This technical training report provides guidance on installing and configuring Windows Server 2012 R2. It discusses the key features of Windows Server 2012 R2 including the installation options, user interface, Task Manager, IP Address Management, Active Directory, Hyper-V, ReFS, and IIS 8.0. It then covers installing Windows Server 2012 R2, configuring the local server, adding roles and features, managing Active Directory users and computers, and configuring Group Policy management. The report also provides information on using Hyper-V including virtual hard disks, storage quality of service, live migrations, and creating virtual machines. Finally, it discusses domain joining Windows 7 Ultimate to an Active Directory domain.
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Windows Server 2012 Installing and Configuring (70-410) series. This course centers on the installation and configuration of Windows Server 2012.
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- Windows Server 2008 R2 aims to provide regular and compatible server releases through an R2 update model, allowing for feature enhancements and adapting to changing industry needs.
- It focuses on compatibility while enabling the latest server technologies, and emphasizes scalability, virtualization, management improvements, and synergies with the Windows client platform.
- Key areas of focus include virtualization, management automation through PowerShell, support for new hardware, and addressing trends like multi-core systems and 64-bit computing.
Active directory migration from windows server 2003 to windows server 2012Ravi Kumar Lanke
This document provides step-by-step instructions for migrating an organization's Active Directory from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012. It details how to transfer the Flexible Single Master Operations roles, change the Active Directory and domain controllers, transfer the schema master role, and remove the 2003 server from being a global catalog server. The overall process migrates Active Directory roles and services from the 2003 server to the new 2012 server to complete the Active Directory migration.
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CHAPTER 1: Introduction & Installation
Introduction
Installation
Hardware Requirements
Software Requirements
Installing Visual Studio 2005
Install BizTalk Server 2006
Configuring BizTalk Server
Get more details on the below link: http://www.vskills.in/certification/information-technology/Certified-BizTalk-Professional
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This document contains information about a SQL Server 2008 R2 launch event, including details about the speaker. It provides the speaker's biography, listing their 12 years of experience in IT, focus areas including high availability and security, and certifications. It also lists the speaker's involvement in Microsoft programs, user groups, publishing, and technical support roles.
The document discusses tools and components in the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for automating deployment, imaging, and managing configurations across enterprise environments. It describes tools for migrating user profiles and files, activating Windows installations, monitoring performance, and assessing existing systems. The Windows ADK components allow automating deployments, centralized management of configurations, and compliance with industry standards.
This document provides an overview of installing Windows Server 2012, including selecting editions, performing clean installations, using Server Core and the minimal interface, upgrading servers, and migrating roles. Key points covered include the system requirements, editions, roles, and licensing models of Windows Server 2012. Instructions are provided for clean installations, upgrading existing servers, and migrating roles between servers using the Windows Server Migration Tools.
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Windows Server 2012 Installing and Configuring (70-410) series. This course centers on the installation and configuration of Windows Server 2012.
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- Windows Server 2008 R2 aims to provide regular and compatible server releases through an R2 update model, allowing for feature enhancements and adapting to changing industry needs.
- It focuses on compatibility while enabling the latest server technologies, and emphasizes scalability, virtualization, management improvements, and synergies with the Windows client platform.
- Key areas of focus include virtualization, management automation through PowerShell, support for new hardware, and addressing trends like multi-core systems and 64-bit computing.
Active directory migration from windows server 2003 to windows server 2012Ravi Kumar Lanke
This document provides step-by-step instructions for migrating an organization's Active Directory from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012. It details how to transfer the Flexible Single Master Operations roles, change the Active Directory and domain controllers, transfer the schema master role, and remove the 2003 server from being a global catalog server. The overall process migrates Active Directory roles and services from the 2003 server to the new 2012 server to complete the Active Directory migration.
Vskills certified enterprise applications integration specialist with micros...Vskills
The sample material for biztalk covers the following topics mentioned.
CHAPTER 1: Introduction & Installation
Introduction
Installation
Hardware Requirements
Software Requirements
Installing Visual Studio 2005
Install BizTalk Server 2006
Configuring BizTalk Server
Get more details on the below link: http://www.vskills.in/certification/information-technology/Certified-BizTalk-Professional
benefits of SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise EditionTobias Koprowski
This document contains information about a SQL Server 2008 R2 launch event, including details about the speaker. It provides the speaker's biography, listing their 12 years of experience in IT, focus areas including high availability and security, and certifications. It also lists the speaker's involvement in Microsoft programs, user groups, publishing, and technical support roles.
The document discusses tools and components in the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for automating deployment, imaging, and managing configurations across enterprise environments. It describes tools for migrating user profiles and files, activating Windows installations, monitoring performance, and assessing existing systems. The Windows ADK components allow automating deployments, centralized management of configurations, and compliance with industry standards.
This document provides an overview of installing Windows Server 2012, including selecting editions, performing clean installations, using Server Core and the minimal interface, upgrading servers, and migrating roles. Key points covered include the system requirements, editions, roles, and licensing models of Windows Server 2012. Instructions are provided for clean installations, upgrading existing servers, and migrating roles between servers using the Windows Server Migration Tools.
Windows Server 2012 introduces new storage features including the iSCSI Target role service, Storage Spaces, deduplication, and improvements to SMB 3.0. Storage Spaces allows the aggregation of disks into storage pools from which virtual disks can be created using mirroring or parity. Deduplication reduces the storage space used by identifying and removing duplicate data blocks. SMB 3.0 in Windows Server 2012 provides faster file sharing capabilities that can match or exceed block-level protocols like iSCSI.
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Windows Server 2012 introduced new features such as DHCP and Windows PowerShell. The document provides instructions for loading Windows Server Migration Tools in PowerShell to get a list of server features that can be migrated. It describes copying a migration store to an exportable drive and returning to Windows Server 2012 to import roles from the store using the "force" option.
The document provides information about fundamentals of Windows Server 2008-R2 including chapters on installation of Server 2008, planning storage solutions, Active Directory, creating users and groups, FSMO roles, DHCP server, and child domain controllers. The key points discussed are the minimum hardware requirements for Server 2008, different storage technologies and RAID levels, components of Active Directory like objects and domains, commands for creating users and groups, roles of FSMO components, advantages of additional domain controllers, and concepts related to DHCP servers like scopes, address pools, and reservations.
The document provides an overview of new features and roles in Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 compared to Windows Server 2003. Some key points:
- Windows Server 2008 introduced virtualization capabilities like Hyper-V and new roles like Read-Only Domain Controllers (RODC) to improve security.
- Server Core installation provides a minimal environment optimized for specific server roles like DNS or file services to reduce maintenance and attacks.
- New features in 2008 R2 include Active Directory Recycle Bin, PowerShell 2.0, and administrative tools.
- RODCs allow domain controllers to be deployed in less secure locations read-only, improving authentication speeds and access to resources from branches.
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This document provides an overview of migrating from Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server 2008 R2. It discusses the benefits of upgrading such as improved security, compliance with standards, new capabilities like virtualization and DirectAccess. It recommends choosing an edition equivalent to Windows 2000 Server, like Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard. Special considerations for Active Directory include upgrading domain controllers and raising domain/forest functional levels.
Understanding the Windows Server Administration Fundamentals (Part-1)Tuan Yang
Windows Server Administration is an advanced computer networking topic that includes server installation and configuration, server roles, storage, Active Directory and Group Policy, file, print, and web services, remote access, virtualization, application servers, troubleshooting, performance, and reliability.
