MCSA Exam 70-740: Skill Measured Chapter Section Install Windows Servers in host and compute environments (10–15%) Install, upgrade, and migrate servers and 2, 3 workloads
• Determine Windows Server 2016 installation 2 Windows Server 2016 Editions and
requirements Requirements
• Determine appropriate Windows Server 2016 2 Windows Server 2016 Editions and
editions per workloads Requirements
• Install Windows Server 2016 2 Planning a Windows Server 2016
Installation • Install Windows Server 2016 features and roles 2 Using Features on Demand 3 Working with Server Roles and Features
• Install and configure Windows Server Core 2 Server Core: Windows That Doesn’t
Do Windows • Manage Windows Server Core installations 2 Server Core: Windows That Doesn’t using Windows PowerShell, command line, and 3 Do Windows remote management capabilities 3 Working with Server Roles and 3 Features (Managing Server Roles with PowerShell) Managing Servers Remotely Configuring Services
• Implement Windows PowerShell Desired State 3 Working with Server Roles and Configuration (DSC) to install and maintain Features (Implementing Desired integrity of installed environments State Configuration)
• Perform upgrades and migrations of servers 2 Planning a Windows Server 2016
and core workloads from Windows Server 2008 Installation and Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2016
• Determine the appropriate activation model for 2 Planning a Windows Server 2016
server installation, such as Automatic Virtual Installation Machine Activation (AVMA), Key Management Service (KMS), and Active Directory-based Activation Install and configure Nano Server 2, 12 • Determine appropriate usage scenarios and 2 Windows Server 2016 Editions and requirements for Nano Server 12 Requirements Introducing Nano Server
• Install Nano Server 12 Installing Nano Server
• Implement Roles and Features on Nano Server 12 Creating Advanced Nano Server
Images • Manage and configure Nano Server 12 Installing Nano Server 12 Creating Advanced Nano Server Images • Manage Nano Server remotely using Windows 12 Installing Nano Server PowerShell 12 Creating Advanced Nano Server Images Create, manage, and maintain images for 3, 6, 7 deployment
• Plan for Windows Server virtualization 6 Installing Hyper-V
• Plan for Linux and FreeBSD deployments 7 Implementing Linux and FreeBSD
Virtual Machines • Determine considerations for deploying 6 Installing Hyper-V workloads into virtualized environments
• Update images with patches, hotfixes, and 3 Working with Windows Install
drivers Images for Deployment • Install roles and features in offline images 3 Working with Server Roles and 3 Features (Managing Server Roles with PowerShell) Working with Windows Install Images for Deployment
• Manage and maintain Windows Server Core, 3 Working with Windows Install
Nano Server images, and VHDs using Windows Images for Deployment PowerShell Implement storage solutions (10–15%)
Configure disks and volumes 4
• Configure sector sizes appropriate for various 4 Configuring Local Disks workloads
• Configure GUID partition table (GPT) disks 4 Configuring Local Disks
• Create VHD and VHDX files using Server 4 Working with Virtual Disks Manager or Windows PowerShell Storage module cmdlets
• Mount virtual hard disks 4 Working with Virtual Disks
• Determine when to use NTFS and ReFS file 4 Configuring Local Disks systems • Configure NFS and SMB shares using Server 4 An Overview of File Sharing Manager 4 Creating Windows File Shares
• Configure SMB share and session settings 4 Creating Windows File Shares using Windows PowerShell
• Configure SMB server and SMB client 4 Creating Windows File Shares configuration settings using Windows PowerShell
• Configure file and folder permissions 4 Securing Access to Files with
Permissions
Implement server storage 5
• Configure storage pools 5 Using Storage Spaces
• Implement simple, mirror, and parity storage 5 Using Storage Spaces layout options for disks or enclosures
• Expand storage pools 5 Using Storage Spaces
• Configure Tiered Storage 5 Using Storage Spaces
• Configure iSCSI target and initiator 5 Configuring iSCSI
• Configure iSNS 5 Configuring iSCSI
