Windows Server 2012 Pocket Consultant

 

Description

Get fast facts on these essential topics:

• Managing servers running Windows Server 2012
• Creating user and group accounts
• Monitoring services, processes, and events
• Administering Active Directory
• Managing files, folders, drives
• Automating administrative tasks and policies
• Administering data sharing, security, and auditing
• Managing TCP/IP networking
• Implementing data backup and recovery
• Administering network printers and print services

Product Details

Title: Windows Server 2012 Pocket Consultant

By: William R. Stanek

Publisher: Microsoft Press

Formats: Print,Ebook,

Pages:  720

Print ISBN: 978-0-7356-6633-7 | ISBN 10: 0-7356-6633-4

Ebook ISBN: 978-0-7356-6632-0 | ISBN 10:0-7356-6632-6

1. Windows Server 2012 Administration Fundamentals

   1. Chapter 1 Windows Server 2012 Administration Overview

      1. Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8
      2. Getting to Know Windows Server 2012
      3. Power Management Options
      4. Networking Tools and Protocols
      5. Domain Controllers, Member Servers, and Domain Services
      6. Name-Resolution Services
      7. Frequently Used Tools

   2. Chapter 2 Managing Servers Running Windows Server 2012

      1. Server Roles, Role Services, and Features for Windows Server 2012
      2. Full-Server, Minimal-Interface, and Server Core Installations
      3. Installing Windows Server 2012
      4. Managing Roles, Role Services, and Features
      5. Managing System Properties

   3. Chapter 3 Monitoring Processes, Services, and Events

      1. Managing Applications, Processes, and Performance
      2. Managing System Services
      3. Event Logging and Viewing
      4. Monitoring Server Performance and Activity
      5. Tuning System Performance

   4. Chapter 4 Automating Administrative Tasks, Policies, and Procedures

      1. Understanding Group Policies
      2. Navigating Group Policy Changes
      3. Managing Local Group Policies
      4. Managing Site, Domain, and Organizational Unit Policies
      5. Maintaining and Troubleshooting Group Policy
      6. Managing Users and Computers with Group Policy

   5. Chapter 5 Enhancing Computer Security

      1. Using Security Templates
      2. Using the Security Configuration Wizard

2. Windows Server 2012 Directory Services Administration

   1. Chapter 6 Using Active Directory

      1. Introducing Active Directory
      2. Working with Domain Structures
      3. Working with Active Directory Domains
      4. Understanding the Directory Structure
      5. Using the Active Directory Recycle Bin

   2. Chapter 7 Core Active Directory Administration

      1. Tools for Managing Active Directory
      2. Managing Computer Accounts
      3. Managing Domain Controllers, Roles, and Catalogs
      4. Managing Organizational Units
      5. Managing Sites
      6. Maintaining Active Directory
      7. Troubleshooting Active Directory

   3. Chapter 8 Creating User and Group Accounts

      1. The Windows Server Security Model
      2. Differences Between User and Group Accounts
      3. Default User Accounts and Groups
      4. Account Capabilities
      5. Using Default Group Accounts
      6. User Account Setup and Organization
      7. Configuring Account Policies
      8. Configuring User Rights Policies
      9. Adding a User Account
      10. Adding a Group Account
      11. Handling Global Group Membership
      12. Implementing Managed Accounts

   4. Chapter 9 Managing User and Group Accounts

      1. Managing User Contact Information
      2. Configuring the User’s Environment Settings
      3. Setting Account Options and Restrictions
      4. Managing User Profiles
      5. Updating User and Group Accounts
      6. Managing Multiple User Accounts
      7. Troubleshooting Logon Problems
      8. Viewing and Setting Active Directory Permissions

3. Windows Server 2012 Data Administration

   1. Chapter 10 Managing File Systems and Drives

      1. Managing the File Services Role
      2. Adding Hard Disk Drives
      3. Working with Basic, Dynamic, and Virtual Disks
      4. Using Basic Disks and Partitions
      5. Compressing Drives and Data
      6. Encrypting Drives and Data

   2. Chapter 11 Configuring Volumes and RAID Arrays

      1. Using Volumes and Volume Sets
      2. Improving Performance and Fault Tolerance with RAID
      3. Implementing RAID on Windows Server 2012
      4. Managing RAID and Recovering from Failures
      5. Standards-Based Storage Management
      6. Managing Existing Partitions and Drives

   3. Chapter 12 Data Sharing, Security, and Auditing

      1. Using and Enabling File Sharing
      2. Configuring Standard File Sharing
      3. Managing Share Permissions
      4. Managing Existing Shares
      5. Configuring NFS Sharing
      6. Using Shadow Copies
      7. Connecting to Network Drives
      8. Object Management, Ownership, and Inheritance
      9. File and Folder Permissions
      10. Auditing System Resources
      11. Using, Configuring, and Managing NTFS Disk Quotas
      12. Using, Configuring, and Managing Resource Manager Disk Quotas

   4. Chapter 13 Data Backup and Recovery

      1. Creating a Backup and Recovery Plan
      2. Backing Up Your Data: The Essentials
      3. Performing Server Backups
      4. Managing Encryption Recovery Policy
      5. Backing Up and Restoring Encrypted Data and Certificates

4. Windows Server 2012 Network Administration

   1. Chapter 14 Managing TCP/IP Networking

      1. Navigating Networking in Windows Server 2012
      2. Managing Networking in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
      3. Installing TCP/IP Networking
      4. Configuring TCP/IP Networking
      5. Managing Network Connections

   2. Chapter 15 Running DHCP Clients and Servers

      1. Understanding DHCP
      2. Installing a DHCP Server
      3. Configuring DHCP Servers
      4. Managing DHCP Scopes
      5. Managing the Address Pool, Leases, and Reservations
      6. Backing Up and Restoring the DHCP Database

   3. Chapter 16 Optimizing DNS

      1. Understanding DNS
      2. Configuring Name Resolution on DNS Clients
      3. Installing DNS Servers
      4. Managing DNS Servers
      5. Managing DNS Records
      6. Updating Zone Properties and the SOA Record
      7. Managing DNS Server Configuration and Security