Mastering windows server 2012 / Mark Minasi [and seven others] ; acquisitions editor Mariann Barsolo ; cover designer Ryan Sneed.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Minasi, Mark.

Barsolo Mariann.

Sneed, Ryan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operating systems (Computers).

Microsoft Windows (Computer file).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1706 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Indiana : Sybex, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Check out the new Hyper-V, find new and easier ways to remotely connect back into the office, or learn all about Storage Spaces-these are just a few of the features in Windows Server 2012 R2 that are explained in this updated edition from Windows authority Mark Minasi and a team of Windows Server experts led by Kevin Greene. This book gets you up to speed on all of the new features and functions of Windows Server, and includes real-world scenarios to put them in perspective. If you're a system administrator upgrading to, migrating to, or managing Windows Server 2012 R2, find what you need

Contents:

Mastering Windows Server® 2012 R2; Copyright; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Contents at a Glance; Contents; Introduction; Who Should Read This Book?; What's Inside?; The Mastering Series; Final Comments; How to Contact the Authors; Chapter 1: What's New in Windows Server 2012 R2; Windows Server 2012 R2 Introduction; Windows Server Editions; Standard Edition; Data center Edition; Foundation Edition; Essentials Edition; Desktop Changes; Active Directory Changes; Active Directory Domain Services Changes; Active Directory Rights Management Services; Active Directory Certificate Services

Virtualization Hyper-V; Virtual Desktop Infrastructure; Networking Changes; EAP-TTLS; DNS; IP Address Management; NIC Teaming; Management Tools; Server Manager; The Remote Tools: WinRM and WinRS; Remote Desktop Services; Group Policy Object Improvements; File and Print Sharing; Branch Cache; SMB 3.0; File Server Resource Manager; Web-based Services; Web Server IIS; FTP Server; Chapter 2: Installing and Upgrading to Windows Server 2012 R2; What Has Changed?; Installation Requirements; 64-Bit Support; Installing the Operating System; Performing a Clean Installation

Performing an Upgrade Installation Server Manager Dashboard; Using Server Manager to Configure Your Servers; Changes to Server Manager; Common Configuration Tasks; Adding and Removing Roles and Features; Troubleshooting Roles and Features; Wrapping Up Server Manager; Upgrading Active Directory; An Overview of Active Directory: New Functionality in Windows Server 2012 R2; Active Directory Upgrade Strategies; Unattended Installations; Installing Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit; Creating an Answer File; Using an Answer File; Installing a Sample Server Network for This Book's Examples

The Bottom Line Chapter 3: Introduction to Server Core; What's New in Server Core; Installing Server Core; Server Core Survival Guide; Switching between Server Core and the GUI and Vice Versa; Accessing Task Manager; Closing the Command Prompt; Changing the Administrator's Password; Accessing File Shares; Finding Commands from A to Z; Reading Text Files with Notepad; Editing the Registry; Rebooting and Shutting Down; Initial Configurations for Server Core; Providing Computer Information; Updating the Server; Customizing This Server; Administering Server Core Remotely

Configuring Roles and Features Creating a Domain Controller and Managing DNS; Configuring the DHCP Service; Setting Up a File Server; Setting Up a Print Server; Managing Licenses with the Key Management Service; Protecting Data with Windows Backup Server; The Bottom Line; Chapter 4: Windows Server 2012 R2 Networking Enhancements; The Journey to IPv6; The Benefits of IPv6; IPv6 Transition Technologies; Better Networking Manageability with PowerShell; Networking Cmdlets and Modules; Microsoft NIC Teaming; Understanding the Benefits of a Windows Server 2012 R2 NIC Team; NIC Team Configurations

Configuring NIC Teaming

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 19, 2013).

ISBN:

9781118331729

1118331729

9781118333945

1118333942

OCLC:

865332071