• Configure Datacenter Bridging (DCB) 5 Configuring iSCSI
• Configure Multi-Path IO (MPIO) 5 Configuring iSCSI
• Determine usage scenarios for Storage Replica 5 Storage Replica
• Implement Storage Replica for server-to-server, 5 Storage Replica cluster-to-cluster, and stretch cluster scenarios
Implement data deduplication 5
• Implement and configure deduplication 5 Implementing Data Deduplication
• Determine appropriate usage scenarios for 5 Implementing Data Deduplication deduplication
• Monitor deduplication 5 Implementing Data Deduplication • Implement a backup and restore solution with 5 Implementing Data Deduplication deduplication Implement Hyper-V (20–25%) Install and configure Hyper-V 6, 7
• Determine hardware and compatibility 6 Installing Hyper-V requirements for installing Hyper-V
• Install Hyper-V 6 Installing Hyper-V
• Install management tools 6 Installing Hyper-V
• Upgrade from existing versions of Hyper-V 6 Installing Hyper-V
• Delegate virtual machine management 6 Managing Virtual Machines (Delegation of VM Management)
• Perform remote management of Hyper-V hosts 6 Installing Hyper-V
• Configure virtual machines using Windows 6 Managing Virtual Machines (Non- PowerShell Direct Uniform Memory Access Support)
• Implement nested virtualization 7 Nested Virtualization Configure virtual machine (VM) settings 6, 7
• Add or remove memory in a running VM 6 Managing Virtual Machines
• Configure dynamic memory 6 Managing Virtual Machines
• Configure Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) 6 Managing Virtual Machines (Non- support Uniform Memory Access Support)
• Configure smart paging 6 Managing Virtual Machines
• Configure Resource Metering 6 Managing Virtual Machines (Resource Metering)
• Manage Integration Services 6 Managing Virtual Machines
• Create and configure Generation 1 and 2 VMs 6 Creating Virtual Machines in Hyper-
and determine appropriate usage scenarios V
• Implement enhanced session mode 6 Managing Virtual Machines (Enhanced Session Mode)
• Create Linux and FreeBSD VMs 7 Implementing Linux and FreeBSD
Virtual Machines
• Install and configure Linux Integration Services 7 Implementing Linux and FreeBSD
(LIS) Virtual Machines
• Install and configure FreeBSD Integration 7 Implementing Linux and FreeBSD
Services (BIS) Virtual Machines
• Implement Secure Boot for Windows and Linux 6 Creating Virtual Machines in Hyper-
environments V
• Move and convert VMs from previous versions 6 Installing Hyper-V of Hyper-V to Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V
• Export and import VMs 6 Creating Virtual Machines in Hyper-
V
• Implement Discrete Device Assignment (DDA) 6 Managing Virtual Machines (Discrete Device Assignment) Configure Hyper-V storage 6, 7
• Create VHDs and VHDX files using Hyper-V 7 Working with Virtual Hard Disks Manager
• Create shared VHDX files, configure 7 Working with Virtual Hard Disks differencing disks
• Modify virtual hard disks 7 Working with Virtual Hard Disks
• Configure pass-through disks 7 Working with Virtual Hard Disks • Resize a virtual hard disk 7 Working with Virtual Hard Disks
• Manage checkpoints 6 Managing Virtual Machines (Checkpoints)
• Implement production checkpoints 6 Managing Virtual Machines (Checkpoints)
• Implement a virtual Fibre Channel adapter 7 Advanced Virtual Network Configuration (Configuring Fibre Channel Adapters)
• Configure storage Quality of Service (QoS) 7 Working with Virtual Hard Disks (Storage QoS)
Configure Hyper-V networking 7
• Add and remove virtual network interface cards 7 Hyper-V Virtual Networks (vNICs)
• Configure Hyper-V virtual switches 7 Hyper-V Virtual Networks
• Optimize network performance 7 Advanced Virtual Network
Configuration
• Configure MAC addresses 7 Advanced Virtual Network
Configuration
• Configure network isolation 7 Hyper-V Virtual Networks
• Configure synthetic and legacy virtual network 7 Advanced Virtual Network
adapters Configuration
• Configure NIC teaming in VMs 7 Advanced Virtual Network
Configuration
• Configure virtual machine queue (VMQ) 7 Advanced Virtual Network
Configuration
• Enable Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) 7 Advanced Virtual Network