Learn more about:
» What is the Server?
» Server Roles.
» Server Hardware.
» Work groups & Domains.
» Device and printers.
» Windows Server OS Management tools.
TechMentor 2012: Deploying Windows Server 2012 Server CoreHarold Wong
This document discusses different server configurations in Windows Server including Server Core, Minimal Server Interface, and Server with GUI. It provides instructions for switching between configurations using PowerShell commands to install and uninstall features. Features can be added or removed to transition between a server interface without graphics to one with more management tools and a graphical shell.
This document discusses upgrading an existing Active Directory environment from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 R2, including new features in Windows Server 2008 R2, server version requirements, installation options, recommended upgrade scenarios to address, and considerations for time configuration, network ports, Kerberos encryption changes, and other known issues.
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Migrating your legacy servers running Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 to a new Dell PowerEdge R720 running Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 can streamline your infrastructure and deliver savings to your business.
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Notable Changes In Windows 7 And Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1Timothy Jeffries
This document summarizes notable changes in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1. Key changes include the addition of Dynamic Memory and Microsoft RemoteFX features for Windows Server 2008 R2 to improve virtualization capabilities. The document also outlines minor changes for Windows 7 related to printing, audio devices, and folder restoration. It provides information on prerequisites, installation methods, and concludes by stating SP1 represents Microsoft's commitment to ongoing quality improvements.
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TechMentor 2012: What's new in Windows Server 2012 and Hyper-VHarold Wong
Windows Server 2012 includes several improvements over previous versions such as support for more virtual processors and memory per virtual machine, unlimited live migration and storage migration, and larger virtual disk sizes up to 64TB. It also includes new features like storage pools, SMB 3.0 file share virtual disks, guest clustering over Fibre Channel, and secure offloaded data transfer.
NZSPC 2013 - Ultimate SharePoint Infrastructure Best Practices SessionMichael Noel
Michael Noel is the author of 19 technical books on Microsoft technologies that have sold over 300,000 copies. He is a partner at Convergent Computing, an infrastructure and security consulting firm. The document provides hardware and software requirements for SharePoint 2013 environments, including recommended memory, processors, and editions of Windows Server and SQL Server. It also summarizes new features in SharePoint 2013 like the distributed cache service, request management, and claims-based authentication.
The document discusses new features in Windows Server 2008 including offline files, failover clustering, and distributed file system. It provides an agenda that will review these new features, demonstrate how to access offline files and configure failover clustering and distributed file system. Resources for learning more about Windows Server 2008 such as online courses, books, and certification paths are also listed.
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This document provides an overview of installing and configuring Windows Server 2012. It discusses selecting a Windows Server 2012 edition based on roles and licensing needs. It also covers performing a clean installation, upgrading existing servers, and migrating roles and services from other servers to a new Windows Server 2012 installation. The document is from a training course on installing and configuring Windows Server 2012.
This document summarizes a presentation given on IBM Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5. It discusses the key features and benefits of upgrading to version 8.5, including improvements to messaging, administration, performance, security and more. It also covers new development features in Domino Designer 8.5 such as XPages for building web applications and extensions to composite applications.
SyAM Software Management Utilities is a browser-based system for remotely managing software installations and configurations on networked computers. It requires Microsoft SQL Server or SQL Express as a database, Internet Information Services as a web server, and specific configurations of the target client systems to allow remote access and management. Upon initial setup and login, the user must configure an authentication template with credentials that have administrative access on both the Windows network and target client systems to allow remote deployment and management of software and system configurations.
Windows Server 2008 provides improvements in several key areas over previous versions:
- It enables more efficient delivery of web-based experiences through improved administration and development tools, as well as lower infrastructure costs.
- Its virtualization technology allows for cost reductions, increased hardware utilization, optimized infrastructure, and improved server availability.
- Security is enhanced through a hardened operating system and innovations like Network Access Protection and Federated Rights Management that provide unprecedented network and data protection.
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Client management is an important part of any enterprise. Employees have workstations in their offices or notebooks that travel with them around the globe, and efficient updates and remote management capabilities keep an organization’s IT assets ordered and secure. Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 can provide a robust, efficient, management system for your IT infrastructure. Selecting clients that not only operate within your IT framework, but that have built-in software to integrate with it seamlessly to make client management tasks even easier is an intelligent strategy for your IT department.
In our tests, we found that Dell client management tools (Dell Client Integration Pack, Dell Client Configuration Toolkit, and Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation) integrated in a typical SCCM 2012 environment reduced the steps it took to complete client management tasks by as much as 77 percent, and included a number of features that weren’t available with clients from HP and Lenovo.
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Windows Server 2012 introduces new storage features including the iSCSI Target role service, Storage Spaces, deduplication, and improvements to SMB 3.0. Storage Spaces allows the aggregation of disks into storage pools from which virtual disks can be created using mirroring or parity. Deduplication reduces the storage space used by identifying and removing duplicate data blocks. SMB 3.0 in Windows Server 2012 provides faster file sharing capabilities that can match or exceed block-level protocols like iSCSI.
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Windows Server 2012 introduced new features such as DHCP and Windows PowerShell. The document provides instructions for loading Windows Server Migration Tools in PowerShell to get a list of server features that can be migrated. It describes copying a migration store to an exportable drive and returning to Windows Server 2012 to import roles from the store using the "force" option.
The document provides information about fundamentals of Windows Server 2008-R2 including chapters on installation of Server 2008, planning storage solutions, Active Directory, creating users and groups, FSMO roles, DHCP server, and child domain controllers. The key points discussed are the minimum hardware requirements for Server 2008, different storage technologies and RAID levels, components of Active Directory like objects and domains, commands for creating users and groups, roles of FSMO components, advantages of additional domain controllers, and concepts related to DHCP servers like scopes, address pools, and reservations.
The document provides an overview of new features and roles in Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 compared to Windows Server 2003. Some key points:
- Windows Server 2008 introduced virtualization capabilities like Hyper-V and new roles like Read-Only Domain Controllers (RODC) to improve security.
- Server Core installation provides a minimal environment optimized for specific server roles like DNS or file services to reduce maintenance and attacks.
- New features in 2008 R2 include Active Directory Recycle Bin, PowerShell 2.0, and administrative tools.
- RODCs allow domain controllers to be deployed in less secure locations read-only, improving authentication speeds and access to resources from branches.
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 - Upgrading from Windows 2000 to Server 2008...Microsoft Private Cloud
This document provides an overview of migrating from Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server 2008 R2. It discusses the benefits of upgrading such as improved security, compliance with standards, new capabilities like virtualization and DirectAccess. It recommends choosing an edition equivalent to Windows 2000 Server, like Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard. Special considerations for Active Directory include upgrading domain controllers and raising domain/forest functional levels.
Understanding the Windows Server Administration Fundamentals (Part-1)Tuan Yang
Windows Server Administration is an advanced computer networking topic that includes server installation and configuration, server roles, storage, Active Directory and Group Policy, file, print, and web services, remote access, virtualization, application servers, troubleshooting, performance, and reliability.
Learn more about:
» What is the Server?
» Server Roles.
» Server Hardware.
» Work groups & Domains.
» Device and printers.
» Windows Server OS Management tools.
TechMentor 2012: Deploying Windows Server 2012 Server CoreHarold Wong
This document discusses different server configurations in Windows Server including Server Core, Minimal Server Interface, and Server with GUI. It provides instructions for switching between configurations using PowerShell commands to install and uninstall features. Features can be added or removed to transition between a server interface without graphics to one with more management tools and a graphical shell.
