Exam Ref 70-743 Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA: Windows Server 2016

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

Table of Contents

Part I: Storage and Compute Chapter 1: Implement server storage solutions

Skill 1.1. Configure disks and volumesSkill 1.2: Implement advanced storage solutions

Chapter 2: Implement Hyper-V

Skill 2.1: Install and configure Hyper-VSkill 2.2: Configure virtual machine settingsSkill 2.3: Configure Hyper-V storageSkill 2.4: Configure Hyper-V networking

Chapter 3:  Implement Windows Containers

Skill 3.1: Deploy Windows ContainersSkill 3.2: Manage Windows Containers

Chapter 4: Implement high availability

Skill 4.1:  Implement high availability and disaster recovery options within Hyper-VSkill 4.2: Implement failover clusteringSkill 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 workloadsSkill 5.2: Install and configure Nano Server

Part II: NetworkingChapter 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 solutionsSkill 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 solutionsSkill 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

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