Introduction xxxi Chapter 1: What's New in Windows Server 2012 R2 1 Chapter 2: Installing and Upgrading to Windows Server 2012 R2 19 Chapter 3: Introduction to Server Core 105 Chapter 4: Windows Server 2012 R2 Networking Enhancements 147 Chapter 5: IP Address Management and DHCP Failover 175 Chapter 6: DNS and Name Resolution in Windows Server 2012 R2 211 Chapter 7: Active Directory in Windows Server 2012 257 Chapter 8: Creating and Managing User Accounts 377 Chapter 9: Group Policy: AD's Gauntlet and Active Directory Delegation 467 Chapter 10: Active Directory Federation Services 533 Chapter 11: Shared Storage and Clustering Introduction 561 Chapter 12: Windows 2012 R2 Storage: Storage Spaces, SANish Abilities, and Better Tools 589 Chapter 13: Files, Folders, and Basic Shares 649 Chapter 14: Creating and Managing Shared Folders 703 Chapter 15: Dynamic Access Control: File Shares, Reimagined 759 Chapter 16: Sharing Printers on Windows Server 2012 R2 Networks 827 Chapter 17: Remote Server Administration 883 Chapter 18: Connecting Windows and Mac Clients 929 Chapter 19: Web Server Management with IIS 979 Chapter 20: Advanced IP: Routing with Windows 1025 Chapter 21: Getting from the Office to the Road: VPNs 1065 Chapter 22: Adding More Locations: Sites in Active Directory 1123 Chapter 23: The Third DC: Understanding Read-only Domain Controllers 1153 Chapter 24: Creating Larger Active Directory Environments: Beyond One Domain 1185 Chapter 25: Migrating, Merging, and Modifying Your Active Directory 1243 Chapter 26: Advanced User Account Management and User Support 1267 Chapter 27: Server Virtualization with Hyper-V 1339 Chapter 28: Managing Virtual Machines 1399 Chapter 29: Installing, Using, and Administering Remote Desktop Services 1435 Chapter 30: Monitoring Windows Server 2012 R2 1479 Chapter 31: Patch Management 1531 Chapter 32: Windows Server 2012 R2 and Active Directory Backup and Maintenance 1555 Appendix: The Bottom Line 1585 Index 1631