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management tools. I started the chapter by discussing initializing disks and choosing a
partition type: MBR or GPT. I then discussed the types of disk configurations, dynamic
and basic, that are supported in Windows Server 2012 R2. You learned that various
properties are associated with each type of configuration. Then I discussed the different
types of RAID and the properties of each.
The next section explored storage technologies, namely, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, and NAS.
I primarily focused on iSCSI because of the native support in Window Server 2012 R2. You
learned how to configure an iSCSI initiator and a connection to an iSCSI target. After that,
you looked at its iSNS server and how to configure it.
The chapter concluded by looking at Storage Manager for SANs and Storage Explorer,
which are built-in management tools in Windows Server 2012 R2 for storage devices and
firewall settings.
Exam Essentials
Understand the upgrade paths.
It's important to make sure you understand the different
upgrade paths from Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 and Windows Server 2012 to Win-
dows Server 2012 R2.
Understand Windows Server 2012 R2 server roles.
Understand what the Windows Server
2012 R2 server roles do for an organization and its users.
Understand Windows Server 2012 R2 GUI vs. Server Core.
Understand the difference
between the Windows Server 2012 R2 GUI version and the Windows Server 2012 R2
Server Core version. Know the benefits of using Server Core, and know that you can con-
vert between the two different versions.
Understand Features On Demand.
Understand the new feature called Features On
Demand. Microsoft loves to ask exam questions about its new features, and this will be
no exception. Understand how features and roles stay on the system until you physically
remove them from the hard drive.
Know disk types.
Know how to initialize disks and the type of partitioning to choose.
Also know the difference between dynamic and basic disks and when to use them.
Understand RAID.
Know the various RAID types, the requirements for each, and when it
is appropriate to use each type.
Know storage technologies.
Understand how to use the storage technologies Fibre Chan-
nel, iSCSI, and NAS. Know how to configure an iSCSI initiator and how to establish a con-
nection to a target. Know the various MPIO policies.
Understand how to manage storage.
Know what type of administrative features are avail-
able for Storage Manager for SANs and Storage Explorer.
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