Q: "Ah but how would you enable it in Windows Server 2012/2016 Core editions?" / A: "PowerShell and Google, not necessarily in that order"
(Of course, Bash and Google would be the equivalent in *nix-land, so, maybe not that great an answer...)
Taking it more seriously, well, I'm not a sysadmin, I'm more of a developer (usually on Mac) with a passing interest in Windows servers. But here's my list: at least one question could relate to knowing any advanced Windows terms they might come across in a sysadmin context, like VHDs, different types of installers/drivers, differences between client, server, core, nano editions of Windows. Bonus points if they know of Git, Nuget or Chocolatey? Oh, and they're good in my books if they know about Microsoft Virtual Academy and Channel 9, especially the early Scoble days ;-) I do like the direction Microsoft's been going lately...
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Does anyone know where to find a similar list for Microsoft Sysadmins?
"How do you enable DHCP or $feature on Windows Server 2008?"
"Click the "Add Role Wizard" and then click next until you're done."
Q: "Ah but how would you enable it in Windows Server 2012/2016 Core editions?" / A: "PowerShell and Google, not necessarily in that order"
(Of course, Bash and Google would be the equivalent in *nix-land, so, maybe not that great an answer...)
Taking it more seriously, well, I'm not a sysadmin, I'm more of a developer (usually on Mac) with a passing interest in Windows servers. But here's my list: at least one question could relate to knowing any advanced Windows terms they might come across in a sysadmin context, like VHDs, different types of installers/drivers, differences between client, server, core, nano editions of Windows. Bonus points if they know of Git, Nuget or Chocolatey? Oh, and they're good in my books if they know about Microsoft Virtual Academy and Channel 9, especially the early Scoble days ;-) I do like the direction Microsoft's been going lately...
Q: "Ah but how would you enable it in Windows Server 2012/2016 Core editions?"
A: Most likely, add it to the Server Manager in the RSAT machine, then use the add roles wizard and click next till done.
Not seen it, but you could start with the same topics - assuming a powershell focus:
- process management (get-process, stop-process)
- hardware (Get-WmiObject)
- networking (Test-Connection, Resolve-DnsName, Get-NetIPAddress)
- finding / changing registry entries etc.
And a bunch of Windows specific stuff like AD accounts vs local accounts, group policy, etc.