on network adapters bound to a Hyper-V virtual Configuration switch using Switch Embedded Teaming (SET)
• Configure Bandwidth Management 7 Hyper-V Virtual Networks Implement Windows containers (5–10%)
Deploy Windows containers 12
• Determine installation requirements and 12 Introducing Windows Containers appropriate scenarios for Windows containers
• Install and configure Windows Server container 12 Deploying Windows Containers host in physical or virtualized environments
• Install and configure Windows Server container 12 Deploying Windows Containers host to Windows Server Core or Nano Server in a physical or virtualized environment
• Install Docker on Windows Server and Nano 12 Deploying Windows Containers Server
• Configure Docker daemon start-up options 12 Deploying Windows Containers (Managing Daemon Start-up Options)
• Configure Windows PowerShell for use with 12 Managing Windows containers Containers (Managing Windows Containers with PowerShell)
• Install a base operating system 12 Deploying Windows Containers
• Tag an image 12 Managing Windows Containers (Working with Container Images) • Uninstall an operating system image 12 Managing Windows Containers (Working with Container Images)
• Create Windows Server containers 12 Deploying Windows Containers
• Create Hyper-V containers 12 Deploying Windows Containers
Manage Windows containers 12
• Manage Windows containers using the Docker 12 Managing Windows daemon Containers (Managing Containers with the Docker Daemon)
• Manage Windows containers using Windows 12 Managing Windows PowerShell Containers (Managing Windows Containers with PowerShell)
• Manage container networking 12 Managing Windows Containers (Implementing Container Networks)
• Manage container data volumes 12 Managing Windows Containers (Working with Container Data Volumes)
• Manage Resource Control 12 Managing Windows Containers (Managing Resource Control)
• Create new container images using Dockerfile 12 Managing Windows Containers (Managing Container Images with Dockerfile, DockerHub, and Microsoft Azure)
• Manage container images using DockerHub 12 Managing Windows repository for public and private scenarios Containers (Managing Container Images with Dockerfile, DockerHub, and Microsoft Azure)
• Manage container images using Microsoft 12 Managing Windows Azure Containers (Managing Container Images with Dockerfile, DockerHub, and Microsoft Azure) Implement high availability (30–35%)
Implement high availability and disaster 9 recovery options in Hyper-V
• Implement Hyper-V Replica 9 Configuring Virtual Machine
Movement
• implement Live Migration 9 Configuring Virtual Machine
Movement
• Implement Shared Nothing Live Migration 9 Configuring Virtual Machine
Movement
• Configure CredSSP or Kerberos authentication 9 Configuring Virtual Machine
protocol for Live Migration Movement
• Implement storage migration 9 Configuring Virtual Machine
Movement Implement failover clustering 8, 9 • Implement Workgroup, Single, and Multi- 8 Failover Cluster Domain clusters 9 Advanced Failover Clusters (Creating Workgroup and Multi-Domain Clusters) • Configure quorum 8 Failover Clusters 9 Advanced Failover Clusters (Configuring Advanced Quorum Settings)
• Configure cluster networking 8 Failover Clusters (Configuring Failover Clustering)
• Restore single node or cluster configuration 9 Advanced Failover Clusters (Backing Up and Restoring Cluster Configuration)
• Configure cluster storage 8 Failover Clusters (Configuring Failover Clustering)
• Implement Cluster-Aware Updating 8 Failover Clusters (Cluster-Aware Updating)
• Implement Cluster Operating System Rolling 9 Advanced Failover Upgrade Clusters (Upgrading a Failover Cluster)
• Configure and optimize clustered shared 8 Failover Clusters (Configuring volumes (CSVs) Failover Clustering)
• Configure clusters without network names 9 Advanced Failover Clusters (Creating Active Directory– Detached Clusters)
• Implement Scale-Out File Server (SoFS) 9 Advanced Failover Clusters (Configuring Roles for High Availability)
• Determine different scenarios for the use of 9 Advanced Failover SoFS versus clustered File Server Clusters (Configuring Roles for High Availability)
• Determine usage scenarios for implementing 9 Implementing High Availability in guest clustering Hyper-V (Configure Guest Clustering)
• Implement a Clustered Storage Spaces solution 9 Advanced Failover using Shared SAS storage enclosures Clusters (Deploying Clustered Storage Spaces)
• Implement Storage Replica 9 Advanced Failover Clusters (Implementing Storage Replica with Failover Clusters)
• Implement Cloud Witness 9 Advanced Failover Clusters (Configuring Advanced Quorum Settings)
• Implement VM resiliency 9 Implementing High Availability in Hyper-V (Configure Guest Clustering)
• Implement shared VHDX as a storage solution 9 Implementing High Availability in for guest clusters Hyper-V (Configure Guest Clustering)
Implement Storage Spaces Direct 9
• Determine scenario requirements for 9 Implementing Storage Spaces Direct implementing Storage Spaces Direct
• Enable Storage Spaces direct using Windows 9 Implementing Storage Spaces Direct PowerShell
• Implement a disaggregated Storage Spaces 9 Implementing Storage Spaces Direct Direct scenario in a cluster • Implement a hyper-converged Storage Spaces 9 Implementing Storage Spaces Direct Direct scenario in a cluster Manage failover clustering 8, 9
• Configure role-specific settings including 9 Advanced Failover continuously available shares Clusters (Configuring Roles for High Availability)
• Configure VM monitoring 9 Implementing High Availability in Hyper-V (Configuring Virtual Machine Monitoring)
• Configure failover and preference settings 8 Failover Clusters (Configuring a Cluster Role)
• Implement stretch and site-aware failover 9 Implementing Stretch Clusters clusters
• Enable and configure node fairness 9 Implementing High Availability in Hyper-V (Implement Node Fairness)
Manage VM movement in clustered nodes 9
• Perform a live migration 9 Configuring Virtual Machine Movement (Live Migration)
• Perform a quick migration 9 Configuring Virtual Machine Movement (Quick Migration)
• Perform a storage migration 9 Configuring Virtual Machine Movement (Storage Migration)
• Import, export, and copy VMs 9 Configuring Virtual Machine Movement (VM Export and Import)
• Configure VM network health protection 9 Configuring Virtual Machine Movement (Configuring Virtual Machine Network Health Protection)
• Configure drain on shutdown 9 Implementing High Availability in Hyper-V (Configuring Highly Available Virtual Machines)
Implement Network Load Balancing (NLB) 8
• Install NLB nodes 8 Configuring Network Load
Balancing
• Configure NLB prerequisites 8 Configuring Network Load
Balancing
• Configure affinity 8 Configuring Network Load Balancing (Configuring an NLB Cluster)
• Configure port rules 8 Configuring Network Load Balancing (Configuring an NLB Cluster)
• Configure cluster operation mode 8 Configuring Network Load
Balancing
• Upgrade an NLB cluster 8 Configuring Network Load Balancing (Managing an NLB Cluster) Maintain and monitor server environments (10–15%) Maintain server installations 10, 11 • Implement Windows Server Update Services 10 Installing the WSUS Role (WSUS) solutions 10 Configuring WSUS
• Configure WSUS groups 10 Configuring WSUS • Manage patch management in mixed 10 Configuring WSUS environments
• Implement an antimalware solution with 10 Implementing Windows Defender Windows Defender
• Integrate Windows Defender with WSUS and 10 Implementing Windows Defender Windows Update • Perform backup and restore operations using 11 Backing Up Windows Servers Windows Server Backup 11 Windows Server Recovery • Determine backup strategies for different 11 Backing Up Windows Servers Windows Server roles and workloads, including 11 Backup and Recovery of Specific Hyper-V Host, Hyper-V Guests, Active Directory, Roles File Servers, and Web Servers using Windows Server 2016 native tools and solutions
Monitor server installations 11
• Monitor workloads using Performance Monitor 11 Monitoring a Windows Server
• Configure Data Collector Sets 11 Monitoring a Windows Server
• Determine appropriate CPU, memory, disk, and 11 Monitoring a Windows Server networking counters for storage and compute workloads
• Configure alerts 11 Monitoring a Windows Server
• Monitor workloads using Resource Monitor 11 Monitoring a Windows Server