This document discusses upgrading an existing Active Directory environment from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 R2, including new features in Windows Server 2008 R2, server version requirements, installation options, recommended upgrade scenarios to address, and considerations for time configuration, network ports, Kerberos encryption changes, and other known issues.
Migrating to Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 on D...Principled Technologies
Migrating your legacy servers running Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 to a new Dell PowerEdge R720 running Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 can streamline your infrastructure and deliver savings to your business.
With careful planning, and by following the straightforward process that this guide presents, you can realize the benefits of switching to your new server-and-software solution in no time.
Notable Changes In Windows 7 And Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1Timothy Jeffries
This document summarizes notable changes in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1. Key changes include the addition of Dynamic Memory and Microsoft RemoteFX features for Windows Server 2008 R2 to improve virtualization capabilities. The document also outlines minor changes for Windows 7 related to printing, audio devices, and folder restoration. It provides information on prerequisites, installation methods, and concludes by stating SP1 represents Microsoft's commitment to ongoing quality improvements.
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TechMentor 2012: What's new in Windows Server 2012 and Hyper-VHarold Wong
Windows Server 2012 includes several improvements over previous versions such as support for more virtual processors and memory per virtual machine, unlimited live migration and storage migration, and larger virtual disk sizes up to 64TB. It also includes new features like storage pools, SMB 3.0 file share virtual disks, guest clustering over Fibre Channel, and secure offloaded data transfer.
NZSPC 2013 - Ultimate SharePoint Infrastructure Best Practices SessionMichael Noel
Michael Noel is the author of 19 technical books on Microsoft technologies that have sold over 300,000 copies. He is a partner at Convergent Computing, an infrastructure and security consulting firm. The document provides hardware and software requirements for SharePoint 2013 environments, including recommended memory, processors, and editions of Windows Server and SQL Server. It also summarizes new features in SharePoint 2013 like the distributed cache service, request management, and claims-based authentication.
The document discusses new features in Windows Server 2008 including offline files, failover clustering, and distributed file system. It provides an agenda that will review these new features, demonstrate how to access offline files and configure failover clustering and distributed file system. Resources for learning more about Windows Server 2008 such as online courses, books, and certification paths are also listed.
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This document provides an overview of installing and configuring Windows Server 2012. It discusses selecting a Windows Server 2012 edition based on roles and licensing needs. It also covers performing a clean installation, upgrading existing servers, and migrating roles and services from other servers to a new Windows Server 2012 installation. The document is from a training course on installing and configuring Windows Server 2012.
This document summarizes a presentation given on IBM Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5. It discusses the key features and benefits of upgrading to version 8.5, including improvements to messaging, administration, performance, security and more. It also covers new development features in Domino Designer 8.5 such as XPages for building web applications and extensions to composite applications.
SyAM Software Management Utilities is a browser-based system for remotely managing software installations and configurations on networked computers. It requires Microsoft SQL Server or SQL Express as a database, Internet Information Services as a web server, and specific configurations of the target client systems to allow remote access and management. Upon initial setup and login, the user must configure an authentication template with credentials that have administrative access on both the Windows network and target client systems to allow remote deployment and management of software and system configurations.
Windows Server 2008 provides improvements in several key areas over previous versions:
- It enables more efficient delivery of web-based experiences through improved administration and development tools, as well as lower infrastructure costs.
- Its virtualization technology allows for cost reductions, increased hardware utilization, optimized infrastructure, and improved server availability.
- Security is enhanced through a hardened operating system and innovations like Network Access Protection and Federated Rights Management that provide unprecedented network and data protection.
Managing clients with Dell Client Integration Pack 3.0 and Microsoft System C...Principled Technologies
Client management is an important part of any enterprise. Employees have workstations in their offices or notebooks that travel with them around the globe, and efficient updates and remote management capabilities keep an organization’s IT assets ordered and secure. Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 can provide a robust, efficient, management system for your IT infrastructure. Selecting clients that not only operate within your IT framework, but that have built-in software to integrate with it seamlessly to make client management tasks even easier is an intelligent strategy for your IT department.
In our tests, we found that Dell client management tools (Dell Client Integration Pack, Dell Client Configuration Toolkit, and Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation) integrated in a typical SCCM 2012 environment reduced the steps it took to complete client management tasks by as much as 77 percent, and included a number of features that weren’t available with clients from HP and Lenovo.
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Dell implemented a new business model where it converted its operations to build-to-order and eliminated inventories through just-in-time systems. This allowed Dell to integrate new technologies quickly and maintain low inventory levels. Dell also began selling directly to consumers. By putting supply chain capabilities at the core of its strategy, Dell developed superior supply chain management that improved efficiency. However, Dell had to make strategic tradeoffs to align its functions with this new business model.
The document discusses various functional level strategies that organizations must consider, including marketing, finance, human resources, and operations. It focuses on strategies for several key functions like marketing strategies (product, pricing, placement, promotion), financial strategies (capital acquisition, capital structure, dividends), human resource strategies (objectives, organization structure, performance appraisal), and how functional strategies integrate with and support organizational strategy.
This document summarizes key concepts in strategic management including:
1) Strategic management involves formulating and implementing strategies to achieve organizational goals and gain a competitive advantage.
2) Grand strategies include growth, stability, and retrenchment while global strategies include globalization, multinational, and transnational approaches.
3) Strategy formulation occurs at the corporate, business unit, and functional levels and involves analyzing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
4) Implementing strategies requires changes to organizational structure, leadership, culture, and information systems.
This document provides information about Group IV and Dell Inc. It discusses Dell's history, mission statement, future plans, SWOT analysis, products, competitors, international markets, planning/strategic factors, organizational design, delegation of authority, diversity/inclusion, and cultures/values. The key points are that Dell was founded by Michael Dell in 1984 and has become a large multinational technology company, with strengths in its supply chain and brand but weaknesses in potential product recalls. It has diversified its product line and expanded globally.
Michael Dell founded Dell Computer Corporation in 1984 with a direct sales model that focused on selling computers directly to customers rather than through dealers. Dell believed the customer, not the dealer, should be the priority. The direct sales model helped Dell lower costs and better understand customer needs. Within a few decades, Dell became the largest PC vendor in the world due to its focus on direct customer relationships and building computers customized to each customer's specifications.
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There are a couple of options available when upgrading from Server 2008 (R2) to Server 2012. The first and easiest option is a clean install. In this option, data must first be backed up as this will delete the previous OS and install the new version. The second option is a standard upgrade. This option preserves all the server roles currently in place as well as the hardware being used. (Microsoft, n.d).
Some limitations to consider when upgrading are as follows:
-Windows Server 2012 only supports 64-bit hardware
-Upgrade from one language to another is not supported
-Upgrading to certain editions are dependent on the previous OS you are running.
-Some roles that are previously installed may not work properly and may need additional upgrades.
I would recommend a clean install to avoid any issues that may develop during or after an in-place upgrade. I think that it would be more difficult to troubleshoot a standard upgrade failure than a clean install. Clean install may also alleviate the issues of previous application not working properly and may solve any current issues the server maybe experiencing.
Reference:
Microsoft. (n.d). Windows Server Installation and Upgrade. Retrieved from:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/dn527667.aspx
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Server Core is good for a very large enterprise environment. In this kind of environment, where hundreds of servers are employed, it is not ideal for the administrator to go to the individual server and manage them locally. Most of these configurations would be run through scripts and remote administrator tools, therefore, server core should be utilized.
