Commodity SAN: Storage in Windows Server 2016

Windows administrators will need to know how to utilize storage in new ways that 2016 offers, but also keep costs down by creating storage using available equipment. In this course, you'll learn how a commodity SAN does this. Take the course and start learning today from Pluralsight!

Storage growth and expense can get out of control for any business. In this course, Commodity SAN: Storage in Windows Server 2016, you will learn how to utilize Windows Server 2016 in a way that was not possible with previous versions of Windows server. First, you’ll discover how to setup an ISCSI target, and initiator. This creates the link between the storage server and the server using the newly available storage. Then, you’ll learn about replication and security for redundancy and protection. Replication allows us to copy the data to another location for redundancy. Finally, you'll explore how an encrypted stream keeps man in the middle attacks from compromising your security. When you’re finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge to create a highly available, secure, and budget conscious storage area network.

• Course Overview 1min
• Discovering Windows Storage 23mins
• Configuring Windows Server as a SAN 18mins
• Making the SAN Highly Available 20mins
• Making Windows SAN Data Available to Other Sites and Users 21mins
• Summary 1min