Windows Server 2012 R2 Pocket Consultant Storage Security and Networking

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• Author: William R. Stanek
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Page:416
• Format: pdf
• Size: 6 MB

CONTENTS

Introduction xv

Chapter 1 Managing file systems and drives 1
Managing the File And Storage Services role. 1
Adding hard drives. 5
Working with basic, dynamic, and virtual disks. 18
Using basic disks and partitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Compressing drives and data. 30
Encrypting drives and data. 31

Chapter 2 Configuring storage 37
Using volumes and volume sets . 38
Improving performance and fault tolerance with RAID. 44
Implementing RAID on Windows Server 2012 R2. 45
Managing RAID and recovering from failures . 50
Standards-based storage management. 53
Managing existing partitions and drives. 67

CHAPTER 3 Data sharing and redundancy 81
Using and enabling file sharing. 82
Configuring standard file sharing. 85
Managing share permissions. 95
Managing existing shares. 100
Configuring NFS sharing. 107
Using shadow copies. 109
Connecting to network drives. 112
Configuring synced sharing. 114

CHAPTER 4 Data security and auditing 121
Object management, ownership, and inheritance. 121
File and folder permissions. 124
Auditing system resources. 134
Using, configuring, and managing NTFS disk quotas. 140
Using, configuring, and managing Resource Manager disk quotas. 150

CHAPTER 5 Enhancing computer security 157
Using security templates. 157
Using the Security Configuration Wizard . 172

CHAPTER 6 Managing users and computers with Group Policy 181
Centrally managing special folders. 181
User and computer script management . 187
Deploying software through Group Policy. 190
Automatically configuring Work Folders. 195
Automatically enrolling computer and user certificates. 196
Managing Automatic Updates in Group Policy. 197

CHAPTER 7 Managing TCP/IP networking 201
Navigating networking in Windows Server 2012 R2. 201
Managing networking in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 . 205
Installing TCP/IP networking. 208
Configuring TCP/IP networking. 209
Managing network connections. 214

CHAPTER 8 Running DHCP clients and servers 217
Understanding DHCP . 217
Installing a DHCP server. 223
Configuring DHCP servers . 228
Managing DHCP scopes. 238
Managing the address pool, leases, and reservations. 252
Backing up and restoring the DHCP database. 257

Chapter 9 Optimizing DNS 261
Understanding DNS. 261
Configuring name resolution on DNS clients. 266
Installing DNS servers. 267
Managing DNS servers. 276
Managing DNS records. 282
Updating zone properties and the SOA record. 287
Managing DNS server configuration and security. 292

Chapter 10 Administering network printers and print services 297
Managing the Print and Document Services role . 297
Getting started with Print Management. 302
Installing printers. 304
Configuring printer properties 322
Configuring print server properties. 329
Managing print jobs on local and remote printers. 331

Chapter 11 Data backup and recovery 335
Creating a backup and recovery plan. 335
Backing up your data: the essentials. 342
Performing server backups. 350
Managing encryption recovery policy. 368
Backing up and restoring encrypted data and certificates . 371

Index 373

About the author 395

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