Windows Server 2012 R2 Administrator Cookbook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krause, Jordan.

Series:

Quick answers to common problems

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft Windows server.

Client/server computing.

Operating systems (Computers).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Windows Sever two-thousand twelve release two administrator cookbook

Over 80 hands-on recipes to effectively administer and manage your Windows Server 2012 R2

Place of Publication:

Birmingham : Packt Publishing, 2015.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book is intended for system administrators and IT professionals with experience in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 environments who are looking to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to manage and maintain the core infrastructure required for a Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 environment.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 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 R2Setting your PowerShell Execution Policy; Building and executing your first PowerShell script; Searching for PowerShell cmdlets with Get-Help; Chapter 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 resourcePre-staging a computer account in Active Directory; Using PowerShell to create a new Active Directory user; Using PowerShell to view system uptime; Chapter 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 trafficSetting up NIC Teaming; Renaming and domain joining via PowerShell; Chapter 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 systemsChapter 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; Chapter 6: Remote Access; Introduction

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9781784394226

178439422X

OCLC:

904285485