Server 2016 course inaccurate?

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Has anyone else run into problems with the material taught in the MCSA Windows Server 2016 - 70-740 being inaccurate?

Item 1) When Mike was explaining Desired State Configuration he was using the command NuGet,

When I tried: install-packageprovider -name NuGet -minimumVersion 2.8.5.201 -Force I got:
No match was found for the specified search criteria for the provider 'NuGet'

Item 2) I am watching the part on creating VHDs in Powershell, and Mike uses new-vhd.
When I tried that I found that it doesn't exist, but rather I now have to use new-virtualdisk which works nothing like new-vhd.

Is anyone else having these issues? Are there remediation videos in the works?

Thank you in advance

@daniel-fiore

Hi Daniel could be the NuGet name needs to be in quotes?
For the NuGet question I found the info below if it helps.
I haven't watched those episodes so I can't comment on accuracy

PS C:> Find-PackageProvider -Name "Nuget" -AllVersions
PS C:> Install-PackageProvider -Name "Nuget" -RequiredVersion "2.8.5.216" -Force
(you can use -MinimumVersion <String>)

More info
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/install-nuget-client-tools

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/packagemanagement/install-packageprovider?view=powershell-6

Hello @Daniel-Fiore ,

We are updating our Microsoft Windows Server 2016 MCSA track starting next week. We plan to start filming 70-740 and 70-742 on Monday. The previous shows were recorded in the last quarter of 2017, and many things have changed since then!

As for the current content, is is accurate. Lets see if we can get it working for you.

1. You should be able to install the NuGet package provider. This command hasn't changed. There is a newer version of NuGet available (2.8.5.208). The computer will need an internet connection for the command to work. Also make sure you are running PowerShell with administrative rights. (There is a way to download the package on another machine if you needed to do an offline install) Try leaving the MinimumVersion parameter out and see if that works. Something like this...

Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet 

You can verify the package provider was successfully installed by running

Get-PackageProvider

Here is a link to check out as well...
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/packagemanagement/install-packageprovider?view=powershell-5.1

2. New-VHD and New-VirtualDisk are different cmdlets that do two very different things. New-VHD is the cmdlet for creating VHDs to use with virtual machines in Hyper-V. New-VirtualDisk is the cmdlet for creating new virtual disks in Storage Pools.

The PowerShell command New-VHD is part of the hyper-v module. You will need to make sure this module is installed. You can install the module using the Add Roles and Features Wizard, or by using the Install-WindowsFeature cmdlet.

In the Add Roles and Features wizard, click next till you get to Select Features. In the list of features, navigate to Remote Server Administration Tools -> Role Administration Tools -> Hyper-V Management Tools and select Hyper-V Module for Windows PowerShell.

To install the Hyper-V module using PowerShell, use the following...

Install-WindowsFeature -Name Hyper-V-PowerShell

You should now be able to use the New-VHD cmdlet. You can verify the module is installed by running...

Get-Module

I've verified all of the above commands on Windows Server 2016 version 1607, running PowerShell 5.1.

I hope this helps, if you have any more questions or issues, just let me know.

Thanks for watching and being a member!!

MIke,

You're the man! I was able to get NuGet installed as you specified using:
Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet

I can't test the process for New-VHD because my 2016 is in VMware, but it makes sense.

Will there be some kind of email notification when the new videos are complete, or will you simply replace the ones in the series as you do them?

Thank you

Hey @Daniel-Fiore ,

Awesome, glad you got it working!!

I just checked, and the plan is to replace the entire series at once, so the new episodes wont be available until the new show is complete.

P.S. Just thought I would mention, you can do nested virtualization. Some of the Hyper-V servers I use in the shows are actually virtual machines running on VMWare Workstation ;)

Glad I could help,