Windows Server 2019 Administration Fundamentals : a Beginner's Guide to Managing and Administering Windows Server Environments, 2nd Edition.

✍ Scribed by Bekim Dauti

• Publisher: Packt Publishing, Limited
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 411
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
About Packt
Foreword
Contributors
Table of Contents
Preface
Section 1: Introducing Windows Server and Installing Windows Server 2019
Chapter 1: Getting started with Windows Server
Technical requirements
Understanding computer networks
What is a computer network?
Types of computer networks
Personal Area Network (PAN)
LAN
MAN
WAN
Understanding computer network components
Understanding clients and servers
Understanding hosts and nodes
Understanding computer network architectures
P2P network architecture
Client/server network architecture
Understanding IP addressing and subnetting
IPv4 network addresses
IPv6 network addresses
IPv4 subnetting
Understanding servers
Understanding server hardware and software
Understanding a  CPU
Understanding memory
Understanding disks
Understanding a network interface
Understanding server sizes, form factors, and shapes
Understanding a Network Operating System
Windows Server overview
Linux Server overview
macOS Server overview
Understanding Windows Server
Windows Server timeline
Chapter exercise – downloading Windows Server 2019
Downloading Windows Server 2019
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Chapter 2: Introducing Windows Server 2019
Technical requirements
Windows Server 2019 overview
Windows Server 2019 editions
Windows Server 2019 versus Windows Server 2016
Minimum and recommended system requirements
What's new in Windows Server 2019?
Understanding the System Insights feature
Understanding hybrid cloud support
Understanding Storage Migration Service
Understanding the Storage Replica feature
Understanding Microsoft Defender ATP
Support for Kubernetes
Support for Docker containers
What is Windows Admin Center?
Chapter exercise – downloading Windows Admin Center
Downloading Windows Admin Center
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Chapter 3: Installing Windows Server 2019
Technical requirements
Understanding the installation of Windows Server 2019
Understanding partition schemes
Understanding boot options
Accessing the advanced startup options
Performing various Windows Server 2019 installation methods
Choosing Desktop Experience, Server Core, or Nano Server installation
Performing a clean installation
Performing an installation over a network
Performing an unattended installation using Windows ADK and MDT
Performing an in-place upgrade
Performing migration using WSMT
Chapter exercise – setting up WDS
Installing WDS
Setting up WDS
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Chapter 4: Post-Installation Tasks in Windows Server 2019
Technical requirements
Understanding devices and device drivers
Getting to know computer devices and device drivers
Working with devices and device drivers
Accessing Devices and Device Manager
Adding devices and installing device drivers
Updating device drivers
Removing devices and uninstalling device drivers
Managing devices and disabling device drivers
Rolling back device drivers
Troubleshooting a device driver
Getting to know PnP, IRQ, DMA, and driver signing
Understanding PnP
Interrupt Request (IRQ) and Direct Memory Access (DMA)
Understanding driver signing
Understanding the registry and services
Understanding the Windows Server registry
Understanding Windows Server services
Getting to know service startup types
Working with the registry and services
Accessing and managing Windows Registry keys and values
Modifying a registry value
Renaming a registry value
Deleting a registry value
Accessing and managing Windows services
Setting up service recovery options
Delaying the start of a service
Run as settings for a service
Starting the service
Stopping a service
Restarting the service
Explaining registry entries, service accounts, and dependencies
Adding a new registry key
Adding service accounts
Adding a service dependency
Understanding Windows Server initial configuration
Getting to know the Windows Server initial configuration
Using Server Manager in Desktop Experience
Using server configuration in Server Core
Chapter exercise – performing an initial Windows Server configuration
Performing Windows Server initial configuration using Server Manager
Changing the server name
Joining a domain
Enabling Remote Desktop
Setting up the IP address
Checking for updates
Turning off IE enhanced security
Changing the time zone
Activating Windows Server
Performing Windows Server initial configuration using Server Configuration
Changing the server name
Joining the domain
Enabling Remote Desktop
Setting up the IP address
Checking for updates
Changing the time zone
Activating Windows Server
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Section 2: Setting Up Windows Server 2019
Chapter 5: Directory Services in Windows Server 2019
Technical requirements
Understanding the AD infrastructure
Understanding the DC
Understanding the domain
Understanding the tree domain
Understanding the forest
Understanding the child domain
Understanding operations master roles
Understanding domain versus workgroup
Understanding trust relationship
Understanding functional levels
Understanding namespaces
Understanding sites
Understanding replication
Understanding schema
Understanding Microsoft Passport
Understanding DNS
Installing the DNS role
Understanding hosts and lmhosts files
Understanding hostnames
Understanding DNS zones
Understanding WINS
Understanding UNC
Understanding OUs and containers
What are OUs?
