Windows Server high availability

  • Learning Path
  • 4 Modules

At a glance

Learn to implement high availability Windows Server virtual machine (VM) workloads with Hyper-V Replica, Windows Server Failover Clustering, and Windows Server File Server high availability.

Prerequisites

To get the best experience from this learning path, you should have knowledge and experience of:

  • Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2016.
  • Core networking technologies.
  • Windows Server Hyper-V fundamentals.

Modules in this learning path

Implement Hyper-V Replica

Learn about Hyper-V Replica, scenarios for its use, and prerequisites to use it. Learn about Azure Site Recovery and the benefits of using it, focusing on implementing Site Recovery in on-premises scenarios.

Implement Windows Server failover clustering

Learn about the core functionality of Windows Server failover clustering, various configuration options for failover clustering, and the use of cluster sets.

Implement high availability of Windows Server VMs

This module covers how to implement high availability for Hyper-V virtual machines in Windows Server. You learn how to choose between host clustering, guest clustering, and Network Load Balancing (NLB) for different workload types, configure and perform live migration to move running VMs between Hyper-V hosts using CredSSP or Kerberos authentication, and perform storage migration to relocate VM virtual hard disk files without downtime.

Implement Windows Server File Server high availability

Learn about the core functionality, benefits, use cases, and implementation of the highly available File Server role in Windows Server 2019.

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