Exam 70-740: Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016

 

1. Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating Servers and Workloads

• Introducing Windows Server 2016

• Preparing and installing Nano Server and Server Core

• Preparing for upgrades and migrations

• Migrating server roles and workloads

• Windows Server activation models

 

2. Configuring Local Storage

• Managing disks in Windows Server 2016

• Managing volumes in Windows Server 2016

 

3. Implementing Enterprise Storage Solutions

• Overview of direct-attached storage, network-attached storage, and storage area networks

• Comparing Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and FCoE

• Understanding iSNS, data centre bridging, and MPIO

• Configuring sharing in Windows Server 2016

 

4. Implementing Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication

• Implementing Storage Spaces

• Managing Storage Spaces

• Implementing Data Deduplication

 

5. Installing and Configuring Hyper-V and Virtual Machines

• Overview of Hyper-V 

• Installing Hyper-V

• Configuring storage on Hyper-V host servers

• Configuring networking on Hyper-V host servers

• Configuring Hyper-V virtual machines

• Managing Hyper-V virtual machines

 

6. Deploying and Managing Windows Server and Hyper-V Containers

• Overview of containers in Windows Server 2016

• Deploying Windows Server and Hyper-V containers

• Installing, configuring, and managing containers

 

7. Overview of High Availability and Disaster Recovery

• Defining levels of availability

• Planning high availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V virtual machines

• Backing up and restoring the Windows Server 2016 operating system and data by using Windows Server B

• High availability with failover clustering in Windows Server 2016

 

8. Implementing and Managing Failover Clustering

• Planning a failover cluster

• Creating and configuring a new failover cluster

• Maintaining a failover cluster

• Troubleshooting a failover cluster

• Implementing site high availability with stretch clustering

 

9. Implementing Failover Clustering for with Server 2016 Hyper-V

• Overview of integrating Hyper-V Server 2016 with failover clustering

• Implementing and maintaining Hyper-V virtual machines on failover clusters

• Key features for virtual machines in a clustered environment

 

10. Implementing Network Load Balancing

• Overview of NLB clusters 

• Configuring an NLB cluster

• Planning an NLB implementation

 

11. Creating and Managing Deployment Images

• Introduction to deployment images

• Creating and managing deployment images by using MDT

• Virtual machine environments for different workloads

 

12. Managing, Monitoring, and Maintaining Virtual Machine Installations

• WSUS overview and deployment options 

• Update management process with WSUS

• Overview of PowerShell DSC

• Overview of Windows Server 2016 monitoring tools

• Using Performance Monitor

• Monitoring Event Logs

 

Exam 70-741: Networking with Windows Server 2016

 

1. Planning and Implementing an IPv4 Network

• Planning IPv4 addressing

• Configuring an IPv4 host

• Managing and troubleshooting IPv4 network connectivity

 

2. Implementing DHCP

• Overview of the DHCP server role

• Deploying DHCP

• Managing and troubleshooting DHCP

 

3. Implementing IPv6

• Overview of IPv6 addressing

• Configuring an IPv6 host

• Implementing IPv6 and IPv4 coexistence

• Transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6

 

4. Implementing DNS

• Configuring zones in DNS

• Configuring name resolution between DNS zones

• Configuring DNS integration with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

• Configuring advanced DNS settings

 

5. Implementing and Managing IPAM

• IPAM overview

• Deploying IPAM

• Managing IP address spaces by using IPAM

 

6. Remote Access in Windows Server 2016

• Remote access overview

• Implementing Web Application Proxy

7. Implementing DirectAccess

• Overview of DirectAccess

• Implementing DirectAccess by using the Getting Started Wizard

• Implementing and managing an advanced DirectAccess infrastructure

 

8. Implementing VPNs

• Planning VPNs

 

9. Implementing Networking for Branch Offices

• Networking features and considerations for branch offices

• Implementing Distributed File System (DFS) for branch offices

• Implementing BranchCache for branch offices

 

10. Configuring Advanced Networking Features

• Overview of high performance networking features

• Configuring advanced Hyper-V networking features

 

11. Implementing Software-Defined Networking (SDN)

• Overview of SDN

• Implementing network virtualization

• Implementing Network Controller

 

Exam 70-742: Identity with Windows Server 2016

 

1. Installing and Configuring Domain Controllers (DCs)

• Overview of AD DS

• Overview of AD DS DCs

• Deploying DCs

 

2. Managing Objects in AD DS

• Managing user accounts

• Managing groups in AD DS

• Managing computer accounts

• Using Windows PowerShell for AD DS administration

• Implementing and managing organizational units

 

3. Advanced AD DS Infrastructure Management

• Overview of advanced AD DS deployments

• Deploying a distributed AD DS environment

• Configuring AD DS trusts

 

4. Implementing and Administering AD DS Sites and Replication

• Overview of AD DS replication

• Configuring AD DS sites

• Configuring and monitoring AD DS replication

 

5. Implementing Group Policy

• Introducing Group Policy

• Implementing and administering GPOs

• Group Policy scope and Group Policy processing

• Troubleshooting the application of GPOs

 

6. Managing User Settings with GPOs

• Implementing administrative templates

• Configuring Folder Redirection and scripts

• Configuring Group Policy preferences

 

7. Securing AD DS

• Securing domain controllers

• Implementing account security

• Audit authentication

• Configuring managed service accounts (MSAs)

 

8. Deploying and Managing AD CS

• Deploying CAs

• Administering CAs

• Troubleshooting and maintaining CAs

 

9. Deploying and Managing Certificates

• Deploying and managing certificate templates

• Managing certificate deployment, revocation, and recovery

• Using certificates in a business environment

• Implementing and managing smart cards

 

10. Implementing and Administering AD FS

• Overview of AD FS

• AD FS requirements and planning

• Deploying and configuring AD FS

• Overview of Web Application Proxy

 

11. Implementing and Administering AD RMS

• Overview of AD RMS

• Deploying and managing an AD RMS infrastructure

• Configuring AD RMS content protection

 

12. Implementing AD DS Synchronization with Azure AD

• Planning and preparing for directory synchronization

• Implementing directory synchronization by using Azure AD Connect

• Managing identities with directory synchronization

 

13. Monitoring, Managing, and Recovering AD DS

• Monitoring AD DS

• Managing the Active Directory database

• Active Directory backup and recovery options for AD DS and other identity and access solutions