You're reading from Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016: Microsoft 70-740 MCSA Exam Guide

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Published in Feb 2019

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ISBN-13 9781789619454

Pages 330 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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IT Certification

Authors (2):

Sasha Kranjac

Vladimir Stefanovic

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Table of Contents (10) Chapters

Preface

1. Installing Windows Server 2016

2. Windows Server Imaging and Deployment

3. Configuring and Implementing Storage

4. Getting to Know Hyper-V

5. Understanding Windows Containers

6. High Availability

7. Implementing Clustering

8. Monitoring and Maintaining Server Environments

9. Assessments

Implementing Storage Spaces Direct

Storage Spaces Direct is the Microsoft implementation of software-defined storage that comes with Windows Server 2016. This technology uses servers with local-attached drives to create highly available storage for a smaller price than traditional Storage Array Network (SAN) solutions. Storage Spaces Direct can be deployed in two different architecture, Converged and Hyper-Converged. Converged is used in scenarios where you want to use separate clusters for storage and compute, while Hyper-Converged give you the ability to use same cluster for storage and compute. In this section, you'll learn what is required for Storage Spaces Direct and how to implement this technology on Windows Server 2016.

Requirements for Storage Spaces Direct

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Authors (2)

Sasha Kranjac

Sasha is a Security and Cloud professional, architect, and instructor. More than two decades ago, he began programming in Assembler on Sir Clive Sinclair's ZX, met Windows NT 3.5, and was hooked to IT ever since. He is CEO at Kloudatech - Microsoft Partner, CompTIA Authorized Delivery Partner, Amazon Web Services Partner company - that helps businesses and individuals around the globe to embrace the cloud and be safe in cyberspace. Aside from Cloud/Security Architecture and consulting, he delivers Microsoft, EC-Council, CompTIA and bespoke courses and PowerClass Workshops internationally. For exceptional community contributions, Sasha has been awarded a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in the Azure category. Sasha is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), MCT Regional Lead, Certified EC-Council Instructor (CEI), and a frequent speaker at various international conferences, user groups and events.

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Vladimir Stefanovic

Vladimir Stefanovic is Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and System Engineer with 10+ years of experience in IT industry. Over the IT career, Vladimir has worked in all areas of IT administration, from IT technician to current System Engineer position. As a lead System Engineer in Serbian IT company SuperAdmins and lead technician trainer in Admin Training Center, he successfully delivered a numerous of project and courses. He is also active conference speaker, with a long list of conferences like as MCT Summits (USA, Germany, Greece), ATD, WinDays, KulenDayz, Sinergija (Regional Conferences). He is a leader of a few user groups and active community member, with mission to share knowledge as much as possible.

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