Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server MS55341 Training Plan: Detailed Modules
Module 1: Installing, upgrading, and migrating servers and workloads
- Introducing Windows Server
- Preparing and installing Server Core
- Preparing for upgrades and migrations
- Migrating server roles and workloads
- Windows Server activation models
Module 2: Configuring local storage
- Managing disks in Windows Server
- Managing volumes in Windows Server
Module 3: Implementing enterprise storage solutions
- Overview of DAS, NAS, and SANs
- Comparing Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet
- Understanding iSNS, DCB, and MPIO
- Configuring sharing in Windows Server
Module 4: Implementing Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication
- Implementing Storage Spaces
- Managing Storage Spaces
- Implementing Data Deduplication
Module 5: Installing and configuring Hyper-V and virtual machines
- Overview of Hyper-V
- Installing Hyper-V
- Configuring storage on Hyper-V host servers
- Configuring networking on Hyper-V host servers
- Configuring Hyper-V virtual machines
- Managing virtual machines
Module 6: Deploying and managing Windows and Hyper-V containers
- Overview of containers in Windows Server
- Deploying Windows Server and Hyper-V containers
- Installing, configuring, and managing containers by using Docker
Module 7: Overview of high availability and disaster recovery
- Defining levels of availability
- Planning high availability and disaster recovery solutions with Hyper-V virtual machines
- Backing up and restoring by using Windows Server Backup
- High availability with failover clustering in Windows Server
Module 8: Implementing failover clustering
- Planning a failover cluster
- Creating and configuring a new failover cluster
- Maintaining a failover cluster
- Troubleshooting a failover cluster
- Implementing site high availability with stretch clustering
Module 9: Implementing failover clustering with Windows Server Hyper-V
- Overview of the integration of Hyper-V with failover clustering
- Implementing Hyper-V VMs on failover clusters
- Key features for VMs in a clustered environment
Module 10: Implementing Network Load Balancing
- Overview of NLB
- Configuring an NLB cluster
- Planning an NLB implementation
Module 11: Creating and managing deployment images
- Introduction to deployment images
- Creating and managing deployment images by using MDT
- Virtual machine environments for different workloads
Module 12: Managing, monitoring, and maintaining virtual machine installations
- WSUS overview and deployment options
- Update management process with WSUS
- Overview of Windows PowerShell DSC
- Overview of Windows Server monitoring tools
- Using Performance Monitor
- Monitoring event logs
Recommended prerequisite knowledge
- Windows Server Fundamentals: Basic understanding of roles, services, and general Windows Server administration.
- Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS): Knowledge of the basic principles and concepts of AD DS management.
- Basic Networking: Understanding of essential network technologies (IP addressing, DNS, DHCP).
- Storage Technologies: Basic knowledge of storage concepts (disks, partitions, file systems, storage hardware).
- Virtualization: Comprehensive understanding of server virtualization concepts.
- Windows PowerShell: Basic understanding of Windows PowerShell scripting and syntax for administration.
Windows Server Storage Training
The Windows Server Installation, Storage, and Compute training course is designed for IT professionals who want to master the planning, deployment, and management of storage and virtualization infrastructures in an enterprise environment. This course covers essential topics such as Server Core installation and configuration, advanced disk and volume management, high-performance storage solutions (Storage Spaces, iSCSI, data deduplication), and the deployment of virtual machines with Hyper-V and containers with Docker. This course also equips you with the skills needed to implement failover clustering and ensure the high availability of your critical applications and services.
This training will provide you with the knowledge necessary to effectively administer, optimize, and secure your organization’s storage and virtualization infrastructure.
Why take the Installation, Storage and Compute training with Windows Server?
Mastering Windows Server storage and virtualization architectures allows you to manage IT infrastructure and enterprise workloads centrally, efficiently, and with high availability. With ever-increasing data volumes and the need for business continuity, this training helps IT professionals acquire key skills to deploy advanced storage solutions (Storage Spaces, deduplication, iSCSI), virtualize servers with Hyper-V, orchestrate Windows and Docker containers, and configure failover clusters. It also provides in-depth knowledge of system imaging, maintenance, and monitoring methods, enabling you to meet today’s scalability and reliability requirements.
By gaining expertise in Windows Server storage and compute, you can optimize your hardware resource utilization, reduce infrastructure costs, simplify the management of your critical servers, and improve your company’s overall IT resilience.