Some roles that I would install are active directory which handles network management of users data and security. Another would be Hyper-V which consolidates multiple servers into one single system. Other roles that could be used with server core includes DNS, DHCP, File Services, Print Services, Streaming Media Services, Web Server. (Microsoft, n.d).
There are several advantages of using Server Core. One advantage would be security. Since server core has less services running on it, there are fewer possible of malicious attacks. It has greater stability since it requires less processes and services fewer things can go wrong. It also has a smaller footprint and requires fewer resources such as RAM as compared to using a full GUI. The disadvantages of Server Core is it has a steep learning curve and is limited to nine server roles
Reference:
Microsoft. (n.d). Why is Server Core Useful? Retrieved from: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd184076.aspx
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When migrating from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2012, the system requirements remain unchanged. Some features such as virtual domain controller cloning require that the PDC emulator run Windows Server 2012 and a computer running Windows Server 2012 with the Hyper-V role installed. Here are some big issues to keep in mind ...
This document provides an overview of a training module that introduces managing a Windows Server 2008 environment. It covers server roles, Active Directory, and administrative tools for Windows Server 2008. The module contains 4 lessons that discuss server roles, an overview of Active Directory including domains and forests, Windows Server 2008 administrative tools, and using Remote Desktop for administration. It concludes with a lab on administering Windows Server 2008.
This document provides information about setting up a computer server using Windows Server 2008 R2. It begins with learning objectives about defining computer server setup and learning how to configure Windows Server 2008 R2. It then discusses the differences between Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, including new features introduced in each version. Finally, it outlines the 8 steps for setting up Windows Server 2008 R2, such as booting the server, selecting the operating system, allocating disk space, and configuring Windows Server.
Here are the steps to install Windows Server 2012 R2 on the two physical hosts:
1. Download the Windows Server 2012 R2 evaluation ISO file from the Microsoft Evaluation Center
and burn it to a DVD or copy it to a USB drive.
2. Install Windows Server 2012 R2 on HOST1 and HOST2 using the installation media. Select the
Server Core installation option.
3. During installation, configure static IP addresses, subnet masks and default gateways for the
primary network adapters on each host.
4. After installation is complete, install the Hyper-V role using the Add Roles and Features Wizard.
5. Configure the secondary network adapters on each host with
The Windows server operating systems are a series of enterprise-class server operating systems from Microsoft. They are designed for multi-user service sharing and comprehensive administrative control of data storage, applications, and corporate networks.
This document provides an overview of Windows Server 2008. It describes the editions of Windows Server 2008, including Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions. It explains how to install the Enterprise edition, covering the system requirements and 5 step installation process. It introduces Server Manager, the new console for managing server roles and features. It describes key server roles like Active Directory Domain Services, DHCP Server, and DNS Server. It also outlines some protection and security tools available in Windows Server 2008 like BitLocker, EFS, and NAP. Finally, it lists some command line tools that can be used to manage roles, features, and tasks.
This two-day training workshop will cover Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in Windows Server 2012. It will provide an introduction to AD DS and its importance. Attendees will learn how to deploy, configure, manage and maintain an AD DS environment, including managing user and service accounts, implementing Group Policy infrastructure, and configuring sites and replication. Hands-on labs are included to reinforce the topics. The training is suitable for all IT personnel working with Windows Server 2012.
Here are the key features of a read-only domain controller (RODC):
- Stores a read-only copy of the Active Directory database
- Provides authentication services for domain users and computers
- Caches user passwords and credentials to enable offline logons
- Supports delegation of administrative permissions to local administrators
- Enhances security by preventing direct database writes from untrusted networks
- Reduces costs by deploying lightweight domain controllers in branch offices
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The explosion of IP-enabled mobile devices has made today’s enterprise networks more complex and dynamic than ever before. To effectively manage and control these networks, IT organizations need a comprehensive, automated, and consolidated IP address management solution.
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Overview - Presented by AtidanDavid J Rosenthal
This document summarizes a presentation about Windows Server 2012 R2. It begins with an agenda that includes trends, challenges, capabilities, and momentum. It then discusses customer challenges around scalability, manageability, applications, and access. Next it outlines capabilities in virtualization, storage, networking, management, web/apps, access/security, and VDI. Examples of customer deployments and testimonials are provided. It concludes by recommending further resources on Windows Server and cloud optimization.
Active Directory is a directory service that stores information about users, groups, and computers on a network. Domain controllers host Active Directory and perform identity and access management. Administrators can create and manage user accounts locally or through a centralized Active Directory. User accounts must be properly planned, created, maintained, and secured to manage network access.
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Carbon Factors manufactures emission detectors and employs a job-order costing system. During
June, the company’s transactions and accounts included the following
Raw materials purchased $265,000
Direct materials used in production 262,000
Raw materials inventory, beginning 4,200
Corporate administrative costs 21,400
Selling expenses 18,500
Sales 334,000
Total manufacturing overhead applied 39,200
Total manufacturing overhead incurred 38,100
Finished goods, beginning 17,200
Work in process inventory, beginning 13,700
Work in process inventory, ending 15,600
Direct labor cost incurred 48,000
Finished goods, ending 16,300
How much is cost of goods manufactured for June? Show all your computations.
Solution
Direct materials used in production $ 262,000 Direct labor cost incurred $ 48,000
Total manufacturing overhead incurred $ 38,100 Add: Work in process inventory,
beginning $ 13,700 Less: Work in process inventory, ending $ 15,600 Cost ofgoods
manufactured $ 346,200.
This document provides information about different database systems including Oracle Database, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MS Access, PostgreSQL, and IBM DB2. It discusses the year of release, limitations, and uses of each database system. It also provides details about the manufacturing applications of some of these databases.
The document describes new features in Active Directory for Windows Server 2008 R2, including PowerShell cmdlets for administration, the Active Directory Administrative Center, Best Practice Analyzer, the Recycle Bin, Managed Service Accounts, Offline Domain Join, Authentication Assurance, health monitoring and management packs. It provides details on each feature and how they improve on limitations of past implementations.
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Why is Windows Server 2008 considered a good candidate for a Web serve.docxSUKHI5
Why is Windows Server 2008 considered a good candidate for a Web server?
Solution
Any queries please comment
Reason 1:
Security:
Windows Server 2008\'s new or improved security mechanisms:
1)Network Access protection
2)Read Only controller
3)Secure sockets tunneling protocol
4)Imporved certificate services
Reason 2:
Perfomance:
Windows Server 2008 includes numerous enhancements to increase server and networking performance. The \"next generation\" TCP/IP stack in Server 2008 include TCP receive window auto-tuning and compound TCP (CTCP), which maximizes the throughput on connections with large receive windows. Wireless networking performance has also been greatly increased.
Reason 3:
Server Core:
Server 2008 gives you two installation options: You can install the full operating system with the familiar graphical interface and built-in applications, such as Internet Explorer, or you can install just the Server Core, a more minimalist environment for command-line administration. Server Core includes the important subsystems — networking, file system, security subsystem, RDP, WMI, etc.but doesn\'t include the desktop shell, most applications (IE, mail, WordPad, etc.) or the .NET framework.
Reason 4:
Server Manager:
Server Manager is a new administrative tool in Server 2008 that\'s like a much more sophisticated version of the familiar Computer Manager MMC. You can use it to assign roles to the server (Web server, file server, etc.), configure settings, and so forth. It provides a centralized place for managing most aspects of your server. Server Manager is exclusive to Windows Server 2008 and won\'t run on previous versions of Windows, not even Vista. For those who prefer to work in the \"dark place,\" there\'s a command-line version of Server Manager, ServerManagerCmd.exe. It\'s especially useful for automating the deployment of multiple servers that are configured alike.
