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Mastering Windows Server 2012 R2
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Mastering Windows Server 2012 R2

by Mark Minasi, Kevin Greene, Christian Booth, Robert Butler, John McCabe, Robert Panek, Michael Rice, Stefan Roth
December 2013
Intermediate to advanced
1704 pages
50h 37m
English
Sybex

Overview

Check out the new Hyper-V, find new and easier ways to remotely connect back into the office, or learn all about Storage Spaces—these are just a few of the features in Windows Server 2012 R2 that are explained in this updated edition from Windows authority Mark Minasi and a team of Windows Server experts led by Kevin Greene. This book gets you up to speed on all of the new features and functions of Windows Server, and includes real-world scenarios to put them in perspective. If you're a system administrator upgrading to, migrating to, or managing Windows Server 2012 R2, find what you need to do the job in this complete resource.

Learn all about:

  • Installing or upgrading to and managing Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Understanding Microsoft NIC teams 2012 and PowerShell

  • Setting up via GUI or updated Server Core 2012

  • Migrating, merging, and modifying your Active Directory

  • Managing address spaces with IPAM

  • Understanding new shared storage, storage spaces, and better tools

  • Controlling access to file shares—a new and improved approach

  • Using and administering Remote Desktop, Virtual Desktop, and Hyper-V

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