Key skills you will learn in the Storage with Windows Server training
Our MS55341 course provides hands-on, in-depth instruction on Windows Server installation, storage, virtualization, and compute. Key topics include:
Windows Server Installation, Upgrade, and Migration
Learn how to plan deployments, install the Server Core option, perform role and workload migrations, and manage license activation models.Advanced Storage Solution Management
Learn how to configure disks, volumes, file systems (NTFS/ReFS), iSCSI storage arrays, MPIO, and implement data deduplication to optimize disk space.Storage Spaces Implementation
Master storage virtualization by configuring resilient and highly available storage spaces, including Storage Spaces Direct (S2D).Hyper-V Deployment and Management
Understand how to install the Hyper-V role, configure virtual machine (VM) storage and networking, manage virtual switches, and optimize the execution of virtualized workloads.Windows Container and Docker Deployment
Develop practical skills in creating, deploying, and managing Windows Server and Hyper-V containers using orchestration tools and the Docker engine.High Availability and Failover Clustering Implementation
Learn how to design and configure failover clusters, integrate Hyper-V VMs into a cluster, and deploy network load balancing (NLB) to ensure business continuity.- System Maintenance, Imaging, and Monitoring
Explore methods for creating and managing system images, managing updates with WSUS, automating with PowerShell DSC, and using performance monitoring tools.
This training ensures that you will be able to effectively administer and optimize your storage, virtualization and server infrastructures using modern Windows Server tools.
Instructor-led training for better mastery
Our Windows Server Installation, Storage, and Compute course offers interactive sessions led by expert certified instructors. Through concrete examples and hands-on exercises in a virtual lab, you will gain real-world experience in configuring, managing, and optimizing enterprise storage, Hyper-V virtualization, and high-availability infrastructures.
By the end of the course, you will be ready to optimize server administration, efficiently manage storage volumes and containers, and apply best practices for infrastructure resilience under Windows Server.
Who should take the Installation, Storage and Compute with Windows Server training course?
The MS55341 course is ideal for:
- System administrators, system engineers, and infrastructure specialists responsible for managing, deploying, and maintaining enterprise servers, storage volumes, and compute resources.
- Virtualization administrators and cloud engineers looking to enhance their skills in deploying Hyper-V virtual machines, managing virtual networks/storage, and orchestrating Windows and Docker containers.
- IT professionals wanting to develop their knowledge of high availability (failover clusters, NLB), storage virtualization (Storage Spaces Direct), and deployment automation with PowerShell and Windows Admin Center.
This course is perfect for those who want to deepen their skills in storage and virtualization management to ensure the resilience, performance, and stability of IT infrastructure running on Windows Server.
Optimize the performance, storage, and resilience of your infrastructure with Windows Server
By completing the Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server course, you will develop the skills necessary to effectively manage storage architectures, deploy high-performance virtual environments with Hyper-V, and ensure high availability of your infrastructure within your organization. This course will help you strengthen business continuity and improve the overall administration of your IT environment.
Enhance your skills in storage, virtualization, and clustering under Windows Server. Register for our MS55341 course today to ensure modern, seamless, and secure management of your enterprise servers.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Installation, Storage and Compute with Windows Server training course (FAQ)
The training covers the installation and configuration of Windows Server (including Server Core), advanced disk and storage management (Storage Spaces, deduplication, iSCSI), the deployment of virtual machines with Hyper-V, the creation and orchestration of Windows and Docker containers, the implementation of failover clustering and NLB for high availability, as well as methods for imaging, maintenance and performance monitoring.
This course is intended for system administrators, infrastructure engineers, virtualization specialists and system engineers who are responsible for the deployment, storage management, virtual servers and business service continuity under Windows Server.
Basic experience in computer systems administration, familiarity with Active Directory Services (AD DS), as well as fundamental knowledge of networks (IP, DNS) and storage concepts are recommended to take full advantage of this training.
Participants will acquire the skills necessary to optimize the use of their enterprise storage, virtualize their servers with Hyper-V, manage application containers, configure high availability clusters and ensure a highly resilient, high-performance and easy-to-maintain infrastructure.
Yes, the training offers interactive sessions combining theory and practical work in a virtual laboratory, allowing participants to directly manipulate Windows Server, Hyper-V, storage spaces and clusters in real business scenarios.
It provides in-depth knowledge of Windows Server storage and virtualization technologies to streamline hardware resources, reduce downtime through failover clustering, and automate server deployment and monitoring.
Yes, this training is available in an interactive virtual classroom via Microsoft Teams, offering participants the flexibility to follow the course remotely while benefiting from live expert guidance and access to practical labs.
We offer various options depending on your situation (group rates, corporate training plans, or applicable grant/funding programs). Contact our sales team or your training advisor for a personalized quote.