Windows Server 2016: Storage Services

Learn how to configure file and storage services in Windows Server 2016, and prepare for Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) exam 70-740.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Introduction to File and Storage Services in Windows Server 2016

• Introduction to file and storage solutions
• Computer Management demonstration
• Server Manager storage role services explained
• Command-line disk formatting
• Command-line file utilities
• Volumes and disks

2. Configure Advanced File Services

• Configure Network File System (NFS) data store
• Configure BranchCache
• Configure File Server Resource Manager
• Resource Monitor
• Configure file access auditing
• View effective file access permissions

3. Implement Dynamic Access Control (DAC)

• Introduction to Dynamic Access Control
• Configure user and device claim types
• Configure resource properties
• Configure resource property lists
• Configure central access rules
• Configure central access policies

4. Configure and Optimize Storage

• Configure an iSCSI target
• Configure an iSCSI initiator
• Understanding iSNS, data center bridging, and MPIO
• Implement thin provisioning
• Manage server free space using Features on Demand
• Configure tiered storage
• Describe DAS, NAS, and SANs and the usage scenarios for each topology

5. Additional Storage Roles

• Data deduplication intro
• Practical deduplication
• Storage on Hyper-V
• Extend and shrink storage drive partitions in Windows Server 2016
• Formatting options in Windows Server 2016

6. Distributed File System

• Installation of DFS role
• DFS namespace
• DFS replication
• DFS drive mapping
• Scripting DFS mapping

7. Other Storage Options

• Volume Shadow Copy
• File server agent for Volume Shadow
• Creating a RAID mirroring partition
• Creating RAID volumes with striping and parity
• File shares and security discussion

Conclusion

• Next steps