Understanding default containers
Understanding hidden default containers
Uses of the default containers
Delegating control to an OU
Understanding accounts and groups
Understanding domain accounts
Understanding local accounts
Understanding user profiles
Understanding computer accounts
Understanding group types
Understanding default groups
Understanding group scopes
Understanding group nesting
Understanding AGDLP and AGUDLP
Chapter exercise – installing the AD DS and DNS roles and promoting the server to a DC
Installing the AD DS and DNS roles, and promoting the server to a DC
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Chapter 6: Adding Roles to Windows Server 2019
Technical requirements
Understanding server roles and features
Understanding server roles
Understanding role services
Understanding server features
Understanding Server Manager
Understanding application servers
Understanding mail servers
Understanding database servers
Understanding collaboration servers
Understanding monitoring servers
Understanding threat management servers
Understanding web services
What is IIS?
What is WWW?
What is FTP?
Understanding separate worker processes
Adding components to the IIS
Understanding sites
Understanding ports
Understanding SSL
Understanding certificates
Understanding Remote Access
Understanding Remote Assistance
Understanding RSAT
Understanding RDS
Understanding RDS Licensing
Understanding RDG
Understanding VPN
Understanding App-V
Understanding multiple ports
Understanding file and print services
Understanding the File Services role
Understanding the PDS role
What is a local printer?
What is a network printer?
What is printer pooling?
What is web printing?
What is web management?
Understanding driver deployment
Understanding user rights, NTFS permissions, and share permissions
Understanding the auditing of file servers
Chapter exercise – installing web server (IIS) and PDS roles
Installing the web server (IIS) role
Installing a PDS role
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Section 3: Configuring Windows Server 2019
Chapter 7: Group Policy in Windows Server 2019
Technical requirements
Understanding GP
Managing GPOs
Accessing the GPM console from the Administrative Tools
Accessing the GPM console from the Run dialog box
Accessing the GPM console from the Server Manager
GPO configuration values
Processing GPOs
Types of GP editors
Local Group Policy Editor
Updating local GPOs
Configuration policies
Computer configuration policies
User configuration policies
Chapter exercise – examples of GPOs for system admins
Renaming the administrator account
Renaming the guest account
Blocking the Microsoft accounts
Prohibiting access to the Control Panel and PC settings
Denying access to all removable storage classes
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Chapter 8: Virtualization with Windows Server 2019
Technical requirements
Understanding server virtualization
Understanding virtualization modes
Understanding Hyper-V architecture
Hyper-V installation requirements
Understanding nested virtualization
Getting to know Hyper-V Manager
Configuration settings in Hyper-V
Creating and configuring VHDs
Managing a VMs' virtual memory
Setting up virtual networks
Understanding checkpoints
Understanding VHD and VHDX formats
Understanding P2V conversions
Understanding V2P conversions
Configuring VM settings
Managing VMs
Chapter exercise – installing Hyper-V on Windows Server 2019
Installing the Hyper-V role on Windows Server 2019
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Chapter 9: Storing Data in Windows Server 2019
Technical requirements
Understanding storage technologies
Different storage types
ATA, PATA, SATA, and SCSI interfaces
PCI and PCIe
Understanding local storage
Direct-attached storage (DAS)
Understanding network storage
Network-attached storage (NAS)
Storage area network (SAN)
Differentiating between block-level storage and file-level storage
Understanding adapter and controller types
Understanding serial bus technologies
Understanding storage protocols
Understanding file sharing protocols
Understanding FC, HBA, and FC switches
What is iSCSI hardware?