Reason 5:
Virtualization:
Virtualization is all the rage for businesses from enterprises down to small businesses. Running servers in virtual machines (VMs) allows you to have the logical separation you need so that your Exchange mail server, your Web server(s), your file server(s), etc., have the security benefits of running on separate operating systems. But you also get the cost savings of running all those separate computers on a single physical machine.
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Upgrading from WinS 2008/2008 R2 to WinS 2012iTawy Community
- Why Upgrade to Windows Server 2012?
- Operating System Hardware and Disk Space Requirements
- Supported Windows Clients and Servers
- Supported In-Place Upgrade Paths
- Functional Levels, Operation Master Roles, Active Directory Considerations
- Migration Tools for Windows Server 2012
- Hyper-V and Virtual Machines Considerations
- Summary
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1. TECHNICAL
TRAINING REPORT
Windows Server 2012 R2
ABSTRACT
It’s a complete easy guide & Training Report
regarding IT and specially Windows Servers
2012 R2. In this report all aspects are discuss
in detail regarding Servers Introduction,
Installations, Configurations as well as
Enabling Features. It will also helping guide
for new Beginners and Trainees those who are
interested as Scope in Microsoft. Published
for Microsoft Department, Techaccess
Pakistan.
Adeeb Raja
Microsoft - TAP
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Table of Contents
DEDICATION ...............................................................................................................3
Chapter No. 1: INTRODUCTION SERVER 2012 R2........................................4
1.1 WINDOWS SERVER 2012....................................................................................4
1.2 FEATURES...........................................................................................................4
1.2.1 INSTALLATION OPTIONS .................................................................................4
1.2.2 USER INTERFACE ............................................................................................5
1.2.3 TASK MANAGER .............................................................................................5
1.2.4 IP ADDRESS MANAGEMENT (IPAM)..............................................................5
1.2.5 ACTIVE DIRECTORY .......................................................................................6
1.2.6 HYPER-V.........................................................................................................6
1.2.7 REFS ...............................................................................................................6
1.2.8 IIS 8.0..............................................................................................................7
1.2.9 SCALABILITY ..................................................................................................7
1.3 EDITIONS ............................................................................................................7
1.4 Changes from Windows Server 2012...............................................................10
Chapter No. 2: INSTALLATION SERVER 2010 R2.......................................12
2.1 Installation Process...........................................................................................12
Chapter No. 3: CONFIGURATIONS ADD ROLES & FEATURES...................20
3.1 Configure Local Server ....................................................................................20
3.2 Add & Roles Features.......................................................................................22
3.3 Active Directory Users & Computer................................................................31
3.4 Group Policy Management...............................................................................37
Chapter No. 4: HYPER-V WINDOWS SERVER 2012 R2 ...............................44
4.1 Hyper –V ..........................................................................................................44
4.2 Hyper –V Shared Virtual Hard Disk ................................................................44
4.3 Resize Virtual Hard Disk..................................................................................44
4.6 Storage Quality of Service................................................................................45
4.5 Live Migrations ................................................................................................45
4.6 Virtual Machine Generation .............................................................................46
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4.6.1 Generation 1 ..................................................................................................46
4.6.2 Generation 2 ..................................................................................................46
4.7 Add Roles & Features of Hyper –V .................................................................46
4.8 Make Virtual Machine in Hyper –V.................................................................49
Chapter No. 5: ACTIVE DIRECTORY
DOMAIN JOINING WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE .........................57
SECTION 1. ...............................................................................................................57
5.1 Domain Joining.................................................................................................57
5.2 Pre-requisites for Domain Joining....................................................................57
5.3 Active Directory Domain Joining.....................................................................60
SECTION 2. ...............................................................................................................63
5.4 AD Domain Policy ...........................................................................................63
5.5 AD Domain Policies Testing:...........................................................................64
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Dedication
First of all I would like to thank “Allah Almighty the most gracious and the most
merciful”. Specially dedicated to my Mother & Father and also Microsoft TAP
Team for their support and encouragement throughout my life.
For your precious feedback or to contact me:
Adeeb Raja
Microsoft
+92 334 5445167
adeebraja88@gmail.com
adeeb.raja@techaccesspak.com
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Chapter No. 1
Introduction
Server 2012 R2
1.1 WINDOWS SERVER 2012
“Windows Server is a group of operating system designed by Microsoft that supports enterprise
level management, data storage, applications and communication. Windows server have focused
on stability, security, networking and windows various improvement to file system.”
Unlike its predecessor, Windows Server 2012 has no support for Itanium-based computers and
has four editions. Various features were added or improved over Windows Server 2008 R2 (with
many placing an emphasis on cloud computing), such as an updated version of Hyper-V, an IP
address management role, a new version of Windows Task Manager, and ReFS, a new file
system. Windows Server 2012 received generally good reviews in spite of having included the
same controversial Metro-based user interface seen in Windows 8.
The successor to Windows Server 2012, called Windows Server 2012 R2, was released along
with Windows 8.1in October 2013. A service pack, formally designated Windows Server 2012
R2 Update, was released in April 2014.
1.2 FEATURES
The features of windows server 2012 R2 are discussed as bellowed:
1.2.1 INSTALLATION OPTIONS
Unlike its predecessor, Windows Server 2012 can switch between "Server Core" and "Server
with a GUI" installation options without a full reinstallation. Server Core - an option with a
command-line interface only - is now the recommended configuration. There is also a third
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installation option that allows some GUI elements such as MMC and Server Manager to run, but
without the normal desktop, shell or default programs like File Explorer.
1.2.2 USER INTERFACE
Server Manager has been redesigned with an emphasis on easing management of multiple
servers. The operating system, like Windows 8, uses the Metro-based user interface unless
installed in Server Core mode. Windows Store is available in this version of Windows but is not
installed by default. Windows PowerShell in this version has over 2300 command-lets, compared
to around 200 in Windows Server 2008 R2.
1.2.3 TASK MANAGER
Windows Server 2012 includes a new version of Windows Task Manager together with the old
version. In the new version the tabs are hidden by default showing applications only. In the new
Processes tab, the processes are displayed in varying shades of yellow, with darker shades
representing heavier resource use. It lists application names and status, as well
as CPU, memory, hard disk and network utilization. The process information found in the older
versions are now moved to the new Details tab. The Performance tab shows "CPU", "Memory",
"Disk", "Wi-Fi" and "Ethernet" graphs. The CPU tab no longer displays individual graphs for
every logical processor on the system by default; instead, it can display data for each non-
uniform memory access (NUMA) node. When displaying data for each logical processor for
machines with more than 64 logical processors, the CPU tab now displays simple utilization
percentages on heat-mapping tiles.[24]
The color used for these heat maps is blue, with darker
shades again indicating heavier utilization.
1.2.4 IP ADDRESS MANAGEMENT (IPAM)
Windows Server 2012 has an IP address management role for discovering, monitoring, auditing,
and managing the IP address space used on a corporate network. The IPAM is used for the
management and monitoring of Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP) servers. Both IPv4 and IPv6 are fully supported.
