Discover Windows Server 2016 image deployment tools. Examine the native tools of Windows Server 2016 used to create, deploy, manage, and maintain servers and server images.
Learning Objectives
Server 2016: Install, Store, and Compute: Image Deployment Management
- plan for Windows Server virtualization
- plan for Linux and FreeBSD deployments
- describe Windows images and supported image types
- understand the Microsoft Assessment and Planning toolkit (MAP)
- explain the purpose of deployment images and the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) used to deploy and maintain them
- understand the use of the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK)
- implement and manage deployment images by using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)
- determine considerations for deploying workloads into virtualized environments
- update images
- update images with cumulative updates
- install roles and features in offline images
- manage and maintain Windows Server Core images, Nano Server images, and VHDs using Windows PowerShell
- describe the purpose of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and the requirements to implement WSUS
- manage the update process with WSUS
- configure WSUS groups
- manage patch management in mixed environments
- understand Windows Defender
- integrate Windows Defender with WSUS
- choose WSUS topology appropriate for a given scenario
Framework Connections
The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):
Specialty Areas
- Systems Administration
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