Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating Servers and Workloads

Module 1
Installing, upgrading, and

migrating servers and workloads
Module Overview
Introducing Windows Server 2016

Preparing and installing Server Core
Preparing for upgrades and migrations
Migrating server roles and workloads
• Windows Server activation models
Lesson 1: Introducing Windows Server 2016
Selecting a suitable Windows Server 2016 edition

Hardware requirements
Overview of installation options
Managing servers remotely
Using Windows PowerShell 5.0 to manage servers
• Windows Server Servicing Channels
Selecting a suitable Windows Server 2016 edition
• Windows Server 2016 Essentials

• Windows Server 2016 Standard
• Windows Server 2016 Datacenter
• Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016
• Windows Storage Server 2016 Workgroup
• Windows Storage Server 2016 Standard
Hardware requirements
Windows Server 2016 has the following minimum

hardware requirements for Server installation:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/
get-started/system-requirements
Overview of installation options
You can choose among the following installation

options when deploying Windows Server 2016:
• Windows Server 2016 (Desktop Experience)—full server

installation
• Windows Server 2016—Server Core installation
Managing servers remotely
• Use the following options to remotely manage a

computer that is running Windows Server 2016:
• Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT)
• Server Manager
• Management consoles for each role/feature
• Windows PowerShell remoting and PowerShell Direct
• Remote shell
• Remote Desktop
• Group Policy (not supported on Nano Server)
• Firewall exceptions required for remote

management
Using Windows PowerShell 5.0 to manage servers
Windows PowerShell is a scripting language and

command-line interface that is designed to assist
you in performing day-to-day administrative tasks
What’s new since Windows Server 2008 was released?
New features and improvements introduced in

Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2:
• Work Folders • Storage Spaces
• DHCP failover • Storage tiers
• IPAM • Better domain controller
• Dynamic Access Control virtualization
• Data deduplication • Cloning virtual domain
controllers
What’s new since Windows Server 2012 was released?
New features and improvements introduced in

Windows Server 2016:
• Containers • PowerShell Direct
• Docker support • Shielded virtual machines
• Rolling upgrades for • Windows Defender
Hyper-V and storage • Storage Spaces Direct
clusters • Storage Replica
• Hot add/remove virtual • Remote Desktop Services
memory & network • Microsoft Passport
adapters • Azure AD Join support
• Nested virtualization • Privileged Access
Management
Lesson 2: Preparing and installing Server Core
Planning for Server Core

Installing Server Core and Server with Desktop
Experience
Post-installation configuration settings
Discussion: selecting a suitable Windows Server
edition and installation type
• Demonstration: Installing Windows Server 2016
Planning for Server Core
• Server Core is:

• A more security-enhanced, less resource-intensive
installation option than the Desktop Experience
installation
• An installation that cannot be converted to a full
graphical shell version of Windows Server 2016
• The default installation option for Windows
Server 2016
• Managed locally by using Windows PowerShell and
other standard tools
• With remote management enabled, you rarely
need to sign in locally
Post-installation configuration settings
After you install Windows Server 2016, you must

complete the following:
• Configure the IP address
• Set the computer name
• Join an Active Directory domain
• Configure the time zone
• Enable automatic updates
• Add roles and features
• Enable the Remote Desktop feature
• Configure Windows Firewall settings
Sconfig.cmd interface screen
In-place upgrades vs. server migration
• Upgrading to Windows Server 2016:

• Can upgrade from Windows Server 2008 R2 or later
• Can only upgrade to same or newer editions
• Requires same processor architecture
• Migrating to Windows Server 2016:

• Must migrate from x86 version of Windows Server
• Can use the Windows Server Migration Tools feature
In-place upgrade scenarios
Perform an in-place upgrade when:

• Existing servers meet hardware requirements
• Software products installed on an existing server support
an in-place upgrade
• You want to keep existing data and security permissions
• You want to keep existing roles, features, and settings
Migrating server roles within a domain
The roles that you can migrate from supported

earlier editions of Windows Server to Windows
Server 2016 include:
• AD FS Role Services
• Hyper-V
• DHCP
• DNS
• Network Policy Server
• Print and Document Services
• Remote Access
• WSUS
Migrating server roles across domains or forests
When migrating serves across domains:

• Create a new Windows Server 2016 AD DS forest
• Deploy applications on new servers
• Establish AD DS trust between the current and the new
AD DS forests
• Migrate AD DS objects
• Migrate application data and settings
• Decommission and remove the old AD DS environment
Lesson 5: Windows Server activation models
Windows Server 2016 licensing and activation

• Discussion: Planning volume activation
https://www.microsoft.com/vi-vn/licensing/product
-licensing/client-access-license

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Module 1

Installing, upgrading, and

Introducing Windows Server 2016

Selecting a suitable Windows Server 2016 edition

• Windows Server 2016 Essentials

Windows Server 2016 has the following minimum

You can choose among the following installation

• Windows Server 2016 (Desktop Experience)—full server

• Use the following options to remotely manage a

• Firewall exceptions required for remote

Windows PowerShell is a scripting language and

New features and improvements introduced in

New features and improvements introduced in

Planning for Server Core

• Server Core is:

After you install Windows Server 2016, you must

• Upgrading to Windows Server 2016:

• Migrating to Windows Server 2016:

Perform an in-place upgrade when:

The roles that you can migrate from supported

When migrating serves across domains:

Windows Server 2016 licensing and activation

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