands-on work ¤Creating VMs, snapshots. Installing Windows 2016 on Hyper-V.