Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Administration Instant Reference

Fast, accurate answers for common Windows Server
questions

Serving as a perfect companion to all Windows Server books, this
reference provides you with quick and easily searchable solutions
to day-to-day challenges of Microsoft's newest version of Windows
Server. Using helpful design features such as thumb tabs, tables of
contents, and special heading treatments, this resource boasts a
smooth and seamless approach to finding information. Plus,
quick-reference tables and lists provide additional on-the-spot
answers.

• Covers such key topics as server roles and functionality, user
  and group maintenance, directory management and replication, and
  backup and recovery

• Addresses automating administrative tasks and managing server
  remote access

• Helps you with disk management and storage, folder security,
  and performance tuning

• Walks you through common troubleshooting issues as well as
  maintaining and controlling the centralized desktop

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Administration Instant
Reference is a must-have resource for finding quick answers
quickly!

Auteur

Matthew Hester, IT Professional Evangelist for Microsoft,
has more than a decade of experience with Microsoft core
infrastructures products including Windows, Active Directory,
Exchange, and others. Prior to joining Microsoft, Matthew taught
MCSE curricula at MCT for over eight years. Chris Henley is
a Microsoft IT Professional Evangelist at Veeam focused on Windows
Server and Hyper-V. He is a regular speaker and presenter at user
groups and major technology conferences around the world. Follow
him on Twitter at @NerdyLikeThat, @HyperVBear, or @Veeam.

Résumé

Fast, accurate answers for common Windows Server questions

Serving as a perfect companion to all Windows Server books, this reference provides you with quick and easily searchable solutions to day-to-day challenges of Microsoft's newest version of Windows Server. Using helpful design features such as thumb tabs, tables of contents, and special heading treatments, this resource boasts a smooth and seamless approach to finding information. Plus, quick-reference tables and lists provide additional on-the-spot answers.

• Covers such key topics as server roles and functionality, user and group maintenance, directory management and replication, and backup and recovery
• Addresses automating administrative tasks and managing server remote access
• Helps you with disk management and storage, folder security, and performance tuning
• Walks you through common troubleshooting issues as well as maintaining and controlling the centralized desktop
  Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Administration Instant Reference is a must-have resource for finding quick answers quickly!

Contenu

Introduction xvii

Part I Getting Started 1

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Windows Server 2012 3

Plan for Windows Server 2012 4

Understand Hardware Requirements 5

Understand Windows Server 2012 Editions and Roles 6

Understand Server Core 9

Consider Your Licensing Options 11

Install Windows Server 2012 12

Perform a Windows Server 2012 Full Installation 12

Perform a Windows Server 2012 Server Core Installation 19

Use sconfig to Configure Your Windows Server 2012 Server Core 19

Upgrade to Windows Server 2012 22

Install Windows Server 2012 Server Unattended 26

Migrate to Windows Server 2012 32

Install Windows Server 2012 Migration Tools 33

Migrate to Windows Server 2012 38

A New Server Manager 38

Chapter 2: Adding Server Roles and Functionality 43

Plan for Windows Server 2012 Roles 44

Plan for Active Directory 45

Plan for Hyper-V 49

Understand Remote Desktop Services 50

Understand Windows Server 2012 Features 52

Install Windows Server 2012 Roles 57

Install Roles on a Windows Server 2012 Full Server Installation 58

Install Roles on a Windows Server 2012 Server Core Installation 71

Chapter 3: Automating Administrative Tasks with Windows Server 2012 77

Understand the Basics of Windows PowerShell v3 78

Understand Windows PowerShell v3 Terminology and Structure 78

Enable Windows PowerShell v3 82

Understand Security in Windows PowerShell 82

Learn to Help Yourself to PowerShell 84

Take the Next Step 91

Use PowerShell Remoting 99

Enable PowerShell Remoting 99

Run Remote Commands 100

Understand PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) 103

Work with the PowerShell ISE 103

Part II Manage Active Directory and Local Users 109

Chapter 4: Maintaining Users and Groups 111

Understand Local Users and Groups 112

Learn Default Local Users and Groups 112

Administer Local Users and Groups 115

Understand Local User Rights 127

Work with Local Account Policies 129

Understand Active Directory Users and Groups 135

Learn Active Directory Users and Groups Terminology 135

Join an Active Directory Domain as a Member 137

Work with Active Directory and Local Groups 138

Manage Users and Groups in Active Directory 139

Automate User and Group Management 146

Load AD PowerShell Modules 147

Work with Users and Groups in PowerShell 147

Use the AD Recycle Bin 151

Chapter 5: Managing and Replicating Active Directory 157

Manage the Active Directory Database 158

Maintain FSMO Roles 159

Transfer FSMO Roles 161

Defragment the Directory Database 166

Audit Active Directory Service 168

Use Fine-Grained Password Policy 172

Create PSOs 173

Understand Active Directory Replication 177

Understand the Components of Replication 177

Understand the Physical Constructs of Replication 179

Chapter 6: Maintaining and Controlling the Centralized Desktop 183

Understand Group Policy 184

Know the Difference Between Policy and Preferences 186

Understand the Scope of Group Policy Management 188

Understand and Control the Order of Precedence 189

Learn Group Policy Processing 191

Administer Group Policy 198

Use the Group Policy Management Editor 208

Automate Group Policy Administrator Tasks 212

Troubleshoot Group Policy 213

Use the Group Policy Modeling Wizard 214

Use Tools to See the RSOP 216

Part III Data Access and Management 221 **Chapter 7: Configuring Folder Security, Access, and Replicat...