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The Exam Ref is the official study guide for Microsoft certification exams. Featuring concise, objective-by-objective reviews and strategic case scenarios and Thought Experiments, exam candidates get professional-level preparation for the exam. The Exam Ref helps candidates maximize their performance on the exam and sharpen their job-role skills. It organizes material by the exam's objective domains.
List of contents
Part I: Storage and Compute
Chapter 1: Implement server storage solutions
Skill 1.1. Configure disks and volumes
Skill 1.2: Implement advanced storage solutions
Chapter 2: Implement Hyper-V
Skill 2.1: Install and configure Hyper-V
Skill 2.2: Configure virtual machine settings
Skill 2.3: Configure Hyper-V storage
Skill 2.4: Configure Hyper-V networking
Chapter 3: Implement Windows Containers
Skill 3.1: Deploy Windows Containers
Skill 3.2: Manage Windows Containers
Chapter 4: Implement high availability
Skill 4.1: Implement high availability and disaster recovery options within Hyper-V
Skill 4.2: Implement failover clustering
Skill 4.3: Manage failover clustering
Skill 4.4: Manage virtual machines movement in clustered nodes
Chapter 5: Install, manage, and maintain servers for host and compute environments
Skill 5.1. Install, upgrade, and migrate servers and workloads
Skill 5.2: Install and configure Nano Server
Part II: Networking
Chapter 6: Implement Domain Name System (DNS)
Skill 6.1: Install and configure DNS servers
Chapter 7: Implement DHCP
Skill 7.1: Manage and maintain DHCP
Chapter 8: Implement network connectivity and remote access solutions
Skill 8.1: Implement VPN solutions
Skill 8.2: Implement DirectAccess
Chapter 9: Implement core and distributed network solutions
Skill 9.1: Implement IP Address Management (IPAM)
Chapter 10: Implement advanced network infrastructure
Skill 10.1: Implement high performance network solutions
Skill 10.2: Implement Software Defined Networking (SDN)
Part III: Identity
Chapter 11: Federate identity solutions
Skill 11.1: Install and configure Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)
Skill 11.2: Implement Web Application Proxy
About the author
Charles Pluta is a technical consultant and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) who has authored several certification exams, lab guides, and learner guides for various technology vendors. As a technical consultant, Charles has assisted small, medium, and large organizations deploy and maintain their IT infrastructure. He is also a speaker, staff member, or trainer at several large industry conferences every year. Charles has a degree in Computer Networking, and holds more than 15 industry certifications. He makes a point to leave the United States to travel to a different country once every year. When not working on training or traveling, he plays pool in Augusta, Georgia.
Summary
About the Book: Prepare for Microsoft Exam 70-743—and demonstrate that your skills are upgraded for Windows Server 2016. Designed for experienced IT pros ready to advance their status, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCSA level. Focus on the skills measured on the exam:
• Install Windows servers in host and compute environments
• Implement storage solutions
• Implement Hyper-V
• Implement Windows containers
• Implement high availability
• Implement Domain Name System (DNS)
• Implement IP Address Management (IPAM)
• Implement network connectivity and remote access solutions
• Implement an advanced network infrastructure
• Install and configure Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
• Implement identity federation and access solutions
This Microsoft Exam Ref:
• Organizes its coverage by the “Skills measured” posted on the exam webpage
• Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you
• Points to in-depth material by topic for exam candidates needing additional review
• Assumes you are an IT pro looking to validate your skills in and knowledge of installing and configuring Windows Server 2016
