Getting Started with Nano Server

By : Nemnom

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Getting Started with Nano Server

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By: Nemnom

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Overview of this book

Nano Server allows developers and operations teams to work closely together and use containers that package applications so that the entire platform works as one. The aim of Nano Server is to help applications run the way they are intended to. It can be used to run and deploy infrastructures (acting as a compute host, storage host, container, or VM guest operating system) without consuming significant resources. Although Nano Server isn't intended to replace Server 2016 or 2012 R2, it will be an attractive choice for developers and IT teams. Want to improve your ability to deploy a new VM and install and deploy container apps within minutes? You have come to the right place! The objective of this book is to get you started with Nano Server successfully. The journey is quite exciting, since we are introducing you to a cutting-edge technology that will revolutionize today's datacenters. We'll cover everything from the basic to advanced topics. You'll discover a lot of added value from using Nano Server, such as hundreds of VM types on a single host through a small footprint, which could be a big plus for you and your company. After reading this book, you will have the necessary skills to start your journey effectively using Nano Server.

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Free Chapter

Introduction to Nano Server

The story behind Nano Server

The journey to Nano Server

What makes Nano Server unique?

Nano Server improvements

Summary

Getting Started with Nano Server

Getting started with Nano Server

Building and customizing a Nano Server image using Windows PowerShell

Building and customizing a Nano Server image using Nano Server image builder

Customizing a Nano Server image using DISM

Summary

Deploying Nano Server in a Virtual Machine and on Physical Hardware

Nano Server roles and features

Deploying Nano Server in a VM

Deploying Nano Server on a physical machine

Deploying Nano Server in Microsoft Azure

Summary

Deploying Hyper-V Cluster on Nano Server

Nano Server as a compute cluster

Nano Server as a storage cluster

Summary

Deploying, Managing, and Monitoring Nano Server with System Center 2016

Deploying Nano Server with system center virtual machine manager 2016

Managing Nano Server with system center virtual machine manager 2016

Monitoring Nano Server with System Center operations manager 2016

Summary

Managing Nano Server with Windows PowerShell and Windows PowerShell DSC

Remote server graphical tools

Managing Nano Server with PowerShell

Managing Nano Server with PowerShell DSC

Managing Nano Server Security Settings with PowerShell DSC

Summary

Managing Nano Server with Third-Party Tools

Nano Server administration using 5nine Manager

Creating and managing Nano Server failover clusters with 5nine Manager

Summary

Running Windows Server Containers and Hyper-V Containers on Nano Server

Container overview

Windows Server containers and Hyper-V containers

Running Windows containers on Nano Server

Summary

Troubleshooting Nano Server

Nano recovery console

Emergency management services

Kernel debugging

Setup and boot event collection (SBEC)

Enabling access to Nano Server event logs

Summary

Running Other Workloads on the Nano Server

Running DNS on Nano Server

Running IIS on Nano Server

Installing and managing Windows Defender on Nano Server

Managing the Local Administrator's Passwords on Nano Server

Using MPIO on Nano Server

Using Windows Update on Nano Server

Update Out of Box (OOB) drivers for Nano Server

The future of Nano Server

Summary

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Deploying Nano Server on a physical machine

There are actually a few ways to deploy Nano Server to a physical bare-metal machine, you can use one of the following options. Deploying Nano Server on a physical machine:

Dual-boot a Nano Server VHD or VHD(X).
PxE-boot a bare-metal machine and install Nano Server from WDS using a VHD or VHD(X).
PxE-boot a bare-metal machine and install Nano Server from WDS using a WIM file.
Booting a bare-metal machine into WinPE and deploying Nano Server using a WIM file.

Regardless of the deployment method used, the default Nano Server image that ships with Windows Server 2016 requires customization. Customizations include adding Nano Server packages based on the role the server will play in the environment, the addition of boot critical drivers, and an Unattend.xml file to complete the setup. This chapter covers the most common deployment scenarios...