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1.2.5 ACTIVE DIRECTORY
Windows Server 2012 has a number of changes to Active Directory from the version shipped
with Windows Server 2008 R2. The Active Directory Domain Services installation wizard has
been replaced by a new section in Server Manager, and a GUI has been added to the Active
Directory Recycle Bin. Multiple password policies can be set in the same domain. Active
Directory in Windows Server 2012 is now aware of any changes resulting from virtualization,
and virtualized domain controllers can be safely cloned. Upgrades of the domain functional level
to Windows Server 2012 are simplified; it can be performed entirely in Server Manager. Active
Directory Federation Services is no longer required to be downloaded when installed as a role,
and claims which can be used by the Active Directory Federation Services have been introduced
into the Kerberos token. Windows Power-shell commands used by Active Directory
Administrative Center can be viewed in a "Power-shell History Viewer.
1.2.6 HYPER-V
Windows Server 2012, along with Windows 8, includes a new version of Hyper-V, as presented
at the Microsoft BUILD event. Many new features have been added to Hyper-V, including
network virtualization, multi-tenancy, storage resource pools, cross-premise connectivity, and
cloud backup. Additionally, many of the former restrictions on resource consumption have been
greatly lifted. Each virtual machine in this version of Hyper-V can access up to 64 virtual
processors, up to 1 terabyte of memory, and up to 64 terabytes of virtual disk space per virtual
hard disk (using a new .vhdx format). Up to 1024 virtual machines can be active per host, and up
to 8000 can be active per failover cluster. SLAT is a required processor feature for Hyper-V on
Windows 8, while for Windows Server 2012 it is only required for the supplementary Remote-
FX role.
1.2.7 REFS
Resilient File System (ReFS) codenamed "Protogon" is a new file system in Windows Server
2012 initially intended for file servers that improves on NTFS in some respects. Major new
features of ReFS include.
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Improved reliability for on-disk structures
Built-in resilience
Compatibility with existing APIs and technologies
1.2.8 IIS 8.0
Windows Server 2012 includes version 8.0 of Internet Information Services (IIS). The new
version contains new features such as SNI, CPU usage caps for particular websites, centralized
management of SSL certificates, Web-Socket support and improved support for NUMA, but few
other substantial changes were made.
1.2.9 SCALABILITY
Windows Server 2012 supports the following maximum hardware specifications. Windows
Server 2012 improves over its predecessor Windows Server 2008 R2:
Specification Windows Server
2012
Windows Server 2008
R2
Physical Processors X64 X64
Logical Processors when
Hyper-V is Disable
640 256
Logical Processors when
Hyper-V is Enable
320 64
Memory 4 TB 2 TB
Failover Cluster nodes
(in any single cluster)
64 16
1.3 EDITIONS
Windows Server 2012 has four editions:
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1.4 Changes from Windows Server 2012
Microsoft has confirmed the following changes introduced by Windows Server 2012 R2:
1 Automated Tiering: Storage Spaces stores most frequently accessed files on fastest
physical media.
2 Deduplication for VHD: Reduces the storage space for VHD files with largely similar
contents by storing the similar contents only once.
3 Windows PowerShell v4, which now includes a Desired State Configuration (DSC)
feature
4 Integrated Office 365 support (Essentials edition)
5 User interface changes from Windows 8.1, including visible Start button.
6 UEFI-based virtual machines
7 Upgrades from driver emulators to synthetic hardware drivers to minimize legacy support
8 Faster VM deployment (approximately half the time).
9 Internet Information Services 8.5: Support for logging to Event Tracing for Windows and
the ability to log any request/response headers. To improve scalability, if IIS is
configured with 100 or more web sites, by default it will not automatically start any of
them. Alongside this, a new "Idle Worker Process Page-Out" configuration option has
been added to application pools to instruct Windows to page-out the process if it has been
idle for the idle time-out period (by default, 20 minutes).
10 Server Message Block: Performance and event logging quality improvements, support for
Hyper-V Live Migration over SMB, bandwidth prioritization management, and the
ability to remove SMB 1.0 support.
11 Windows Deployment Services: Support for managing WDS via PowerShell.
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12 Windows Defender is available in a Server Core installation, and is installed and enabled
by default.
13 IP Address Management (IPAM): Extended to support role-based access control,
allowing for fine-grained control over which users can view or change configurations for
DHCP reservations, scopes, IP address blocks, DNS resource records, etc. Additionally,
IPAM can integrate with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2 to have
coordinated IP policy across both physical and virtual environments. The IPAM database
can be stored in a SQL Server instance instead of Windows Internal Database.
14 Group Policy has a new "Policy Cache" setting which allows domain-joined machines to
store a copy of the group policy settings on the client machine and, depending on the
speed of access to the domain controller, use those at startup time instead of waiting for
the policy settings to download. This can improve startup times on machines that are
disconnected from the company network. New Group Policy settings have been added to
cover new features in Windows 8.1 and Internet Explorer 11, such as enabling/disabling
SPDY/3 support, configuring start screen layouts, and detecting phone numbers in web
pages.
15 Hyper-V role and Hyper-V management console are added to the Essentials edition.
In next chapter, I will discussed how to install the Windows server 2012 R2.
13. Chapter No. 2
Installation
Server 2010 R2
2.1 Installation Process
Microsoft recently released the Preview version of Windows Server 2012 R2 for download and
install. We got our hands on the install ISO and decided to spin this up in a VMware
WorkStation version 11.0. Microsoft has greatly improved things in the R2 trim which has been
the standard they have stuck to in the past couple of Server iterations.
Below are the screenshots we took as the installer ran as well as the first screens we saw when
we logged on for the first time under the administrator account.
Figure 2.1 A Loading files of server 2012-R2 for installation.
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Figure 2.1 B Selection of Language & Keyboard selection & click Next.
Figure 2.1 C For Begin the Installation, click Install now.
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Figure 2.1 D Put the 25 character Key of Server 2012 R2
Figure 2.1 E Select the Standard with GUI option
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Figure 2.1 F Select the License terms
Figure 2.1 G Choose Custom: Install Windows only
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Figure 2.1 H Select the Drive and Click next for Install
Figure 2.1 I After selecting next, the windows 2012 R2 setup begins and starting copy, and
getting installation files from ISO image into physical system, where we are going to install.
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Figure 2.1 J After installing and restart, the PC will comes on Setting Tab. Here enter the
password for Administrator & remember it. Who will manage the server.
Figure 2.1 K Your settings are just going to Finalized.
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Figure 2.1 L after Finalized, here comes Lock screen. Now press “Ctrl + Alt + Del” for login.
Figure 2.1 M login as Administrator. Put password same as we set before in the installation.
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Figure 2.1 N This is first startup screen of Server 2012-R2. Installation has been completed
successfully.
In the next chapter, we will discussed how to configure the Local server & How to
add & Role features into the local server 2012 R2.
21. Chapter No. 3
Configurations
Add Roles & Features
3.1 Configure Local Server
First of all we will configure the local server because if we don’t configure it, than it will allow
installing Domain services on it. And at client side we can’t connect the Domain joining. Let’s
begin the first step “The configuration of local Server.”
Figure 3.1 A Overview of Server Manager and Dash-Board.
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There are five things are very important, which has to be changed to make it Domain Server.
1 Computer Name: I give it a name as “Adeeb-2012R2”
2 Windows Firewall: Windows Firewall has been turn OFF.
3 Remote Desktop: Remote Desktop must be Enable. It allows the remote access.
4 Ethernet: Ethernet setting must change into Static IPv4. I set as:
IP Address: 192.168.1.200
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
5 Time Zone: It has to be set as UTC +05:00 Islamabad, Pakistan.
Figure 3.1 B Configuration of the Local Server.
