How Modern Servers and Virtual Hosts Work
Physical host, hypervisor, VMs and failure domains.
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Servers and Virtualization Technical Textbook
A structured course covering physical servers, Windows Server, Active Directory, Linux, virtualization, containers, hardware management and recovery.
Read in order as a course, or jump directly to the procedure you need in the field.
PART 1: SERVER AND VIRTUALIZATION FUNDAMENTALS
Part 1: Server and Virtualization Fundamentals
Understand physical servers, hypervisors and virtual workloads.
Hypervisor Platforms Compared
Hyper-V, KVM, Proxmox VE and VMware.
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Trace packets and disks through the hypervisor.
Open chapterPART 2: WINDOWS SERVER AND ACTIVE DIRECTORY
Part 2: Windows Server and Active Directory
Build and operate a Windows domain.
Windows Server, AD, DNS and GPO
Core Windows domain architecture.
Open chapterWindows File Server, SMB and NTFS
File shares and permissions.
Open chapterWindows DHCP Server
Scopes, reservations and relay.
Open chapterAD CS and PKI
Certificates and trust chains.
Open chapterFSMO Roles
Operations master roles.
Open chapterAD Replication Troubleshooting
Repadmin, DNS and topology.
Open chapterActive Directory Trusts
Cross-domain authentication relationships.
Open chapterPART 3: VIRTUALIZATION PLATFORMS
Part 3: Virtualization Platforms
Deploy production hypervisors.
Hyper-V Host Deployment
Microsoft virtualization host.
Open chapterLinux KVM and libvirt
Linux virtualization stack.
Open chapterProxmox VE
Integrated KVM/LXC platform.
Open chapterVMware ESXi and vSphere
VMware operations.
Open chapterVirtualization HA and Backup
Clusters, replication and recovery.
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Part 4: Linux Services and Containers
Run common services on Linux.
Linux Samba File Server
SMB services from Linux.
Open chapterApache and Nginx Web Server
Web server operations.
Open chapterApache and Nginx Virtual Hosts
Multiple websites on one IP/server.
Open chapterDocker Containers
Images, containers, networks and volumes.
Open chapterPART 5: HARDWARE, AUTOMATION AND RECOVERY
Part 5: Hardware, Automation and Recovery
Operate the complete server lifecycle.
PowerShell Administration
Repeatable Windows automation.
Open chapterWindows Server Backup
Backup and tested restore.
Open chapterServer RAID, HBA and Backplanes
Physical storage path.
Open chapterDell iDRAC and HPE iLO
Out-of-band management.
Open chapterServer Installation and Commissioning
Complete deployment checklist.
Open chapterTraining Lab
Build and break a safe lab.
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