1. Install Windows Server in Host and Compute Environments Flashcards
Server 2016 Minimum Requirements
- Processor: 1.4GHz
- Memory:
- Server Core: 512 MB RAM
- Desktop Experience: 2GB
- Disk: 32GB minimum
Server 2016 Maximum Hardware Limits
- Processor:
- 512 logical processors
- VM Processors: 240 per VM
- Virtual Machines:
- 1024 per host
- Memory:
- 24TB per host
- 12TB per VM
- Disk
- VHDX Size: 64TB
OSE
Operating System Environment (physical or virtual)
Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Features
- Storage Spaces Direct
- Storage Replica
- Shielded virtual machines
- Unlimited OSEs
Windows Server 2016 Standard
Allows two OSEs. Lacks advanced features in Datacenter edition.
Windows Server 2016 Essentials
For small businesses with up to 25 users and 50 devices.
Windows Server 2016 MultiPoint Premium Server
Enables multiple users to access a single server installation. Available only through academic licensing.
Windows Storage Server 2016 Server
Available only through OEM as part of a dedicated storage hardware solution
Windows Hyper-V Server 2016
Hypervisor-only download, no GUI, only hosts VMs
Storage Spaces Direct
Makes shared clustered storage directly available to clusters using Storage Space-type technology, enabling use of JBOD arrays for highly available storage.
Storage Replica
Storage-agnostic data replication between servers or clusters; allows you to synchronously or asynchronously replicate volumes at the block level using SMBv3
SMB
Server Message Block
Shielded virtual machines
Provides VMs with protection from compromised administrators that have access to the Hyper-V host by encrypting the VM state and its virtual disks
Network controller
Provides a central automation point for network infrastructure configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting
WDS
Windows Deployment Services
A server-based system for deploying desktop operating systems automatically over the network. PXE is used to connect the computers to WDS.
PXE
Preboot Execution Environment
Allows computer to load OS from a server.
Windows Server Core
Server installation that does not include a GUI, can only be managed through PowerShell or from another server that does have the full Desktop Experience.
YOU CAN NO LONGER INSTALL/UNINSTALL THE GUI FEATURES POST-INSTALLATION
Reasons to use Server Core
- Reduced resource footprint
- Fewer updates
- Reduced attack surface
Get-NetAdapter
Cmdlet that gets the basic network adapter properties.
New-NetIPAddress
Cmdlet used to configure IP addresses and their properties. This includes creating an IP address, subnet mask and default gateway on the interface.
Example:
New-NetIPAddress -InterfaceIndex 6 -IPAddress 192.168.5.80 -PrefixLength 24 -DefaultGateway 192.168.5.254
Set-DnsClientServerAddress
Cmdlet used to configure an interface with a DNS server address. This allows a computer on a network to access resources and other computers based on their DNS name.
Example: Set-DNSClientServerAddress -InterfaceIndex 6 -ServerAddresses ("192.168.5.1","192.168.5.2")
Add-Computer
Cmdlet which adds the local computer to a domain or workgroup.
Example: Add-Computer -DomainName example.local -NewName "ServerB" -Credential (Get-Credential) (Joins machine to domain, renames machine, prompts for credentials)
Rename computer with netdom.exe
netdom renamecomputer SERVER2 /newname:SERVERB
Join domain with netdom.exe
netdom join COMPUTER1 /domain:EXAMPLE.local /userd:USERNAME /passwordd:*
(Joins domain and prompts for password