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3.2 Add & Roles Features
The Add Roles Wizard simplifies how you install roles on the server, and lets you install
multiple roles at one time. Server Manager replaces Add or Remove Windows Components, and
a single session in the Add Roles Wizard can complete the configuration of the server.
Figure 3.2 A Add & Roles Features
Figure 3.2 B Add & Roles Features setup begins
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Figure 3.2 C Select the role based option, because we assign the roles against the users.
Figure 3.2 D Server Selection
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Figure 3.2 E Select Active Directory Domain Services, click Add the features
Figure 3.2 F Features, select .NET framework 4.5 and click next.
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Figure 3.2 G AD DS = Active Directory Domain Services, Click next
Figure 3.2 H Confirmation, select restart option & click then Install
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Figure 3.2 I See Results, Feature installation is in progress. After completion click close.
Figure 3.2 J Click the flag, then click “Promote this server to a Domain controller
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Figure 3.2 K Promotion, Click Add a new forest, Domain name= Raja.com
Figure 3.2 L Set forest function level, and assign the Password. (Remember the password)
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Figure 3.2 M Check NetBIOS domain name, if it is not matched with your Forest then it will
not work properly. But we have got our Domain name is “RAJA”, which is right. Means it’s OK.
Figure 3.2 N Paths, These are the paths where log files will be saved, click next.
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Figure 3.2 O Review options: Domain= raja.com, NetBIOS=RAJA, DNS=yes. Click next
Figure 3.2 P Prerequisites check, we have passed this process, now click Install.
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Figure 3.2 Q AD DS Installation is under process.
Figure 3.2 R AD DS installation was successfully configured as a domain controller. Click
closed, this will restart your servers once. After restart it will be ready for used AD DS.
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Figure 3.2 S After restart, login as administrator. And go to the Dash-Board. You will see
your server is now Domain controller as “raja.com” AD DS promote successfully.
3.3 Active Directory Users & Computer
In this article we will discussed how to make the users in Active Directory, under the Forest
Domain as “Raja.com” we will make folder under this forest domain, folders are called as
Organization Units.
Figure 3.3 A Click Tools menu, then select “A-D users & computers from drop-down menu.
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Figure 3.3 b “raja.com” has drop-down menu, we can see folders which are so called OU=
Organization Units, there is already users OU. But we will make another OU for make easy.
Figure 3.3 c Right click on “raja.com” Select “New” and then choose “Organization Units
=OU”. We will make our own OU because we can put users into groups very easily.
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Figure 3.3 d Create in raja.com, it means we are making OU under this forest domain.
Figure 3.3 e In Additional OU, there are 2 OU’s. Super users & Domain users. Now we are
going to make user in “Super user” OU.
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Figure 3.3 f Type username & Logon name @raja.com. Because our Domain is “raja.com”
Figure 3.3 g Assign the password, and uncheck the 1st
Option, & check the 2nd
& 3rd
option.
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Figure 3.3 h Confirmation, click finish.
Figure 3.3 i now we are making Domain users as farhan@raja.com, click next
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Figure 3.3 j assigned the credential for Farhan, uncheck 1st
option, and check 2nd
3rd
option.
Figure 3.3 k Confirmation, click finish.
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Figure 3.3 L See the Domain users. There is Farhan, user as farhan@raja.com
3.4 Group Policy Management
Group Policy is an infrastructure that allows you to specify managed configurations for users and
computers through Group Policy settings and Group Policy Preferences. To configure Group
Policy settings that affect only a local computer or user, you can use the Local Group Policy
Editor. You can manage Group Policy settings and Group Policy Preferences in an Active
Directory Domain Services (AD DS) environment through the Group Policy Management
Console (GPMC). Group Policy management tools also are included in the Remote Server
Administration Tools pack to provide a way for you to administer Group Policy settings from
your desktop.
Figure 3.4 a Go to Tools, and select Group Policy Management Menu
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Figure 3.4 b this is GPO menu, click Additional users,
Figure 3.4 c Create a GPO in this Domain.
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Figure 3.4 d Give name to GPO as Domain users GPO & click OK
Figure 3.4 e Right click to Domain users GPO and go to edit.
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Figure 3.4 f go to Administrative templates, personalized and we are going to “prevent changing
desktop icons”, this policy is applicable on Domain users. Which is farhan@raja.com
Figure 3.4 g Enable the policy, write comment and click OK.
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Figure 3.4 h Prevent changing desktop icons Status Enable.
Figure 3.4 i Prevent Desktop Background, Enable the policy, write comment and click OK.
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Figure 3.4 j Prevent changing Desktop Background icons Status Enable.
Figure 3.4 k Domain Users GPO, Delegation Tab. Add give privileges on Farhan@raja.com
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Figure 3.4 L Domain GPO Settings tab, confirm how many policies are applied on GPO.
Figure 3.4 m Domain GPO Details tab, Check GPO status = Enabled. @raja.com
45. Chapter No. 4
Hyper-V
Windows Server 2012 R2
4.1 Hyper –V
The Hyper-V role enables you to create and manage a virtualized computing environment by
using virtualization technology that is built in to Windows Server 2012 R2. Hyper-V virtualizes
hardware to provide an environment in which you can run multiple operating systems at the
same time on one physical computer, by running each operating system on its own virtual
machine. For more information about Hyper-V, see the Hyper-V overview.
4.2 Hyper –V Shared Virtual Hard Disk
Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2 enables clustering virtual machines by using shared virtual
hard disk (VHDX) files.
What value does this change add?
This feature is used to build a high availability infrastructure, and it is especially important for
private cloud deployments and cloud-hosted environments that manage large workloads. Shared
virtual hard disks enable multiple virtual machines to access the same virtual hard disk (VHDX)
file, which provides shared storage for use by Windows Failover Clustering.. The shared virtual
hard disk files can be hosted on Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) or on Server Message Block
(SMB)-based Scale-Out File Server file shares.
What works differently?
This feature is new in Windows Server 2012 R2. It was not possible to cluster virtual machines
by using a shared virtual hard disk in previous releases of Windows Server.
4.3 Resize Virtual Hard Disk
Hyper-V storage has been updated to support resizing virtual hard disks while the virtual
machine is running.
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What value does this change add?
Resizing virtual hard disks while the virtual machine is running enables an administrator to
perform configuration and maintenance operations on the virtual hard disks while the associated
virtual machine is online or the virtual hard disk data disk is in use.
What works differently?
Online virtual hard disk resizing is only available for VHDX files that are attached to a SCSI
controller. The virtual hard disk size can be increased or decreased through the user interface
while virtual hard disk is in use.
4.6 Storage Quality of Service
Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2 includes storage Quality of Service (QoS). Storage QoS
enables you to manage storage throughput for virtual hard disks that are accessed by your virtual
machines.
What value does this change add?
Storage QoS enables you to specify the maximum and minimum I/O loads in terms of I/O
operations per second (IOPS) for each virtual disk in your virtual machines. Storage QoS ensures
that the storage throughput of one virtual hard disk does not impact the performance of another
virtual hard disk on the same host.
What works differently?
This feature is new in Windows Server 2012 R2. It was not possible to configure storage QoS
parameters for your virtual hard disks in previous releases of Windows Server.
4.5 Live Migrations
Hyper-V live migration has been updated with the following capabilities.
Improved performance
Hyper-V live migration has been updated to allow the administrator to select the optimal
performance options when moving virtual machines to a different server.
