Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Administration Instant Reference

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 Replication 223 Implement Permissions 224 Set Standard NTFS Permissions 225 Set Special NTFS Permissions 226 View Effective NTFS Permissions 228 Take Ownership of an NTFS Folder 229 Share Folders 231 Create a Shared Folder 231 Implement Advanced Sharing 232 Resolve Permission Conflicts 234 Configure Offline File Caching 237 Secure Folders and Files 239 Configure the Encrypting File System 239 Configure BitLocker Drive Encryption 241 Install and Enable BitLocker 242 Recover BitLocker 247 Use the BitLocker To Go Tool 248 Implement the Distributed File System 250 Configure a DFS Namespace 251 Configure Replication Groups 254 Enable Previous Versions of Files 257 Restore a Previous Version 258 Chapter 8: Backing Up and Recovering Your Server 261 Understand Backup and Recovery 262 Understand Backup and Recovery Terminology 263 Use Backup and Recovery Tools 264 Manage Backup and Recovery 270 Back Up Your Server 271 Recover Your Data 282 Recover via Shadow Copy 292 Perform Backup and Recovery with Command Tools 294 Use wbadmin.exe 294 Use PowerShell 297 Chapter 9: Managing Disks and Disk Storage 301 Understand the Basics 302 Learn Disk Management and Storage Terminology 302 Work with Your Storage 305 Work with Partitions 312 Use DiskPart 315 Work with RAID Volumes 318 Understand RAID Levels 318 Implement RAID 321 Manage Disk Storage 327 Manage Disk Storage Quotas 327 Work with Data Deduplication 331 Work with Storage Spaces 336 Understand Storage Spaces 336 Create and Configure Storage Spaces 338 Part IV Network Configuration and Communication 345 Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Web Server 347 Install Internet Information Services 348 Understand Internet Information Services Role Services 348 Install IIS on Windows Server 2012 Full Server Installation 354 Install IIS on Windows Server 2012 Core Server 355 Manage Internet Information Services 358 Work with the IIS Management Console 359 Remotely Manage IIS Servers 365 Manage IIS with PowerShell 370 Work with Websites 374 Understand the Basics of IIS Websites 374 Work with Applications 377 Integrate PHP Applications in IIS 379 Chapter 11: Administering DNS 383 Add and Remove DNS Servers 384 Add a DNS Server 384 Configure a New DNS Server 386 Add Query Forwarding 388 Configure a Caching-Only DNS Server 390 Remove a DNS Server 392 Manage a DNS Server 393 Change the Address of a DNS Server 393 Configure a DNS Server to Listen Only on a Selected Address 394 Scavenge Properties for DNS 395 Manage DNS Integration with Active Directory 397 Change Zone Replication 401 Manage Zone Database Files 402 Configure Single-Label DNS Resolution 410 Troubleshoot DNS 412 Chapter 12: Troubleshooting TCP/IP 415 Understand TCP/IP Basics 416 Troubleshoot TCP/IP 417 Understand Troubleshooting Tools 418 Troubleshoot IPv6 420 Verify Connectivity for IPv6 421 Verify Responsiveness 423 Check the Routing Table for IPv6 425 Validate DNS Name Resolution for IPv6 Addresses 426 Flush the DNS Cache 426 Test IPv6 TCP Connections 427 Troubleshoot IPv4 428 Use the Network Connection Repair Tool 428 Verify IPv4 Connectivity 429 Verify Responsiveness 430 Check the Routing Table for IPv4 432 Validate DNS Name Resolution for IPv4 Addresses 432 Flush the DNS Cache 433 Test IPv4 TCP Connections 434 Part V Manage Desktop and Server Virtualization 435 Chapter 13: Managing Remote Access to Your Server 437 Understand Remote Desktop Services 438 Understand the Remote Desktop Services Role 438 Install Remote Desktop Services Role Services 439 Manage Remote Desktop Services 445 Administer Remote Desktop Session Host 445 Activate Remote Desktop Licensing Server 449 Configure Remote Desktop Gateway 450 Configure Remote Desktop Connection Broker 452 Configure Remote Desktop Web Access 453 Work with Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 456 Work with Remote Clients 457 Install and Configure Windows Server 2012 VPNs 457 Install and Configure DirectAccess 463 Chapter 14: Maintaining Virtual Machines 465 Understand Virtualization with Hyper-V 466 Install Hyper-V 466 Work with Virtual Networks 468 Build Virtual Machines 471 Create a Virtual Machine 472 Create Virtual Hard Disks 473 Work with Virtual Machine Settings 476 Install an Operating System 486 Connect to a Virtual Machine 488 Use Snapshots 489 Import a Virtual Machine 491 Export a Virtual Machine 493 Replicate a Virtual Machine 495 Part VI Server Tuning and Maintenance 497 Chapter 15: Tuning and Monitoring Performance 499 Analyze Server Roles 500 Understand the Best Practices Analyzer 500 Use the Best Practices Analyzer 503 Use PowerShell with the Best Practices Analyzer 507 View Server Performance Data 509 Create a System Health Report 510 Understand Performance Monitor 514 View Server Events 522 Work with the Event Viewer 522 Chapter 16: Keeping Your Servers Up-to-Date 531 Work with Windows Updates 532 Find Out What Updates Are 532 Use Windows Update 533 Enable Automatic Updates 535 View Installed Updates 537 Remove an Update 538 Install Automatic Updates Between Scheduled Times 540 Use Group Policy to Configure Automatic Updates 540 Work with Windows Server Update Services 544 Do a Simple WSUS Deployment 544 Get WSUS Updates on Disconnected Networks 548 Use WSUS with Branch Cache 549 Learn the WSUS Requirements 550 Get More Information on WSUS 551 Index 553