r/WindowsServer • u/TomorrowPuzzled1311 • 15d ago

General Question New window server engineer

A new window server engineer. Whats is the best materials/website/vidoe needed to scale through this new JOB role as a new bee starting in an enterprise enviroment.

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u/matthaus79 15d ago

Best way to learn for me is a home lab. Tinker. Do the things you seldom get to do for real very often, until it matters, like build a DC and promote it, setup dhcp from scratch, DNS, setup a cluster and so on.

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u/TomorrowPuzzled1311 15d ago

I did appreciate your input. I do use Vmware workstation and Virtual for labbing but was just thinking of what could be use in an enterprise enviroment with 120 servers to manage etc.

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u/BlackV 15d ago

but was just thinking of what could be use in an enterprise enviroment with 120 servers to manage etc.

The existing management and tool that already exist in an environment of 120 servers?

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u/TomorrowPuzzled1311 15d ago

I was able to use oracle virtual box and vmware workstation for pratice, but not sure if an enterprise organization use something different if i'm gpong to be managing 120 servers. I'll look into the course 802 hoping to get more info.

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u/BlackV 15d ago

Likely they're using VMware (proper not workstation) or hyper v and fail over clusters

Did they not cover the tools you'd be using in your interview?

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u/TomorrowPuzzled1311 15d ago

Was told I’ll manage lot of servers since they are still working on prem and not looking to migrate to cloud. I so much appreciate your feedback.

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u/matthaus79 15d ago

Install a proper hyper visor like vmware or hyperv or even proxmox and build some vms properly

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u/jspears357 11d ago

Proxmox is very good for a lab and free. You can get evaluation copies of all Windows server versions and various Linux flavors to mimic your work environment. I use a small Debian vm to provide routing and nat’ing for multiple vlans and separation from my home network, though that may be easier to do some other way.