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4.6 Virtual Machine Generation
Virtual machine generation determines the virtual hardware and functionality that is presented to
the virtual machine.
What value does this change add?
Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2 includes two supported virtual machine generations.
4.6.1 Generation 1
Provides the same virtual hardware to the virtual machine as in previous versions of Hyper-V.
4.6.2 Generation 2
Provides the following new functionality on a virtual machine:
o Secure Boot (enabled by default)
o Boot from a SCSI virtual hard disk
o Boot from a SCSI virtual DVD
o PXE boot by using a standard network adapter
o UEFI firmware support
4.7 Add Roles & Features of Hyper –V
The Hyper-V role enables you to create and manage a virtualized computing environment by
using virtualization technology that is built in to Windows Server. Installing the Hyper-V role
installs the required components and optionally installs management tools. The required
components include Windows hypervisor, Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management Service, the
virtualization WMI provider, and other virtualization components such as the virtual machine
bus (VMbus), virtualization service provider (VSP) and virtual infrastructure driver (VID).
The management tools for the Hyper-V role consist of:
GUI-based management tools: Hyper-V Manager, a Microsoft Management Console
(MMC) snap-in, and Virtual Machine Connection, which provides access to the video output
of a virtual machine so you can interact with the virtual machine.
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Hyper-V-specific cmdlets for Windows PowerShell. Windows Server 2012 includes a
Hyper-V module, which provides command-line access to all the functionality available in
the GUI, as well functionality not available through the GUI.
Figure 4.7 a Add Roles & Features, Select Role-based or features based installation.
Figure 4.7 b Select a server from the server pool, & click next.
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Figure 4.7 c Server Role: Select Hyper-V, Tick include management tools, & Add feature
Figure 4.7 d Hyper –V after install.
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4.8 Make Virtual Machine in Hyper –V
Virtual machine generation determines the virtual hardware and functionality that is presented to
the virtual machine. In this article we will study how to make a new virtual machine using Hyper
–V.
Figure 4.8 a Right click, go to New, and click Virtual machine.
Figure 4.8 b Begin your installation, Click next
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Figure 4.8 c enter name of VM, give destination path for VM installation, and click next.
Figure 4.8 d Select Generation 1, and click next to continue.
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Figure 4.8 e Assign memory for RAM, and click next
Figure 4.8 f select the network switch, I select Intel Gigabyte switch.
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Figure 4.8 g Assign Virtual Hard disk in GB’s for installation, and click next
Figure 4.8 h Select boot from DVD-ROM, Browse to fetch ISO image, and click next.
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Figure 4.8 i Overview of previous settings, Verified and click finish to continue.
Figure 4.8 j after finishing, this tab will come, right click to windows7 and click connect.
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Figure 4.8 k Setup is loading files for installation windows 7
Figure 4.8 l accept the license and click next
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Figure 4.8 m Select custom: install windows only (advance) option.
Figure 4.8 n Select partition where windows will be installed, and click next.
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Figure 4.8 o Windows Setup will start, this process will take approx. 25-35 minutes.
Figure 4.8 p Windows 7 installation has been completed. This is GUI of installed windows 7
on Hyper –V as Adeeb-2012R2 is a Server named tag.
58. Chapter No. 5
Active Directory Domain Joining
Windows 7 Ultimate
SECTION 1.
This chapter is divided into two sections. In this section we will study what is
Domain joining and how to connect local windows client to the Active Directory
Domain. Our A.D Domain is “raja.com”
5.1 Domain Joining
To connect your computer to a domain, you'll need to know the name of the domain and have a
valid user account on the domain. Open System by clicking the Start button, right-clicking
Computer, and then clicking Properties. Under Computer name, domain, and workgroup
settings, click Change settings.
5.2 Pre-requisites for Domain Joining
1 Do not set public DNS server in TCP/IP setting of WS.
2 Check the TCP/IP NetBIOS helper service is started and running.
3 Check the time and time zone setting on the client PC. It should be correct.
4 Disable the windows firewall and Antivirus on the client PC.
5 Check DNS client, server, workstation service is started.
6 If possible change the PC name and try to join the PC to domain.
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Figure 5.2 b Go to control panels, Windows Fire-Wall settings, turn off Windows firewall.
Figure 5.2 c Goto Control panels, Time & Date settings, Click change time Zone, select +5:00
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Figure 5.2 c Go to control panel, Network connections, right click Area and open properties.
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Figure 5.2 d this is the properties of IPv4 Local Area network, set it to Static IPv4.
In Default Gateway give IP of Local Domain Server’s = 192.168.1.200.
Which indicates Adeeb-2012R2 AKA @raja.com, and click OK.
5.3 Active Directory Domain Joining
After completion of prerequisites, now we will study how to join Active Directory Domain on
this client end in windows 7 Ultimate. It’s very simple after prerequisites, see below:
Figure 5.3 A into system properties, First change the computer name, and it will asked you
for restart. After restart it, again come to same page. Change Workgroup to
Domain. Type “raja.com” because this is our AD Domain. And click Ok.
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Figure 5.3 B In here put your Credential Domain Organization Users: “Farhan & Password”
Figure 5.3 C Domain Joining successfully, and now click OK.
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Figure 5.3 D Restart required, therefore click Restart Now.
Figure 5.3 E After restart, here come logon screen, at here enter Credentials.
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SECTION 2.
In this section we will test the Domain Policies which were made earlier chapter
and we will check onto local windows client of the Active Directory Domain. Our
A.D Domain client is Farhan@raja.com
5.4 AD Domain Policy
First of all Logon to @raja.com domain. Farhan is a Domain user of raja.com, and only policies
are applicable in Domain premises. Let’s begin the Policies Testing.
Figure 5.4 A Logon to: RAJA, Enter the credentials.
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5.5 AD Domain Policies Testing:
The following policies were enable in our Domain Server, therefore only these limited policies
will be verified these policies are working good or not at Client windows 7 side.
1. Prevent changing Desktop Background
2. Remove Task Manager
3. Lock the Taskbar
4. Show only specified Control Panels items
5. Ability to Enable/Disable a LAN connections
Figure 5.5 1A Server Side: We Enabled Prevent changing desktop background Policy
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Figure 5.5 1B Client Side: “Prevent Background Policy” Successfully applied. Test Passed.
Figure 5.5 2A Server Side: We Enabled “Remove Task Manager” Policy
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Figure 5.5 2B Client Side: “Remove Task Manager” policy successfully applied. Test Passed.
Figure 5.5 3A Server Side: We Enabled “Lock the Taskbar” Policy.
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Figure 5.5 3B Client Side: “Lock the Taskbar” Policy is successfully applied. Test Passed.
Figure 5.5 4A Server Side: We Enabled “Show only Specified Control panel items” Policy.
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Figure 5.5 4B Client Side: “Show only specified Control panels (Mouse)” successfully applied.
Figure 5.5 5A Server Side: We Enabled “Ability Enabled/Disable a LAN connection” policy.
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Figure 5.5 5B Client Side: “Ability to Enabled/Disable a LAN connection” Policy is successfully
applied. Therefore policy test passed.
Dear fellows you see all fives policies are successfully passed the test. By here I am going
to finish this report. Hope this Technical Training guide will help you to understand the
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 version’s installation and its basic but most
important configurations.
For your precious feedback or to contact me:
Adeeb Raja
Microsoft
+92 334 5445167
adeeb.raja@techaccesspak.com