Windows Server 2016 - An Introduction

Course details

Learn what's new in Microsoft Windows Server 2016. The latest version of Microsoft's enterprise-level server operating system offers major improvements in cloud and virtualization support. This course reviews what's available in the newest version, including Nano Server (a small-scale, remotely administered version of Windows Server), Hyper-V enhancements, Active Directory improvements for cloud and hybrid deployments, and new PowerShell and SDN features.In general, Windows Server 2016 incorporates tighter integration with cloud services by adding Microsoft Azure Services and Connect server to cloud services to Server Manager. Windows Server 2016 also includes significant enhancements to network and storage virtualization.

This course is designed for the beginner, meaning no experience with Microsoft Windows Server is required. Some of the key new features you will learn in this course are

> Docker: Docker is an open-source engine that's used for building, running and managing containers. Docker containers were originally built for Linux but Windows Server 2016 will provide built-in support for the Docker engine as well. A new open-source Docker engine project has been built for Windows Server with Microsoft participating as an active open source community member. You can use Docker to manage Windows Server and Hyper-V Containers.
> Nano Server: Without a doubt the biggest change in Windows server 2016 is the new Nano Server. Nano Server is a pared down headless version of Windows Server.
> Windows Server Containers and Hyper-V Containers :Windows Server Containers are isolated from each other but they run directly on the Windows Server 2016 OS. Hyper-V Containers provide enhanced isolation by running the containers from a Hyper-V VM. 
> Hyper-V and Storage clusters: The new rolling upgrades feature allows you to add a new Windows Server 2016 node to a Hyper-V cluster with nodes that are running Windows Server 2012 R2. 
> Hot add & remove of virtual memory & network adapters: You can add and remove virtual memory and virtual network adapters while the virtual machine is running.

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