Windows Server – Installation, Configuration and Server Administration (WS161)

Microsoft, Windows Server

Intensive hands-on course focused on deploying, configuring and operating Windows Server in enterprise environments. The training covers practical methods for installation and role deployment, managing Active Directory, and operating storage and networking, including upgrades and migrations.

The course also teaches basic PowerShell automation for administration, deploying and managing Hyper-V virtual machines, and implementing backup and recovery strategies. Emphasis is on security, performance tuning and practical monitoring tools.

THIS TRAINING COURSE WILL HELP YOU:

  • Acquire basic skills to install, configure and manage servers
  • Learn best practices and tools for efficient server operation
  • Understand Active Directory concepts and apply them in practice
  • Manage storage, file and print servers and optimize their performance
  • Gain basic virtualization skills using Hyper-V

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • Server administrators
  • System administrators
  • IT engineers supporting Windows environments
  • IT staff preparing for server management tasks

COURSE LOCATION AND AVAILABLE DATES



Choose whether to attend in person in our classroom or join online. You can select your preferred format during registration. Learn more about hybrid training.

Public courses are usually delivered in Czech, but this course is also available in English. We can arrange private training for your team online, at your premises or in our classrooms, and tailor the content to your needs.

For groups of around 4 or more participants, private training can already be comparable in price to booking individual places on a public course. Send us your requirements and we’ll recommend the best format and provide an exact quote.

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Course content:

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  • Installation, upgrade and migration
    1. Introduction to Windows Server
    2. Installing Desktop and Server Core editions
    3. Preparing for upgrade and migration
    4. Software licensing: system activation and activation role
  • Basics of Active Directory (ADDS)
    1. ADDS overview
    2. Installing and configuring the service on Desktop and Core
    3. Managing common object types
    4. Searching within AD
    5. Introduction to PowerShell ActiveDirectory module and ADDS Deployment
  • Management and automation tools
    1. Traditional management tools
    2. MMC console
    3. Server Manager
    4. Introduction to PowerShell, PS Remoting and WMI
    5. Windows Admin Center
  • Storage, file and print server management
    1. Storage management tools
    2. Managing physical and virtual disks
    3. Managing volumes and file systems (NTFS and ReFS)
    4. Introduction to Storage Spaces
    5. Disk quotas
    6. File server basics: file sharing
    7. FSRM (File Server Resource Manager)
    8. Print server
    9. Data deduplication
    10. iSCSI (optional)
  • Installing and configuring Hyper-V and virtual machines
    1. Hyper-V overview and installation
    2. Configuring disks and networking for VMs
    3. Deploying and managing virtual machines
    4. Managing VMs using PowerShell Direct
  • Overview of high availability and disaster recovery
    1. Service availability levels
    2. Planning high availability and recovery in Hyper-V
    3. Backup and recovery using Windows Server Backup
    4. Failover clustering overview
  • Managing, monitoring and maintaining virtual machines
    1. Overview of monitoring tools for Windows Server
    2. Using performance counters and event logs
  • Deploying and managing Windows Server and Hyper-V containers (optional)
    1. Overview of containers in Windows Server
    2. Deploying Windows Server and Hyper-V containers
    3. Installing, configuring and managing containers
    4. Managing containers with Windows PowerShell and Docker
Prerequisites:
Participants should have workstation admin skills and basic knowledge of Windows networking.
Recommended follow-up course:
Windows Server – Network Services (WS162)
Schedule:
3 days (9:00-17:00)
Price per person:
576.00 € ( 696.96 € incl. 21% VAT)

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