What is S2D?
What is dedup?
What is storage tiering?
Managing storage with Server Manager and Windows PowerShell
Understanding RAID
Types of RAID
Hardware versus software RAID
Understanding SDS
Understanding resiliency using S2D
Understanding high availability (HA)
Understanding disk types
Understanding HDD
Understanding SSD
Understanding optical disk drives
Understanding basic disks
Understanding dynamic disks
Understanding mount points
Understanding filesystems
Mounting a VHD
Understanding DFS
Chapter exercise – enabling dedup on Windows Server 2019
Enabling dedup on Windows Server 2019
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Section 4: Keeping Windows Server 2019 Up and Running
Chapter 10: Tuning and Maintaining Windows Server 2019
Technical requirements
Understanding server hardware components
Understanding the processor
Understanding memory
Understanding the disk
Understanding the network interface
Understanding 32-bit and 64-bit architectures
Understanding removable drives
Understanding graphics cards
Understanding cooling
Understanding power usage
Understanding physical ports
Understanding performance monitoring
Understanding the performance monitoring methodology
Understanding performance monitoring procedures
Understanding server baselines
Understanding Performance Monitor
Running Performance Monitor
Understanding Resource Monitor
Running Resource Monitor
Understanding Task Manager
Running Task Manager
Understanding performance counters
Setting up Data Collector Sets
Understanding logs and alerts
The purpose of performance logs and alerts
Chapter exercise – the performance logs and alerts service
Starting the performance logs and alerts service
Accessing the Performance Monitor logs folder
Creating performance data logs
Setting up performance counter alerts
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Chapter 11: Updating and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2019
Technical requirements
Understanding updates
Understanding Windows Update
Updating Windows Server 2019
Updating Microsoft programs
Updating non-Microsoft programs
Updating the device drivers
Understanding WSUS
Understanding the troubleshooting methodology
Best practices, guidelines, and procedures
Understanding the troubleshooting process
Systematic versus specific approach
Understanding the troubleshooting procedures
Understanding the ITIL
Understanding Event Viewer
Understanding the startup process
Understanding BIOS
Understanding UEFI
Understanding TPM
Understanding POST
Understanding MBR
Understanding BCD
Understanding bootloader
Understanding the boot sector
Understanding the boot menu
Understanding Safe Mode
Understanding business continuity
Understanding DRP
Understanding data redundancy
Understanding clustering
Understanding folder redirection
Understanding backup and restore
Understanding Active Directory (AD) restore
Understanding power redundancy
Chapter exercise – using Event Viewer to monitor and manage logs
Setting up centralized monitoring
Filtering Event Viewer logs
Changing the default logs location
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Section 5: Getting Ready for the Certification Exam
Chapter 12: Preparing for the MTA 98-365 Exam
What is the MTA certification?
Who should take the MTA 98-365 exam?
Which skills are measured by the MTA 98-365 exam?
Understanding server installation (10–15%)
Understanding device drivers
Understanding services
Understanding server installation options
Understanding server roles (25–30%)
 Identifying application servers
Understanding web services
Understanding remote access
Understanding file and print services
Understanding server virtualization
Understanding Active Directory (20–25%)
Understanding accounts and groups
Understanding organizational units (OUs) and containers
Understanding the Active Directory infrastructure
Understanding Group Policy (GP)
Understanding storage (10–15%)
Identifying storage technologies
Understanding RAID
Understanding disk types
Understanding server performance management (10–15%)
Identifying major server hardware components
Understanding performance monitoring
Understanding logs and alerts
Understanding server maintenance (15–20%)
Identifying steps in the startup process
Understanding business continuity
Understanding updates
Understanding troubleshooting methodology
What should you expect in the 98-365 exam?
How should you prepare for the 98-365 exam?
How do you register for the 98-365 exam?
On the day of the 98-365 exam
Post-98-365 exam certification path
Useful resources
Assessments
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Index