Windows Server 2022 Administration Fundamentals: A beginner's guide to managing and administering Windows Server environments, 3rd Edition

✍ Scribed by Bekim Dauti

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 398
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Deploy, set up, and deliver network services with Windows Server 2022, along with exploring Microsoft's role-based certifications

Key Features

• Get started with server installation, performance monitoring, and server maintenance
• Develop the skills necessary to manage an enterprise environment
• Implement networking and security best practices in your Windows Server environment

Book Description

This third edition gets you up and running with Windows Server 2022, Microsoft's new server operating system, as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems, developed concurrently with Windows 10, version 21H2.

The book begins by introducing computer networking and Windows Server concepts, gradually moving towards Windows Server 2022. With the help of step-by-step instructions and easy-to-understand graphics, you'll become well versed with the roles, features, and functionalities of Windows Server 2022. Topics such as the installation process, upgrades, post-installation tasks, and initial server configuration are covered in detail. As you make progress, you'll explore roles, features, and role services such as Active Directory, DNS, Hyper-V, remote access, storage, and printers, among others. The book then takes you through maintenance and troubleshooting tasks to guide you in efficiently managing Windows Server 2022. Finally, by working with numerous questions in each chapter and detailed answers at the end, you can test your understanding of the concepts covered.

By the end of this Windows Server book, you'll be equipped with the knowledge needed to update, maintain, and troubleshoot servers to ensure business continuity by relying on best practices and using step-by-step graphic-driven examples.

What you will learn

• Grasp the fundamentals of Windows Server 2022
• Understand how to deploy Windows Server 2022
• Discover Windows Server post-installation tasks
• Add roles to your Windows Server environment
• Apply Windows Server 2022 GPOs to your network
• Delve into virtualization and Hyper-V concepts
• Tune, maintain, update, and troubleshoot Windows Server 2022
• Get familiar with Microsoft's role-based certifications

Who this book is for

If you are an IT professional who wants to deploy and configure Windows Server 2022, then this book is for you. You can also use this book to learn about Microsoft's role-based certifications if you're planning to enroll in a course. No prior experience with Windows Server operating systems or familiarity with networking concepts is required.

Table of Contents

1. Getting Started with Windows Server
2. Introducing Windows Server 2022
3. Installing Windows Server 2022
4. Post-Installation Tasks in Windows Server 2022
5. Directory Services in Windows Server 2022
6. Adding Roles to Windows Server 2022
7. Group Policy in Windows Server 2022
8. Virtualization with Windows Server 2022
9. Storing Data in Windows Server 2022
10. Tuning and Maintaining Windows Server 2022
11. Updating and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2022
12. Preparing for Microsoft Certifications

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title Page
Copyright and credits
Contributors
Table of Contents
Part 1: Introducing Windows Server and Installing Windows Server 2022
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Windows Server
Technical requirements
Getting to know computer networks
What is a computer network?
The types of computer networks
Exploring computer network components
Clients and servers
Hosts and nodes
Investigating computer network architectures
P2P network architecture
Client/server network architecture
Getting to know IP addressing and subnetting
IPv4 network addresses
IPv6 network addresses
IPv4 subnetting
Exploring servers
Server hardware and software
Server sizes, form factors, and shapes
Understanding a NOS
Windows Server overview
Linux Server overview
macOS Server overview
Understanding Windows Server
The Windows Server timeline
Chapter exercise – downloading Windows Server 2022
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Chapter 2: Introducing Windows Server 2022
Technical requirements
An overview of Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2022 editions
Windows Server 2022 versus Windows Server 2019
The minimum and recommended system requirements
What’s new in Windows Server 2022?
Microsoft Edge Chromium
Azure hybrid center
Storage Migration Service
Storage Replica
Secured-core server
Azure Kubernetes Service
Containers
Windows Admin Center
Chapter exercise – downloading Windows Admin Center
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Chapter 3: Installing Windows Server 2022
Technical requirements
Understanding the installation of Windows Server 2022
Getting to know the partition schemes
Getting to know the boot options
Accessing the advanced startup options
Various Windows Server 2022 installation methods
Choosing Desktop Experience, Server Core, or Nano Server installation
A clean installation
Installing over a network
Unattended installation
An in-place upgrade
Migrating network services
Trying Windows Server 2022 in Azure
Chapter exercise – setting up WDS
Installing WDS
Setting up WDS
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Chapter 4: Post-Installation Tasks in Windows Server 2022
Technical requirements
Understanding devices and device drivers
Getting to know computer devices and device drivers
Working with devices and device drivers
Getting to know PnP, IRQ, DMA, and driver signing
Understanding the Windows Registry and its services
Windows Server Registry
Windows Server services
Working with Windows Registry and its services
Understanding 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
Performing Windows Server initial configuration using Server Configuration
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Part 2: Setting Up Windows Server 2022
Chapter 5: Directory Services in Windows Server 2022
Technical requirements
Understanding the Active Directory infrastructure
DC
Domains
Tree domain
Forest
Child domain
Operations master roles
Comparing a domain with a workgroup
Trust relationship
Functional levels
Namespaces
Sites
Replication
Schema
Microsoft Passport
Understanding DNS
Adding the DNS role
The hosts and lmhosts files
Hostnames
DNS zones
WINS
UNC
Understanding OUs and containers
What are OUs?
Default containers
Hidden default containers
Uses of default containers
Delegating control to an OU
Understanding accounts and groups
Domain accounts
Local accounts
User profiles
Computer accounts
Group types
Default groups
Group scopes
Group nesting
Chapter exercise – installing the AD DS and DNS roles and promoting the server to a DC
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Chapter 6: Adding Roles in Windows Server 2022
Technical requirements
Understanding server roles and features
Server roles
Role services
Server features
Server Manager
Understanding application servers
Email server
Database server
Collaboration server
Monitoring server
Data protection server
Understanding web services
IIS
WWW
FTP
Separate worker processes
Adding components to the IIS
Sites
Ports
SSL
Certificates
Understanding Remote Access
Remote Assistance
RSAT
RDS
RDS Licensing
RDG
VPN
App-V
Multiple ports
Understanding file and print services
File Services role
PDS role
Understanding user rights, NTFS permissions, and share permissions
Understanding file server auditing
Chapter exercise – installing the Web Server (IIS) and PDS roles
Installing the Web Server (IIS) role
Installing a PDS role
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Part 3: Configuring Windows Server 2022
Chapter 7: Group Policy in Windows Server 2022
Technical requirements
Understanding GP
Managing GPOs
GPO configuration settings
Processing GPOs
Types of GP editors
Local Group Policy Editor
Updating local GPOs
GPO configuration settings
Chapter exercise – examples of GPOs for system administrators
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 2022
Technical requirements
Understanding server virtualization
Virtualization modes
The Hyper-V architecture
Hyper-V’s installation requirements
Nested virtualization
Getting to know Hyper-V Manager
Configuration settings in Hyper-V
Creating and configuring VHDs
Managing a VM’s virtual memory
Setting up a virtual network
Understanding checkpoints
VHD and VHDX formats
P2V conversion
V2P conversion
Configuring VM settings
Managing VMs
Chapter exercise – installing Hyper-V on Windows Server 2022
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Chapter 9: Storing Data in Windows Server 2022
Technical requirements
Understanding storage technologies
Exploring different storage types
Adapter and controller types
Serial bus technologies
Storage protocols
File-sharing protocols
The HBA and FC switches
The iSCSI hardware
S2D
Dedup
Storage tiering
Managing storage
Understanding RAID
Types of RAID
Hardware versus software RAID
SDS
Resiliency using S2D
High availability
Understanding disks
HDDs
SSDs
ODDs
Basic disk
Dynamic disk
Mount points
Filesystems
Mounting a VHD
DFS
Chapter exercise – enabling Dedup on Windows Server 2022
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Part 4: Keeping Windows Server 2022 Up and Running
Chapter 10: Tuning and Maintaining Windows Server 2022
Technical requirements
Understanding server hardware components
Processor
Memory
Disk
Network interface
32-bit and 64-bit architectures
Removable drives
Graphics cards
Cooling
Power supply
Physical ports
Understanding performance monitoring
Performance monitoring methodology
Performance monitoring procedures
Server baselines
Performance Monitor
Resource Monitor
Task Manager
Performance counters
Understanding logs and alerts
Chapter exercise – working with the Performance Logs & Alerts service
Starting the Performance Logs & 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 2022
Technical requirements
Understanding updates
Understanding Windows Update
Updating Microsoft programs
Updating third-party programs
Updating the device drivers
Getting to know WSUS
Understanding the troubleshooting methodology
Best practices, guidelines, and procedures
Troubleshooting process
The systematic versus the specific approach
Troubleshooting procedures
ITIL
Event Viewer
Understanding the startup process
BIOS
UEFI
TPM
POST
MBR
BCD
Bootloader
Boot sector
Boot menu
Safe Mode
Understanding business continuity
DRP
Data redundancy
Clustering
Folder redirection
Backup and restore
Active Directory (AD) restore
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
Part 5: Studying and Preparing for Microsoft Certification Exams
Chapter 12: Preparing for Microsoft Certifications
What is Microsoft Certification?
What is Microsoft role-based certification?
Who should take a Microsoft Certification exam?
Which skills are measured by Microsoft Certification exams?
Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in on-premises and cloud environments (30–35%)
Manage Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environment (10–15%)
Manage virtual machines and containers (15–20%)
Implement and manage an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure (15–20%)
Manage storage and file services (15–20%)
What should you expect in a Microsoft Certification exam?
How should you prepare for a Microsoft Certification exam?
How do you register for a Microsoft Certification exam?
On the day of the Microsoft Certification exam
New Microsoft Certification validity period and renewal format
Summary
Further reading
Assessments
Index
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