Book description
Over 80 hands-on recipes to effectively administer and manage your Windows Server 2012 R2 infrastructure in enterprise environments
In Detail
This book will help you to understand the essential administrative tasks in Windows Server 2012, and will also introduce you to the new features in R2. Starting with familiarizing yourself with the look and feel of Windows Server 2012 R2, you will learn how to navigate through some daily tasks in R2 using the graphical interface, and then reflect on the most common infrastructure tasks needed to create a successful Windows Active Directory environment. You will learn how to compose optimal Group Policies and facilitate task automation with PowerShell scripting.
By the end of this book, you will know how to take your Windows Server 2012 R2-powered server and turn it into any common infrastructure role that might be required in your company.
What You Will Learn
- Build the infrastructure required for a successful Windows network
- Navigate the new Server 2012 R2 interface efficiently
- Implement solid networking and security practices into your Windows Server environment
- Design your own PKI and start issuing certificates today
- Connect your remote laptops back to the corporate network using Microsoft's own remote access technologies, including DirectAccess
- Provide a centralized point for users to access applications and data by configuring Remote Desktop Services
- Compose optimal Group Policies
- Facilitate task automation with PowerShell scripting
Table of contents
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Administrator Cookbook
- Table of Contents
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Administrator Cookbook
- Credits
- About the Author
- About the Reviewers
- www.PacktPub.com
- Preface
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1. Learning the Interface
- Introduction
- Shutting down or restarting the server
- Launching Administrative Tools
- Using WinKey + X for quick admin tasks
- Using the Search function to launch applications quickly
- Managing remote servers from a single pane with Server Manager
- Using PowerShell to accomplish any function in Windows Server
- Installing a role or feature
- Administering Server 2012 R2 from a Windows 8.x machine
- Identifying useful keyboard shortcuts in Server 2012 R2
- Setting your PowerShell Execution Policy
- Building and executing your first PowerShell script
- Searching for PowerShell cmdlets with Get-Help
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2. Core Infrastructure Tasks
- Introduction
- Configuring a combination Domain Controller, DNS server, and DHCP server
- Adding a second Domain Controller
- Organizing your computers with Organizational Units (OUs)
- Creating an A or AAAA record in DNS
- Creating and using a CNAME record in DNS
- Creating a DHCP scope to assign addresses to computers
- Creating a DHCP reservation for a specific server or resource
- Pre-staging a computer account in Active Directory
- Using PowerShell to create a new Active Directory user
- Using PowerShell to view system uptime
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3. Security and Networking
- Introduction
- Requiring complex passwords in your network
- Using Windows Firewall with Advanced Security to block unnecessary traffic
- Changing the RDP port on your server to hide access
- Multi-homing your Windows Server 2012 R2
- Adding a static route into the Windows routing table
- Using Telnet to test a connection and network flow
- Using the Pathping command to trace network traffic
- Setting up NIC Teaming
- Renaming and domain joining via PowerShell
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4. Working with Certificates
- Introduction
- Setting up the first Certification Authority (CA) server in a network
- Building a Subordinate Certification Authority server
- Creating a certificate template to prepare for issuing machine certificates to your clients
- Publishing a certificate template to allow enrollment
- Using MMC to request a new certificate
- Using the web interface to request a new certificate
- Configuring Autoenrollment to issue certificates to all domain joined systems
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5. Internet Information Services
- Introduction
- Installing the Web Server (IIS) role with PowerShell
- Launching your first website
- Changing the port on which your website runs
- Adding encryption (HTTPS) to your website
- Using a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) to acquire your SSL certificate
- Moving an SSL certificate from one server to another
- Rebinding your renewed certificates automatically
- Using host headers to manage multiple websites on a single IP address
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6. Remote Access
- Introduction
- DirectAccess Planning Q&A
- Configuring DirectAccess, VPN, or a combination of the two
- Pre-staging Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to be used by DirectAccess
- Enhancing the security of DirectAccess by requiring certificate authentication
- Building your Network Location Server (NLS) on its own system
- Enabling Network Load Balancing (NLB) on your DirectAccess servers
- Adding VPN to your existing DirectAccess server
- Replacing your expiring IP-HTTPS certificate
- Reporting on DirectAccess and VPN connections
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7. Remote Desktop Services
- Introduction
- Building a single server Remote Desktop Services (RDS) environment
- Adding an additional RDSH server to your RDS environment
- Installing applications on an RD Session Host server
- Disabling the redirection of local resources
- Shadowing another session in RDS
- Installing a printer driver to use with redirection
- Removing an RD Session Host server from use for maintenance
- Publishing WordPad with RemoteApp
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8. Monitoring and Backup
- Introduction
- Using Server Manager as a quick monitoring tool
- Using the new Task Manager to its full potential
- Evaluating system performance with Windows Performance Monitor
- Using Format-List to modify PowerShell data output
- Configuring a full system backup using Windows Server Backup
- Recovering data from a Windows backup file
- Using IP Address Management (IPAM) to keep track of your used IP addresses
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9. Group Policy
- Introduction
- Creating and assigning a new Group Policy Object (GPO)
- Mapping network drives with Group Policy
- Redirecting the My Documents folder to a network share
- Creating a VPN connection with Group Policy
- Creating a printer connection with Group Policy
- Using Group Policy to enforce an Internet proxy server
- Viewing the settings currently enabled inside a GPO
- Viewing the GPOs currently assigned to a computer
- Backing up and restoring GPOs
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10. File Services and Data Control
- Introduction
- Enabling Distributed File System (DFS) and creating a Namespace
- Configuring Distributed File System Replication (DFSR)
- Creating an iSCSI target on your server
- Configuring an iSCSI initiator connection
- Configuring Storage Spaces
- Turning on data deduplication
- Setting up Windows Server 2012 R2 Work Folders
- Index
Product information
- Title: Windows Server 2012 R2 Administrator Cookbook
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2015
- Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
- ISBN: 9781784393076
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