Windows Server 2019 - LAB08 Implementing storage solutions (Part3) Implement Storage Spaces Direct

Part 3:  Implement Storage Spaces Direct

What is Storage Spaces Direct?

Storage Spaces Direct is the evolution of Storage Spaces. It leverages Storage Spaces, Failover Clustering, Cluster Shared Volumes (CSVs), Software Storage Bus, and SMB 3.x to implement virtualized, highly-available shared storage by using local disks on each of the Storage Spaces Direct cluster nodes. It is suitable for hosting highly-available workloads, including virtual machines and SQL Server databases. Storage Spaces Direct supports both direct-attached storage (DAS) and JBODs. This eliminates the need for a shared storage fabric and enables you to use a mix of SATA disks to lower costs and NVMe devices to improve performance.

Windows Server 2019 - LAB08 Implementing storage solutions (Part2)

Part2: Configure Storage Spaces :

The main steps in the process Configure Storage Spaces are:

• configured a file server with 4 news data disks .
• Create a storage pool. 
• Create a mirrored virtual disk hosting a single volume. 
• Test workload when remove disk 

Windows Server 2019 - LAB08 Implementing storage solutions (Part1)

Part1: After completing this lab, you'll be able to:

1. Implement Data Deduplication.
2. Configure Internet Small Computer System Interface iSCSI storage.

1. Implement Data Deduplication:

Assume you are already have files server in your org & we also have many duplicate files increase day by day due to operation of end users. So we will implement Data Deduplicate on file server to saving storage space. We will install the Data Deduplication role service , before enable data deduplicate we need to checking currently capacity on file server. After that we will enable data deduplicate to verify the benefits of data deduplicate service.

Windows Server 2019 - LAB07 Implementing and configuring network infrastructure services in Windows Server

DHV, Ltd. is a large organization with complex requirements for network services. To help meet these requirements, you will deploy and configure DHCP so that it is highly available to ensure service availability. You will also set up DNS so that your client can have resolve DNS server in your local domain.

After complete this lab you can:

• Deploy and configure DHCP
• Deploy and configure DNS 

I'll use 4 VMs for this lab

• DHVHCMSRV001 - PDC (Desktop Experience) with DNS interactive on ADDS, DHCP services already install & configured.
• DHVHCMSCORE001 - SDC (Window Server Core) with DNS interactive on ADDS, we will install DHCP on this server
• DHVHCMWAC001 - Windows Admin Center
• DHVHCMCLI001 - Windows 10 Client for testing

Windows Server 2019 - LAB04 Deploying a new domain controller on Server Core

Task 1: Deploy ADDS on a new Windows Server Core server

• I'll use PDC with desktop experience to deploy DC for Windows Server Core server 
  Note : dhvhcmscore001 : Windows Server Core server's computer name & He already joined to my local domain
• Also, you can use Window Admin Center to deploy DC for Windows Server Core server: on WAC connect to your Windows Server Core server then select Roles & Features on the left menu & tick on check box Active Directory Domain Services then click install

Task 2: Manage AD DS objects with GUI tools and with Windows PowerShell.

Windows Server 2019 - LAB03 Implementing and using remote server administration via Windows Admin Center

Windows Admin Center (WAC) is a locally deployed, browser-based app for managing Windows servers, clusters, hyper-converged infrastructure, as well as Windows 10 PCs. It is a free product and is ready to use in production. Prepare: you can go to MS official to download WAC.

Login to host that you wanna use to install Window Admin Center then double click on WindowsAdminCenter2110.msi . In my case, i used Window Server 2019 to deploy WAC.

Window Server 2019 - LAB02 Deploying and configuring Windows Server Core

Before we start , you need the iso image for WS2019 or you can download iso for windows server 2019 on MS official site

Task 1: Install Server Core

Step1: At windows setup window: choose your Language, Time and Keyboard settings, and then select Next

Windows Server 2019 - LAB01 Install Primary Domain Controler ( ADDS, DNS, DHCP )

When you working for any org that used windows platform, probably you will implement ADDS, DNS, DHCP for your Org on windows server 2019.

Before we start, you need to do some preparation task before we install them: fresh install WS2019, change time zone, change the computer name, config static IP for you first DC & update lasted...

Server Manager > Manage > Add Role & Features: